Gene's Pentax

California ...

2010-06-29T03:49:00.001-05:00

Monterey Bay, CA

2010-06-04T19:53:00.002-05:00

Yosemite National Park

2010-03-02T01:45:00.001-05:00

My newest toy

2009-09-25T14:27:00.002-05:00

Pentax K2000 with FA 31mm.
Taken with Pentax *ist D, DA 40mm, Metz 48 flash triggered by Flashwaves.

Mission San Antonio de Padua - California

2009-09-25T14:22:00.002-05:00

*ist D ... forgot which lens I used... I think it was DA 21mm.

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-23T11:58:00.000-05:00

Caroling at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

2008-12-20T21:21:00.000-05:00

baby & mom

2008-10-05T16:20:00.002-05:00

2008-10-05T16:17:00.001-05:00

Something strange ...

2008-09-06T14:12:00.002-05:00

@ Yellowstone National Park

2008-09-06T14:10:00.002-05:00

An intimidating quack.

2008-06-29T12:05:00.000-05:00

Pentax *ist D with DA 21mm lens.

Focus

2008-06-12T17:04:00.002-05:00

Horse with an attitude

2008-04-14T00:02:00.002-05:00

*ist D and DA 40mm

Behind bars

2008-04-06T23:12:00.002-05:00

Pentax *ist D, DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited

It's magic!

2008-03-30T23:30:00.003-05:00

A local magician named Joe Romano at a local children's event on Saturday.

*ist D, FA 50mm, ISO 400, f/2.8, 1/100s.

Spring is coming to Washington, DC.

2008-03-24T16:57:00.000-05:00

Pentax *ist D, DA 40mm Ltd.

K1000SE!

2008-02-16T00:40:00.001-05:00

Portrait of a friend

2008-01-13T01:14:00.001-05:00

A back mirror view

2007-12-30T22:37:00.000-05:00

Last Train

2007-09-29T23:22:00.001-05:00

Hope

2007-09-29T23:02:00.000-05:00

Nostalgia

2007-09-29T22:47:00.001-05:00

It's a bookstore in Seoul I've known for the past 30 years. I've walked by here for countless times. This, probably, was for the last time.

Exhausted ...

2007-09-29T22:46:00.000-05:00

A Marching Band

2007-09-29T22:27:00.001-05:00

Tara's ... aka T Space

2007-09-23T00:57:00.001-05:00

Visit Tara's (aka T Space) when in Seoul, Korea.

See www.tspace.co.kr

It's a new place for a good meal and a space for seeing up and coming artists.

Clean, spacious, and inviting ...

A big table for a big gathering or big mingling ...

And, of course, good food ...

A friendly maitre d'

FA 20mm vs DA 21mm -- a simple comparison

2007-09-09T01:01:00.000-05:00

I compared the FA 20mm f/2.8 with DA 21mm f/3.2 by taking a simple photo of an indoor area.

Set up:
A room lit by a fluorescent light
K10D
RAW format
ISO 100
Tripod
Fully manual mode, so that shutter speed is the same for a given aperture.
JPEG conversion with Photoshop CS3 using same parameters. Best quality JPEG.

Below is the area photographed.
This one is with FA 20mm at f/3.2, 1/10s.

With DA 21mm at f/3.2.

At f/4.0:
FA 20mm.
DA 21mm.

What I noticed in comparing the two lenses:
1. There is difference in resolution (see Photozone.de for the comparison). But it's hardly noticeable unless you are counting the pixels.
2. FA 20mm has more accurate color. The room was lit with a fluorescent light and the pictures were converted with that setting.
3. FA 20mm shows more detail in the shadows. See the dark area on the right side (outside the door which was lit with a dim light.)

But the DA 21mm is a nice small lens. It'd be great with a small and light camera such as *ist D or *ist DS when traveling.

Priceless!

2007-08-31T13:13:00.001-05:00

Resting Bird

2007-07-07T22:45:00.000-05:00

Flamingo at the Washington National Zoo. July 2007.

Pentax K10D. FA 135mm f/2.8 IF, and FA* 300mm f/4.5.

Mother & Baby

2007-07-06T23:49:00.000-05:00

Pentax *ist DS, FA 20mm f/2.8.

Feb. 2007

Another old one reworked

2007-06-28T23:19:00.001-05:00

Mt. St. Helens, Washington State. July 2005.

Pentax *ist DS, DA 18-55mm.

An Orchestra at Rest

2007-06-28T23:15:00.000-05:00

This one is from a while ago.

Pentax *ist DS, Sigma Mini-Wide II 28mm f/2.8.

A cold one for a hot summer night

2007-06-20T00:06:00.001-05:00

A Belgian Leffe Blond on a hot summer night. June 2007.

Pentax K10D, FA 31mm f/1.8 Limited.

St. Patrick's Cathedral

2007-06-19T01:00:00.000-05:00

St. Patrick's Cathedral. April 2007.

Pentax K10D, FA 20mm f/2.8.

Embrace

2007-06-19T00:50:00.000-05:00

NY Metropolitan Museum. April 2007.

Pentax K10D, FA 43mm f/1.9 Limited.

National Air & Space Museum

2007-06-19T00:21:00.000-05:00

Washington, DC. May 2007.
Pentax K10D, FA 43mm f/1.9 Limited.

Point Man

2007-06-15T07:10:00.001-05:00

Today is the Army's Birthday!

Korean War Memorial, Washington, DC. December 2006.

Pentax *ist DS, FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited.

Urban Invasion

2007-06-14T22:09:00.001-05:00

The Natural History Museum, Washington, DC. March 2007.

Pentax K10D, FA 20mm f/2.8.

Let there be light!

2007-06-12T22:08:00.000-05:00

Another view of St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.

Pentax K10D, DA 14mm f/2.8.

More from NYC

2007-06-12T22:06:00.001-05:00

St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Pentax K10D, FA 20mm f/2.8.

Irene's favorite hat

2007-06-11T21:57:00.000-05:00

June 2007.
Pentax K10D, FA* 300mm f/4.5

Fire

2007-06-11T21:55:00.001-05:00

Yellowstone National Park, July 2006.
Pentax *ist DS, FA 43mm f/1.9 Limited.

Ida Noyes Hall

2007-06-11T21:50:00.000-05:00

The main stairs leading up to the second floor at the Ida Noyes Hall, the University of Chicago. July 2006.
Pentax *ist DS, FA 20mm f/2.8.

A river runs through it ...

2007-06-11T21:39:00.000-05:00

Yellowstone National Park. July 2006.

Pentax *ist DS, DA 14mm f/2.8.

For the benefit and enjoyment of the people

2007-06-11T17:19:00.000-05:00

A gate to the Yellowstone National Park. July 2006.

Pentax *ist DS, DA 14mm f/2.8.

The Pentax 77

2007-06-11T17:17:00.000-05:00

The Pentax FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited lens.

Pentax *ist DS, FA 135mm f/2.8.

Ikea Blue

2007-06-07T21:26:00.001-05:00

Pentax *ist DS, FA 24-90mm f/3.5-4.5 ED IF.

Cornered!

2007-06-07T21:24:00.000-05:00

Pentax *ist DS, DA 14mm f/2.8.

NYC, April 2007

2007-06-02T22:25:00.001-05:00

April 2007.
Pentax K10D, FA 20mm f/2.8

Chubby Cheeks!

2007-05-30T22:32:00.000-05:00

Pentax K10D, FA 31mm f/1.8 Limited.