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I have, after much umming and ahhhing, decided to sell my 105mm macro. I haven't used it in a long time. I tend to use, and prefer my Sigma 50mm macro now. Plus if I wanna use that kind of focal length without macro my default lens is now the Pentax DA 50-135 2.8.
So if anyone is interested please let me know.
I am out at present but will post images later, when I get home.
Looking at £120 inc RM SD.
So if anyone is interested please let me know.
I am out at present but will post images later, when I get home.
Looking at £120 inc RM SD.
Comment by Spad posted on FS - Sigma EX DG Macro 105mm F2.8 at 31/07/2025 - 10:24
2,500,000 light years away... that's 14,500,000,000,000,000,000 miles away...
This is the Andromeda Galaxy. Located in the constellation of Andromeda. On a good night you can see it, and get an even better view with binos!
This is the Andromeda Galaxy. Located in the constellation of Andromeda. On a good night you can see it, and get an even better view with binos!
Comment by Spad posted on In a galaxy.... at 30/07/2025 - 17:56
No 2 for me!
Comment by Spad posted on Wensleydale Railway at 30/07/2025 - 11:02
Yes it is over half the usual used price, but didnt buy it....
Don't need one!
Don't need one!
Comment by Spad posted on An utter bargain! at 28/07/2025 - 19:44
HarisF1 wrote:
Too add something to this - if I was to take a 'realistic' image with what I can see with my own eyes...
You'd think it's one of those fancy bokeh shots. That's because I and many people across the Earth have a condition called 'myopia'.
I'm not a fan of overly HDR processed images but I've also been someone who has produced them during my journey as a terrible photographer. It happens.
At the same time, sometimes you just catch the light in its magical phase and get the most ridiculous looking shades.
I try and be very subtle with HDR merging. Its off putting when you push it to far.Too add something to this - if I was to take a 'realistic' image with what I can see with my own eyes...
You'd think it's one of those fancy bokeh shots. That's because I and many people across the Earth have a condition called 'myopia'.
I'm not a fan of overly HDR processed images but I've also been someone who has produced them during my journey as a terrible photographer. It happens.
At the same time, sometimes you just catch the light in its magical phase and get the most ridiculous looking shades.
Comment by Spad posted on From the last week or so.... at 28/07/2025 - 17:50
1stEverPentax wrote:
Another great image Spad.
My imagination working overtime again though...looks like a stand-off between a pirate on the left and a demon with melted face on the right !
I'm beginning to suspect the universe has its own resident artist working on a cosmic scale.
I love your description Another great image Spad.
My imagination working overtime again though...looks like a stand-off between a pirate on the left and a demon with melted face on the right !
I'm beginning to suspect the universe has its own resident artist working on a cosmic scale.
Thank you everyone
Comment by Spad posted on Once there was a star.... that went supernova! at 27/07/2025 - 00:27
If anyone is interested in doing some astro, then have a look at THIS.
It is an iOptron Sky Guider Pro star tracker, and at 200 odd quid is an utter steal!
It is an iOptron Sky Guider Pro star tracker, and at 200 odd quid is an utter steal!
Comment by Spad posted on An utter bargain! at 26/07/2025 - 17:33
This is the Cygnus Loop. A supernova remnant in the Cygnus constellation.
This was a star 20 times more massive than our Sun that exploded 10,000 to 20,000 years ago. Humans on the Earth at the time were able to see it during the day, and at night it was brighter than Venus!
It is about 2400 lightyears from us, that is 139,200 trillion miles away!
This was a star 20 times more massive than our Sun that exploded 10,000 to 20,000 years ago. Humans on the Earth at the time were able to see it during the day, and at night it was brighter than Venus!
It is about 2400 lightyears from us, that is 139,200 trillion miles away!
Comment by Spad posted on Once there was a star.... that went supernova! at 25/07/2025 - 17:13
SSF1957 wrote:
Shift lenses allow you to change the perspective of an image, like eliminating converging vertical of horizontal lines in architectural images. Before you say it, yes you can do these things in post with most decent software, however, when you do that it results in a crop of the image which may well ruin the view / effect you were looking for.
Most large format or field cameras allow you to tilt and shift the lens.
You can use a shift lens in landscape to create a multi shot panorama without the need to change the cameras angle of view, just move the lens in relation to the focal plane.
It is just one of those quirky lenses that has always fascinated me. I did have the Samyang (15mm?) tilt / shift for a while but other than play I didn't really use it. The Pentax is a more useful focal length for me (28mm) and like a lot of their lenses from the early days of K mount is just beautifully engineered
Aaaahhhhh I have heard about that! I even attended a talk on it 30 odd years ago.... never knew there was a lens for ir.Spad wrote:
So what is the idea behind that then?
Sorry about the delay in replyingSo what is the idea behind that then?
Shift lenses allow you to change the perspective of an image, like eliminating converging vertical of horizontal lines in architectural images. Before you say it, yes you can do these things in post with most decent software, however, when you do that it results in a crop of the image which may well ruin the view / effect you were looking for.
Most large format or field cameras allow you to tilt and shift the lens.
You can use a shift lens in landscape to create a multi shot panorama without the need to change the cameras angle of view, just move the lens in relation to the focal plane.
It is just one of those quirky lenses that has always fascinated me. I did have the Samyang (15mm?) tilt / shift for a while but other than play I didn't really use it. The Pentax is a more useful focal length for me (28mm) and like a lot of their lenses from the early days of K mount is just beautifully engineered
Lubbyman wrote:
Steve
Yes I have seen this but never played with it. I usually use hyperwides because i like the effect SSF1957 wrote:
Shift lenses allow you to change the perspective of an image, like eliminating converging vertical of horizontal lines in architectural images. Before you say it, yes you can do these things in post with most decent software
And the K3 series can do some shift (called Composition Adjustment) in live view by shifting the sensor relative to the lens - same effect as using a shift lens to shift the lens relative to the sensor. You can, of course, see the effect of the shift before pressing the shutter button.Shift lenses allow you to change the perspective of an image, like eliminating converging vertical of horizontal lines in architectural images. Before you say it, yes you can do these things in post with most decent software
Steve
Comment by Spad posted on From the last week or so.... at 24/07/2025 - 22:22
Very nice set.