Ayer Rajah Photo Interest Group 4th Anniversary Event

A charity event organised by the ARPIG and it was a fun outing.  Brought along the Cononmark B4 strobe and learnt from Martini the basics of using it for the shoot.

The photos turned out great although I had a few hiccups to learning and mastering the strobe.

I am glad I bought it as I can get the hang of it in that 2 hours of fun with 6 different models to shoot.

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The replacement screen protector came in today as well.  This time I managed to get it stuck onto the K1 LCD.

Yay!!

Pentax Q 5-15mm F2.8-4 02 Lens

Managed to get one good condition 2nd hand lens from eBay and it came without the front lens cap.  Will have to order one in.

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Bought this AirGlass protector from the site for the K1 and the Q. The Q protector was ok but the K1 version could not stick as it was curved.  Wrote in to them and they requested photos and now awaiting the replacement protector to arrive.

Ordered two more K1 AirGlass protectors for my friends and one for the Fuji X30 and awaiting for   those to arrive too.

Continuation of Pentax K1

I tested with the FA31mm F1.8 Limited lens on Saturday at Changi Airport T2 and it looks good indoors but unfortunately, I could not test outdoors as it began to rain heavily.

Wanted to do a test today, but did not have a chance so will see how in the next couple of days.

Updates to the K1 Saga

Wanting to improve my flash photography to the next level, I decided to invest in a portable studio flash system. Thanks to a friend who introduced my to the Cononmark B4, a fully manual system at a decent price, I decided to purchase it for future investment.

After getting it, I wandered to Black Market Camera to look for a Tamron 24mm F2.5 MF lens but ended up getting a K50mm F1.4 at a decent price point.  The F1.2 version cost 3.5x more.  Furthermore, the condition and glass was excellent.

I had to service my father-in-law's VW Beetle and so decided to bring the 3FA Limiteds and the 2 50mm (K50mm F1.4 & Chinon 50mm F1.4) that I had out for a spin, but the weather was not in favour of me doing it.

In the end, managed to take only 2 shots of the display at Changi Airport T2.

More updates next week.

Pentax K1 Full Frame Camera

I pre-ordered through a friend who knew the distributor in Vietnam.  He flew back for the Labour Day long weekend and flew back on the 4rd of May 2016 and I collected the camera that night.

My initial view of the K1 is that it is bulkier and much heavier than the K3 APS-C camera and the grip is well contoured to have all the 4 fingers around it, unlike the K3 where the pinky finger is hanging off the camera body.

The first lens that I attached to the K1 was the FA31mm F1.8 Limited, as I wanted to see how it worked with the K1.

It had a nice feel to it as the camera seemed to balance out and I could shoot with one hand.

It is now day 4 with the K1 and I tried the K85mm F1.8 as well as the Chinon 50mm F1.4 on the K1.  Awesome!  I will need to bring the K1 to school and try out with the various lenses that I have.