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Pentax 150-450WR down to £1699 at SRS

1stEverPentax
Posted 17/06/2015 - 19:13 Link
Still too expensive for most of us but a very welcome drop in price nonetheless ...saves having to buy in from the EU.
Mike-P
Posted 17/06/2015 - 20:23 Link
That's a lot better, feel for the people that bought it at launch though ... it was only released a couple of weeks ago.
davem
Posted 17/06/2015 - 21:05 Link
Mike how do you rate it against the first Sigma 50-500?
Pjy123
Posted 17/06/2015 - 21:13 Link
looks a lovely lens but way out of my price bracket
Mike-P
Posted 17/06/2015 - 21:43 Link
davem wrote:
Mike how do you rate it against the first Sigma 50-500?

Blows it out of the water Dave.

I was a bit unsure it it was worth the difference against the newer 50-500mm OS but after using it a bit more today I can see that it is. The fact that it works well with the Pentax 1.4x is also a bonus as I could never get the Sigma OS to AF reliably with it attached.

All I need now is a Pentax body that has decent AF.C tracking and I can dump the Canon gear. I think with Ricoh in charge now there is every chance of that happening.
Conqueror
Posted 17/06/2015 - 21:45 Link
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All I need now is a Pentax body that has decent AF.C tracking and I can dump the Canon gear. I think with Ricoh in charge now there is every chance of that happening.

The upcoming FF perhaps...
K-3ii
dcweather
Posted 17/06/2015 - 22:48 Link
Mike-P wrote:
davem wrote:
Mike how do you rate it against the first Sigma 50-500?

Blows it out of the water Dave.

I was a bit unsure it it was worth the difference against the newer 50-500mm OS but after using it a bit more today I can see that it is. The fact that it works well with the Pentax 1.4x is also a bonus as I could never get the Sigma OS to AF reliably with it attached.

All I need now is a Pentax body that has decent AF.C tracking and I can dump the Canon gear. I think with Ricoh in charge now there is every chance of that happening.

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It would pretty much be the last piece in the puzzle for many of us. It is also something Ricoh must be aware of so with their generally more progressive approach I think it will come and the sooner the better.
dcweather
Posted 17/06/2015 - 22:49 Link
How does the actual static focusing speed compare with the SIgma?
Mike-P
Posted 25/06/2015 - 17:30 Link
Back to 2k now
AlJones2402
Posted 25/06/2015 - 19:15 Link
Better to buy abroad then as it's a considerable saving!! 😊

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