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Pentax 12-24mm bottom of class
My post also made it clear that it was comparing commercial 'corruptness' with people with no commercial bias. Of which I am amongst the latter. meaning: "meant to say all publishers EXCEPT SMEGGYPANTS... blah, blah, blah, corrupt...etc...etc..etc...:twisted:" :roll::roll: I'll go back to my ...
Posted by Smeggypants on 04/08/2011 - 05:07
Pentax 12-24mm bottom of class
Making digs is not debating, so time to get back on topic please.
Posted by johnriley on 04/08/2011 - 08:05
Pentax 12-24mm bottom of class
Don't you Guys ever sleep? We all have our favourites - be it Cars, Cameras or Lenses - If the price is right, it does what you want - buy it. If you subsequently fall out of love with it - sell it on:D:D:D I would not go for the 12-24 as I already have the 10-17 fisheye and a Pentax A 15mm. I t...
Posted by Don on 04/08/2011 - 10:23
Pentax 12-24mm bottom of class
back on topic.... I say you can't generally trust reviews, but there are a few reviewers out there that try to maintain a professional objectivity. The illusion of "objectivity" is a large part of the problem. But on the subject of the DA12-24. It's a good lens, with OK build quality. I like it, ...
Posted by rparmar on 04/08/2011 - 13:54
Pentax 12-24mm bottom of class
Not aimed at you Tim, but this has moved on and has been put back on topic. No point in prolonging the diversion, the moment has passed.
Posted by johnriley on 04/08/2011 - 17:16
TAMRON 18-200mm 3,5-6,3 XR Di II Pentax
Well, I have to admit, that after an afternoon of fussy failures with the old Tamron, both with and without the tripod, I will have to get something lighter and easier to manage. It's utterly depressing to find that what should have been good shots were blurred. I went back out and use the 18-55...
Posted by Blaze on 01/08/2011 - 19:49
TAMRON 18-200mm 3,5-6,3 XR Di II Pentax
. The thread here https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/respect-29508 appears to have been at the same show and, though the sigma used there is a relatively cheap one, it's in another class. Bret Glad you liked my cheap Sigma images Bret - we clearly have different opinions of cheap - that le...
Posted by fritzthedog on 01/08/2011 - 21:42
TAMRON 18-200mm 3,5-6,3 XR Di II Pentax
Blaze, I tend to agree with the gist of the replies above with regard to the Pentax 55-300 lens. I have the DA L 18-55 kit lens (came with my K-X) and bought the 55-300 to supplement it. I now rarely have the 55-300 off my camera - it is a stunningly good lens if you're on a budget. I also have a...
Posted by davidstorm on 01/08/2011 - 22:03
TAMRON 18-200mm 3,5-6,3 XR Di II Pentax
The focus is fine when I use the 18-55 kit lens, AF or MF. The blurred shots when I first got it were definitely down to bad technique and camera shake when not using a tripod! I've been working on that. The problem arises when I use the older Tamron zoom. The photos are fuzzy (not 'fussy' as I ...
Posted by Blaze on 01/08/2011 - 22:14
TAMRON 18-200mm 3,5-6,3 XR Di II Pentax
I'm impressed, that's the proper DA version and therefore an excellent price. Rare to find something cheaper here than back home (check the right one arrives). It's a very good lens, used at its optimal settings with good light conditions then I think the results are exceptional for the price. Enj...
Posted by DrOrloff on 02/08/2011 - 14:59
TAMRON 18-200mm 3,5-6,3 XR Di II Pentax
I said I'd come back and report on the 55-300. Wow, what a lens - it's just fantastic! I am starting to do things I'd only dreamed of!! It's extremely comfortable with the Kx, nice to hold and I've got away with close up shots of insects on 300mm without a tripod. For someone with a history of...
Posted by Blaze on 13/08/2011 - 16:49
Sigma Pentax 28 - 70mm consistently overexposed?
but I'm confused how the auto-exposure can be wrong. If anything, with such a bright sky, I'd expect the camera to underexpose to compensate. Spot metering maybe? Or it can high class reverse back engineering... If it isn't the spot metering i would try to see what Sigma says if your other lenses...
Posted by Anvh on 03/08/2011 - 21:29
Help with choosing a lens - looking at 50mm f1.4
gey the "a" series or Fa series fifty, so you can get some of your cameras auto/metering options working easier, avoid the "M" series lenses unless you like doing everything manually. you might find the 35 mm 2.4 a better (and cheaper) lens for those purposes. but if your images are coming out dar...
Posted by Don on 03/08/2011 - 18:20
Help with choosing a lens - looking at 50mm f1.4
Ditto Don's comments. The DA35mm f2.4 used at max aperture offers pretty reasonable indoor/low light performance for a low price. Personally I'd go for that, or experiment with a manual focus Pentax A 50mm f1.7 lens... to begin with. I love my manual focus 50, but the focal length is a bit long...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 03/08/2011 - 18:29
Help with choosing a lens - looking at 50mm f1.4
If you want an auto focus SMC Pentax 50mm/1:1.4 lens, you can expect to pay considerably more than £100.00.
Posted by Mannesty on 03/08/2011 - 18:41
Help with choosing a lens - looking at 50mm f1.4
You'll also find some debate as to whether fast glass is actually of benefit on DSLR's. I could never take such a debate seriously. The only serious debate IMO is whether a fast lens is of benefit to a particular photographer I love shallow DOF creamy wide open shots and that's why I bought a P...
Posted by Smeggypants on 03/08/2011 - 23:00
Help with choosing a lens - looking at 50mm f1.4
To be honest I would say to buy the DA 35mm f2.4 rather than a 50mm, but it won't solve your exposure problems (I get exactly the same results from that as from my kit lens, just sharper, with a brighter viewfinder and a physically smaller lens). It's cheaper than the DA40 and has a more useful fiel...
Posted by Dangermouse on 03/08/2011 - 23:53
Help with choosing a lens - looking at 50mm f1.4
Lisali, the F1.4 just refers to the maximum aperture that the lens can achieve and therefore a f1.4 will let in more light for any given shutter speed than say a f3.5. However, the amount of light let in is a combination of the shutter speed and the aperture, so a correct exposure can be obtained b...
Posted by Smeggypants on 04/08/2011 - 02:49
Which 70-200 f2.8?
I'm thinking of shedding some excess lenses and buying a decent 70-200. I've read the earlier Sigma is the pick of the bunch, but the Tamron gets a good write up as well, optically speaking. Some have criticized the slow focus of the Tamron, but I believe that would be typical of other mounts who r...
Posted by sam-joseph on 04/08/2011 - 09:32
Which 70-200 f2.8?
My Tamron 70-200 is more or less the standard lens on my K10. I find af pretty fast and accurate. Sometimes it needs a second bite to get the focus right. I have never used it with a tc, well, not as yet. Gary
Posted by JForeigner on 04/08/2011 - 22:23
