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pentax 16-45mm or sigma EX18-50mm
Good to see you back, Peter. I read your very practical test with interest having just bought the 16-45 in Jessops pre-closing-down sale. I have to say I'm a little disappointed with my copy. It isn't bitingly sharp until f11 - tests done using studio flashes, so no issues about shaky hands etc! ...
Posted by stevejcoe on 18/03/2009 - 13:35
pentax 16-45mm or sigma EX18-50mm
If a 16-45mm doesn't impress, then it should IMHO go straight back.
Posted by johnriley on 18/03/2009 - 13:54
pentax 16-45mm or sigma EX18-50mm
Steve, you are going back a bit with that one! But, moving ships aside, it's a fair point that testing outsdie of a laboratory needs to be taken with a pinch of salt. I would suggest if your lens gives you images that look good, then it is good.
Posted by johnriley on 19/03/2009 - 11:36
Honest Jealousy
I love my Pentax. I love it so much, that every time somebody asks me what I shoot with, I am really proud to say that I shoot with Pentax, and would recommend it to who-ever wants to start in photography, or is very serious about what he wants to do photographically, (I wouldn’t unfortunately re...
Posted by nathanever82 on 17/09/2008 - 13:37
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I think we'd all be delighted if a K30D came out, with 5fps (not that fps is a priority for me), low noise 12800 ISO, and a super-duper new AF system that could focus in an instant in the sort of light you'd need such high ISOs for. Whether such a camera is an imminent realistic hope, I'd be in...
Posted by ChrisA on 17/09/2008 - 13:56
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John, I've not used other marques that much but what I do notice (and miss!) is the difference between my film camera viewfinders (especially the LX) and the digital. Every time I use the LX (which is much less than the K10D simply because carrying both is a bit back breaking) I am wowed by how BI...
Posted by womble on 17/09/2008 - 15:07
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Terry, It's all swings-and-roundabouts (as the expressions go). Here's my list of findings so far: * Pentax gear can be significantly lighter for similar spec stuff * Pentax is cheaper for same or better quality optics * Pentax optics are really tough to beat. For me the bokeh is just sublime...
Posted by MattMatic on 17/09/2008 - 15:43
Honest Jealousy
I dont use Photoshop or the like I just try and the best out of my camera that I can!,I have a Ds which I love and produced shots on a par with ,if not better ,than friends on a photo blog with all the latest top notch gear from both Canon and Nikon!.This was because I stuck at it and learned how to...
Posted by beginner on 17/09/2008 - 19:04
Honest Jealousy
I dont use Photoshop or the like I just try and the best out of my camera that I can!,I have a Ds which I love and produced shots on a par with ,if not better ,than friends on a photo blog with all the latest top notch gear from both Canon and Nikon!.This was because I stuck at it and learned how to...
Posted by mikew on 18/09/2008 - 07:15
Honest Jealousy
Had my cousin in the shop yesterday to fix his phone, so whilst he was waiting I gave him my K20 with the newly acquired Sigma 100-300 F4 on it to have a play with. The very first words out of his mouth were '***k me, that locked on fast!' Same type of thing happened to me at the photography group...
Posted by paolo_g on 20/09/2008 - 18:55
Officila - Pentax news in Photokina
Realy not sure just have to wait and see, will still buy a K20D and if he's wrong and it's not Bigger or better than a K20D then i will be buy two of them, always have had a back up..:P
Posted by ttk on 19/09/2008 - 15:18
Officila - Pentax news in Photokina
The 50mm f1.4 design is a very old design - going back maybe 30 years or more, and designed for film cameras. The first radical redesign for "standard" lenses for decades was the 43mm f1.9 and when tested this out-performed all the others of any marque. A complete rethink paid dividends. This wa...
Posted by johnriley on 20/09/2008 - 09:55
Officila - Pentax news in Photokina
If you're comming late might as well bring on some new game... if pentax/samsung bring out some new models in the aps-c miniture feild... perhaps a dunkable, super program sized, no mirror/peta viewfinder, just an lcd on back. About the current k lensmount. Why change lens mount when you can m...
Posted by Don on 21/09/2008 - 15:29
Sensor cleaning on K10D - make sure you disable SR
Hi everyone, something to distract you from photokina: I have just cleaned the sensor on my K10D using the Pentax cleaning kit. This involves pressing a rubber pad onto the sensor to pickup the muck, then pressing the pad onto a sticky cleaning sheet to remove the said muck from the pad. The i...
Posted by PygmyTwittle on 22/09/2008 - 07:55
Sensor cleaning on K10D - make sure you disable SR
Derek, The focus won't have been affected, and TBH I don't think it's a problem. The CCD is mounted on a fairly large metal plate that moves with electromagnets. When you disable SR the magnets hold the plate steady. When SR is enabled there is a sensor that works out how to move the CCD-plate ac...
Posted by MattMatic on 22/09/2008 - 09:07
Sensor cleaning on K10D - make sure you disable SR
Just cleaned the K10D. If you wipe harder and move the sensor, then even with SR off the mechanism still pulls it back into place. Don't forget that the CCD is held in place only by magnets ;) Matt EDIT: You'll never get rid of 100% dust. You just get better at spotting it and cloning it out :P
Posted by MattMatic on 22/09/2008 - 18:52
k-m at srs
I can talk about this at last!! I had a play with a K-m a while back and it was very impressive - very solid feeling and extremely compact. I will be using one myself when they are available - this coupled with some primes will be a lovely lightweight kit. The major selling point, in my view, is ...
Posted by Chris@SRSWATFORD on 23/09/2008 - 10:43
Pentax K2000 / K-m - right way Pentax
It is not eye-straining and it is easier to read vital basic information like f-number and shutter speed from a top LCD panel than the LCD screen on the back (or through the viewfinder when holding the camera casually). Also, the LCD screen on the back consumes much more power, so normally you would...
Posted by iceblinker on 23/09/2008 - 12:58
shake control on the k10
Chris, Speculation... and experience with digital feedback designs. There's always "jitter" involved in any digital feedback, and in the case of long exposures (typical of tripod usage), this is probably where it'll show itself. You have the resolution of the vibration sensor(s), plus any round...
Posted by MattMatic on 25/09/2008 - 11:02
shake control on the k10
chris, didn't you over the course of your extensive testing , uncover a glitch/malfunction, that caused a little heart stop moment, but no actual harm to the camera? royd63uk.... that last question..... get a better tripod. seriously. the right tripod for the conditions is one that holds the ...
Posted by Don on 25/09/2008 - 17:44
