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Thanks Jim. This was primarily an R&R type vacation for us this time so we didn't explore the island very much. Plenty of sun, good food, and not crowded, except on Sunday which seems to be family beach day for everyone in San Juan.Carl,
I just looked over your PR gallery. All very nice. They make me want to visit there on vacation some day.
Jim
Thanks Vince. No, at least not at a conscious levelIt's great that this thread's becoming more lively
Carl - I love the pier shot, well done - you always seem to get a great amount of sharpness in your photos, do you use the hyperfocal distance technique?
More essay writing for me, so no photos for a while still :'(
Thanks Ashwin. Glad to see that you are enjoying the K5.Thanks again to everyone for such a warm reception. I must say that the Pentax K5 has been quite a revelation. To be able to fit an SLR with 3 lenses into one of my tiny Billingham Pola bags is amazing. Build quality is startlingly good. The camera is set up so well, very much so that it's clear that Pentax has advanced photogs like us in mind. But the thing that gets me the most is the dynamic range. IT's better than what I have gotten out of the M9. Each camera has its strengths, but for price-performance ratio, it's hard to go wrong here. I have been quite impressed with both the FA primes and the tiny 40 mm f/2.8 DA pancake, which appears to be a crackin' lens! I am very excited about it, as it is not much bigger then a lens cap.
Once the funds allow, I may try to pick up the 100 DA Macro, so any feedback on that would be great....
A few comments:
1. Carl, great kite surfing shot!!!
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Ashwin,And, a few more test shots, this time with the 40 mm f/2.8 DA wide open to about f.5.6, ISO 200-400, in evening lighting....my gosh this is a great lens! Reminds me of the Leica aspherics...hahah....
This is not my usual fare, but I do enjoy finding patterns in the urban chaos. While waiting for friends for dinner at a local eatery here in Ballard (Seattle neighborhood with some amazing fine dining), there are some fun "patterns" to see...
Thanks Armanius and welcome to the forum.Great photos Carl! I enjoyed them all!
Lol, Armanius, if you find your Leica starts gathering dust, I'll be happy to look after it for youArmanius
But you have Leica and a Pany GH2 ...
Lee
It's the camera buying addiction!!! I have LBA too!Armanius
But you have Leica and a Pany GH2 ...
Lee
Congrats on the K-5!! Another person I can live vicariously through!Ohh, lots of lovely photos since I last looked! I decided to order my k5 today and it will be here next week. Shop says new batch with no stains (fingers crossed). Also ordered the DA40 after one heck of a lot of dithering. I decided it would be the best walk around for me, small and useable fov, sensible price etc. while I get used to the k5. I'll decide which other lenses I really need later. Hope the weather stays fine
Armando, I'd love to see what you can do with the K5. Feed that gear lust, baby!!!Ok ... I just spent the last 30 minutes looking at all these great photos on this thread (and I'm still on the 3rd page of the thread). My lust for the K5 grows with each second! It's now 4 a.m. in Houston, and I need to go to sleep so that I can go to work tomorrow morning! What have you all done to me?
Hope to contribute to this thread in the near future.
Lusting for the K5 (and some nice lenses),
Armando
Ashwin, I've been a member here for some time.. I just do not post that much here. I am getting ready to sell all of my Canon gear.. it will probably be listed in the for sale section over the weekend. 5D MKII and L glass is going.Jim,
Congrats on the K5, and great to hear from you over in this neck of the woods. Wonderful captures, particularly the people ones and the old burnt out car...love your usual magic in post-processing.....