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Pentax FA 80-320 test shots
The 55-300mm looks attractive as a proposition and we may well end up going for that. How close does it focus? I am interested in this lens also but i don't want to pay over AU$600 for it here in Aust. :cry: Whats the best price you are getting in UK for it:?: Well it's £219 at SRS and Bristol...
Posted by ChrisA on 21/08/2008 - 12:09
Pentax FA 80-320 test shots
[quote:3496ace15f="johnriley"]The 55-300mm looks attractive as a proposition and we may well end up going for that. How close does it focus? I am interested in this lens also but i don't want to pay over AU$600 for it here in Aust. :cry: Whats the best price you are getting in UK for it:?: Wel...
Posted by Clarky on 21/08/2008 - 12:17
Fill The Gap
Oh, and mine is a silver one and I'm sure the photo's I get are better than other's get from their black lenses :lol: :lol: :lol: What is this preference for silver? I've always thought the black ones look much nicer, although I expect a silver one shows scratches less, not that I'd know. It mi...
Posted by hefty1 on 16/07/2008 - 15:14
DA55-300.....Very Impressed
Well I've got one of these too, now. Sadly I wasn't able to buy from Chris@SRS since he didn't have one in stock and I needed it for this weekend - in this case it came from Bristol Cameras for £219 + £10 delivery, and it arrived in 48 hours well-packed. Not up to Chris's extraordinary speed, but ...
Posted by ChrisA on 17/07/2008 - 17:34
What to do.
The normal 50mm primes are the same design whether they are "A" or "M" so optically it shouldn't make a difference. There is no "A" 28mm F3.5, this lens is often regarded as ultra sharp but I found it hard to focus. There is no "A" 135mm F3.5, this is a very good lens and the "A" 135mm F2.8 is...
Posted by JohnMcD on 17/07/2008 - 09:25
Low light sports lens
In that case I'd certainly consider the DA*50-135, everyone who owns this lens seems absolutely delighted with it (unusually for the Internet I don't think I've seen a single bad word said about it from any quarter!) and on the Pentax digital bodies the field of view is approximately 75-205mm (in 35...
Posted by hefty1 on 17/07/2008 - 22:28
DA*50-135 - reviews
but I will wait to see how GOOD the 60-250 is... Somebody working in a camera store on another forum just got a pre-production 60-250 to test, and he said the focus has one of the shortest throw he saw, so that makes it super fast on AF, and from some pictures he took, it seems like it is in the sam...
Posted by pentaxian450 on 20/07/2008 - 23:52
DA*50-135 - reviews
but I will wait to see how GOOD the 60-250 is... Somebody working in a camera store on another forum just got a pre-production 60-250 to test, and he said the focus has one of the shortest throw he saw, so that makes it super fast on AF, and from some pictures he took, it seems like it is in the sam...
Posted by Pwynnej on 21/07/2008 - 09:46
DA*50-135 - reviews
Hi All, Tell me its not true. Just got latest Digital Photo magazine. It has a lens review of telephoto zooms. Mostly 70-200mm and the new Pentax. I've seen other peoples comments on this lens and they are blown away, and with the mag it only gets: 3/5 for image quality 3/5 features ...
Posted by beakynet on 23/07/2008 - 13:06
DA*50-135 - reviews
truth is, you could take a peice of dung, stick a canon lens on it and send it in for a review. I'd love to see them tap dance around that! "The newest canon model, the dfik8, is ripe for the fertile mind! Fits warmly in the hand and has Royale written all over it! Now then, let's focus on the l...
Posted by Don on 23/07/2008 - 14:31
Lens for candid portraits, 70mm Ltd or DFA 100 Macro
It seems that a number of weddings are in my future, and I shall be official photographer (I didn't step back fast enough when volunteers were called for!) at one of them. Using this as an excuse (:)), I am contemplating a new lens. I'm pretty sure the lenses I have available will cover stand...
Posted by Mongoose on 20/07/2008 - 16:44
Lens for candid portraits, 70mm Ltd or DFA 100 Macro
I did a first holy communion a month or so back and used the 43mm Limited for all my pictures. Going through the shots at home, about 10% of them could have done with something a bit wider and another 10% with something longer but the 43mm was just about a perfect choice for the majority. I recently...
Posted by AdrianP on 20/07/2008 - 19:46
Lens for candid portraits, 70mm Ltd or DFA 100 Macro
Thanks for the input everyone. I think that about decides it, 16-45 and FA50 it is, probably with my trusty Tamron 90mm SP in my bag just in case (it's not that I don't trust the lens you understand, it's that I don't trust myself not to miss the focus!). You've all been a tremendous help.
Posted by Mongoose on 21/07/2008 - 11:43
Lens for candid portraits, 70mm Ltd or DFA 100 Macro
well I've just taken delivery of a 16-45 and 50mm F1.4 (Thanks Chris@SRS, perfect service as always!) both are even better made than I had imagined, the FA 50 1.4 in particular is lovely. The manual focus feel is far better than my other FA series lenses. now to get some practice in before the...
Posted by Mongoose on 23/07/2008 - 19:38
Pentax 1.7X Teleconverter question
The optics in the 1.7x AF do the AF :roll: The lens just sits there without adjusting focus at all, and the 1.7x optics are moved to provide focus - I suppose doing focus at the back-end. You gain 1.7x in focal length, and lose 1.7 f-stops for the privilege. Other than that, it's a fine piece o...
Posted by MattMatic on 21/07/2008 - 08:43
Pentax 1.7X Teleconverter question
The optics in the 1.7x AF do the AF The lens just sits there without adjusting focus at all, and the 1.7x optics are moved to provide focus Ah right, I presumed something in the converter adjusted the focus of the lens itself somehow. Thanks. Thinking about it that would be virtually impossibl...
Posted by Mike-P on 21/07/2008 - 08:53
Pentax 1.7X Teleconverter question
Thinking about it that would be virtually impossible Apart from a pull out mechanical pair of "fingers" that came out the adapter to rotate the front focus ring :P :D A job for Don maybe... :lol: As John says, it'll be easier to switch to AF lenses! Matt
Posted by MattMatic on 21/07/2008 - 10:06
Pentax 1.7X Teleconverter question
even Don knows when a project is wasting time..... seriously, though, the IQ of that converter defies conventional wisdom..... now has anybody tried reverse mounting a lens to that converter or mounting a lens babie? I think way back in the film days I tried a black body cap, with tinfoil ...
Posted by Don on 21/07/2008 - 13:40
Bargain Pentaz smc-f 50mm 1.7 lens Broken :(
Hi guys, this is my first post i hoped it was in better circumstances. i just came back from lisbon and went to a famous brickabrack market. there was a guy selling antique camera equipment and he had some pentax lenses, unfortunately i had left my camera at the hotel, so i couldnt check it ther...
Posted by ayazd on 21/07/2008 - 16:46
Bargain Pentaz smc-f 50mm 1.7 lens Broken :(
Okay, so i had a play around with the lens, at A it is still wide open but wheni play with a little slider on the fitment of the lens i can open and close the aperture, then when increase the aperture it opens as it should using the manual ring, but when i turn it back to A it dosent reduce the size...
Posted by ayazd on 22/07/2008 - 21:09
