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Broken Sigma Zoom Mechanism - Advice Needed
Big thanks to Mike-P for his suggestion of contacting Sigma for a repair on my 17-70 lens. Got confirmation it had been couriered back to me within 2 days of them receiving it! Received the lens a few days ago and used it tonight for the first time, I have to say it is like having a brand new lens...
Posted by davidstorm on 11/12/2018 - 22:07
A "quick" comparison of some 28's
Looks to me like: 1. The Ltd has the most pleasing out of focus areas, to my eye, and the least purple fringing 2. The SMC has less pop in the colours (although perhaps the clouds came over on this one?) but is otherwise excellent 3. The other two have vivid colours but lots of fringing. ...
Posted by danofmk on 07/11/2018 - 12:26
Rumoured 70-200mm f4
There are new motors, still called SDM, but not related to the original motors. Things move on, just like SMC lens coatings would have changed over the years. Some of us are on our 3rd motors for our 16-50s John. Even the chap who fixed mine last time (Asahi Photo) said that even new batches contai...
Posted by ilovesaabs on 16/11/2018 - 13:05
Rumoured 70-200mm f4
There are new motors, still called SDM, but not related to the original motors. Things move on, just like SMC lens coatings would have changed over the years. Some of us are on our 3rd motors for our 16-50s John. Even the chap who fixed mine last time (Asahi Photo) said that even new batches contai...
Posted by Kim C on 16/11/2018 - 13:53
Pentax DA 12-24 Lee Filters
Hi Bjørn Glad to see you're getting further details from Paul regarding the DA12-24mm lens/filters. Been a difficult couple of years on the family front here including a house move and as a result my photography has taken a back seat so I didn't renew my Flickr subscription but will hopefully ...
Posted by mikeyscope on 25/11/2018 - 02:03
Looking for a New 50mm lens...
After breaking the filter ring on my FA 50 1.4. Always found it a bit soft. If im honest. I'm looking to purchase a new 50mm lens, for my K1... But the question is. With such a myriad of 50's available which one do you go for ? Must be fast and auto focus. The new one is expensive and heavy....
Posted by stub on 24/11/2018 - 19:18
Looking for a New 50mm lens...
If you didn't need AF the Samyang 50mm f1.4 is excellent value at the current offer price of £230 at SRS. Apparently it's quite easy to focus manually with.
Posted by 1stEverPentax on 24/11/2018 - 22:29
Looking for a New 50mm lens...
If you didn't need AF the Samyang 50mm f1.4 is excellent value at the current offer price of £230 at SRS. Apparently it's quite easy to focus manually with. So is the Pentax A 1.4, just as good and around half the price. ;)
Posted by Kim C on 24/11/2018 - 23:00
Looking for a New 50mm lens...
[quote:3496ace15f="Kim C"][quote:3496ace15f="stub"]I tend to agree with you John... Looking at a few reviews. It seems to be what a lot of the others arnt and thats sharp across the image wide open.. Which will be important to me, when gigging... I just fear. Its just a big heavy clumbsy lens... !...
Posted by stub on 25/11/2018 - 22:07
Having trouble identifying a lens...!!
A while back I wanted to see what the rant about film lenses was all about...lol And to fit to my K1 at the time I needed a cheap wide angle lens. As all my APSC lenses were vignetting. So to fit to my K1. I bought this Vivitar 28mm f 2.8 lens for a fiver. Certainly not expecting too much. But S...
Posted by stub on 28/11/2018 - 12:49
Having trouble identifying a lens...!!
Back in all manual focus film days the K mount was supposed to become the "standard" across all manufactures. It just didn't work out, but Ricoh was one company that did adopt the k mount for it's DSLR range. So getting back to your lens "Does the R/pk mean it was a Ricoh lens ? " I think it i...
Posted by bforbes on 28/11/2018 - 13:31
Having trouble identifying a lens...!!
I have the Pentax version of this lens (Komine - A03) that I bought back in the mid 1970s. I love it and use it from time to time. The build quality is fantastic, as is the resulting image quality. I love using it. If you find a cheap one - buy it! Phil
Posted by swarf on 28/11/2018 - 19:06
D-FA 15-30 focus direction
Having just got one of these lenses, I've noticed something which I can't recall being in any of the reviews. The focus works the "wrong" way compared to just about all the other Pentax lenses. I could understand it if it were a 3rd party lens but it seems odd that Ricoh should do this unless there ...
Posted by Kim C on 30/11/2018 - 14:45
D-FA 15-30 focus direction
Mentioned in JR's review at ePhotozine https://www.ephotozine.com/article/hd-pentax-d-fa-15-30mm-f2-8-ed-sdm-wr-review-29350 .... fourth paragraph. :wink: Surely its not really a problem given it's a very wide angle with AF ? The number of times I would want to manually focus this lens ar...
Posted by JAK on 30/11/2018 - 17:25
D-FA 15-30 focus direction
Mentioned in JR's review at ePhotozine https://www.ephotozine.com/article/hd-pentax-d-fa-15-30mm-f2-8-ed-sdm-wr-review-29350 .... fourth paragraph. :wink: Surely its not really a problem given it's a very wide angle with AF ? The number of times I would want to manually focus this lens ar...
Posted by Kim C on 30/11/2018 - 17:36
D-FA 15-30 focus direction
Stick with it, don’t be hasty, it’s a fine lens.
Posted by RobL on 30/11/2018 - 18:26
D-FA 15-30 focus direction
Stick with it, don’t be hasty, it’s a fine lens. Performance wise, it is a fine lens. But for me, the handling sucks. If I keep it, it will never or only very rarely be used so it will go as soon as the all the deals are over. ;)
Posted by Kim C on 30/11/2018 - 18:48
D-FA 15-30 focus direction
Whenever I manually focus I move the ring back and forward around the focus point until it is sharpest. Cannot say i even notice if I am turning clock or anti-clock wise.
Posted by pschlute on 30/11/2018 - 18:58
D-FA 15-30 focus direction
Whenever I manually focus I move the ring back and forward around the focus point until it is sharpest. Cannot say i even notice if I am turning clock or anti-clock wise. In a way, that is exactly my point. I use manual focus a lot. Generally I do not need to think about which way to turn it. It has...
Posted by Kim C on 30/11/2018 - 19:02
D-FA 15-30 focus direction
Whenever I manually focus I move the ring back and forward around the focus point until it is sharpest. Cannot say i even notice if I am turning clock or anti-clock wise. Me too. I've some lenses that focus (and zoom) the same way as Pentax ones, and some that are opposite. I can't say that it's so...
Posted by barkin on 30/11/2018 - 20:15
