Yes, you are technically correct but with the problem with camera shake and shutter speed, it is the possible movement of the camera compared to the image which is the issue. Cropping a full-frame image to "zoom in" on part of the image would have a similar problem. The speed v. the lens length is only a rule of thumb anyway. I'd still aim for >1/800 with that combo. You might get away with less if you have the set-up on some sort of gimble/tripod.

Great photos. I especially like the penultimate one.

I've often wondered how good the 135/1.8 is but never had a chance to use one. Pretty rare beast and rarely come up for sale. Is that a K-3iii monochrome?

Personally, I hate converging verticals on photos of buildings. I have a shift lens to solve that problem and with the in-viewfinder levels of the K-3iii I can even hand hold it, although its far better on a tripod. Often, however, I don't have the luxury of fitting the lens and faffing around so I have taken to getting the image square using the levels and then cropping heavily to get rid of the masses of unneeded foreground. Given that 99% of my photos rarely get used for anything other than viewing on a screen or a data projector, the loss of resolution is neither here nor there. If I really need a high resolution photo of a building, I'll wheel out the Horseman 5x4.

I'm not having much luck lately. My beloved 50-135mm's SDM motor finally died. I know I got more life out of it than many people.

Any recommendations as to who to send it to for a conversion to screw drive?

Thanks, Kris.

One of the last K-series lenses I added to my collection. I have all the non-mirror primes now up to the 500. I doubt I'll ever splash out on the 1000, and the 2000 mirror is rarer than unicorn droppings.



SMC Pentax 500 f4.5 par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity



August 7: SMC Pentax 500 f4.5 par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

Yay! The K-3iii turned-up just half an hour before I leave for the airport for a short trip to Malta. Quick check, all seems well. I would have preferred to have had my original K-3iii but this is not a bad second-best.

Yes, a brand-new copy of the HD lens. I never invested in the older one as I didn't trust the focusing to last.

Great set. I really like the high-contrast BW processing, very nice. I especially like the simplicity of the final image.

Thankfully the insurance paid out without a fuss. I replaced the FA31 with a DA* 16-50 from SRS (which has arrived) and a K-3iii from KEH (which is currently languishing in customs at Stansted).

I'll replace the FA31 when I see a good one going second hand.

Thanks all. k.