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Sigma 50-500 focusing
Still getting these intermittent focusing problems with the Bigma :( ... now, I have a memory, or at least I imagine that I do... that there was a thread on here a few months back that discussed something similar. I may be completely making this up, but if there's something that will stop me h...
Posted by ChrisA on 10/01/2012 - 14:54
Which lens to compliment K5 with 18-135 WR
You mentioned that you do landscapes. If you want to go a bit wider than your DA 18-135 permits the DA15mm Limited is a lovely little lens that can easily be slipped into a pocket and has lower distortion than your zoom as well as extending the range. Portraits and weddings could be handled quite...
Posted by helios on 18/12/2011 - 14:54
Which lens to compliment K5 with 18-135 WR
The Pentax DA 12-24mm f/4 ED AL (IF) also has some great reviews. Do you think that this would give the flexibility at the lower range that I am looking for? I am not sure if being F4 (rather than F1.4 or F2) would make that much difference when I have a K5. So would the Pentax DA 12-24mm f/4 ED...
Posted by slowtour on 19/12/2011 - 10:15
Which lens to compliment K5 with 18-135 WR
Wide aperture lenses are easier for manual focusing because they snap in and out more obviously. All lenses need to be focused accurately, but the amount of error in AF systems and in our eyes is usually more than catered for by depth of field. At wider apertures DOF is onviously much reduced. so ac...
Posted by johnriley on 19/12/2011 - 10:30
Which lens to compliment K5 with 18-135 WR
I echo the above views that the DA35 is a very good starting point, especially re family portrait type photography. It's a little wide for 'classic portraiture' type photography but for chasing kids around it's great, and it's fast enough to blur the background (yet remains sharp). There will be mor...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 19/12/2011 - 10:42
Which lens to compliment K5 with 18-135 WR
The Pentax DA 12-24mm f/4 ED AL (IF) also has some great reviews. Do you think that this would give the flexibility at the lower range that I am looking for? I am not sure if being F4 (rather than F1.4 or F2) would make that much difference when I have a K5. I think you have some reading to do ab...
Posted by sterretje on 19/12/2011 - 12:52
Mysterious Hole
Good luck with the auction, i paid £130 for mine back in march
Posted by Mike_H on 18/12/2011 - 18:09
does any of my lenses work on Full frame cameras?
that means on a FF you can use 22mm which is better than 16mm (i.e 24mm 35mm equivalent) on the APS-C? if so that's actually good news!! I do not have any digitised images of my own, but here is a link to some images sent to me by mattmatic a few years back, when I made an enquiry re DA 16-45 on ...
Posted by stevejcoe on 19/12/2011 - 17:09
fast zoom with macro?
I was going to say that most zoom lenses only do macro as a compromise and you'd be better off with a dedicated macro lens but all three of Charlotte's shots are stunning. While admittedly they are not true macro (1:1) for that type of subject the results are first rate. It would be interesting to...
Posted by JAK on 19/12/2011 - 16:26
fast zoom with macro?
The last one's exif; K-r Sigma DG 70-300mm switched to macro Camera Mode Manual exposure Lens Manual focus 16 on the ap ring on the camera. ISO 400 1/160 I can't remember what the other ones were and as it's done in manual the data doesn't appear on the photo. I quite agree that there i...
Posted by Charlotte on 19/12/2011 - 17:22
fast zoom with macro?
I have a couple of Tamron Adaptall 2 lenses that have decent close up capabilities. The 70-210mm f3.5 and 35-80mm f2.8/3.8 are both 1:2.5 or 1:1.25 with the Adaptall 2x converter. Both are manual focus but fun to use and give pretty good results. by , on Flickr by , on Flickr ...
Posted by Mike-P on 19/12/2011 - 17:44
fast zoom with macro?
the 90mm manual focus? i've noted that...cheers
Posted by dinneenp on 19/12/2011 - 19:54
fast zoom with macro?
I had a Tamron 70-300mm for a few days and tried the macro setting. It was pretty good and you could use it from 180mm to 300mm. The distance to subject was really good. I preferred the results I got using it as a macro to those as a tele zoom. However you have demonstrated that stalkers get suc...
Posted by johnwhit on 20/12/2011 - 12:58
fast zoom with macro?
Thanks So with the Raynox and Tamron 17-50 f2.8 lens 1. What would minimum distance from object be/how close do I have to be? 2. What magnification ratio would I have? 3. Do I hbe an extremely narrow focus area? 4. Anything else to note? Thanks for all the replies. Basically I'm wondering if ...
Posted by dinneenp on 20/12/2011 - 13:26
fast zoom with macro?
With the Raynox 250 and my standard Pentax 18-55mm zoom as an approximate guide: 1. At 18mm and 55mm the focussing distance was approx 4 inches whan I tried just now. Your 17-50 should be about the same. 2. I think that it's a 1:2.5 ratio. 3. Yes, like any macro at that magnification I suppose....
Posted by DragonDrop on 20/12/2011 - 14:11
fast zoom with macro?
I had a Tamron 70-300mm for a few days and tried the macro setting. It was pretty good and you could use it from 180mm to 300mm. The distance to subject was really good. I preferred the results I got using it as a macro to those as a tele zoom. However you have demonstrated that stalkers get suc...
Posted by dougf8 on 20/12/2011 - 19:46
Here we go!
That's right, they were both purchased off amazon in the half price sale. One by me as a birthday treat to myself and one by my wife who had taken notice of the virtual Post-it note with the name of the lens typed in big bold capital letters and had been looking for one for my birthday/christmas (1...
Posted by bigdaddybucks on 20/12/2011 - 21:57
Here we go!
Why send one back when I can maybe make a small profit to help with Christmas costs? Regards Lee Careful .. that's a dirty word to some people round here. :wink:
Posted by Mike-P on 21/12/2011 - 00:08
Here we go!
Optically it's exactly the same. However, the DA version has metal mount, Quick Shift and a dedicated lens hood included. I've mentioned this before, but it's worth restating. Having QuickShift makes an enormous difference to the usability of the lens. It's long focus throw makes AF slow *if* th...
Posted by ChrisA on 21/12/2011 - 08:09
Here we go!
That's right, they were both purchased off amazon in the half price sale. One by me as a birthday treat to myself and one by my wife who had taken notice of the virtual Post-it note with the name of the lens typed in big bold capital letters and had been looking for one for my birthday/christmas (1...
Posted by sterretje on 21/12/2011 - 09:17
