Welcome.
That's a lot of Tri-X.
My son also has the 30mm & loves it as well.
Not only sharp, but a really nice focal length
as well.
Collin
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>Hi all,
>
>New to the PDML, i enjoy working in the darkroom >and would be interested in an
>upcoming print challenge.
>
>I brought back from this summer's car trip through >Spain, Marrocco and
>Mauritania 30 rolls of tri-X so i'll have plenty >of interesting things to work
>on this fall ^-^
>
>Most of the shots were done with the Pentax K 30mm >1:2.8 i just bought
>recently. I'am making the first prints and i must >say...the 30mm looks pretty
>nice. Almost no distortions at all, very high >resolution/sharpness and very
>nice rendering of shapes & textures (sort of a 3D >effect). A nice step better
>than K 28/3.5 i used before, which is heavier and >less bright.
>
>I had to travel light and only brought with me one >body (MX) and three lenses :
>K 30/2.8, M 50/1.4 and K 85/1.8. I used the 30mm >for about 85% of the shots,
>the 85mm for 10% and the 50mm for 5% (mainly for >low-light situations and
>during the night). The 30mm was really pleasing to >use !
>
>Have a nice day,
>
>Thibault Grouas
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Collin Brendemuehl, KC8TKA
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