Fun with the Pentax K5

[Sapphie]

Another with the 43mm Ltd:

Lee

 

[Sapphie]

Almost didn't notice this one was ISO 1250 ...

Lee

 

[Sapphie]

Last one for now, 43mm again:

Lee

 

[Amin]

Wonderful photos in this thread. If I weren't shooting with Micro 4/3, I'd buy a Pentax K5, 21/3.5, and 70/2.4.

 

[Sapphie]

Square is good?

Lee

 

[Sapphie]

Amin,

I am now lusting after the Silver Limited body. Bound to take better pictures

Lee

 

[scho]

Lee,

Excellent work with the 43 limited. That lens is very sharp with beautiful bokeh.

Square is perfect! :thumbup: (from an old Rolleiflex fan)

 

[Bill Gordon]

Wonderful photos in this thread. If I weren't shooting with Micro 4/3, I'd buy a Pentax K5, 21/3.5, and 70/2.4.

me to Amin.....

 

[jonoslack]

Wonderful photos in this thread. If I weren't shooting with Micro 4/3, I'd buy a Pentax K5, 21/3.5, and 70/2.4.

me to Amin.....

Hmmm, well I never! two best mates in the same situation. . . . . but it isn't the camera - even if the K5 is very nice.

all the best to both of you.

 

[jonoslack]

I have given up on the idea of a GH2, the K5 is too good.

43mm (much better now that I have calibrated it, +10!):

Lee

Lee, lots of lovely pictures, I like this one best . . . . now I need that 43 dammit!

 

[Amin]

Amin,

I am now lusting after the Silver Limited body. Bound to take better pictures

Lee

Definitely a drool-worthy camera .

 

[jonoslack]

Amin,

I am now lusting after the Silver Limited body. Bound to take better pictures

Lee

Ouch
and it's only an 8 mile drive to warehouseexpress from the office . . . and they have one in stock . . . .help!

 

[jonoslack]

ho hum
sum snaps from today with the 35 macro:

 

[iiiNelson]

Nice Jono... Those almost have that 3D Zeiss look. Especially the first flower shot.

 

[ashwinrao1]

Lovely stuff, Jono. So it seems, is the 35 macro the one to have over the 100 macro? It is more compact, it seems. I just ordered a old M-100 mm f/4 macro from KEH, along with a 50 mm f/1.4 SMC-M...hope to see what some vintage glass can do....

 

[Sapphie]

Jono

I like the last one best but all great. 35mm macro is also on my 'list'.

Lee

 

[retow]

Ouch
and it's only an 8 mile drive to warehouseexpress from the office . . . and they have one in stock . . . .help!

I had one in my hands at Adorama in NY yesterday. Had they had a silver FA 43 ins stock, I would have pulled a credit card. A great looking camera with an excellent handgrip (different grip than on the black body)
However, Pentax just reduced the prices for the black K5 such that the difference buys now a DA 40mm.

 

[jonoslack]

I had one in my hands at Adorama in NY yesterday. Had they had a silver FA 43 ins stock, I would have pulled a credit card. A great looking camera with an excellent handgrip (different grip than on the black body)
However, Pentax just reduced the prices for the black K5 such that the difference buys now a DA 40mm.

Yeah Yeah well, I made the mistake of going to look (Silas wanted to get an S95 Canon), So it seems to be sitting on my desk - the consolation is that the black one was the kit with the 18-55, which I don't need, so the hit won't be quite so bad when I go to ebay (and the price hasn't dropped much in the UK either).

sigh!

 

[Diane B]

Ah, just looked st the silver. Handsome camera and I do like the output I've seen here.

 

[jonoslack]

Nice Jono... Those almost have that 3D Zeiss look. Especially the first flower shot.

Thank you - the lenses really do good bokeh - just a pity that the a pity that the limiteds are all screwdriverdriven!

all the best