Here's a sample of the imagery possible with this lens, as soon as I got my hands on it last weekend at my son's I opened it wide to f1.4 to see how it performed on my K1. All I can say is WOW! And of course, thanks for the heads up Jonathan.

Does anyone have a lens profile for the FA20 f2.8 to correcting distortion etc in Lightroom?

I couldn't help myself ... LBA I suppose. It's mine, all mine

Great stuff again bud

Aberthaw B station is an old coal fired power station, a big one at 1500MW. The coal would have been pulverised to dust and burned, the heat produced in the boilers creates steam, which under extreme pressure is used to turn, in this station's case, three 500MW steam turbines . Coal fired power stations are usually around 37% efficient. Gas fired power stations are significantly better, because the gas can be used to turn one turbine and the heat produced can then be used in the same way as a coal fired power station and as a result these CCGT (Combined Cycle Gas Turbine) are considerable more efficient, usually around 56-60% efficient. If successive governments had insisted on CHP (combined heating and power) as is the case in most Scandinavian countries then the efficiency jumps into the 90s%. The steam has to be condensed back to water because steam cant be pumped, so huge cooling towers and systems have to be constructed to cool the steam back to water and the resultant heat released to the atmosphere. Other countries heat schools, hospitals, municipal buildings and care homes etc. This not only increases the efficiency of the power stations but also keeps their bills down. Sadly, because there's no profit in CHP, it has never been introduced in Britain.
I do like the grungy effect you've applied to these, it certainly fits the subject perfectly. Great images bud

Hi fellow followers, I have a slightly sick DFA150-450. It records 310mm to the taken file regardless of the focal length. Also for a long time now it hunts for focus, not in a “can’t find the target” way more in a sickly focussing physical way. It’s never been banged or dropped ever so has to be something quite minor.
I sent it to Pentax official repair via SRS and it came back with an eye-watering quote of half its value new.
I love this lens and don’t want it to go so I need to know if anyone out there knows a reputable lens repair specialist that can have a look at it for me. Sadly Alan Marlow has retired and can’t help, is there anyone else?
Thanks.

Received, a few weeks ago. I've had a play and I am suitably impressed. Cheers Lenny.


_EVE1189 by Steve Everitt, on Flickr


_EVE1079 by Steve Everitt, on Flickr

That still doesn't answer my question Mike ... Is it a Pentax original boxed battery with all the paperwork?

I've asked an additional question Mike as it's not clear in the description, can you please reply?
Thanks,
Steve

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