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DA* 16-50mm Review
I have found this thread to be most useful. I have been thinking for a while now that I need to up my game so to speak and get one of these DA* lenses. I have not taken the jump yet mainly due to lack of (or unwilling to part with ;-) ) funds. I appreciate a lot of the comments made and whilst I ...
Posted by ericp on 14/11/2008 - 11:00
DA* 16-50mm Review
Well my new 16-50 seems to be OK :D as does the 50-135 :P:P:P All my fears it seems were totally unfounded (I think) I am really pleased I took Nathans advice and got this lens over the 17-70. I still cant get over the speed of the focus, I took them both along to my camera club this week and ...
Posted by fatspider on 21/11/2008 - 18:53
advice on longer lens, please
Rhayles, I am sorry for this, but I just need to correct your writing... :D ml, as you write in your post, stands for Millilitre - "ml = millilitre (also spelled milliliter), a thousandth of a litre in the metric system. Abbreviation also spelled "mL" or "mℓ". The abbreviation you...
Posted by nathanever82 on 12/11/2008 - 10:20
advice on longer lens, please
said in a lighthearted way..my mum told me never to correct your elders. I hold my hand up and claim that my dotage makes my memory fuzzy and to us elders, metric is a foreign concept. Lets get back to feet and inches, is my motto. I get excited that I can manage to even put something on a web pa...
Posted by rhayles on 12/11/2008 - 12:15
advice on longer lens, please
At 800/plus pounds for the DA 300 I'll settle for a 2x converter on my 200 and live with the results. I'm happy with a manual lens. Most of the long end would be manual focus. Ebay offers me a choice at present of Solignor K 75/260 constant 4.5 or SMCP-FA 75/300 4.5/5.8. Can anyone offer me an ...
Posted by rhayles on 12/11/2008 - 18:52
Pentax FA 50mm f1.4 new review
Overall pretty complementary, especially in the opening: "Pentax are probably the leading proponents of modern-design fixed-focal length lenses, with their range of compact 'pancake' lenses and 'Limited' series high quality primes being the envy of users of other systems." They put the price in ...
Posted by farfisa on 14/11/2008 - 14:53
Pentax FA 50mm f1.4 new review
Hi Ken I also have the lens but have mixed feelings with it when I get the focus right I get some realy nice photos but my eyes are not what they were alas, mine is manual focus. I have managed to get hold of the 1.4 from Danny looking forward to trying it out when it arrives. Ian.
Posted by philstaff on 19/11/2008 - 17:24
Pentax FA 50mm f1.4 new review
take me back 6 months and that grand prix would've been mine. saw one recently in harrogate in a shop window, lovely!
Posted by bigcog on 19/11/2008 - 20:29
Pentax FA 50mm f1.4 new review
take me back 6 months and that grand prix would've been mine. saw one recently in harrogate in a shop window, lovely! I saw that one too and I must say the camera looks better in the flesh than in photographs. That is a really good shop BTW.
Posted by gartmore on 20/11/2008 - 08:39
Tamron 90mm 2.8 macro
I have the Adaptall 2 manual focus version and it is a excellent lens.
Posted by Mike-P on 15/11/2008 - 10:33
It's my birthday - what shall I ask for?
Thanks for the replies and the birthday wishes. Like Coriander, I'll probably have to buy my own present then get someone else to wrap it up (the actual day is at the end of the month and has a zero at the end - a biggy). So, a wide-angle zoom looks good - I can't afford the 12-24mm, and of the 10...
Posted by El Dingo on 16/11/2008 - 18:04
It's my birthday - what shall I ask for?
So, a wide-angle zoom looks good - I can't afford the 12-24mm, and of the 10-20mm pair I'd prefer less distortion. However, Pentax are giving £50 cash back, so I'm going to have to try these lenses out. I'll 'phone SRS and see if they have both in stock... Are you certain you can't afford the 12...
Posted by mikew on 16/11/2008 - 18:39
It's my birthday - what shall I ask for?
So, a wide-angle zoom looks good - I can't afford the 12-24mm, and of the 10-20mm pair I'd prefer less distortion. However, Pentax are giving £50 cash back, so I'm going to have to try these lenses out. I'll 'phone SRS and see if they have both in stock... Are you certain you can't afford the 12...
Posted by El Dingo on 16/11/2008 - 20:44
It's my birthday - what shall I ask for?
OK, I tried both the Sigma and the Pentax today. Sigma plusses - almost distortion-free, can fit filters. Pentax plusses - 180 degrees!!!!, focus ring unlocked when not focussing, much smaller than the Sigma, brighter. I feel that the Sigma would better suit my landscape/building shots, but the...
Posted by El Dingo on 18/11/2008 - 21:24
It's my birthday - what shall I ask for?
So the birthday was more generous than you thought! Lucky man :) Mike I did some 'Man Maths'. The Sigma was £329.00, the Pentax £465.00 less £50.00 cash back. There, see? Easy to justify. :wink: (I don't know how I did it either, but the wife agreed...) So far, just playing around, this...
Posted by El Dingo on 24/11/2008 - 21:01
It's my birthday - what shall I ask for?
So the birthday was more generous than you thought! Lucky man :) Mike I did some 'Man Maths'. The Sigma was £329.00, the Pentax £465.00 less £50.00 cash back. There, see? Easy to justify. :wink: (I don't know how I did it either, but the wife agreed...) So far, just playing around, this...
Posted by Hyram on 25/11/2008 - 08:42
faulty aperture on lens
I picked up a Vivitar series 1 28 - 90 mm PK mount lens in a charity shop for £3.00 but it's faulty, when I open the aperture up (using the lever at the mount end of the lens) and then release it instead of snapping instantly back to the f11 or whatever it is set to, it slowly returns to f11 (hope ...
Posted by Gromit on 17/11/2008 - 11:17
faulty aperture on lens
Try also very gently bending the lever back to a central position - sometimes the lever binds agaisnt the side of the slot and slows aperture movement. Otherwise, it could be oil on the blades. This should be visible on the blades.
Posted by smc on 17/11/2008 - 21:03
faulty aperture on lens
Gromit, Take one of your functioning lenses and compare the little black tab sticking out of the back (mounting) end, with your Vivitar. These tabs should be exactly parallel to the fixed piece beside them and move VERY freely. If the tab is bent either inwards or outwards, try to straighten it (...
Posted by Mac on 28/11/2008 - 11:18
Lensbabies
Muse is basically the same as Lensbaby 2.0 with the addition of their new Optic Swap system. It's a push-pull design that requires you to hold the lens in place while taking the photo. Control Freak is basically the same as Lensbaby 3G with the addition of the new Optic Swap system. It allows you...
Posted by hefty1 on 18/11/2008 - 14:36
