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Help me spend some money: DA40/540FGZ Vs. FA43/360FGZ
Thanks for your inputs, the size really is a non-issue for me - the only physical thing that is a factor is that I do like the quick-shift focus on the DA's... But if the concensus is that the 43 is a genuinely better lens (in terms of IQ) then I suppose that's the one I'll be buying - I'll have to ...
Posted by hefty1 on 27/09/2007 - 23:17
Help me spend some money: DA40/540FGZ Vs. FA43/360FGZ
Just to sound a different note, I had the 43L and found that autofocus on my K10D was dismal at wide apertures with this lens. I came to the K10D from a Canon DSLR, attracted by the better Pentax colours, but have found AF a constant problem with wide aperture lenses, both in terms of speed and acc...
Posted by wintoid on 28/09/2007 - 06:26
Help me spend some money: DA40/540FGZ Vs. FA43/360FGZ
I don't want to sound picky but it seems that you have more of a problem with the AF on the K10 rather than a problem with the 43. Although I generally prefer MF, I haven't found a problem with any of the faster lenses on the K10 and in any case the 43 is better damped for MF than most of the other ...
Posted by Kim C on 28/09/2007 - 08:41
Help me spend some money: DA40/540FGZ Vs. FA43/360FGZ
I don't want to sound picky but it seems that you have more of a problem with the AF on the K10 rather than a problem with the 43. Although I generally prefer MF, I haven't found a problem with any of the faster lenses on the K10 and in any case the 43 is better damped for MF than most of the other ...
Posted by wintoid on 28/09/2007 - 08:49
Help me spend some money: DA40/540FGZ Vs. FA43/360FGZ
Interesting reading! I tend to focus manually when I have the time to contemplate what I'm doing, however, I find the ability to use AF is very handy when I'm in a faster-moving environment (I shoot at motorsport and show jumping events on a semi-regular basis). I'd say the split is about 60/40 i...
Posted by hefty1 on 28/09/2007 - 09:44
DA 18 - 55 Lens hood
I seem to recall someone had lost one of these a few months back I came across this this morning BIN £10 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pentax-PH-RBA-52mm-Lens-Hood-Pentax-18-55mm-Lens_W0QQitemZ140163352694QQihZ004QQcategoryZ31388QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Posted by stevejcoe on 30/09/2007 - 09:00
New Pentax SMC DA 18-250mm lens soon
Yeah there are now some shots on DPreview from Paris, shot of... that daft Asahi-K10d hybrid they announced a while back for commemorative purposes that won't be available commercially... and prototypes of the 35mm, 200mm, 300mm, 60-250mm, all of which I seem to remember already seeing photos of &qu...
Posted by ZaphodB on 03/10/2007 - 23:03
Compatibility Issue
Also don't forget to change to MF (manual focus) on the camera body, or a manual focus lens will only fire when exactly in focus. This can lead to the impression that the shutter is disabled.
Posted by johnriley on 01/10/2007 - 07:49
Help with lense choice for new guy.
Thanks for your quick reply you have answered my question perfectly. What i was hoping that buy buying a 300mm manual focus lense ie: without the DG (Digital) suffix i would gain some extra milimeters due to the cropping effect on the camera but that is not the case and i certainly can't afford th...
Posted by yke78uk on 02/10/2007 - 16:12
Pentax Lens Quality.
Very nice shot but having owned one of the FA powerzooms back in the day I'd have to say I was never all that impressed with it. Like many lenses though it should benefit from the cropping factor of APS-C as it'll them lose the corners and edges where performance is weaker. My first two Pentax le...
Posted by niblue on 02/10/2007 - 20:40
Pentax Lens Quality.
amoringello. i believe Pentax produced these lenses in the late 80's early 90's. I am sure someone else on this forum knows a lot more than I do about them and the time span. The zoom ring has an optional power feature, one just slides the ring forward for the power mode. The speed is dependen...
Posted by hotshots4u2c on 02/10/2007 - 21:19
Pentax Lens Quality.
The power Zoom function had 3 speeds of operation depending on how far you twisted the ring. I found the adjustment even on the fine seting to be a bit coarse and it was easier to use in manual mode. Probably the most useful feature it provided was that the lens would go to it's least extension when...
Posted by Kim C on 03/10/2007 - 08:48
What lens while waiting for the 16-50 da*
Hi People hope you can help. At the moment i have the 18-55 da and the 50-200 da, I'm hopeing to make money taking portraits starting sometime next or this year if my 16-50 turns up. I'm looking for a lens to practice some home studio work with but, but having £500 tied up can't afford the ltd ...
Posted by peter.wood on 03/10/2007 - 19:22
What lens while waiting for the 16-50 da*
Hi People hope you can help. At the moment i have the 18-55 da and the 50-200 da, I'm hopeing to make money taking portraits starting sometime next or this year if my 16-50 turns up. I'm looking for a lens to practice some home studio work with but, but having £500 tied up can't afford the ltd ...
Posted by George Lazarette on 03/10/2007 - 20:47
What lens while waiting for the 16-50 da*
i am getting a 16-50 as i see it as a cheap way to cover a large focal range at a low cost altough a 16-45 is cheaper i feel f2.8 may be usefull later in life as i am looking to start weddings at some point, the sdm will also help me when shooting babies (another job in the pipeline). i will also...
Posted by peter.wood on 03/10/2007 - 21:09
What lens while waiting for the 16-50 da*
Peter, I've used a couple of mf lenses and know exactly what you mean. However if you partially compress the shutter release and focus the lense you will get the red dot and bleep confirmation of a focus fix - at least I do with my K100d. I would like to use a better focus screen in the future but f...
Posted by Donut on 03/10/2007 - 21:14
What lens while waiting for the 16-50 da*
thanks for the reply donut, i find when i focus using the bleep and dot it makes kids (my little girl)extremely hard to get sharp and i normally like to keep the f stop low to blur the backround
Posted by peter.wood on 03/10/2007 - 21:22
What lens while waiting for the 16-50 da*
The trick with moving kids is to: 1) disable the bleep option 2) switch to centre focus point only 3) optionally turn off the focus-when-half-pressed and use the AF button (or OK on the *ist-D/K100?) to do the focus When you have auto focus across all points in low light the camera will often ...
Posted by MattMatic on 03/10/2007 - 21:38
What lens while waiting for the 16-50 da*
thanks for the reply mat i seem to be a bit missleading with my post's, due to the fact this is my first time using one :oops: i'm only having problems with focusing using mf lenses, but i have just read about the katz eye focus screen so this could be worth a go. i just wonder if the split ...
Posted by peter.wood on 03/10/2007 - 21:57
What lens while waiting for the 16-50 da*
Well, just go for the SMC-FA 50/1.4 then :P Not much more than the KatzEye either! If you intend to get the DA* lens, or the Ltds, then just go for the AF. I have to rely on the AF as my eyes are pretty bad. Had an SMC-A 50/1.4 for a while - which was absolutely beautiful to use - but my focus hit...
Posted by MattMatic on 03/10/2007 - 22:14
