wuhbam.

wuhbam. took this shot while peoples were over for french project: shoot a crime, or whatever, and etc, and stuff, and i can't explain well atm, but shit i'm excited to film for this. mainly cause it'll involve much takumar stroking, but omg it'll be epic :D a nice spontaneous shot this was, quite like how it turned out...

similarly, this:

after that single-in-march challenge, i tired a bit of my takumar 50/1.4. this is one of the first times i've use dit since and...omg. beautiful. wide open, and yet sharp as hell (it sometimes is razor sharp at f1.4, and sometimes is pretty soft. it's probably just really fickle with focus, i guess.). bokeh to die for, even the flaring is nice and smooth. if glass has personality, this one is full of it. sometimes i hate it, but the occasional shots like these, transformed into epicness, are what'll keep this lens with me forever.

finally, a random macro. the d-fa 100 wr doesn't get nearly as much use as it deserves, being a godly lens...this shot is proof of that. hot chocolate residue turned out pretty cool in this, imo :)

and now, finally, moment i've all been waiting for........

i got a k-5 this morning.

it is the sexiest thing ever.

i might take some shots of it later with the k-x or comparison photos but honestly, i'd rather just go out and take photos with it. that's what the k-5 does for me: it makes me want to go out, every day, every second, and take photos. kills me that i have to work tmrw, but oh well. 

anyways, here're some of my first shots out of this thing:

the best thing about this shot?

the original was this:

dynamic range in action right there. even in the deepest shadows noise is minimal...landscapes with the k-5 are going to be holyshittery.

also, let's play a game: guess the ISO. ISO 100? you funny child.

this is ISO 6400. yeah.

anyways, enough measurebating. ;D

so far, noticeable holyshits as compared to my k-x....

omg the shutter sound. so smooth and quiet. makes my k-x sound like a jackhammer.

high iso...without testing it outright and just from the "feel" of the files, it seems like i get around a 1.5-2 stop boost in ISO quality. amazing. iso 3200 is smooth and perfectly good, whereas it would be pushing it on the k-x (to my tolerances)
autofocus speed/accuracy...after dialing in the adjustments for each lens, holy shit. pinpoint accuracy, loveeee itttt

an autofocus assist light!

a level!

composition adjust!

a top LCD (which i'm not used to having but getting used to!)

TWO DIALS!

weather sealing!

battery grip!

af.s/af.c/mf switch!

disable-able long-exposure NR!

locking mode dial!

user modes!

visible af points!

(at this point i'm just throwing shit out there that the k-x doesn't even have at all. just in case you haven't  figure that out yet. and the "!" means im excited. just so you know.)

mag alloy body + great grip rubberyness thing!

makes pizza!

serves cold drinks!

types blog posts!

stuff!