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Amazingly tough battery! Or inaccurate indicator? I do like the treadmill-generator theory though. 🙂

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I had not heard of the X-E camera, thanks, good to know they're continuing a fixed-focal lens model.
I like your clean interiors, well-lit, nice tonality. And the sunset of course has a great sky. The bridge photo seems to need something more, and the greens don't look, well, “green” enough! Maybe some magenta in there dulling the color?

Best wishes
Doug

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Good for him! Better he than I… as I have grown more sensible with advancing age I've developed an aversion to heights. I hope he is well paid, VERY well paid!

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Welcome to Leica S desire! The 70mm is an obvious place to start, and a versatile choice, relatively economical too. I had the advantage of a large Pentax 67 system so I could use those lenses while I considered what other S lenses I might want to get. I ended up with the 35mm Summarit and later the 100 Summicron. For the infrequent macro/closeup use I am happy enough with the Pentax 100mm macro, so my situation may be quite different from yours. For a macro S lens, there's just one choice, and it's a good one. The other thing about acquiring S lenses is to consider whether you need the leaf shutter versions or not, as most are available either way. I advise scanning through this RedDot forum to find picture threads to give you an idea of the “look” of the various choices. Have fun!

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I like the pond with the invisible alligator! He would have a duck dinner, I guess…
In the shot just above, is that an aircraft carrier moored up there close to shore? I'm surprised the water is deep enough!

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Thanks, Dale, for the series, giving a sense of your community. Seems calm and relaxed, comfortable.

Does the Q suit your style? I like to stay with one lens for extended times, sometimes a 28. 🙂

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If one exists, it could not allow infinity focus, as the flange-to-sensor distance for the S is much greater than for the small Pentax. Macro focus only, and of course the image circle coverage is doubtful as well, but more likely at macro focusing distances anyway. 🙂

Doug

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Tell me about your “Metabones Adapter for Pentax 645 analog lenses”… I don't see this product on the Metabones website. Does it feature any aperture control mechanism? Price?
Thanks… Doug

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This is really very nice I think, and the bit of off-center non/semi-symmetry gives the composition a little something extra. I like the light and colors too.

Doug

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I am missing the little forum controls that lead to the most recent post in a thread. I'll have to explore other areas, as my main involvement is the forums. I also note that in my Pentax thread in Alternative S lenses, some posted photos have unusable huge scaling.

Doug

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I'll pick up the thread with some M8 (mostly) and M9 shots of interesting manikins… These are fullsize JPEGs.

M8, 50 Heliar, Hawaii

M8, 50 C-Sonnar, Seattle

M8, 50 C-Sonnar, Seattle

M8, 28 Summicron, Las Vegas

M8, 50 C-Sonnar, Las Vegas

M9, 1.8/75 Heliar, Hawaii

M8, 50 Planar, Seattle

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Thanks, Scott, really nice series. There is just something about manikins that fascinates, and may say something about the rest of us!

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Nice display… and steady hands!

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Ha! Well well, is this prophetic? I had to check LR5.5 myself and indeed it's listed. This may get interesting.

I've been using a 100mm f/4 Pentax and like this angle of view. But I expect an f/2 lens would be just a bit larger…

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Interesting… I'm surprised at how thick the cover is. And wondering about doing some personalized cutting to allow access to the battery and card.

Doug

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