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Beautiful.
Shocked to see this 7 yrs old thread being revived. The curved structures of the Tulou are cool as subjects. The only regrets that I had was that I did not bring in a fisheye for those roofs
Daniel
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My vintage K20D lately has developed some metering issue. Anyway I have just got a Pentax K70 few days ago and did some quickie trial/test shots with FA28mm F:2.8. These are respectively F:4, F:3.5 and F:2.8 wide open. I cannot afford a new K1 and have to settle with a more affordable hardware. Please look at the exif as I did not do any pp on the jpg out the camera. I never knew that my TV remote is so filthy at all until now LOL.
I did some high iso shots and they looked impressive too
http://www.pbase.com/danieltong/image/165515540/large.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/danieltong/image/165515541/large.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/danieltong/image/165515542/large.jpg
Here are the original with large file warning
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Daniel, Toronto
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Doug & Michael,
Thanks for commenting. The details are all in the exif
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<p>I went to a wetland in Toronto (north) last Sunday and I took only a short DA 200mm. Took a few images and some of them looked to me 'missed' shots like this one. I was really far away indeed.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/danieltong/image/163913340/large.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="532" /></p>
<p>Later on at home I cloned out the distraction and did some cropping. The sort of resolution of the lens was impressive indeed (at least to my eyes)<br>
<img src="http://www.pbase.com/danieltong/image/163912495/original.jpg" alt="" width="2076" height="1396" /></p>
<p>Daniel, Toronto</p>
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<p>I do not think it is fast. And my K20D does not help.<br>
But its bokeh is just mindbogglingly beautiful.<br>
http://forums.steves-digicams.com/pentax-lenses/172308-da200mm-portrait-lens.html</p>
<p>Daniel </p>
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<p>[[[it's been a mystery to me that Pentax hasn't offered an AF version but I gather that 135mm isn't a popular FL in the digital era. Also, the FA 135/2.8 is a good lens.]]<br>
I would love to see a DA*135mm replacement to my FA135mm.<br>
The A*135mm is out of my range and out of my league too<br>
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Daniel T O currently in Santa Clara</p>
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<p>█I Want a compact and very good Pentax DA 24mm/2. Why don't Pentax make a lens like that?█<br>
There was an FA*24mm. Also there is chance that there will be a full frame DSLR. If there is so, the 31mm limited will be the equivalent of 24mm. I think 31mm limited is compact enough<br>
If a FF dslr is available I would love to try my FA28mm which would have been wide enough for most purpose in a FF<br>
Overall I think Pentax has a huge need for 2 new tele prime of 400mm & 500mm. Right now it is all blank</p>
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<p>I have had the newer Tamron sp version and FA100mm <br>
They both perform really well. I sold the Tamron mainly because there were still 6 years warranty on it and the purchaser felt more comfortable with it. I do not collect lens so I had to sell one. </p>
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<p>█ Maybe the eyebrows <em>are</em> painted on!....but I like my ladies more natural looking than what you typically see in the media. █<br>
Matt,<br>
Studio shots are staged shots. Ideally we can minimize that staged look. </p>
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<p>Laurentiu<br>
Please see if this one is any better with some pp. Let me know if you would prefer this </p>
<p><img src="http://upload.pbase.com/danieltong/image/140163886/large.jpg" alt="" /></p>
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<p>Jeremiah Corbin<br>
You are right. My main portrait lenses happen to be FA135mm & DA200mm. My shooting style is kind of stealthy (just like sneaking closer to a bird out in the field). And not being a portrait shooter, I would have problem directing the model to pose too. Overall it was a very pleasant experience and the crowd did not bother me at all</p>
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<p>Yury,<br>
I know my approach is unorthodox. </p>
<p>Howard,<br>
Anybody is better than me in pp work as you have shown. Since you guys are having fun here are 2 more for touch up</p>
<p><img src="http://i.pbase.com/o5/21/52721/1/138870866.h9ew4292.IMGP4451.jpg" alt="" width="745" height="1121" /></p>
<p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/danieltong/image/138929726/original.jpg" alt="" /><br>
<img src="http://i.pbase.com/o5/21/52721/1/138929726.pqyP6GSs.IMGP4422new45.jpg" alt="" width="807" height="1215" /><br>
<img src="http://www.pbase.com/danieltong/image/138929726/original.jpg" alt="" /></p>
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<p>Lauren , Andrew<br>
Thanks for your input.<br>
I am more a wild life shooter. And shooting portrait like this with 135mm or 200mm =(300mm in film) amid 20-30 photographers was like shooting birds between branches/obstruction out in the field. I love to catch the model in her natural mode too (rather than pose mode)<br>
Len,<br>
PP is never my forte and the model deserves better processing (like what you did) than what I could manage. </p>
<p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/danieltong/image/138870875/original.jpg" alt="" width="807" height="1215" /></p>
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<p>Took some images in a camera show a couple of weeks ago in Toronto. All from FA135mm as it was really crowded and cramped with 20-30 photographers shooting same time</p>
