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77mm 1.8 limited lens
Yes, I use 70mm indoors , but that's for portrait type shots, really close or head and torso maximum ... For moving around and standing shots, you usually need a little space around in order to shift position or to allow cropping out distractions. So as Gary says, 50mm , or even 35mm, works better ...
Posted by McGregNi on 19/12/2014 - 09:22
77mm 1.8 limited lens
The "31" is more or less the same price as the "77". If you can afford the "77", then you can afford the "31". I have all three FA Ltd lenses, and in studio work, they're outstanding. In very high contrast situation, they do tend to show quite a bit of purple fringing. Their compact size a...
Posted by pentaxian450 on 21/12/2014 - 01:52
Landscape Lens recommendations?
Thanks everyone for your feedback. I did have a sigma 10-20 back in the days when I was shooting with Canon gear . I'll probably stick with what I have at present and invest in replacing a couple of grad filters that have seen better days. Cheers Pete
Posted by PeterE on 21/12/2014 - 11:37
DA50mm 1.8 focus confirmation
For whatever reason the focus confirmation on this lens has stopped. I have this set to MF and regardless of the setting, P, tav,, Green Mode. there is no confirmation. Apart from the issue this appears to be a nice lens . Yet again the soloution is probably something simple , but the " put ...
Posted by theonenadeem on 23/12/2014 - 02:52
DA50mm 1.8 focus confirmation
Probably the first thing to try is to clean contacts on lens mount and body mount with a soft, dry cloth. It might be that there is poor contact somewhere. You could also try the lens on another body to see if the problem is with the lens or the body.
Posted by johnriley on 23/12/2014 - 07:40
DA50mm 1.8 focus confirmation
Could be you are turning the focus ring to fast for the camera to register that the subject is in focus try slowing down.
Posted by geordie01 on 23/12/2014 - 09:52
Could be of interest to all you Macro shooters...
Never been bothered with it myself but there you go... http://photorumors.com/2015/01/05/venus-optics-announced-new-60mm-f2-8-ultra-macro-lens-the-worlds-first-21-magnification-lens-with-infinity-focus/
Posted by jules on 05/01/2015 - 21:05
Could be of interest to all you Macro shooters...
Big Deal, some more Chinese crap. Some half baked lens, (no Auto focus, and paper guarantee, but no real life guarantee.). Why would anybody Encourage more Chinese crap if you can buy a Pentax 50mm macro, 100mm macro or a 90mm Sigma and similar Japanese lenses for the same cost? All the Chin...
Posted by Horst on 23/01/2015 - 12:07
Could be of interest to all you Macro shooters...
http://petapixel.com/2015/01/05/venus-60mm-f2-8-ultra-macro-worlds-first-21-magnification-lens-infinity-focus/
Posted by jules on 03/02/2015 - 05:07
Help please with M42 Question
One of the nicest MF lenses I've ever used is the SMC Pentax-A 35-70mm f/4 Hard to tell the difference between it and primes. Very nice zoom and focus action. Sometimes has cement separation, but it doesn't seem to effect the performance. Quite small and blows the F version away. One on Ebay righ...
Posted by Algernon on 08/01/2015 - 21:25
Help please with M42 Question
There's a K 35mm f/3.5 for sale here on the forum: https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/pentax-lenses--da-21-ltd--fa-50-1-4--k-35mm-3-5-and-a-k-01-51430 I have one, and also the Takumar. They're very nice lenses, although difficult to focus on digital due to being so slow, not so bad on fi...
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 09/01/2015 - 23:52
Help please with M42 Question
Ive been shooting the 28mm 2.8 and the 50mm 1.7 on my Pentax ME Super and MZ-6 and really enjoying them. But... I want something in between so thought of the 35mm Takumar M42 lens Are you sure you need something in between ;) My whole film life, my kit was 28/50/70-210 ... so thought of t...
Posted by sterretje on 12/01/2015 - 05:50
Samyang 85mm
Well, i never owned it, but tested one from a friend. Was pretty blown away. Two old photos, wide open, at minimal focus distance:
Posted by jane7l on 14/01/2015 - 00:36
HD Pentax-DA AF Rear Converter 1.4x AW
Prospective purchasers could also check that the camera body they have is compatible with the AF via the converter. Ten are listed on the leaflet that comes with the lens, but it's dated as of January 2014. I guess that gives us a clue as to how long it takes new items to get through the supply chai...
Posted by johnriley on 10/01/2015 - 09:11
HD Pentax-DA AF Rear Converter 1.4x AW
Anyone tried it on Sigma lenses? How does it fair with HSM? My favorite lens combination to use this version of teleconverter with would be the non hsm Sigma 300mm f2.8. The Pentax 1.4 WR teleconverter does indeed work with every literal variation of Sigma hsm lenses, but... As with ANY lens the t...
Posted by 50mpCMOS on 23/01/2015 - 19:11
HD Pentax-DA AF Rear Converter 1.4x AW
Thanks for you input and help folks. I ended up getting the 1.4x. Finding the AF is fast but Im not getting as many in focus as without, though I suspect it because I am close to minimum focus with moving small birds and on AF-S and the reduced DOF means they move slightly before I press the shutte...
Posted by NeilP on 03/02/2015 - 17:50
sigma 75-210 f3.8
Have a look for the Pentax A 70-210 f4 if you can put up with manual focus and the weight it a very good lens I had one and sold it but missed it so I bought another Phill
Posted by reso on 12/01/2015 - 13:11
DA 18-135mm vs Tamron 18 -250mm
The Pentax DA 18mm-135mm f 3.5 WR is much better through the entire range. Although you were primarily interested in the wider end of both lenses; the Pentax still wins. But when going to telephoto the Pentax advantage is considerable. Those apertures at 135 and beyond with the Tamron pose focus iss...
Posted by 50mpCMOS on 10/01/2015 - 23:24
DA 35m macro ltd.
I haven't noticed this as a trait. Mine is fairly typical in this regard - losing focus like any other macro lens when faced with a myriad of options in amongst the undergrowth. Then I remember to turn off auto-focus ;) It's a stunning little lens :)
Posted by Darkmunk on 12/01/2015 - 10:13
DA 35m macro ltd.
Could be worse though. Out of every single current autofocus lenses I own (well over one hundred, over one half from Pentax) nothing to my knowledge takes longer to focus than the Pentax FA50mm f2.8 macro. It could never be used for almost any type of action photography, because it would simply m...
Posted by 50mpCMOS on 12/01/2015 - 23:45
