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Best Lens for Pentax K-x
No need. Type PH-RBG into ebay. A Hong Kong vendor 1st advertised JJC labelled copy last week, now many places are selling it for well under a tenner! Twist-on, removal CLR filter window, the lot. Specifically for the DA 55-300.
Posted by layingback on 25/07/2010 - 17:34
Best Lens for Pentax K-x
No need. Type PH-RBG into ebay. A Hong Kong vendor 1st advertised JJC labelled copy last week, now many places are selling it for well under a tenner! Twist-on, removal CLR filter window, the lot. Specifically for the DA 55-300. Thanks for the tip. I have just ordered one. Archie
Posted by helios on 26/07/2010 - 21:15
wanted: filters!
have any of you used the Hama UV filters? http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=777_1&products_id=5966 very very cheap; as protection filter it seems fine right? thanks!
Posted by boudou701 on 26/07/2010 - 22:58
wanted: filters!
I'd avoid putting anything from the hama house of horrors on your lens! Always replace the lens cap and gees the hood on, and pack your camera bag carefully and you shouldn't need a protective filter.
Posted by Pentaxophile on 27/07/2010 - 10:22
wanted: filters!
I recently got a Hoya 77mm Pro 1 Digital Protector Filter for £20.99 from CameraKing UK. It doesn't do anything except protect the front of the lens. They normally seem to go for about £35 so I think it's a reasonable deal. It gets good reviews too. The merits of filters have been debated before he...
Posted by aliengrove on 27/07/2010 - 11:38
wanted: filters!
After many years of buying quality filters (UV, Skylight or 'protection') (Hoya/Kenko Pro-1 series, Sigma EX DG series) for all of my lenses, and having become increasingly aware of the controversy that rages regarding their use, I decided to try the photographic equivalent of 'going commando':mrgre...
Posted by prsjnb on 27/07/2010 - 11:59
wanted: filters!
don't know how to move this thread to the lens discussion forum (or however it's called). i think the main question is: will a £5 uv filter affect negatively the quality of a shot? i have used my 10-20mm without a filter this week end (brand new lens so first time out), was a bit worried to d...
Posted by boudou701 on 27/07/2010 - 12:32
wanted: filters!
i think the main question is: will a £5 uv filter affect negatively the quality of a shot? The question should be, why would I potentially compromise the IQ of a £1000.00 lens with a £5.00 piece of glass? I can't think of a good reason.
Posted by Mannesty on 28/07/2010 - 09:22
wanted: filters!
i think the main question is: will a £5 uv filter affect negatively the quality of a shot? The question should be, why would I potentially compromise the IQ of a £1000.00 lens with a £5.00 piece of glass? I can't think of a good reason. A £5 maybe but when you get to the £70 UV or protector the...
Posted by polchraine on 28/07/2010 - 10:25
wanted: filters!
Just a thought. My Tokina 80-400 was frustratingly soft, so I removed the Hoya filter one night to find the inside surface rather cloudy. On cleaning and replacing the filter, the results were better. The lens is still a bit soft, though. Regards
Posted by sam-joseph on 28/07/2010 - 11:53
wanted: filters!
Just a thought. My Tokina 80-400 was frustratingly soft, so I removed the Hoya filter one night to find the inside surface rather cloudy. On cleaning and replacing the filter, the results were better. The lens is still a bit soft, though. Regards Hi Sam - have you tried it without the filter at all...
Posted by JonSchick on 28/07/2010 - 12:06
wanted: filters!
Hi Sam - have you tried it without the filter at all to see if that makes a difference? I also have the Tokina 80-400 (ATXii) and only find it too soft at the longest length coupled with widest apertures. Keep it just off 400mm and stopped down to at least f8 and it does pretty well. I'll give it a...
Posted by sam-joseph on 28/07/2010 - 13:14
wanted: filters!
Hi Sam - have you tried it without the filter at all to see if that makes a difference? I also have the Tokina 80-400 (ATXii) and only find it too soft at the longest length coupled with widest apertures. Keep it just off 400mm and stopped down to at least f8 and it does pretty well. I'll give it a...
Posted by JonSchick on 28/07/2010 - 14:19
selling or keeping the kit lens...?
From my experience selling cameras and lenses together won't get you any more money than the higher priced item on its own. For example, take a camera worth £50 and a lens worth £100, bundle them together and you'll get... about £100. With that in mind, plus the fact you're not going to use it, p...
Posted by hefty1 on 27/07/2010 - 18:26
K24 colour rendition
I have always found that older, pre-digital, lenses tend to produce lower contrast images than new lenses do. I feel this is likely to be the result of a combination of changing fashions among photographers for what a "good" image should look like, and the higher reflectivity of digital sensors c...
Posted by Mongoose on 28/07/2010 - 08:36
K24 colour rendition
You could try sucking the dust out with a powerful vacuum cleaner such as a Dyson. If it doesn't shift it at first, strip a bit off and try again. Usually the nameplate (Pentax 1:2.8 24mm etc.) just screws out via the filter thread. Rubber or Blu-Tak should hold it on a table so you can unscrew t...
Posted by Algernon on 28/07/2010 - 18:25
18-55 DA replacement
^^Great name:) I too have been considering getting a different standard lens, thinking about the Sigma 17-70 but then I the 18-55 DA_L surprises me. The only reason for the Sigma would be the range and the closer focusing opportunities, but at the sake of having slightly larger lens and different...
Posted by smegg on 11/08/2010 - 22:26
Lens Hood for Pentax 55-300 DAL
Hi Neil, Do you know if this lense hood will perform on the pentax fa4.5-5.6 80-320mm without getting in the way and vignetting? With this lens the barrel rotates as you focus so I guess a petal type hood is no good ! It seems they make them in a screw on 58mm . So maybe worth a punt, Jeff Hi...
Posted by BigJacko on 14/08/2010 - 20:00
Pentax FA* 400mm f/5.6 ED IF
Hi Carl, Just one question, what model is the Sigma 400mm you have 400/5.6 APO Tele Macro (77mm filter size) or erlier (72mm filter)? The APO Tele Macro is reputed to be a fine lens Regards, John
Posted by johnwhit on 04/08/2010 - 21:18
Sigma 70-300 apo lens , Advice needed.
I have bought a Sigma 70-300 1:4-5.6 APO DG for use with my K20D. I tried everything, boosted the Custom focus sharpness to +4. I had already taken off the Skylight and Polarising filter, thinking that a UV must be the best. Finally took of the UV filter. It seems to perform much better with much...
Posted by surfseen on 03/10/2010 - 02:02
