Given I have been doing the "Single in..." challenge on the US fora, I am usually carrying my K-3 about most of the time. This month it would be the K-3/FA31mm, last month it was the K105/2.8. I haven't picked next months lens yet... I'm leaning towards my Jupiter 9 85mm.

Failing that, it would have to be my new Leica. Oh, it has a phone attached to it and gets emails too.

K.

My favourite lens is the one I have with me that allows me to get the shot I want...

Lenses I have a fondness for and tend to carry about a great deal...? the DA* 50-135mm for digital (although I am loving the FA31mm so far). On film, I like my K-series set: 30mm f/2.8, 50mm f/1.2, 85mm f/1.9, 135mm f/2.5 and 200mm f/2.5. Let's not start on rangefinders...

K.

I rather like photographing monuments and statues. Sometimes they are just straight record shots, sometimes I try and do something different. Not often I get to photograph one from this angle, however.



Under a statue par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

Stunning.

Now there is a lens I don't use often enough. I was thinking of using in for next month's "Single in..." challenge but I'm concerned it might be a bit too much of a challenge! Mind you, it isn't so exteme on my K-3 as it is on 35mm.

Love the bench shot. You must have almost been standing on it!

Most of the time I have a fuzzy/soft image at 300mm it is down to technique, not the gear. I'm just not very good at holding longer lenses still enough. If I use the monster tripod (which I bought for my 5x4" view camera) which is as steady as a rock, I get nice sharp images out of my SMC Takumar 400 or my K series 300mm. I just don't take many images with longer lenses to get enough practice (which brings us back to John's point about what we would like and what we need... I was eyeing up the A* 1200 a little while ago but I couldn't see me being able to slip it into the house without anyone noticing...! ).

K.

Seems he had a liking for the black versions!

Thanks all.

Thank you . The focal point was the buildings, but at f/9.5 pretty muchy everything is in focus. I kept the shutter speed to 1/15 to blur the traffic.

A small selection of images that didn't make the cut for today's "Single in February" challenge image (see "What's up there?"). All K-3 / 31mm Ltd.



Feb 23: Booking office par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity



Feb 23: Looking in par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity



Feb 23: paint job par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity



Feb 23: stereo vision par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity



Feb 23: what a lovely city par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity