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Pentax/Sigma - lens nightmare
So what do I do? Is any one following this epic? You don't have your location specified, so we don't know where you are, but that's easy to fix. So I would suggest this: Find someone with a K10D who is confident that their body and lenses are focusing properly (preferably someone that's actual...
Posted by ChrisA on 30/08/2008 - 14:01
News from Pentax
I'm with you Mike. We are going to have to get one between the both of us and just ship it back and forth as we each need it. :roll: I made a deal with my brother. He fell in love with my K10 when i loaned it to him for a 6week trip into central Aust and he wanted to buy it. I Gave him the K1...
Posted by Clarky on 30/08/2008 - 22:54
News from Pentax
Remember that it is only the initial retail price - or at least this is what I have been told. Hopefully it will go down soon enough! COnsider though, that if it is comparable to the quality of a canon/nikon/tamron/sigma 70-200 f2.8, than this would represent a very big improvement on that type o...
Posted by nathanever82 on 30/08/2008 - 23:41
News from Pentax
Remember that it is only the initial retail price - or at least this is what I have been told. Hopefully it will go down soon enough! COnsider though, that if it is comparable to the quality of a canon/nikon/tamron/sigma 70-200 f2.8, than this would represent a very big improvement on that type o...
Posted by Clarky on 30/08/2008 - 23:54
K20D question
Live view : When using live vierw on the K20D can you use it as a focus tool as in it will magnify the subject like on the K10D preview after the shotr has been taken.
Posted by Mike-P on 31/08/2008 - 09:33
K20D question
I agree with Remco as a focus tool it is useless,unlike the C~n~n live view which is great for that,the digital zoom is too blocky when magnified.It could be useful as a compositional aid ,say for instance a landscape where you dont need/want to zoom in,but that's about it.I also have it on dof prev...
Posted by royd63uk on 31/08/2008 - 10:52
lens recommendations
You need to learn a bit about the principles of photography. Yeah I know - got to start somewhere though, and I am going to go on a course. What I want is to manipulate the focus more than the current lens does blurry at the front, sharp in the middle blurry background that kind of thing. which ...
Posted by dessa on 01/09/2008 - 14:45
lens recommendations
What I want is to manipulate the focus more than the current lens does blurry at the front, sharp in the middle blurry background that kind of thing. Any other lens at the same settings would give identical DOF. Go into Manual or Av mode, and set the aperture to f16. which is an excellent lens c...
Posted by George Lazarette on 01/09/2008 - 14:55
lens recommendations
Superzooms are "slow" at the far end with a larger maximum aperture than you would get from a more ordinary zoom. Prime (non zoom) lenses tend to be faster still. The "faster" (and longer) the lens, the narrower the depth-of-field can be, helping you to minimise the amount of the scene that is in...
Posted by iceblinker on 01/09/2008 - 15:28
lens recommendations
Yes I think you are correct it's all semantics, and it's easy to construe things wrongly on written forums rather than in person. My apologies for misunderstanding you - it was I that started the confusion by guessing wrongly what you meant. If you don't like the depth of field from the 18-55, I'...
Posted by ChrisA on 01/09/2008 - 16:54
lens recommendations
You need to learn a bit about the principles of photography. Yeah I know - got to start somewhere though, and I am going to go on a course. What I want is to manipulate the focus more than the current lens does blurry at the front, sharp in the middle blurry background that kind of thing. this is...
Posted by Mongoose on 01/09/2008 - 17:46
sigma 10 - 20mm
Buy from a reputable retailer and test it thoroughly as soon as you get it. If there is anything wrong with it, take it back for another, and repeat the process until you get a good one. Better still, buy the Pentax 12-24mm.
Posted by Mannesty on 03/09/2008 - 17:31
kit lens or older lens?
For newbies to all this, the various answers have been a bit confusing, so perhaps a bit of clarification might help. The focal length of a lens is the focal length of the lens, whatever camera you attach it to. Thus, a 100mm lens is a 100mm lens. BUT, the angle of view that lens gives you de...
Posted by womble on 17/09/2008 - 15:36
K20D folders
I have looked back but cannot find any reference to the problem I have found - but if it has been discussed before please point me to it. I have K20D and have left the folder naming convention to be xxx_MMDD where MM is the month and DD the day on which the pictures were taken. xxx is a sequent...
Posted by polchraine on 09/09/2008 - 23:56
Is Pentax is Serious about Digital SLRs?
Is Pentax is Serious about Digital SLRs? My brand new K10D won’t focus in dimmed lighting. It won’t stop down my manual lens accurately after about f2.8 and you try telling people in a dim noisy place, all that flashing is the camera just focusing! If I’ve missed the updates and coverage of the...
Posted by heps on 11/09/2008 - 01:48
Is Pentax is Serious about Digital SLRs?
If you're doing functions in dim lighting with a flash then there are a couple of things that will really help: 1) Add an external gun. The AF360, for example, provides a "Spot Beam" focus for low lighting. It casts a red image onto the target - that's the great red auto focus light (it's on the ...
Posted by MattMatic on 11/09/2008 - 06:49
Is Pentax is Serious about Digital SLRs?
1) Add an external gun. The AF360, for example, provides a "Spot Beam" focus for low lighting. It casts a red image onto the target - that's the great red auto focus light (it's on the AF360 & AF540. Might be on the newest smaller flash too...) I have used my AF360 multiple times in the SB mode so i...
Posted by golfdiesel on 11/09/2008 - 14:13
Is Pentax is Serious about Digital SLRs?
Surely if you are taking serious photo's in dim light, you should use a serious flash to go with it, even if it is only used as a focussing aid (spot beam). The onboard flash has many limitations, just as it does on similarly spec'd cameras from other manufacturers. Others here have proved that, ...
Posted by Mannesty on 11/09/2008 - 17:19
Is Pentax is Serious about Digital SLRs?
1) Add an external gun. The AF360, for example, provides a "Spot Beam" focus for low lighting. It casts a red image onto the target - that's the great red auto focus light (it's on the AF360 & AF540. Might be on the newest smaller flash too...) Just been having a play about with the 540 and the AF...
Posted by ChrisA on 11/09/2008 - 17:26
Is Pentax is Serious about Digital SLRs?
Dear Matt Matic 1/ Red image – great! Shame I can’t use an old flash unit, but that’s covered elsewhere 2/ From what you have written I’ve little doubt you will understand why I feel a little reserved about responding here. Can’t Pentax be persuaded to sort it and put in a firmware write t...
Posted by heps on 12/09/2008 - 14:57
