Today with your Pentax

Nice shots, barondla, particularly the zen garden.

Today I swapped focus shims in my silver camera, which I think helped with the focusing issues I've been having. Also, I figured out that if I modify my practice I can get more hits. So I practiced today with my K200f2.5 wide open all day just to see how well I could do. I'm satisfied with the results.

Rose by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-K 200mm f2.5 at f2.5, 1/250s, and ISO 100

Purple Grapes by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 35mm f2.0 at f5.6, 1/125s, and ISO 400

Rose looks sharp. Not much dof with a 200mm at F2.5. You nailed the focus.
Grapes look very tasty.
Thanks for sharing,
barondla

We went to an outdoor concert last evening.

TeXas House Band by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-A* 135mm f1.8 at f2.8, 1/350s, and ISO 400

and the crowd... a full house!

Full House by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 40mm f2.8 at f8.0, 1/125s, and ISO 800

I was going to put a Waldo in there, but luckily there's already one in the scene.

August 11, 2023
Pentax K-1, Pentax A series 200 macro. ISO 800, F4 at 1/100. Such a tiny mushroom, about 35mm tall.
Thanks for looking,
barondla

Beautiful shot! Because you regularly post excellent flower shots here, I want to invite you to post some of your favorites here as well, if you want:

dprevived.com/t/let-thousand-flowers-bloom-show-all-kinds-of-flower-shots/4802/

You've got the mighty 200mm macro also? It's an awesome lens, isn't it? Of course it is, as you've demonstrated with this teeny tiny mushroom. Nicely shot, and wide open, too. Not easy, and you did great.

I set the JPG profile in the camera to BW and shot RAW+JPG today. I've actually been shooting RAW+JPG for a while now and deleting 99% of the jpgs as the RAW files are so much richer, but I wanted to give the shots today a chance. I chose color versions for posting here, but the BW are available on my Flickr.

Here's today's catch.

Black Eyed Susans by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-K 50mm f1.2 at f2.8, 1/180s, and ISO 200

Locked by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 100mm f4.0 Macro with 1.4x-S Converter-A at f16, 1/180s, and ISO 1600

Thanks @JCDoss. The 200 macro is quite a lens. Took me forever to find one. A Pentaxian in Taiwan knew I wanted one. He helped by translating with a Chinese friend that was selling his.

Pentax K-1 with Pentax A series 200 macro. ISO 400, F16 at 1/25. I was going to shoot a cool snail, but he disappeared before the lens acclimated to the high humidity. Shot this off the deck. Couldn't get as close as wanted, so this is cropped.
Thanks for looking,
barondla

Posting a day late, here's yesterday's catch.

Church by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-K 15mm f3.5 at f8.0, 1/45s, and ISO 100

Vineyard by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4 at f5.6, 1/500s, and ISO 400, in-camera jpg

Like the composition of the second image a lot. B&W looks great. Well done. The 85 renders beautifully. Still regret passing on it years ago at the special price. Sigh.
Thanks for sharing,
barondla

The A85 is one of my all time favorites. You should bite the bullet and get one too... It would be a great partner for your A200 Macro.

Here's today's catch.

Drinks Here by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 135mm f3.5 at f8.0, 1/250s, and ISO 400

Petunias by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-K 35mm f3.5 at f8.0, 1/60s, and ISO 400

Here's Monday's haul.

Feather by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-M 100mm f2.8 at f5.6, 1/125s, and ISO 400, in-camera jpg

Post and Wire by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 20mm f4.0 at f4.0, 1/1000s, and ISO 200

Chicken and mushrooms today.

Chicken by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-K 400-600mm Reflex Zoom at 400mm, f8.0, 1/350s, and ISO 1600

Mushrooms by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-A 50mm f2.8 Macro at f5.6, 1/125s, and ISO 800

@JCDoss The green alien in the Coke photo is cool. I like the whimsical humor.

August 15, 2023
Mullein plant. Pentax 645Z with Pentax A series 120 macro. ISO 6400, F14 at 0.4".

Thanks for looking,
barondla

Here's today's catch.

Wild Mallow by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 50mm f4.0 Macro at f11, 1/90s, and ISO 3200

Pod Chairs at the Library by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-K 105mm f2.8 at f4.0, 1/750s, and ISO 200

August 16 20 23

UV image. Pentax K-1 with Meyer-Optik Gorlitz V Telemegor 180. Hoya U360/ Schott S8612 2mm ea. filter stack. ISO100 F16 at 50 seconds.
Thanks for looking,
barondla

I broke with protocol today, and took only one camera with two lenses. Then I only used one lens. We went to the weekly free concert in the city center and I got a few shots. I couldn't get back far enough because the crowd was there. The name of this band is Beatify, and they played a mix of pop and rock from the 80s to I assume present day, since some tunes I didn't recognize.

Guitarist by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4 at f4.0, 1/180s, and ISO 400

Beatify by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4 at f4.0, 1/180s, and ISO 400

Beatify Bassist by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4 at f4.0, 1/180s, and ISO 400