My father

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  • 09-17-2011, 09:41 PM
    Sebastian
    My father
    <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebastiand/6157877016/" title="My father by Sebastian D. Szyszka, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/6157877016_f923761da6_z.jpg" width="640" height="426" alt="My father"></a>

    Sony NEX-5, Pentax 50mm f/2.
  • 09-17-2011, 11:06 PM
    n8
    Re: My father
    Very, very nice. What's that in the background? It works great.
  • 09-18-2011, 01:18 AM
    Greg McCary
    Re: My father
    Nice and lovely bokeh. You have got me using the Nex too. I have yet to try my OM glass yet, but will.
    Thanks for posting.
  • 09-18-2011, 06:19 AM
    OldClicker
    Re: My father
    I really like the capture of the face, but think that the left side is distracting. Try cropping off about half of the left side leaving just enough space to 'look in' to. Unlike the others so far, I think that the bokeh from this lens/setting is much too rough. - Terry
  • 09-18-2011, 10:53 AM
    Sebastian
    Re: My father
    Thanks for the comments everyone.

    @N8: Stadium crowds.

    @Greg: Classic lenses on the NEX make it something completely different. I'm still learning how to use it effectively, but the MF aids are fantastic and the sensor really shines, so quirks are easy to look past.

    @OldClicker: I appreciate the comments but couldn't disagree more. I'm all about negative space, and this is already feeling a little bit cramped to me. The roughness you describe comes from my post work and was fully intentional.
  • 09-18-2011, 01:10 PM
    mattb
    Re: My father
    Very nice. I'm a big fan of classic Pentax glass too. What did it take to mount that on the Sony? Is it full manual then or do you get any aperture control? How does metering work?
  • 09-18-2011, 01:23 PM
    Sebastian
    Re: My father
    Just search Amazon for a NEX to K-Mount adapter. Mine cost $20 I think. No electronic coupling whatsoever, so all aperture and focus is manual. Metering works just as it does with any lens, the meter and histogram stay perfectly functional.

    Hope that helps.