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K10D Deserves better lenses.
hi why not focus only about the good old pentax smc(200mf2.8,28mm3.5,100mm2.8,85mm ect ect ...) plastic is cheap ,metal is graal :lol: :lol: :lol: [/quote]
Posted by tipentax on 04/06/2007 - 21:29
K10D Deserves better lenses.
Only on screen in Lightroom, it is much better than the old FujiFilm S20Pro (especially noise wise). I just expected to be able crop images a little more, the detail when looking at the inner 2MP on screen isn't quite as good as I'd have liked. Blending when printed is better, but when examined c...
Posted by Tyr on 09/06/2007 - 18:51
K10D Deserves better lenses.
I'm on to my second 70-210F (the first got mouldy) both bought second hand for about £40. It focuses far faster than my Sigma 70-300 on my cameras and the results are very sharp from f8 and acceptable wide open. I have found that it tends to be better both in terms of the AF and sharpness with subje...
Posted by bottesini2007 on 10/06/2007 - 13:45
Macro Lenses
I've seen the review on photozone and the pictures look perfectly sharp, although the older FA seems better at wider apertures. There is no focus limiter on the lens which would be an annoyance. My 50-200 already hunts enough and its focus ring rotation range is less than a macro lens. I do love ...
Posted by Tyr on 05/06/2007 - 15:15
Macro Lenses
Personally I'd be happy enough with any of the lenses mentioned. From the tests I've seen it doesn't look like anyone actually makes a bad macro lens and they all seem to review well. I'm using an old manual focus 55mm F2.8 Vivitar Macro and I've been impressed with the results I've had.
Posted by niblue on 05/06/2007 - 15:50
Macro Lenses
I'm using an old Tamron 90mm F2.5 which I love to bits, especially with it's 2x flat field converter which gives me 180mm F5, perfect (or as near as I can afford) for in-the-wild macro shots. Doesn't scare the beastys :) I have also used the Pentax D-FA 50mm briefly since I got my lab to buy one....
Posted by Mongoose on 05/06/2007 - 16:10
manual pre-set lens
Just about all lenses in M42 work (or can work) this way. The more advanced ones had a stop down pin to allow them to work with cameras which could do automatic stop down. This actually works to our advantage. These lenses have a switch on the barrel marked "M" and "A". Whe...
Posted by Mongoose on 05/06/2007 - 16:27
manual pre-set lens
they have a bit of a cult following, which is largely justified, at least if you get a good one. At reasonable working distances my Flek 35 resolves more detail than the 6MP sensor on my *istDL2 can pick up, even wide open. The K10D can discern some benefit from stopping down. The lens is also ab...
Posted by Mongoose on 08/06/2007 - 22:59
Pentax-M Lenses on a K100D
all kidding aside, my two favorite lenses are the manual 50mm1.4 and the 85mm soft focus! used to love my k1000. I find I can work faster in low light in manual than with anything automatic.
Posted by Don on 07/06/2007 - 23:23
Pentax-M Lenses on a K100D
great as the K10D is, if you want to use M series lenses you are actually better off with the K100D. The K10D has metering issues with the old lenses which makes using the M lenses with it a pain. You can get the hang of it's idiosyncrasies, but it's much easier on the K100D which meters properly...
Posted by Lee Ash on 08/06/2007 - 10:47
The clearout continues
Well I bought Brians lens and the weather was OK today so I took it on a family trip to Speke hall. I am very pleased with it, even used handheld to photograph subjects I wouldn't usually use it for. Here are a few examples from today, no works of art just a few happy snaps. 1 The back of the hal...
Posted by bottesini2007 on 18/06/2007 - 01:01
Pentax M-Lenses on Nikon DSLRS
I would have thought not, as once you've added an adaptor to fit the lens to the body, the lens would be too far from the sensor for you to achive infinity focus. And, I think if you took that route you'd have to be getting the D80 or D200 at least (the D40 has a funny mount I think, although it ...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 09/06/2007 - 00:19
Pentax M-Lenses on Nikon DSLRS
Lee, It all depends on the flange to film distance the camera is designed for. In this respect, all brands are not created equal. Nikon have a longer flange to film distance than Pentax, which means to achieve infinity focus it would be necessary to mount the lens INSIDE the Nikon body. Clearl...
Posted by Mongoose on 09/06/2007 - 07:01
NEW Pentax DA 16-50 Lens Question
Hi Has anyone heard when these two new god dam pentax lenses will actually be out yet ?? What the hell are pentax playing at ?? We keep getting different times etc.. I was hoping to get one early this year. Even when it comes out we have to wait for the reviews before making the plunge. Might ...
Posted by kcmadr on 11/06/2007 - 02:33
NEW Pentax DA 16-50 Lens Question
what if the lenses are not meant to compliment k10? I mean what if they're full frame?.... What if they're being held back, so as not to kill sales of the k10? what if they get released at the same time as a new camera model, (whose delayed developement mandated stalling the release of the lens...
Posted by Don on 11/06/2007 - 05:43
NEW Pentax DA 16-50 Lens Question
what if the lenses are not meant to compliment k10? I mean what if they're full frame?.... Well, considering the K10D is the highest spec Pentax DSLR, and the new DA* lenses are the highest spec new lenses, they wouldn't make them incompatible. Especially considering their compatibility history... ...
Posted by kcmadr on 11/06/2007 - 06:59
NEW Pentax DA 16-50 Lens Question
kcmadr wrote: Well, considering the K10D is the highest spec Pentax DSLR, and the new DA* lenses are the highest spec new lenses, they wouldn't make them incompatible. Especially considering their compatibility history... I didn't say incompatible. If they were full-frame, they would call them D-...
Posted by Don on 11/06/2007 - 07:33
NEW Pentax DA 16-50 Lens Question
Hopefully the Pentax gets a better write up than the Tokina -http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/tokina_1650_28_nikon/index.htm The text of that report states that the lens was co-developed with Pentax, but how much of it? The Tokina lens has no SDM AF motor. The Pentax lens will have their ...
Posted by Mannesty on 11/06/2007 - 20:33
NEW Pentax DA 16-50 Lens Question
Hopefully the Pentax gets a better write up than the Tokina -http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/tokina_1650_28_nikon/index.htm The text of that report states that the lens was co-developed with Pentax, but how much of it? The Tokina lens has no SDM AF motor. The Pentax lens will have their ...
Posted by Mongoose on 11/06/2007 - 20:58
NEW Pentax DA 16-50 Lens Question
The text of that report states that the lens was co-developed with Pentax, but how much of it? The Tokina lens has no SDM AF motor. The Pentax lens will have their now commonplace 'quick shift' mechanism for switching between AF and MF (I hope). The Tokina requires the focus barrel to be moved ...
Posted by ZaphodB on 11/06/2007 - 21:47
