Thread: Pentax K-5 II

Experienced users of DSLRs will no doubt be singularly unimpressed and might as well stop reading now.

However, like a kid with a new toy, I am enjoying discovering how far camera equipment has progressed since I bought my last camera in about 1980.

I have been delighted to discover that I can still use all the lenses that used to fit my Pentax ME Super.

This, for example was taken with my 50mm f1.4m lens, obviously with manual focus.


Before some sharp eyed photographer complains that it isn't perfectly sharp, I should point out that it was a hand held shot taken at 1/3 sec. I couldn't have done that with my film camera.

An even better illustration of the fact that Pentax's anti shake feature works is this one.


At that resolution it looks reasonably sharp, but it does have significant blur when viewed full size.


That might not look especially sharp, but since it was a hand held shot taken at 1 second, I am convinced that the system works. I know what a 1 second hand held shot would have looked like with my old SLR.

I even tried some improvised macro just holding my old 28mm lens back to front in front of my 50mm lens to see if I thought it was worth spending about $5 on a connecting ring.



The pronounced vignette makes me think that maybe just a reversing ring might be more useful. I seem to have lost the one I had for the ME Super.

BTW, I do own a tripod, but I wanted to test the limits of the anti shake, especially with my old 1980's prime lenses.

Originally Posted by dullbird

Ok I will ask!


where is the photo that you take the time to describe ???

Four photos actually. I can see them on my computer.

I don't seem to be able to put all the thumbnails back in my original, so I have added them here.

You will have to use your imagination to work out where the photos would have fitted in the original post.

Don't forget, these are not meant to be remarkable photos. They are just intended to illustrate why I am impressed with the shake reduction on the Pentax and because I am just as excited as any kid with a new toy would be.

EDIT
They may be visible in the earlier post now. I changed the format of the link.