The TPU Darkroom - Digital SLR and Photography Club

grunt_408 · Feb 24, 2016

Ive got canon 5d mkii , canon 7d , 70 200 2.8L , 70 200 f4 L , Samyang 14mm , 50mm 1.8 , Tamron 90mm 2.8 macro , and an old helios 58mm that i use reversed for extreme macro.

suraswami · Feb 25, 2016

In the Canikon jungle I am probably one of the lone warriors supporting Pentax and I love the picture quality from these cameras.

Cameras: Pentax K50, K-r and K2000
Lens collection:
Pentax Zooms: 18-55 WR and 50-200 WR (both wonderful Weather Sealed, paired with the K50 I didn't care about pouring rain in Seattle and still shooting under the rain), 55-300 ED (non WR), Regular 18-55 and 50-200, F 35-70 and my beloved $2 lens FA 28-80 which I repaired and got it stuck at 45mm, F4.5 lol.
Tamron 28-300 XR Di AF (Full frame compatible)
Sears Auto F2.8 135mm Manual Lens
And my beloved pan cake lens Pentax DA XS 40mm F2.8 prime lens

And oh forgot to mention my $2 Pentax AF 500FTZ - awesome TTL flash.

Waiting for the K-1 full frame to go down in price and probably will jump on it next year. Already have few lenses that are FF compatible.

Here is the picture taken with the $2 lens + $2 flash and $70 K-r body

grunt_408 · Feb 25, 2016

suraswami said:
In the Canikon jungle I am probably one of the lone warriors supporting Pentax

I have a Pentax x90 , if the K1 was out when i moved from bridge camera to dslr i would have stayed with them.

Ahhzz · Feb 25, 2016

Love the Pentax. When I was in the service, I insisted on buying a camera for my Dad, and he asked for the K1000, which was still working just fine when he passed a few years ago. My sister has it now, not sure if she's using it.... need to check on that heheh. They're an excellent camera choice.

AsRock · Feb 25, 2016

Thing about Pentax is the lenses are expensive. Been wanting a Macro lens for my K100D for ever lol.

grunt_408 · Feb 25, 2016

AsRock said:
Thing about Pentax is the lenses are expensive

Hehe Photography is expensive... L lenses carry a big price tag too

AsRock · Feb 25, 2016

grunt_408 said:
Hehe Photography is expensive... L lenses carry a big price tag too

For sure but Pentax ones are generally more expensive, in fact i would of had a macro lens now if i actually went Nikon.

suraswami · Feb 25, 2016

AsRock said:
For sure but Pentax ones are generally more expensive, in fact i would of had a macro lens now if i actually went Nikon.

Check on KEH and PentaxForums, I always get used Pentax lens and have worked out fine. I find Pentax lens are cheaper than Canikon ones.

If you are trying out Macro, buy a reverse ring and you can use any cheap manual lens with the matching thread, the manual lens can be got for as cheap as $5 on KEH or forums.

Jetster · Feb 26, 2016

Jetster · Feb 26, 2016

Kind of interesting

http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-surpassed-canon-and-nikon-in-the-german-full-frame-market/

grunt_408 · Feb 26, 2016

AsRock said:
in fact i would of had a macro lens now if i actually went Nikon.

My extreme macro kit consists of a helios 58mm m42 mount lens ive got a 52mm reverse ring that screws into the filter thread and then can mount to the body of the camera. I then have some cheap extension tubes to get more magnification. My setup is very low cost and goes past 1:1 magnification. It is a little difficult to use but you can get results just as good as people get with proper macro lenses. In saying this my dream lens would be the canon Mpe- 65mm , no other company makes a macro lens as capable as this one.

suraswami · Feb 26, 2016

Finally got time to take a shot of the moon, not as good as the gurus here but worth a try.

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Feb 26, 2016

suraswami said:
Finally got time to take a shot of the moon, not as good as the gurus here but worth a try.

View attachment 72421

that is an excellent pic.

dorsetknob · Feb 26, 2016

Not the best image but @suraswami
I see your one Moon and raise you by 2 more

Jupiter and 3 of the Galilean moons

Picture taken with Canon 400D on a 55mm to 250mm zoom +2x converter
30s shutter delay hence the slight streeking due to those damm moons and jupiter moving

taken on the 17 feb 22:57 from my back garden

Seba_82 · Feb 26, 2016

Great Pic!

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Feb 26, 2016

I think it is a fantastic picture, better than i could achieve.

I was chuffed to bits when @dorsetknob sent it to me the night he took it. :toast:

Jetster · Feb 26, 2016

I didn't even notice you can read my phone number on his tag in the last pick. I blurred it out

Ahhzz · Feb 27, 2016

How in the world did this thread on photography, and sharing turn into name calling, and schoolyard taunts? What the hell? Both of you just ignore each other, and move on.

And honestly, if there's nothing constructive in a criticism, then it might be best just to not say it.

Nice pic, Dorset. Thanks for sharing.

grunt_408 · Feb 28, 2016

This image is not technically perfect but here is a high 5 to all of my fello photographers, and remember we all are learning and are at different levels. That is what makes photography so great. You took the photo, no one else has that exact same photograph.

grunt_408 · Feb 28, 2016

dorsetknob said:
Canon 400D on a 55mm to 250mm zoom +2x converter

Is it a canon 2x converter?

dorsetknob · Feb 28, 2016

grunt_408 said:
Is it a canon 2x converter?

not a genuine canon teleconverter
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170856862267?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

tabascosauz · Feb 28, 2016

This was from a while ago, before I moved, when I lived next to a large provincial park. I just paid a visit to PS and fixed it up a bit. OG on top.

But I also feel that taking away some of the leaf's shine took away some of the leaf's focus as well, so i'm not sure anymore which one I like better...

grunt_408 · Feb 28, 2016

Have you found shadows and highlights in the image menu? Its awesome sauce

tabascosauz · Feb 28, 2016

grunt_408 said:
Have you found shadows and highlights in the image menu? Its awesome sauce

Not sure where to find it. I know that I can use it and a whole bunch of other tweaks in RAW editor mode, but this was a relatively old image for which I no longer have the .nef

EDIT: found it

de.das.dude · Feb 29, 2016

went on a trip on my new bike! yes i got a bike 2 months ago

sadly just my buddy's gf.

now this is my Girl... Heh.. im lonely :'(

Who knew a sports bike would be great off road too! That is if you like continuous drifting in all turns!

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