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Wedding shooting sugestions!
All great advice here. I personally would not be confident to do a wedding on my own, so I am going to act as '2nd shooter' on a few weddings that are coming up. However, I think the thread has gone a little off-topic (despite John's best efforts to steer it back on line). The question that was p...
Posted by davidstorm on 19/02/2013 - 21:34
Pentax smc DA 55-300mm v Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG OS
Unless you need it urgently, keep your eye on Amazon. Following a post last week on 'Leads to Deals' I bought the Pentax 55-300mm off Amazon for £205 including postage. Looking now it is back up to £257. Amazon prices go up/down quicker than a yoyo. Here is the link to Amazon's 55-300mm.
Posted by dangie on 19/02/2013 - 23:30
Pentax smc DA 55-300mm v Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG OS
No contest here, the 55-300 is in another league altogether when compared to the Sigma 70-300 for image quality. I have both and the Sigma never gets used. The only advantage the Sigma has IMHO is the pseudo macro capability, but it's not true macro and the 55-300 can focus fairly close anyway. ...
Posted by davidstorm on 19/02/2013 - 23:59
Pentax smc DA 55-300mm v Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG OS
The 55 - 300 Dal if far and away a better buy. Better value with the same image quality. I ugraded mine to the DA lens two years ago. Wished I hadnt. Wasted the money. The lens mount on the Dal, though plastic is substancial. I have never used quick shift once. Other than to find out how it works. ...
Posted by Dave-L on 21/02/2013 - 19:51
My Latest aquisition - Jupiter 50mm f2.8
Hi I just received a Russian Jupiter 50mm f2.8 lens. I bought it on Ebay for $29.- with free postage. It fits with the screw to bayonet adaptor on to my K5. It is fully manual. This enables me to set the camera to either Av or Tv and I don’t need the green button. I made a few pictures this a...
Posted by Horst on 22/02/2013 - 12:05
Porst Color Reflex MC Auto 55mm f/1.2 K Mount - Tests
I've recently been doing some tests on the Porst Color Reflex MC Auto 55mm f/1.2 in a K Mount and notice that Jal87 has just put one up for sale so I thought it might be useful to post some of the results here. This is an excellent lens almost identical in performance terms to the Tomioka 5...
Posted by Algernon on 23/02/2013 - 15:45
Advice from users - Pentax DA 16-45mm f/4
I did seriously consider buying a 16-45mm lens a couple of years back but in the end didn't - largely because the anecdotal evidence of its ability was so mixed. It seems that nothing has changed. About half the posters in this thread seem to think it better or much better than the 18-55mm kit...
Posted by andrewk on 25/02/2013 - 12:21
Advice from users - Pentax DA 16-45mm f/4
I have had two DA18-55Mk2's and both were hopeless at the edge. In fact my second copy was infuriatingly bad towards the edge. (The first was rubbish and was replaced not long after I got it). I then got a 16-45 from a forum member here. The difference is massive. I can only assume from reading thes...
Posted by tigershoot on 25/02/2013 - 22:17
Pentax K-30 and Legacy Glass
Hi Tobie, that's an interesting post and I'm sure you will get some great advice on here. For what it's worth, here are my thoughts: - The SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1.7 is a great lens, but you would be better with the Pentax-A version as it has auto aperture control. Build quality is a bit less tank...
Posted by davidstorm on 26/02/2013 - 23:45
Pentax K-30 and Legacy Glass
I've never owned any Pentax-M lens, but I have an A lens and I like the ability to control the aperture from the body, and shoot in any mode I like. With M-lenses you don't get that - but then, they may be a bit cheaper, if that's your priority. I have a Pentax-A 50mm f1.7 and although I have some ...
Posted by Slovak on 27/02/2013 - 08:41
Pentax K-30 and Legacy Glass
You do know that if you go for something like the Helios that you will need to buy a separate adapter before it will fit the camera? Same with the Takumar lenses David suggests. Then a different adapter would be needed for ant old Tamron lenses. Alan is right, but the adaptors for a M42 lens to fit ...
Posted by davidstorm on 27/02/2013 - 21:57
Pentax K-30 and Legacy Glass
Hello Andrew, removing the spring clip does not 'per se' permanently attach it to the lens, but it does mean that it will remove from the bayonet mount whilst still attached to the lens. The purpose of the spring clip is to positively engage the adaptor to the Bayonet mount, such that it will not...
Posted by davidstorm on 27/02/2013 - 23:29
Pentax K-30 and Legacy Glass
Hi Tobie, that's an interesting post and I'm sure you will get some great advice on here. For what it's worth, here are my thoughts: - The SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1.7 is a great lens, but you would be better with the Pentax-A version as it has auto aperture control. Build quality is a bit less tank...
Posted by tobinobin on 28/02/2013 - 11:26
Need advice on lens combination for Pentax K-01
If you already have the 35-105 f3.5 lens it is a very nice bit of glass but heavy and doesn't sit so very comfortably as a focal length range (for me) on APSC as it did on 35mm. It's also manual focus of course but I don't think you'll find any of the current zoom lenses, however expensive, beat it ...
Posted by gwing on 28/02/2013 - 12:47
Need advice on lens combination for Pentax K-01
The K-01 is very good with any of the old Pentax manual primes (I speak from personal experience) because the focus peaking makes getting the manual focus correct a very easy task. Dave
Posted by Blincodave on 01/03/2013 - 20:45
Need advice on lens combination for Pentax K-01
:) I like this forum. It would be good to sit down with you with a beer, so that everyone can tell their opinion, because I really don't know what to do now :) Anyway, I will use my Porst zoom lens (35-105) for some weeks, and then I will decide, as JohnX recommended. Dave: when I decided to buy...
Posted by jutaipeter on 02/03/2013 - 14:43
Opinions Please Pentax A 24mm f2.8
Thanks Nass, good to hear. It will be used predominantly for landscape. I shall go for it. I purchased mine a few years back from a forum member. I use it quite often, as a general walkabout lens and for landscape shots. Good solid build quality, very good flare resistance even without a lens hood...
Posted by stevejcoe on 01/03/2013 - 09:42
Sigma or Pentax !!!
I will second Carls comment re AF, the Pentax is the slowest to focus of the three. Although the Pentax is better (although still not as quick as the others) with the K5 bodies from my experience. I have the Mk1 Sigma which is screwdrive so not sure how this compares to the speed of the later HSM...
Posted by carmagw on 04/03/2013 - 09:08
Sharp wide open?
I've been looking out for those kind of things. The M35mm f2 is hard to find, the K135mm f2.5 less so and they are sought after. I think prices of rarer older lenses are heading north, mayve its all this talk of full frame. I definitely think the Tammy would fit the bill, it has closer focus to...
Posted by DrOrloff on 04/03/2013 - 11:19
CAn I have some DA* 300 pix????
Two years on and I'm still unsettled! I wasnt sure back then whether to go for the Sigma 150 500 or the star glass from Pentax. There are days as some of you know that use the siggy when the lens shines - good natural sunlight and comfortable shutter speeds handheld at F8. BUT there are days whe...
Posted by QuestionableCarrot on 04/03/2013 - 17:43
