Lovely little details well spotted Andrew. I especially like Canes and Concentric. You do have some interesting bokeh going on in some of them, more fun than the standard smooth blur.

Best wishes, Kris.

That is an f/2 lens not an f/1.2 (which has 1:1.2 on the front not 1:2). There is no M series f/1.2 lens.

K.

I have found the K 50mm f/1.2 at 1.2 so soft as to be all but unusable but pretty good at f/1.4 I got mine cheap attached to a camera body intending to sell it on but have never managed to part with it.

K.

The Vuescan software does have a Kodachrome setting but as you say, my Minolta Scan Dual III doesn't really do them justice. Whatever the film, the scans are never as sharp as the originals (having stared at them under a loupe to check!). It has been suggested I'll get better scans if I glass mounted them which I may well try with some of the better images.

Even worse is trying to get decent scans of medium format Fuji Velvia. The scans look flat and lifeless compared to the original transparencies. As much as I am looking forward to getting some of my 5x4 transparencies back, I fear the problem will be even worse!

Best wishes, Kris.

Hi Jee ess. As Chris said, posting one or two at a time for comment and critique will work better than an album of 67. Having said that, there are some lovely images in there, for example the butterfly on the daisies. The one thing I did notice is that the fountain image needs straightening, at the moment the fountain is at a jaunty angle!

Best wishes, Kris.

A lovely set all round but I especially like the first two. I must get my A50/1.4 out a bit more, or perhaps the K50/1.2.

Best wishes, K.

Here are four more from a roll which arrived this morning. All taken using my MX.

Benches, Riverside Park, New York. (SMC K 24mm lens)



Grant's Tomb, NYC (SMC K 15mm lens)



Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, NYC (SMC-A 28mm lens, polariser)



Rosehips in my garden. Not sure about the lens, M series 50 or 100mm.



Best wishes, Kris.

Not me, but you are right, a very uncommon item.

K.

Various images from around and about Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York.

All taken using my Pentax LX and Kodak BW400CN film with a variety of manual primes plus my FA43mm.

1. Warehouse door.



2. Derelict Pier



3. Take a seat



4. No. 8



5. Post



6. Closed for business



7. Window shopping



Best wishes, Kris.

Old trams in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York.

Pentax LX, Kodak BW400CN film. First image shot with the SMC "K" 24mm lens, the second image with the FA43 Ltd.







K.