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50mm lenses
Max I think you should try and prioritise what you want from the 50mm you eventually plump for. As Mannesty suggests the FA50mm 1.4 (autofocus and exposure) is fantastic value for it's price and will the easiest to use. I dont have one, but I hear nothing but praise for it. If you go down t...
Posted by pschlute on 16/05/2009 - 13:57
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I don't suppose you've got a link to the type of split focus screen you've got? On topic, I'm pleased as punch with the 50mm F2 I got on eBay for about £15 including postage. Oh, yes, and did I mention it was £15 quid! :D Do an ebay search for split prism. I think the seller I bought from was ...
Posted by pschlute on 16/05/2009 - 14:03
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You can use "capture in focus" I believe. So you press the shutter release button and move the focus and when the camera comfirms focus it will make a photo, sometimes that even works better then autofocus. Don't ask me more about it, I don't know much besides the fact that you can do that and hav...
Posted by Anvh on 16/05/2009 - 14:08
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I use manual lenses a lot and I think the old Pentax ones are superb. What I have found to be a good method with manual focus lenses is to put the camera in auto focus mode then press the shutter button fully down (after first setting exposure) and then adjust the focus ring. In this mode the cam...
Posted by Karl on 16/05/2009 - 14:47
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How about an M42 lens such as the SMC takumar 50/1.4 with an M42 adapter. I find the genuine pentax adapter available for £21.99 from SRS is good to use, quite easy to attach and remove etc. You can then use any M42 lens in Av mode, albeit with some exposure compensation and with som tin foil tri...
Posted by RichardC on 19/05/2009 - 13:52
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I rckon it's worth paying around £60 inc postage for an A f1.7 if you don't mind manual focus. That's still a considerable saving compared to a new FA. Quality is likely to be fine if the seller seems honest. A couple of years ago they were going for £25, but you're unlikely to find one at that s...
Posted by iceblinker on 19/05/2009 - 13:53
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The short answer is, yes. For a manual focus lens it's only bettered by the A version which gets rid of the annoying exposure issues with M series lenses on the recent Pentax DSLR's.
Posted by Mannesty on 19/05/2009 - 20:22
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The exposure issues with pre-A series lenses is well documented on this forum and others. Some have overcome the 'issue' by replacing the focus screen with another. The screen from the *istDS is supposed to help and a KatzEye split screen too.
Posted by Mannesty on 19/05/2009 - 22:00
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Thank you everyone for your advices! and for the trick hoe to use the help of the camera in MF! I'm still not decided if go for AF or MF. To sum up: - AF 1.4 is the best one, only more expensive (actually I can spend £155), even if tells about a limit: "However this excellent showing whe...
Posted by max11 on 19/05/2009 - 22:03
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I use manual lenses a lot and I think the old Pentax ones are superb. What I have found to be a good method with manual focus lenses is to put the camera in auto focus mode then press the shutter button fully down (after first setting exposure) and then adjust the focus ring. In this mode the cam...
Posted by abigdoob on 20/05/2009 - 10:45
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I have a pentax 50mm A series 1.7. And I just cant get on with the manual focus, Any tips, I may just sell the lens and buy the 50mm 1.4, as i know when using in low light the 50mm 1.4 will make the camera flash strobe to help with the auto focus!
Posted by organicimagery on 20/05/2009 - 14:21
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Managed to get the cam to select shutter speed using green button-brilliant-success!! Cant manage to press shutter and turn focus ring, I put cam in AF mode with manual lens fitted, set mode dial to manual, sort out exposure and press shutter button and it activates. not sure what is going wrong. ...
Posted by chrissinkpen on 20/05/2009 - 17:48
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Managed to get the cam to select shutter speed using green button-brilliant-success!! Cant manage to press shutter and turn focus ring, I put cam in AF mode with manual lens fitted, set mode dial to manual, sort out exposure and press shutter button and it activates. not sure what is going wrong. ...
Posted by hefty1 on 20/05/2009 - 18:15
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Checking the K200D manual - http://media.pentax.co.uk/downloads/photo/en/19541/K200%20manual.pdf - I see that Catch-in focus in the Custom menu needs to be turned on.
Posted by iceblinker on 20/05/2009 - 18:43
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Catch-in-focus should be near the bottom of the Custom Setting menu. Isn't it there?
Posted by iceblinker on 20/05/2009 - 19:24
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Cant manage to press shutter and turn focus ring, I put cam in AF mode with manual lens fitted, set mode dial to manual, sort out exposure and press shutter button and it activates. It's normal for it to activate if the subject is in focus. What about when its definitely well out of focus? Does t...
Posted by iceblinker on 20/05/2009 - 19:56
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Failing all that, clean the metal mount on the lens (and perhaps the electrical contacts on the camera mount too). It needs to be conductive for catch-in focus to work. It doesn't work on my M and K lenses on which I've stuck a piece of selotape where the electrical contacts would be on an A lens...
Posted by iceblinker on 20/05/2009 - 20:16
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Thank you everyone for your advices! and for the trick hoe to use the help of the camera in MF! I'm still not decided if go for AF or MF. To sum up: - AF 1.4 is the best one, only more expensive (actually I can spend £155), even if tells about a limit: "However this excellent showing whe...
Posted by max11 on 20/05/2009 - 20:26
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Max, I think the FA 50mm f1.4 would be a good choice for you if you don't plan to buy an auto focus f2.8 zoom that covers 50mm any time soon. For MF lenses of other lengths, there is a Pentax-M 100mm f2.8 for auction on eBay at the moment. Anything more modern that provides the same image quality...
Posted by iceblinker on 20/05/2009 - 20:51
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Pete, well, seem to have tried everything to no avail. Will come back to it another day, when I get my M50, it might just be a prob with lens, I have noticed though that it does make a bleep noise when I move the camera on the tripod. hmm Many thanks Chris
Posted by chrissinkpen on 20/05/2009 - 21:13
