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DA 35m macro ltd.
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 miss a majority of the phot...
Posted by Mike-P on 13/01/2015 - 13:27
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 McBrian on 13/01/2015 - 18:57
Nifty fifty lens conundrum...
I have the 50mm 1.8, cracking lens, and based on reviews it would be hard for me to consider the 1.4 which has not had a good press. I also agree that a 50 mm might be a stretch for your needs as on a cropped sensor it is actually classed as a short/ medium telephoto at 75 mm when applying the 1...
Posted by Daronl on 17/01/2015 - 23:50
Nifty fifty lens conundrum...
....the 10-20mm is astonishing catching a true perspective keeping straight lines. Yup In tight city streets you can't often get back very far from tall buildings and converging verticals are a constant problem, but the 10-20 takes in such a wide view that you stand a good chance of keeping the...
Posted by jeallen01 on 03/03/2015 - 16:52
fast 2.8 lens
Would have to be the Sigma 70-200 for me, fast silent HSM autofocus, & image stabilization, plus all focus/zoom is purely internal, so the lens doesn't grow. Excellent quality too.... You still might find a new one out there, but SRS seem to have some really nice 2nd hand ones......
Posted by andy_bell on 26/01/2015 - 08:40
fast 2.8 lens
Would have to be the Sigma 70-200 for me, fast silent HSM autofocus, & image stabilization, plus all focus/zoom is purely internal, so the lens doesn't grow. Excellent quality too.... You still might find a new one out there, but SRS seem to have some really nice 2nd hand ones...... +1 :D
Posted by Chrism8 on 26/01/2015 - 13:52
One Lens to travel?
If you could pick any lens that fits a K-3 for travelling with, which would you pick? I have the Pentax 18-135 WR, but have noticed it is not too sharp above about 80. I have a Sigma 18-250 but itīs not WR..... I have a Pentax 70-300WR but it doesnīt focus in teh dark at all..... The Sigma 10-20...
Posted by BruceStrachan on 27/01/2015 - 12:56
One Lens to travel?
I have quite a few Pentax and some 3rd party lenses, I use them sometimes. But I always come back to my favorite Pentax SMC-F 35 - 70 f3.5to 4.5 macro lens. It is always sharp and clean at every focal length. It is light, quite rugged . The macro is not bad and it was very inexpensive. The foca...
Posted by Horst on 27/01/2015 - 13:06
One Lens to travel?
The 17 to 35 came from eBay turns out I bought an a mount lens!!!! Seller won't accept it back. Is there a way to get it to work on a k mount?
Posted by BruceStrachan on 31/01/2015 - 13:06
One Lens to travel?
In your earlier post you specified the lens from ebay as being an 'SMC Pentax A f3.5-4.5 35-70' ... If this is correct and what you in fact have actually received, then it IS a k-mount lens ... The A designation refers to its model as having an aperture ring with an 'A' position for auto exposure c...
Posted by McGregNi on 31/01/2015 - 13:21
One Lens to travel?
Yes it is the SMC A 35-70, I noticed there is a setting for aperture ring enable/disable. I will play around with that and make sure the A is firmly clicked on. Never used a manual focus lens before so may take a bit of getting used to.
Posted by BruceStrachan on 31/01/2015 - 19:36
Sigma 17-70
Barrie it was mentioned a few days back. There is a link to Sigma with news of a firmware update. John
Posted by DOIK on 29/01/2015 - 09:54
Finally...loads of images from new 16-85WR (Japanese language but the pics speak for themselves)
Does it have 'Quick Shift Focusing'? is that the focus ring near the body mount? It does look quite impressive :)
Posted by michaelblue on 01/02/2015 - 07:02
Damn to late
Just talked myself around to buy a DA 300 f4 and the price has gone back up😡.I am in a wheelchair and have a monopod and hide clamp ensemble attached to the chair whilst using my K5 ii and Bigma setup,bit Heath Robinson but works. Is the 300 f4 ok to use handheld, I know it is lighter than t...
Posted by geordiegraham on 01/02/2015 - 22:08
Damn to late
Back in the film history of days; most would use the rule of focal length for handheld should typically be above the shutter speed. If the set fixed focal length is 250mm then typically the handheld shutter speed should not drop below 1/250th. But with stabilized camera bodies and all... I've ...
Posted by 50mpCMOS on 01/02/2015 - 23:22
50-135 DA*
Hello, I do use the hood - always. It's worked well with the sun at my back, like really well, but for sunsets or portraiture with the sun behind the subject. Flaring. Must be the filter... JMD
Posted by VividArt on 02/02/2015 - 22:19
50 mm macro 2.8 and 100 mm wr macro over saturating
I will have to look for them, I have 6 terabytes of mess in my computer, more than a million photos...multiple copies of most of the good stuff. I find stuff all the time I just copied off of a sd card and never looked at... Most of the testing was done mid summer in my back yard, it's a jungle, q...
Posted by VividArt on 03/02/2015 - 09:44
50 mm macro 2.8 and 100 mm wr macro over saturating
Hello Folks, The over-saturation was present in every single shot. Yes I could adjust the camera accordingly, to dumb it down a bit, but this is the issue. I don't want to create a special "user" location so to speak, for an odd lens. What I want from a lens is to simply put it on the camera, po...
Posted by VividArt on 03/02/2015 - 22:06
HD PENTAX-D FA ★ 70-200mm F2.8
Sounds like a lens from the 70's. I would have thought they would have at least made it cover the standard 50mm lens say 55-210mm....... 70-200mm isn't something you expect from 2015. I can imagine that it will be very expensive. The 80-200mm f/2.8 was Ģ2k in the 80's. Edit RH has a link to t...
Posted by Algernon on 04/02/2015 - 09:20
HD PENTAX-D FA ★ 70-200mm F2.8
Specs (apparently) As of specs of the next "HD PENTAX-D FA ★ 70-200mm F2.8ED DC AW" - Dust and water structure. Sealing 13 places - Image circle covers the 35mm format - Nanotechnology coating of newly developed "Aero Bright coating II" - HD coating - Two super ED lens, two ED lens, ...
Posted by Mike-P on 04/02/2015 - 14:42
