Photos taken by Pentax cameras for tech. discussion - Season I

[kengoh]

Taken at One° 15 Sentosa with DA14 on a cloudy/drizzling evening.
All shots taken handheld.

#1 14mm not wide enough to include the tree on the right. :sweat:

#2 heard from a fren the parking fees for a small boat is about $15k/mth

#3

 

[oceanpriest]

My second attempt at night macro. It's very different from daylight macro where you can open the aperture and let ambient light come. I need to use led light as ambient light and more flash power as fill in, and bump ISO > 1000 (lucky I got k-x :lovegrin.

ISO1600, f11, 1/60

ISO1250, f10, 1/60

Taken using Vivitar S1 105mm f2.5. The rest are here.

 

[detritus]

My second attempt at night macro. It's very different from daylight macro where you can open the aperture and let ambient light come. I need to use led light as ambient light and more flash power as fill in, and bump ISO > 1000 (lucky I got k-x :lovegrin.

Taken using Vivitar S1 105mm f2.5. The rest are here.

:nono: tsk tsk... never ask me along... :sticktong

nice shots btw

 

[seefei]

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23dec k5 a200 078-1 by luctomar, on Flickr


23dec k5 a200 041-1 by luctomar, on Flickr

Shot today evening at upper seletar reservoir and often have the robberfly within this area.
A200 f4, M mode, single flash light with diffusers with tripod and monopod.

marcus

My second attempt at night macro. It's very different from daylight macro where you can open the aperture and let ambient light come. I need to use led light as ambient light and more flash power as fill in, and bump ISO > 1000 (lucky I got k-x :lovegrin.

ISO1600, f11, 1/60

Taken using Vivitar S1 105mm f2.5. The rest are here.

Marcus: the new K5 and F*200 combo is canggih lah!!
OP: nice capture of the chameleon shading its skin. concur with donald, why do night macro never call us :bsmilie:

 

[oceanpriest]

:nono: tsk tsk... never ask me along... :sticktong

nice shots btw

went to connector park behind my place only mah :sticktong

I'm thinking, will the hot shoe led light give more ambient light to illuminate the background? Can use color gel also then?

 

[detritus]

went to connector park behind my place only mah :sticktong

I'm thinking, will the hot shoe led light give more ambient light to illuminate the background? Can use color gel also then?

interesting... what effect do u have in mind with the colour gel?

i find the hot-shoe LED light overpriced! :sweat:

the normal LED light i have is only $12 from home-fix. sure, have to mod a bit to attach it to the flexible flash arm but much better value imo...

 

[oceanpriest]

interesting... what effect do u have in mind with the colour gel?

i find the hot-shoe LED light overpriced! :sweat:

the normal LED light i have is only $12 from home-fix. sure, have to mod a bit to attach it to the flexible flash arm but much better value imo...

Warmer effect so the LED light will look more like natural sun light, can I get that with colour gel?

I think the "made in china" one can get $80 from BnS.

 

[detritus]

Warmer effect so the LED light will look more like natural sun light, can I get that with colour gel?

I think the "made in china" one can get $80 from BnS.

OP selling for abt that price also. and that is precisely my point: its overpriced.

or maybe i'm just stingy... ;p

not too sure if u can get that effect with colour gels but have u tried tweaking your WB in PP yet? u might be able to get that effect without colour gels?

 

[ricsal]

K-5 w/ Raynox w/ Voigtlander 58mm. Using Voigtlander is a little hard to get the perfect in your face sharpness. Flash is built-in w/ diffuser.

I am in a midst of making a diffuser of my own with some item I bought from Stationary shop. Wanna have something like a bounce diffuser kind thing. BUt dunno why still lazy and the items is catching up dust! lol

1)

IMGP1868 by Salleh, on Flickr

2)

IMGP1870 by Salleh, on Flickr

3)

IMGP1834 by Salleh, on Flickr

 

[oceanpriest]

K-5 w/ Raynox w/ Voigtlander 58mm. Using Voigtlander is a little hard to get the perfect in your face sharpness. Flash is built-in w/ diffuser.

