Re: PESO: 3704 Shrimp Basket (M-28/2.8)

2013-06-08 Thread P.J. Alling
I was quite a fan of the 43mm limited lens on 35mm cameras, 28mm on APS-C digital is pritty much the equivalent of that. When I want the focal length though I usually end up using the FA 20-35mm f4.0, even though I actually own a 30mm f2.8 which is a lovely lens, but much less convenient in th

Re: PESO: 3704 Shrimp Basket (M-28/2.8)

2013-06-08 Thread Walt
Thanks, Frank. We also have pistachios (well, we did until I ate them all) and cashews. Maybe I'll figure out how to make them photographically appealing someday. ;) -- Walt On 6/8/2013 11:38 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, looks real good. Wouldn't eat it, of course, but it stil

RE: PESO: 3704 Shrimp Basket (M-28/2.8)

2013-06-08 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Yeah, looks real good. Wouldn't eat it, of course, but it still looks good. ;-) Terrific stuff, Walt. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Walt Sent: June 6, 2013 6/6/13 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: PESO: 3704 Shrimp Basket (M-28/2.8) I took my K-5 mounted with the M-28/2

Re: PESO: 3704 Shrimp Basket (M-28/2.8)

2013-06-07 Thread steve harley
on 2013-06-07 9:46 Walt wrote It's nice to know I'm not the only one who struggles with that focal length. I guess I need more manual focus practice, anyway. I may look into the FA version one day, though. I don't have any primes shorter than 50mm, and I bet it would be a nice lens for landscapes

Re: PESO: 3704 Shrimp Basket (M-28/2.8)

2013-06-07 Thread Walt
On 6/6/2013 9:18 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2013-06-06 12:32 Walt wrote I took my K-5 mounted with the M-28/2.8 and my Promaster flash to the place where I work last night while I was training the new bartender (my niece) and thought I'd snap a quick photo of our wildly popular shrimp basket.

Re: PESO: 3704 Shrimp Basket (M-28/2.8)

2013-06-07 Thread Walt
On 6/6/2013 9:05 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Holy cow! Do you deliver? To Toronto? :-) We could try, but the fries might be a little cold. ) That is a _really_ good food shot, Walt. Did you use P-TTL? Thanks! :) And, nope -- that was all-manual bounce flash. I decided to put an M lens on to eli

Re: PESO: 3704 Shrimp Basket (M-28/2.8)

2013-06-06 Thread steve harley
on 2013-06-06 12:32 Walt wrote I took my K-5 mounted with the M-28/2.8 and my Promaster flash to the place where I work last night while I was training the new bartender (my niece) and thought I'd snap a quick photo of our wildly popular shrimp basket. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbe

Re: PESO: 3704 Shrimp Basket (M-28/2.8)

2013-06-06 Thread Bruce Walker
Holy cow! Do you deliver? To Toronto? :-) That is a _really_ good food shot, Walt. Did you use P-TTL? On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Walt wrote: > I took my K-5 mounted with the M-28/2.8 and my Promaster flash to the place > where I work last night while I was training the new bartender (my nie