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SMC M LENS
I think you would have trouble beating that 50 1.7 The 135 3.5 will get you further back, and my copy is one of the sharpest lenses I own wide open, which always helps for eyes etc. (you can easily soften an image from a good lens, but you'll never get a poor one sharp) +1 for the M135/3.5. My copy...
Posted by kh1234567890 on 27/02/2014 - 10:40
SMC M LENS
I certainly do, and have had great success with the 50mm f/1.7 taking pictures of a toddler running around - the older manual lenses are useful for more than just static subjects. As can be seen in my signature I have a few manual lenses ... I have tried several focal lengths to determine which s...
Posted by LongTimeLurker on 27/02/2014 - 12:38
SMC M LENS
I'll give a plug to 135mm as well. I have an old 70's Tamron Adaptall 135 f2.8 which does the job. The perspective at this length is beautiful, and it can be advantageous to be further back - perhaps not in the studio, but out and about it works and makes moving around easier. here's a couple of ...
Posted by McGregNi on 27/02/2014 - 13:27
Q Mount Shield Lens 07
This was actually a lot of fun to review a while back and I notice it's available now at £49.99. Has anyone tried one yet? I fancy buying one, but I might just wait until the price drops at some future point.
Posted by johnriley on 27/02/2014 - 17:12
Fisheye for Pentax
Here is an interesting thought to ponder. The SMC-DA 10-17mm Fisheye zoom is currently £329. On the other hand, if you get a Pentax Q10 with the 5-15mm and the Fisheye "toy" lens from SRS, you would pay £318. So £11 less. So what would you do? Pro's of the 10-17 It is APS-C It is a z...
Posted by Offertonhatter on 27/02/2014 - 20:04
Fisheye for Pentax
I have the fisheye for the Q. It's manual focus and I find it difficult to focus accurately. It is also a toy lens, don't forget.
Posted by SteveF on 01/03/2014 - 22:16
Pentax -F 50mm f1.4
I have the F50/1.7 (bought for £20 in the '90s) and the FA50/1.4. The F50/1.7 feels better built, the FA50/1.4 has a much smoother focus ring when focusing manually (as have my other FA primes). It might be my F50/1.7 though as it has a rough spot about 0.6m on the focus ring.
Posted by johnha on 01/03/2014 - 22:40
Pentax -F 50mm f1.4
You won't sway me, I still think the F's are pig ugly, don't like the focus ring and the style (grey with red lettering) is VERY 80's. Still the FA's are not much better but the small primes are cleaner looking. Mind you the FA limiteds are beauties. :D Still in the end, they are Pentax lenses ...
Posted by Offertonhatter on 01/03/2014 - 22:58
Pentax -F 50mm f1.4
You won't sway me, I still think the F's are pig ugly, don't like the focus ring and the style (grey with red lettering) is VERY 80's. Still the FA's are not much better but the small primes are cleaner looking. Mind you the FA limiteds are beauties. :D Still in the end, they are Pentax lenses ...
Posted by womble on 06/03/2014 - 07:29
A-Ring Question..
I cleaned the entire lens, back, front, etc. Still nothing. I guess that's what I get for not paying attention online and buying it from a Goodwill... Nothing appears broken on it, maybe it was dropped? Who knows.
Posted by aadixon on 01/03/2014 - 01:28
A-Ring Question..
I was confused when I bought my K-5. Putting an FA lens on my manual focus MZ-M would display the aperture in the finder when the ring was not on 'A'. On the K-5 is doesn't, it's not directly due to the crippled mount as my Z-1 didn't do it either.
Posted by johnha on 01/03/2014 - 21:29
Pentax 50-200 WR- user experience
The 50-200 WR is a hidden gem, smallish and very affordable - I have the WR - got it as a kit lens, much less costly than the new 55-300 WR. I have the non WR 55-300 which is good for the extra reach, but at 300 I can hardly manage without a tripod. It also has a tendency to focus hunt when ligh...
Posted by ronniemac on 03/03/2014 - 13:41
Would appreciate some help on this one
So, lately Ive been shooting some street portraits and some action shots with dogs on the beach I want to buy something smaller that might serve me as an "all rounder" but still have fab optical quality. Jobs include POrtraits, family shoots, action, street etc etc Specifically I would like...
Posted by QuestionableCarrot on 04/03/2014 - 19:07
Would appreciate some help on this one
wow i have to say I am very surprised by those Kart shots Steve. People tell me that they are amazed at my action shots with the 150 500 so the 50 135 can only be easy for me. Did you track the Karts or just fire off at a pre-determined spot as they came into focus (manual in other words)?
Posted by QuestionableCarrot on 04/03/2014 - 20:05
Would appreciate some help on this one
Alistair, the DA*50-135 would provide you with a good portrait lens and enable you to take some action stuff too, its a workhorse of a lens. Despite what people say about lenses not being fast enough in terms of AF for action there are ways around the limitations. One of the best ways to get action ...
Posted by Fletcher8 on 04/03/2014 - 22:08
Would appreciate some help on this one
So, lately Ive been shooting some street portraits and some action shots with dogs on the beach I want to buy something smaller that might serve me as an "all rounder" but still have fab optical quality. Jobs include POrtraits, family shoots, action, street etc etc Specifically I would like...
Posted by AuraTodd on 05/03/2014 - 09:50
to sell or not to sell -pentax 50mm
I would also keep both. I have various MF lenses at or around the 50mm mark, M50 F1.4, A50 F1.7, K55 F1.8 and a Chinon 50mm F1.9, all are excellent lenses but the one I keep coming back to is the M50 F1.4. It has something different and always gives me good results. I don't hesitate to use the ...
Posted by davidstorm on 05/03/2014 - 22:05
Least used lenses - and your reasons for keeping
A 99p eBay impulse purchase old no-name zoom tele which had a tiny spec of fungus on one of the less accessible elements. I eventually managed to get to that and clean it off but now I cannot figure out how to put it all back together again :( Origami engineering at its best ...
Posted by kh1234567890 on 10/03/2014 - 20:47
Prime recommendation
At that kind of budget and AF also available is the 50mm f1.8 and the 40mm XS Go to manual focus and the world is your lobster :lol:
Posted by Blythman on 12/03/2014 - 08:27
Pentax A* 135mm f1.8
Just use Catch in Focus Hatty.
Posted by SteveEveritt on 14/03/2014 - 19:03
