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One "all-in-one" lens for beginner
My advice for a novice is to buy a 50mm and nothing else. You will learn more about photography with a single fixed-focus lens. It will teach you how to 'find' a photograph by walking around a subject rather than standing in the same spot and zooming in. I'm not saying that zooms are bad, but I...
Posted by beakynet on 14/05/2012 - 15:10
One "all-in-one" lens for beginner
I've worked on what fits in a small Lowepro rucksack. I think I use my Sigma 10 - 20mm least, my Pentax DA 55 - 300 the most. I have to agree with Bill. Since getting my Pentax DA 55-300 I've left it on my K-r (which came with the DAL 18-55 and 50-200 kit) all the time ! But is does depend on ...
Posted by PeterKR on 14/05/2012 - 20:21
One "all-in-one" lens for beginner
My advice for a novice is to buy a 50mm and nothing else. You will learn more about photography with a single fixed-focus lens. It will teach you how to 'find' a photograph by walking around a subject rather than standing in the same spot and zooming in. I'm not saying that zooms are bad, but I...
Posted by Smeggypants on 16/05/2012 - 22:32
One "all-in-one" lens for beginner
There we have it, In a nutshell! :roll: All of this advise shows that there is not an easy answer. Sorry but until you try a lens out you can't know for sure which you will find most useful. If you buy one lens, then you will use it and almost certainly like it. You will also find it's limitations ...
Posted by doingthebobs on 17/05/2012 - 11:18
One "all-in-one" lens for beginner
My advice for a novice is to buy a 50mm and nothing else. You will learn more about photography with a single fixed-focus lens. It will teach you how to 'find' a photograph by walking around a subject rather than standing in the same spot and zooming in. I'm not saying that zooms are bad, but I...
Posted by wadna on 26/05/2012 - 01:20
One "all-in-one" lens for beginner
My advice for a novice is to buy a 50mm and nothing else. You will learn more about photography with a single fixed-focus lens. It will teach you how to 'find' a photograph by walking around a subject rather than standing in the same spot and zooming in. I'm not saying that zooms are bad, but I...
Posted by fatspider on 26/05/2012 - 01:27
budget macro lens
I think you could do no better for £100 than to buy Charlotte's Sigma 50mm F 2.8 Macro (manual focus) lens. A superb lens that is also great for portraits and tight landscape shots. It is 1:1 true macro and also works well with a 2x teleconverter if you have good light and want more working distan...
Posted by davidstorm on 14/05/2012 - 22:37
budget macro lens
After extensive and ongoing research .... There are a few 1:1 lenses you might get for under 100. Mostly manual focus and some no automatic aperture. But for under £50 you'd be lucky. As above, you might have to use extension tubes and a prime lens. Or reversing as above. OR that nice 50mm S...
Posted by dougf8 on 15/05/2012 - 20:45
budget macro lens
For ages I used the Tamron 70-300 as felt that its performace as a macro lens out did its performance as a telephoto lens! Then I purchased the 100mm WR macro and haven't looked back. I would personally wait for more funds. Remember the longer the focal length of the macro lens, the greater the...
Posted by beakynet on 16/05/2012 - 11:18
budget macro lens
as a couple of people have mentioned, i looked at the raynox type lenses, the 150 and 250. after reading a few reviews i decided that i would go for the 150 which was £34.99 on amazon (last friday) now to go off on a tangent!! i clicked on "1-click order", and was reminded that i need to sign in ...
Posted by scarr1 on 21/05/2012 - 23:59
budget macro lens
re: raynox dcr 150 on amazon. it may be co-incidence, but last night i checked the price again...still showing £47.75. i ran a scan on my laptop and cleared all the tracking cookies, adware etc. went back on amazon and low and behold...price now £35.98!!!!!! ordered one while the going was good....
Posted by scarr1 on 24/05/2012 - 22:43
Genuine M42 adapter
Thanks for all replies, I've gone for it. Just out of interest, a lot of the non-genuine ones on ebay are shown with some kind of metal plate (see ) any idea what the plate is for?
Posted by johnha on 16/05/2012 - 22:58
Genuine M42 adapter
With the Pentax Adapter K, first screw the adapter onto the back of the lens. Then bayonet the lens into place on the camera. Sunsequently, you than then mount and dismount screw thread lenses as required. In essence, you have converted the K bayonet body into a screw thread body. When you want t...
Posted by johnriley on 17/05/2012 - 14:58
M42 Fujinon Lens
Hi All, I've just aquired a Fujinon 55mm 1.8 M42 lens with a view to using on my K10. On the outside there are 6 tiny screws which are pointed. The front set indicated by he red arrow in pic #1 release the front cowling, which is screwed in. On removal there is a silvery ring screwed down, whi...
Posted by Frogherder on 16/05/2012 - 11:51
M42 Fujinon Lens
Thanks Algi, I had already googled and found several references to 'fixing' the pin ranging from superglue to pushing it in until it jammed. What I would like to do is slide a piece if tubing over the pin, but this requires me to get at it and so far I've only managed to open the front and I'm brigh...
Posted by Frogherder on 16/05/2012 - 12:31
M42 Fujinon Lens
Thanks Stuey - So far I've been lucky, the last one I took apart ejected a small ball bearing which bounced off my monitor and landed on the rug below my feet. Magnet in hand I managed to locate and retrieve it. If it had missed the monitor it would probably have finished up in miscellaneous 'junk' ...
Posted by Frogherder on 16/05/2012 - 13:25
M42 Fujinon Lens
I suppose if you can get at the pin from the front and Dremel it off it might work. EDIT::: DON'T KNOW WHY I SAID THAT!!! It has to be pushed in and there's usually a spring mechanism at the other end..... so you have to do all the work at the other end otherwise there won't be any give in the ...
Posted by Algernon on 16/05/2012 - 14:57
M42 Fujinon Lens
Basicaly this one comes apart by turning the focus to minimum (0.45m), this exposes the 3 screws shown in pic#1. Loosen these screws until flush enables the front ring to be unscrewed. This reveals 4 dome headed screws with bronze washers which hold the focusing barrel onto the lens/aperture ass...
Posted by Frogherder on 16/05/2012 - 20:04
M42 Fujinon Lens
That's great Bernard you managed it! :D There's nothing worse than stripping a lens down and finding it can't be done :wink: The insulation off copper electrical wire is usually quite good. Now you have a bit of testing to do :lol: Up to f/5.6 I don't bother opening the aperture. The camera ...
Posted by Algernon on 16/05/2012 - 21:07
M42 Fujinon Lens
Thanks guys, I can sit back with a smug grin on my face. Testing will be tomorrow (if I can find time) or weekend. Initial tests (@1.8) show that it focuses on clouds so that's sorted the infinity spot. Likewise 0.45m is pretty well correct (as near as I can tell) and everything runs smoothly. J...
Posted by Frogherder on 16/05/2012 - 23:21
