According to the other Pentax forum, this photographer had a pre-production DFA 50mm 1.4 for testing. He had put some pictures in an album of flickr dedicated to the lens which he has now deleted. But some of the pictures are still available in the linked flickr album "Pentax K-1 Mark II"

I guess the lens id 8-64 is the pre-production 50mm 1.4. If it was an existing lens which is recognised by the camera, that would be shown underneath the camera type.

I cannot actually see the lens named in the exif ?

I do know which one it is though.

For those who have only ever used a flash when wanting to photograph something in darkness, I will let you into a secret. It is not that difficult to learn.

I started to use flash creatively about 18 months ago despite being a photographer for 40 years. You need to consider exposure in a different way (ambient vs flash), and then there is the confusion of how to use 2 or more flash units together. luckily there is plenty of online resources to take you from the most basic studio or outside setup to something much more complicated.

But the first port of call has to be Nigel's excellent flash guides. Written from a Pentax perspective, it will teach you all you need to know about the actual functioning of flashguns and cameras together. I think more so than any other field of photography, you need to grasp the mechanics before you can get creative.

Give it a go, it will open up a new exciting world to you.

Nice demonstration and nice pictures Nigel.

I guess "out in the wild" with your kids, manual flash power, and taking a light reading with a flash meter is not going to work. So wireless P-TLL gives you your starting exposure and you compensate by chimping the histogram/review.

I really like the last one, plus the wagtails.

Yes those last two are quite excellent.

I think the fifth one works extremely well.

I really like the first one. But how about a slight crop dragging from the top left to get rid of the dark line on the top left and shadow on the top right.

Gary


If you get the Pentax adapter which I would recommend, it works as follows:

You can put it on by either putting it inside the k mount and it will click into place, or you can screw the adapter to the lens first and then bayonet the lens to the camera.

but if you want to swap to another M42 lens you have to unscrew the lens as the adapter will remain in place. The adapter does not act like a k-mount fitting in that the lens release button has no effect on it. You remove the adapter by using your fingernail to release a little clip that is only accessible when there is no lens mounted.

So the idea of using a number of adapters on different lenses is not really an option....unless....... you remove the retaining clip and glue the adapter to the lens. you will then be able to swap lenses quicky by bayonet action, but there will be nothing to prevent the adapter rotating and your lens falling off.

I do have some sympathy with tigershoot here. We have all seen the various advertising images showing the weather resistant cameras being used in wet conditions, with water droplets or snow all over the camera and lens. Yet the manual for my K-1 says "avoid contact with water". I imagine the K3ii has the same warning.

I personally would never use my K-1 in the rain unless I was using a camera protection device to keep the water off camera and lens.

I have not been to Victoria Falls but I imagine that 15 minutes exposure would have made the camera very wet from constant spray. I think this would have been asking for trouble even with a brand new camera. Yet there is the dichotomy of the advertising. I think tigershoot has a good case with the ASA.