An autumn walk with Pentacon 30/3.5

[hpmickey]

This Saturday started with a chilly morning (-5 degrees is something quite unusual here at the beginning of October) but the clear sky promised a nice day.
I was not able to persuade neither my wife nor our daughters to go out, so being left alone, I walked a bit longer.
I returned with 16km in my feet, two beers in my stomach, and several photos in my camera.

All taken with Pentacon 30/3.5 and processed in the Corel's AfterShot Pro.

#1 - I went to the Vartovna observation tower. Its shape should remain the DNA double helix:


#2 - It is built at the place that was traditionally used as a checkpoint by folk rangers in the 17th and 18th century.
By happen, I must have fallen into some time-loop for a while, because I met two of them
Here is one:


#3 - His equipment:


#4 - And the land he patrols:


#5 - Yet another look from the top of the observation tower:


#6 - A bonus - panorama stitched from 5 photos in Hugin. A typical countryside nearby.
(For full-res click through to dropbox, and download original in the 6385x2524px resolution):


Michal

[RSalles]

Nice pics, which cam did you shoot with?


Cheers,

Renato

[Attila]

Beautiful series! Congrats!

[pepes]

Nice pictures with good lens. One time I test Pentacon 3,5/30 and was perfect sharp.

[hpmickey]

Many thanks guys

Renato, I shoot with Sony A500 (and dream about Sony A99 ).

Pepes, my copy of the lens needs to be stopped down to F8 to achieve corner to corner sharpness (but then it becomes really sharp). I must admit that I had higher expectation while I was looking for it. Fortunately, F8-F11 works well with landscapes, and the 30mm focal lens is perfect for 4 to 5 pictures panorama.

Michal