I am in a midst of making a diffuser of my own with some item I bought from Stationary shop. Wanna have something like a bounce diffuser kind thing. BUt dunno why still lazy and the items is catching up dust! lol

3)

IMGP1834 by Salleh, on Flickr

Capungnya cantik sekali Salleh :thumbsup:

 

[ricsal]

Capungnya cantik sekali Salleh :thumbsup:

Bro, wat is Capung?? OMG, I think I just flunked my Malay! :cry:

Anyway, thanks!

 

[otc]

Bro, wat is Capung?? OMG, I think I just flunked my Malay! :cry:

Anyway, thanks!

Capung is dragofly. cantik sekali, dia bilang.:bsmilie::bsmilie:

marcus

 

[ricsal]

Capung is dragofly. cantik sekali, dia bilang.:bsmilie::bsmilie:

marcus

OH! is it in Indonesia? coz Dragonfly I knw is Sibu-Sibu. :bsmilie:

Thanks Marcus.

Now we doing "Malay 1001 Dictionary" :embrass:

 

[oceanpriest]

OH! is it in Indonesia? coz Dragonfly I knw is Sibu-Sibu. :bsmilie:

Thanks Marcus.

Now we doing "Malay 1001 Dictionary" :embrass:

:bsmilie::bsmilie: I thought it's same, my bad hhahaha

http://translate.google.com/#en|ms|dragonfly
http://translate.google.com/#en|id|dragonfly

 

[ricsal]

:bsmilie::bsmilie: I thought it's same, my bad hhahaha

http://translate.google.com/#en|ms|dragonfly
http://translate.google.com/#en|id|dragonfly

Wat to do, it has many versions. Capung sounds like Indonesian Language. Thats why I was confused. lol. Coz I call them Sibu-Sibu only. ;p

 

[mchew]

This is long overdue... but better late than never, eh?
Photos from my US trip in November...

Hollywood - Kodak Theater & Highland Mall
K10D + Sigma 10-20mm

Farmer's Market - Lovers at Lunch
K10D + Sigma 17-70mm

The Getty Center
K10D + Sigma 17-70mm

The Grand Canyon - Sunrise at Yaki Point
K10D + Sigma 10-20mm + Tianya GND Filter (3 photos stitched into panorama in photoshop element)

Viva Las Vegas!
K10D + Sigma 10-20mm

Hope you like them. Critiques and comments welcome.
More in my flickr album

 

[pinholecam]

#1 Jumping Spider

M85/2 (at f16) with reversed M50/2 (set at f2.8 for better DOF for focusing); Flash on hot shoe with large bounce card tilted down. ISO200; 1/125.

Still left with a 2-3cm working distance, which is rather fine for this subject.
I like this setup quite a bit. Its bright for focusing and the aperture only stops down when the shutter is released.
Not expensive either.
Lighting is better than expected, though I would have liked something mounted on the side and slightly above the subject in the hopes that it gives better definition to the subject. Then again, its straightforward to use, since its just a bounce card tilted down.

 

[detritus]

paper wasp having a salad on christmas day

quite an unusual sight as i thought wasps were mainly parasitic and carnivorous. turns out that the paper wasp is omnivorous and eats plant nectar as well. rare to see them eat anything but rarer to see them eat plants ;p or maybe i'm just swagu.

setup: 100mm WR, Vivitar 2X Macro Converter.

the rest are here:
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6814968#post6814968

 

[machiavellian]

#1 Jumping Spider

M85/2 (at f16) with reversed M50/2 (set at f2.8 for better DOF for focusing); Flash on hot shoe with large bounce card tilted down. ISO200; 1/125.

Still left with a 2-3cm working distance, which is rather fine for this subject.
I like this setup quite a bit. Its bright for focusing and the aperture only stops down when the shutter is released.
Not expensive either.
Lighting is better than expected, though I would have liked something mounted on the side and slightly above the subject in the hopes that it gives better definition to the subject. Then again, its straightforward to use, since its just a bounce card tilted down.

you can see the camera with the large bounce card in the eyes! :O

 

[wilb87]

Had been a Panasonic GF1 and LX3 user, but finally decided to go for the K-R! Got my new K-R on Christmas Eve, a sweet present for myself. Still exploring with my 18-55mm kit lens, hoping to save up to a nice len set next.

Merry Christmas to all!


First trip to MBS


It does looks magnificent