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Should I sell my 85mm f2 to fund a samyang 85mm?
I do find M lenses a bit of a pain on a dslr and have sold all my M lenses, an A one would be much preferable I use the 85mm f2 M lens as an A lens on my k5 by using a bit of foil. That's a great trick...now if I can get my 85 back.... must not lend out lenses, must not lend out....
Posted by Transit on 06/10/2011 - 02:17
Should I sell my 85mm f2 to fund a samyang 85mm?
Be a bit wary before spending money on M42 lenses. My K-m doesn't like them My K-5 is slightly better exposure-wise than my K-m was with M42 lenses, although not perfect. I had assumed that it was to do with the fact that the cameras only supports spot metering on anything less sophisticated than a ...
Posted by Algernon on 06/10/2011 - 13:08
Lens Receommendations svp - wide angle zooms
I'd second a vote for the 16-45, It's a big upgrade on the 18-55. Constant F4, Close focus , Much better IQ. The difference between 18mm and 16mm is very useful. You have other lenses to cover the 45-55mm area. One of the best value Pentax lenses. You would have to spend a lot more to better the...
Posted by doingthebobs on 06/10/2011 - 22:46
Lens Receommendations svp - wide angle zooms
Sounds like you had a good sample of the kit lens Ken. I found my 16-45mm so much better than my kit lens. The chromatic aberration was superficial and easy to sort out in post. The blurry abberations the kit lens creates near the borders of shots at 18mm is harder to combat! It could be that my...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 07/10/2011 - 09:55
Lens Receommendations svp - wide angle zooms
I'll keep eye out for a used Sigma 10-20 or Tamrom 10-24, Pentax sounds a bit too rich for my blood, sadly. Ta all for comments. I'll report back if I buy anything - hopefully in less than 15 months!
Posted by mattie on 30/12/2012 - 12:29
Lens Receommendations svp - wide angle zooms
The 16-45 has proven to be a very tidy lens, well pleased with it except for two things: - 16 isn't quite wide enough for some landscapes; - The missus has pretty much claimed it for her K30 meaning I'm generally using the Sigma 28-70 EX anyway! I was tempted by the Sigma 10-20, but went the wh...
Posted by mattie on 12/05/2013 - 19:36
SMC-A 400mm f5.6 quality/value
I got an NPS 400mm f5.9 for about £40 plus postage - it was bought just to muck around with but if you look at my flickr thread for it you may see why I decided to keep it, only ever seen one other :(. For a very short period I also owned a Tokina 400mm F5.6 which again cost around 40 quid (the...
Posted by Stuey on 07/10/2011 - 12:32
Low light lens recommendation
Hey guys! Not sure if any of you remember me - probably not. But I joined a few months ago :) I just upgraded and got myself the k5 and I'm loving it but I want more! I'm trying to find a good low light lens as I have a bunch of low light stuff planned ahead so I want to be able to get good photo...
Posted by ilikepirates on 06/10/2011 - 23:59
Lens Cleaning
The endorsement in that link is so preposterous that for me it weakens any claim the stuff might have - it makes it looks like a scam. Which would be a shame if it is simply a good cleaner. Well he's been selling it for a few years now and considering that his main business is expensive lens convers...
Posted by Algernon on 08/10/2011 - 13:16
Lens Cleaning
What's wrong with using a normal microfibre cloth? I don't use snake oil on my lenses ;p They don't remove anything. Cotton seems better I still have some 25 year old Selvyt cloths (washed many times) and resort to them when microfibre doesn't work. Selvyt have been around for quite some tim...
Posted by Algernon on 08/10/2011 - 14:36
What price a Tamron 500 mirror
It is nice and clean, with no marks, very smooth focus, and all the bits seem to be in place. I might just go for it tomorrow, never thought about the CIF. If I don't get the use of it, I suppose I could pass it on to a Pentax user here ? Thank you, 'Frogfish', you made my mind up and cost...
Posted by Galoot on 07/10/2011 - 21:28
What price a Tamron 500 mirror
It is nice and clean, with no marks, very smooth focus, and all the bits seem to be in place. I might just go for it tomorrow, never thought about the CIF. If I don't get the use of it, I suppose I could pass it on to a Pentax user here ? Thank you, 'Frogfish', you made my mind up and cost...
Posted by Frogfish on 07/10/2011 - 21:35
Bad review for DA* 16-50mm
I have a DA* 16-50 and I love it, although I tend not to use it at 16mm very often, and I rarely use it wide open. I thought the review of it was a fair one. I also paid a lot less than the review suggests (although it was a while back). It clearly has limitations but it can produce amazing images a...
Posted by matwhittington on 08/10/2011 - 14:44
Bad review for DA* 16-50mm
Remember a few months back I was arguing about the pricing for the DA* 16-50 with forum members here and it term a turned a bit ugly. I was pointing out that point that pentax was overpricing the 16-50 while it is the the sharpest on the market and SDM fails from time to time. Lots of people...
Posted by m42geo on 08/10/2011 - 21:47
Bad review for DA* 16-50mm
Dr. M. I think you have misinterpreted my post in some aspects ... I specifically mentioned the highest quality zooms (though I didn't specifically mention the 60-250 it is a superb lens in anyone's book it is again much more expensive, f4 not f2.8 and much slower AF than the 70-200 competition ......
Posted by Frogfish on 09/10/2011 - 09:24
Bad review for DA* 16-50mm
Unless a user has done thorough comparison tests against the best lenses available, because the differences are so minute the opinion of the user is I'm afraid worthless. You can't compare one item against itself :shock: A friend of mine used to own/run one of the most successful pro photogra...
Posted by Algernon on 10/10/2011 - 09:04
Bad review for DA* 16-50mm
I took one of these on hire from SRS back in April with a view to purchase, at the time I posted that it was the best lens I'd ever used - I now own one. During my recent visit to Mongolia it was the default lens on the camera, only coming off if I needed to use something else.
Posted by RayB on 11/10/2011 - 11:50
Bad review for DA* 16-50mm
With the DA*16-50 I definitely sit on the fence. In my experience it can produce some excellent results but does have some limitations which have occasionally caught me out. I have had three of these. The first, a very early one delivered in August 2007, was effectively DOA with duff SDM and was ...
Posted by GlynM on 12/10/2011 - 10:08
Bad review for DA* 16-50mm
GlynM Thanks for the sample and review. If I am going to buy the 16-50 I am going to use it for work so I need top quality lens, I currently have the sigma 18-50 2.8 EX and I also doesn't like this wide open too much, and auto focus is low light condition is a big big problem. When I try to sh...
Posted by m42geo on 12/10/2011 - 10:51
Bad review for DA* 16-50mm
If I am going to buy the 16-50 I am going to use it for work so I need top quality lens, I currently have the sigma 18-50 2.8 EX and I also doesn't like this wide open too much, and auto focus is low light condition is a big big problem. When I try to shoot at the wider end at low light it always of...
Posted by GlynM on 12/10/2011 - 11:23
