I suspect the reason for the softness is the f16 ap that was used. You get a lot of diffusion at f16 -- definitely not a recommended way to shoot unless maximum depth of field is required in a close focusing situation.
But some nice subject matter here. Paul On Feb 17, 2011, at 2:07 AM, John Coyle wrote: > Hi Walt - some nice shots there, but I felt that some of them were softer > than I would expect. 9423 is one example, but in others, like the two b&w > shots of the little hut, the resolution doesn't seem what I would expect. I > believe that converting to monochrome is best done using only one channel, > and I'm sure one of the gurus here will know which one! > > John Coyle > Brisbane, Australia > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Walter Gilbert > Sent: Thursday, 17 February 2011 12:39 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: GESO: Photo walk on a warm February day > > Hi all, > > We had an unseasonably warm day here in western Kentucky, so I thought I'd > take the cameras out and see what I came up with. I filled up a roll of > Plus-X 125 on the K1000 using my 135/2.5 and will have them developed soon. > On my K-x, I used my K-50/1.4 -- everything shot at > f/16 just to get a feel for it. I had mixed results, but all in all, was > happy with the results. I'm still learning the lens, obviously -- but, when > I get it right, I really love the results. Anyhoo ... here's the link: > > http://www.damndirtyrino.com/2011/02/16/photo-walk-on-a-warm-february-day-21 > 611/ > > Comments, critiques and frequent flyer miles are much appreciated. > > -- Walt > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > 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 > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
