Dan, I find a new lens helps my photos not suck. The 15mm limited I bought gave me several good images, and it's still giving me opportunities. :-) The latest Pentax camera is always an incremental upgrade. Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 9:35 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, Bob. I planted these very early this year, and they are still > thriving. Often, but this stage of spring, they have faded or been > crowded out by the petunias and portulacas I plant between them. > > This is actually just a test image of my new (to me) K-5IIS. So far, > I really like the controls and the mechanics of the camera. I like > the way the batters over closes firmly and opens easily, unlike my K-r > and *istD. I also like the button one has to press to change the > camera mode. With my older cameras, I would often switch modes > inadvertently while gripping the camera to crawl into position or > climb a step ladder to reach the right spot for a macro. > > Although I like the feel and operation of the K-5IIS, I am a bit > disappointed. I spent all that money on another camera, and my photos > still suck. It must be the lenses. I guess I just have to by a more > expensive lens. > > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 8:59 AM, Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Great looking specimen, well composed and photographed. >> It was a short and late season for them here in Chicago. >> Glad to see yours. Regards, Bob S. >> >> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 11:48 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17781347&size=md >>> K-5IIS, smc DA 50mm f1.8 >>> Comments are invited >>> >>> Dan Matyola >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.