On 16 Dec 2004 at 19:51, Markus Maurer wrote: > > I got a nearly new Pentax A50mm 2.8 macro lens from an internet auction and > this > PESO is one of the first shots I made with it. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2963802
Hi Markus, It's a good shot but it does have a bit of strange cast, it's tending to magenta, adding green seems to bring it back to where I expect it should be. I don't have any feathers these days for reference but we did have two Peacocks at home for many years. Sometimes it's advantageous to use soft light to shoot these types of reflective feathers as it's a little difficult to predict the results from flash, angle and position can change the reflections quite surprisingly. > I used the Pentax 280T flash manually set at "low", Agfa ISO 200 film and a > mini > tripod... Will soon post some more photos with that lovely lens of clay > figures. > > I use it as a walkaround lens for people shots too..., very nice indeed :-) It's a great lens, well under-rated I think, you will have lots more fun with it I'm sure. :-) Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
