Today with your Pentax

Downtown today in our little burg there was a demonstration by the Nazis and a larger counterdemonstration by normal folk. I played the photojournalist and tried to get some decent shots of the latter. The former were protected by a very large number of police, and I wasn't able to get close enough for photos.

Ingelheim, Stay Colorful by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4 at f4.0, 1/1000s, and ISO 100

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Counter-demonstrators by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 28mm f3.5 at f5.6, 1/250s, and ISO 100

Swamp in UV. Taken May 2nd 2023.Pentax K-1 full spectrum modified by Kolari Vision. 85mm metal EL-NIKKOR enlarging lens with 2mm thick Hoya U360 (visible light blocking) and 2mm thick Schott S8612 (IR blocking) filters stacked. UV is only about 3% of sunlight. High ISO and long exposures are usually required.
ISO 1600, F8 at 5".
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barondla

I took my K-1 for a spin today. A few shots of the new ride:

(K-1 with DFA*50 1.4)

Shot some wildflowers yesterday. Here's the day's catch.

Eastern Groundsel by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-K 135mm f2.5 at f11, 1/180s, and ISO 100

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Lilac by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 50mm f1.4 at f5.6, 1/250s, and ISO 100

Stayed in today and shot the dog.

Kawai by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-M 150mm f3.5 with Godox TT350 flash at f3.5, 1/125s, and ISO 100

Taken May 3 2023. Pentax 645Z with adapted Bronica 6x7 PG 150mm lens. F4 at 1/250 ISO160. I like the bokeh of this lens wide open.
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barondla

Taken May 4 2023. Pentax K-7 with Pentax 60-250 zoom. 250mm, F4, 1/320 hand held.
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barondla

Here's today's catch.

Lilac by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-A 50mm f2.8 Macro taken at f6.7, 1/90s, and ISO 400

and...

Clematis by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-A* 135mm f1.8 taken at f2.8, 1/2000s, and ISO 100

and a bonus frame...

Modern Architecture by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-K 24mm f2.8 taken at f11, 1/90s, and ISO 100

Today's walkabout was cut short by rain. Here's today's catch.

Saalkirche by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 28mm f2.0 at f8.0, 1/180s, and ISO 400

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Dogwood by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-K 200mm f2.5 at f5.6, 1/250s, and ISO 560

Photos from Saturday.

Window by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-K 50mm f1.2 at f2.8, 1/2000s, and ISO 400

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Window by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-M 135mm f3.5 at f4.5, 1/1500s, and ISO 800

Here's a couple from Wine Fest.

Brass Band by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-K 35mm f3.5 at f11, 1/350s, and ISO 800

and...

Carousel by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-K 400-600mm f8-12 Reflex Zoom at 400mm, f8.0, 1/90s, and ISO 800
It's really difficult to get a technically good shot from this lens, but I still liked this one.

Here's today's catch.

Playing with the 50mm lens wide open today...

Spirea by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-M 50mm f1.7 at f1.7, 1/2000s, and ISO 200

and still shooting wide open, this time with a telephoto, close to but not quite at minimum focus distance...

Poppy by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-A 400mm f5.6 at f5.6, 1/250s, and ISO 200

Here's today's catch.

Wisteria by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-M 50mm f4.0 Macro at f8.0, 1/60s, and ISO 800

And this one with my 85mm which I had a little bit of a scare with. I was getting blurry photos while out and about with it. I thought it might be my eyesight or my technique, or maybe the lens was "going bad," but in the end it turned out my Shake Reduction system was set to 400mm. Made that correction, and everything was fine again.

Nasses Motorrad by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 85mm f2.0 at f2.0, 1/350s, and ISO 200

My new computer arrived today, so I spent a bunch of time unpacking, putting together, and setting things up. Still had time for a walkabout, much to the delight of the dog.

Here's today's catch.

Irises by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 20mm f4.0 at f11, 1/1000s, and ISO 800

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Padlock by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-M 200mm f4.0 at f11, 1/500s, and ISO 800

May 9 2023. Pentax 645Z with Pentax 645 FA80-160 zoom at 160. ISO 800 F8 .6 sec.
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barondla

May 10 2023. Pentax Q7 with #06 15-45 zoom at 36 (EQ. 164mm) Used my new extension tube.
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barondla

Two Pentaxes of very different size!

It rained on us today. I took the cameras, but didn't get them out much. Here's today's catch.

Wisteria by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-K 28mm f3.5 Shift at f3.5 (accidentally forgot to stop down before exposure), 1/60s, and ISO 100

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Chain by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 120mm f2.8 at f5.6, 1/60s, and ISO 100