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DA lenses with K1
Prior to getting a K1 and 28-105 lens I thought that APSc lenses would not be of much use unless used in crop mode. I am now favourably surprised to discover that the DA 35 Ltd Macro works extremely well on full frame and only vignettes if you pull the hood out to its maximum extent. The DA 40 XS,...
Posted by miles500 on 18/05/2016 - 19:07
DA lenses with K1
Prior to getting a K1 and 28-105 lens I thought that APSc lenses would not be of much use unless used in crop mode. I am now favourably surprised to discover that the DA 35 Ltd Macro works extremely well on full frame and only vignettes if you pull the hood out to its maximum extent. The DA 40 XS,...
Posted by Viewpoint on 20/05/2016 - 07:10
DA lenses with K1
Just used the 35mm macro with the K1 and very pleased with the result. I did a bit of focus stacking and posted the result on the site. K1 is a great camera. However from a macro fans point of view I would like a slightly better menu set up. When using select AF point or manual focus in LV once the ...
Posted by Viewpoint on 20/05/2016 - 07:19
DA lenses with K1
That's really odd because if the camera is set to manual focus the AF button shouldn't do anything. By manual focus I mean switching the M/AF lever under the AF mode button to M. Often manual focus is the way to go with macro shots.
Posted by JAK on 20/05/2016 - 11:09
DA lenses with K1
The DA15 Ltd vignettes very strongly when used in FF mode. However if you crop out most of the vignetting and compare with the same scene taken in APSc mode, you still get a significantly larger and wider photo in FF mode than you do in APSc mode. I think this could be useful. Yes, that's true. If...
Posted by JAK on 21/05/2016 - 16:59
DA lenses with K1
That's really odd because if the camera is set to manual focus the AF button shouldn't do anything. By manual focus I mean switching the M/AF lever under the AF mode button to M. Often manual focus is the way to go with macro shots.
Posted by Viewpoint on 24/05/2016 - 10:20
DA lenses with K1
What you're describing sounds like you have a power zoom, which I'm sure isn't what you mean. Can you be more specific as to which setting and dial you are referring to. Have you tried setting the AF/M lever to M? As I said, the focus then cannot change as it's switched off completely. Also cons...
Posted by JAK on 24/05/2016 - 10:53
DA lenses with K1
The old 1.4X Tamron-F Pz-AF MC4 is full frame and still works a treat (back to the future!) That was THE converter to go for before the Pentax 1.4x came out. Can't try it with a 150-450 though as I do not have one but it's fine with the Sigma 150-500 (and no body rubbing issue to contend with.) ...
Posted by JAK on 24/05/2016 - 21:20
DA lenses with K1
What you're describing sounds like you have a power zoom, which I'm sure isn't what you mean. Can you be more specific as to which setting and dial you are referring to. Have you tried setting the AF/M lever to M? As I said, the focus then cannot change as it's switched off completely. Also cons...
Posted by Viewpoint on 26/05/2016 - 08:12
New K-70 and 100-300 f4 on way
Please get back to the subject Algi, we can all read what has been written so far. I'm sure nobody intended to be misleading and a question mark would not have been the End Of All Things either. There's no need for anyone to be portentous....:)
Posted by johnriley on 21/05/2016 - 10:30
New K-70 and 100-300 f4 on way
Please get back to the subject Algi, we can all read what has been written so far. I'm sure nobody intended to be misleading and a question mark would not have been the End Of All Things either. There's no need for anyone to be portentous....:) you swallowed a dictionary this morning john ...
Posted by stu62 on 21/05/2016 - 11:38
New K-70 and 100-300 f4 on way
Rumours - food for speculation and gossip, what's the problem? Some evolve into a more cogent product development, others maybe not. As Pentax users we are eager to see Ricoh's plans develop for bringing this great brand back to where it should be and I am sure it helps Ricoh to know how much intere...
Posted by RobL on 21/05/2016 - 11:49
New K-70 and 100-300 f4 on way
Algi, i'm genuinely perplexed as to your reaction to my post which was nothing more than a fortuitously timed 'grab' from a well known but highly regarded 'rumour site'. I'm often online mid-late evening which appears to be the time that this US based site puts out its latest updates, and I do ch...
Posted by 1stEverPentax on 21/05/2016 - 11:54
Pentax legacy lenses, exif date, and Lightroom import
Old manual lenses have no electrical contacts for anything. Therefore there is no feed back to the camera. Maybe that is the problem?. "A" lenses have a contact for setting the aperture from the camera but basic old manual ones don't. CHEERS Vic.
Posted by vic cross on 23/05/2016 - 08:00
IR conversion - K100D Super or K7
As I have both the K100D and the K7 lying around and I quite fancy giving IR photography a shot, figured I'd convert either one of the cameras. I can get it done in Poland this summer for 100-120 quid, depending on filter choice; which makes it a rather tempting opportunity. Since I know very li...
Posted by Mag07 on 27/05/2016 - 19:33
IR conversion - K100D Super or K7
Unconverted the K100d works better than the K7, but that's because of it's weak hot mirror. Conversion removes the hot mirror so the K7 would be significantly better. It is possible to focus without the filter on & shift as required for the change in focus. It's not too awkward with many older le...
Posted by petrochemist on 28/05/2016 - 06:35
pentax k50 viewfinder problem
Hi, The viewfinder on my K50 intermittently shows no image. I was out photographing yesterday - sometimes using live view, sometimes the viewfinder. On several occasions, but not every time, after using live view, when I switched back to use the viewfinder the view through the viewfinder was just bl...
Posted by newbiek50user on 31/05/2016 - 05:48
pentax k50 viewfinder problem
Thanks for your reply. I was wondering about the mirror. I had switched off live view each time - if not, I should have expected to see an image on the screen. By pressing menu I got the menu but still couldn't get a viewfinder image. However, each time I experienced the problem, I switched off the ...
Posted by newbiek50user on 31/05/2016 - 08:04
K70 Rumoured specs online
I know the back story, that Pentax envisaged the K-S line to be different to the K-50 line, but in practise the K-S2 (at least on paper) is everything you would have expected from a K-50 replacement. I think making the K-S2 weather sealed really sealed this for me, as now the two lines are extremel...
Posted by richandfleur on 07/06/2016 - 21:53
K70 Rumoured specs online
apparently there is a new Pentax "Alphabets" 55-300 lens being offered too... the k-70 looks like the video spec camera us video shooters have been waiting for... one can hope anyways... :) I've seen mention of the lens too - f6.3 at the long end, unless the camera has astonishing ISO performanc...
Posted by D0n on 08/06/2016 - 17:07