<p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/danieltong/image/138870874/original.jpg" alt="" width="745" height="1121" /></p>
<p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/danieltong/image/138870876/original.jpg" alt="" width="807" height="1215" /></p>
<p>Daniel, toronto</p>
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<p >█ <strong><a href="../photodb/user?user_id=4509288">Michael Elenko</a> ,:</strong>Daniel, I question the value of your whimsical listing of TCs█ <br>
Michael,<br>
If you read back, I only provided one input (re DA*200mm). I compiled the rest from members of this forum and other forums.<br>
There were very extensive discussion of TCs in another forum<br>
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<p><a href="../photodb/user?user_id=4509288">Michael Elenko</a>,<br>
Individual taste and sample difference (lens+TC) may account for the conflicts you mentioned. That is why I listed out who did the report.<br>
If you shoot mainly in good light situation (outdoor), that may differ from other forum members shooting in less ideal situation. </p>
<p>Daniel, Toronto</p>
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<p>█ I want one that will work with the AF of a K5. I'm looking at a 2.0 or the 1.4/5 not sure which one. █ <br>
2X is definitely out quality wise.<br>
As to which of the Kenko or Tamron TC that depends on if you want it to be AF or AF+SDM compatible. Of course the SDM compatible ones will be a lot more pricey given that only 2 TC are SDM compatible. Both Pentax and Sigma have not made any new ones at all.<br>
I have compiled from other forums what they know. This was updated Apr 09. <br />+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br /><br />Tamron 1.4x Pz-AF MC4 AF works. SDM no re Brad (photo.net)<br />Tamron-F Pz-AF MC4 1.4x both SDM & AF works for DA*300mm re Dave (photo.net)<br />Tamron-F Pz-AF MC4 1.4x both SDM & AF works for DA*300mm as per Toshi, moderator of Pentaxforums.com. <br />Tamron-F Pz-AF MC4 1.4x both SDM & AF works only 10% of the time for DA* 50-135mm but hunts a lot re Miserere<br />Kenko DG Pz-AF 1.5x TELEPLUS MC no AF no SDM on DA*300mm re Dave (photo.net)<br />Kenko DG Pz-AF 1.5x TELEPLUS MC AF works on older AF lens re Dave (photo.net)<br />Kenko Pz-AF 1.5X TELEPLUS MC only AF works; SDM no as per jgredline of Pentaxforums.com<br />Kenko Pz-AF 1.5x TELEPLUS SHQ both AF & SDM works for DA*200mm and all older AF lens re Daniel<br />Kenko Pz-AF 1.5x TELEPLUS SHQ both AF & SDM works for DA*300mm re Borno (Tom) of Pentaxforums.com ….SDM hunts a bit with DA*300mm<br />Kenko Pz-AF 1.5x TELEPLUS SHQ both AF & SDM works for DA*50-135mm but it does hunt quite a bit and often fails to lock focus according to heliphoto of Pentaxforums ; Buddha Jones of Pentaxforums not happy with its result ; <br />Kenko Pz-AF 1.5x TELEPLUS SHQ works for DA*16-50mm re Ben_Edict of Pentaxforums.com. But it hunts a lot</p>
<p>Daniel, Toronto</p>
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These were all done indoor with no flash (not allowed anyway). Looking through the viewfinder for metering was not feasible at all A manual lens with dslr is the best option in low light situation. And in this case a fish eye lens was even more convenient in having huge depth of field</p>
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<p>[[[body other than K1000 with light meter visible in the dark?]]<br>
Instead of trying to find the body why not just get a manual lens. You do not need to read the meter in the dark to shoot. Proper metering can be done through the green button before you press the shutter speed - all in the dark. </p>
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<p>I should still have a couple of cr5 around. If you are located in Toronto you can pick them up. The camera has long gone.</p>
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<p>My answer at least in the area of intuitive focus tracking (for Pentax) is no. Still a big no notwithstanding the recent development<br>
Manualfocus.org (there is such a site for MF guys) has listed area where MF is still preferred<br>
- shooting in dark conditions where AF can't work<br>
- shooting a very fast event which you are expecting and which you can pre-focus, and wait for the exact moment of the event. AF would ruin the timing<br />- shooting an image where the point of focus is outside the cluster of AF sensors (using AF to focus and then recompose is not accurate. The more you move the camera when recomposing, the worse this inaccuracy gets)<br />- tilt/shift work. There are no AF lenses which do this, afaik.</p>
<p>Daniel Toronto</p>
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<p>It is an EX made in Japan model</p>
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<p>C Wyatt mentioned Sigma 24-60mm F2.8 which is what I have. But it is an older discontinued model. At that time I got that Can$300 incl tax plus 7 yrs of warranty. A very versatile small travel zoom<br>
http://forums.steves-digicams.com/pentax-samsung-dslr/168592-earth-dwelling-china-w-images.html</p>
<p>Daniel, Toronto</p>
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<p>Lee W. You won't make it as the DA300mm+1.7TC has given you very very little DoF to work with. Manual tweaking while doing AF is an idea but hardly anybody has done it for fast subject<br>
[[[[Lee W:At F6.3, the TC can handle the focus from about 50m to infinity with my setup. At much closer subjects like my feeder at 8m, the TC range is only about 1-2m...perfect for following the action of birds landing and leaving the feeder. ]]]]</p>
K70 + DA200mm
in Pentax
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http://www.pbase.com/danieltong/image/166307601/original.jpg
Did that the weekend with the new combo K70 + Da200mm
Daniel
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