Hello all,


I was unsure which version of a photo to choose for my latest gallery post (the one featuring the 5U3C tube here.

So, I thought it would be interesting to hear your thoughts on which of the other photos you prefer.

All were taken with a Pentax K10D and the SMC-A 50mm f/1.2.



















Thanks in advance

Magnificient!

Nice set!

It's a good idea, and it should be doable with a Nikon F mount to Pentax KAF mount, but it would mean, I think, 100% manual operation + I'm not sure if the quality will be as with the native mount.

It would have been nice if Zeiss had produced the Milvus series with Pentax mount (in addition to Nikon & Canon mount).

If someone has any experiences (with convertors either way), I'd love to hear about them

Amazing photos! The two last ones remind me of the Balrog scene from Lord of the Rings.

Hello all,

Inspired by some of John Riley's excellent write-ups and comparisons of different lenses, I tried photographing the same object, Goldring cartridge (first photo here), with an *ist DS, a 10D, a Nikon D3 & K1.

It didn't turned out as structured as I had planned, with different focal lengths used and different levels of light over three days. But thought I'd share anyways.

Pentax K10D
Pentax SMC-A 50mm f/1.2
1/350
ISO 100
50mm




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Pentax *ist DS
Pentax 35mm 2.8 macro limited
f/2.8
1/1000 sec
ISO 800



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Nikon D3
Carl Zeiss Milvus 50mm f/2
1/1000 sec
ISO 640




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Pentax K1
Pentax f/2.8 macro
1/320 sec
ISO 500

Temperatures down to -18 degrees here north of Copenhagen during the night.

Light snowfall during the day - intensifying during the afternoon.

K10D & 50mm 1.2 SMC-A

Thank you for the feedback (& valuable knowledge shared), davidwozhere, johnriley and PRYorkshire. It's appreciated!

Nice set!

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Good question. I guess both the dioptre and the eyepiece itself - anything that could enhance the the focusing precision.

Got inspired by this comment:

"Don't forget that there are extra eyepieces available (sometimes - e.g. on ebay) to correct the view even more -- I have one on my K5" by davidwozhere.

But everything's got a lot better after finding the slider below the rubber