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16-45 mm or 50-135mm
how good is the quality on the 55-300mm ? I honestly don't know how well this will show the lens quality, as there seems to be some motion blur or the focus is otherwise not quite right. (camera was on a tripod with 2 second timer for mirror lockup) Anyway, the 300mm with the Pentax is completely...
Posted by amoringello on 31/08/2008 - 18:40
16-45 mm or 50-135mm
Yeah, a bit expensive. Got the 50-135 with a 2x tele-converter. I wouldn't say the quality is bad, and perhaps the tele-converter is poor to start, but I think I prefer the 55-300 natively. Of course, the 55-300 with the 2x converter really brings things in close. Just a tad soft, no auto focus...
Posted by amoringello on 31/08/2008 - 23:55
16-45 mm or 50-135mm
We4ll,wow, I have just now received my new da* 50-135mm. :shock: Thumbs up to SRS for being so fast, and thus making it possible for a dane to recieve his items under two days after ordering it. 8) Not even the german-private post-systems can keep up (usually takes 7 work days). I'm totall...
Posted by George Lazarette on 04/09/2008 - 13:16
Bokeh wonderings
I don't usually take photos of flowers. This one is an old one shot with a M 50mm f1.4. Absolutely love this picture mainly because of its amazing bokeh! The 31mm is promising... Matt, i'd be happy to meet up and have you play with it, it'll show you new dimensions of IQ... :wink: Oh, and th...
Posted by nathanever82 on 03/09/2008 - 23:00
Bokeh wonderings
Yes, it's interesting isn't it? I would say it's probably subjective to a large extent. However, I've often noticed that Sigma shots have a kind of "ghosting" on the out-of-focus areas that makes it very busy - particularly shown with wildlife walking through grass where the grass is OOF. Many o...
Posted by MattMatic on 04/09/2008 - 15:52
Bokeh wonderings
I remember seeing some helios-40 photos on depressingreview a while back very interesting bokeh, seemed to form alot of movement in the photo, almost a spiralling effect some liked it some didnt, as although it was very buttery close up it wasnt too smooth when the subject and background was furth...
Posted by ikillrocknroll on 04/09/2008 - 18:47
Bokeh wonderings
I remember seeing some helios-40 photos on depressingreview a while back very interesting bokeh, seemed to form alot of movement in the photo, almost a spiralling effect some liked it some didnt, as although it was very buttery close up it wasnt too smooth when the subject and background was furth...
Posted by Lilly on 04/09/2008 - 18:49
Bokeh wonderings
Excuse my ignorance:oops:, yet again, - would the background here be classed as bokeh? Or is it out of focus background? What is the difference? This is taken with a Pentax 55-300. Handheld. (I must get a light weight tripod - any recommendations:?:) Are they dragonflies or damselflies? T...
Posted by HowardJ on 04/09/2008 - 21:32
Bokeh wonderings
I remember seeing some helios-40 photos on depressingreview a while back very interesting bokeh, seemed to form alot of movement in the photo, almost a spiralling effect some liked it some didnt, as although it was very buttery close up it wasnt too smooth when the subject and background was furth...
Posted by ikillrocknroll on 04/09/2008 - 21:45
18-250mm
Put that lens on your back-up body. Nice to be able to grab a camera that's ready to fill in anywhere in a pinch. now your main camera.... you need highest quality, fastest glass oyu can afford.
Posted by Don on 05/09/2008 - 14:58
18-250mm
Hmm.... for those poo pooing the idea of a 250mm range for weddings.....try it..(I have for the last 15 years) The 18mm to 100mm part would be good for groups and portraits....up to the 250mm range is great for candids of children, the speeches (stay at the back of the room and take it them ther...
Posted by Duncan knifton on 05/09/2008 - 17:28
18-250mm
Hi Gang.... Just to say thank you all for an interesting feed back.. Thought I'd let ya all know, I've just bought the DA* 16-50 lens..... Love it...:) Thanks Duncan
Posted by Duncan knifton on 16/09/2008 - 00:45
Pentax 14mm f2.8 DA
Actually I've said on here several times that as much as I like my DA12-24 it does take up a lot of space in the camera bag due to its porky dimensions, this has meant on several occassions it's been left at home in favour of the lighter, smaller (albeit not as wide) DA18-55. I can't fault the qu...
Posted by hefty1 on 06/09/2008 - 00:45
Motorsport lenses
This is actually going to be a hard one. You might want to look at lenses that are a bit faster - but unfortunately this doesn't mean that they focus much faster than the one you already own. Perhaps you can look at the DA* 50-135mm, or the 2 new ones, DA*200 mm and DA*300mm. All these shoul...
Posted by nathanever82 on 05/09/2008 - 23:42
Sigma EX 50-150/2.8 II - HSM
Hi All, I have just had stocks of this, the first Sigma lens with HSM and very nice it is too - focus is very rapid! I will be in touch with the people who pre-ordered shortly and I have a few left for regular stock - £460 for a forum user delivered. Chris
Posted by Chris@SRSWATFORD on 08/09/2008 - 11:21
Sigma EX 50-150/2.8 II - HSM
Unless I am missing something I would have thought 99% of the buyers would choose the extra 50mm at the long end and prefer the slight loss at the shorter. I shot a music festival last weekend using a 70-200mm lens which was not quiete wide enough for me & I very rarely used the 200mm end, but in be...
Posted by cabstar on 08/09/2008 - 20:38
Sigma EX 50-150/2.8 II - HSM
I shot a music festival last weekend using a 70-200mm lens which was not quiete wide enough for me & I very rarely used the 200mm end, but in between was about right for me. So obviously I WAS missing something :) Certainly was :D:D:D, I was surprised how long 70mm was, being used to 17-50mm I th...
Posted by cabstar on 09/09/2008 - 16:34
Sigma EX 50-150/2.8 II - HSM
Could it be it is only manual focus on Pentax?........
Posted by beginner on 14/09/2008 - 21:25
Lens advice
I also have the Sigma 135-400 and have used it for aircraft in flight. The biggest problem I have is the time it takes to focus, particularly if the camera decides to hunt end-to-end in the focus range. While I hanker after something faster I, like ChrisA, have found the Pentax 55-300 very reason...
Posted by GlynM on 09/09/2008 - 09:42
Lens advice
Im pretty sure SRS have a couple of shops. I wonder actually how dificult it would be to build quickshift into the camera body, or even a button on the back within easy reach that would disengage/engage the auto focus rather than that terrible lever. Since most of the lenses I have bought since ...
Posted by Mike-P on 09/09/2008 - 10:55
