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50 MM Macro on a Reversing Ring
Mac as usual i love reading your posts. I've done a little kayaking and have some shots from a local event for our local rowing club. I posted elswhere about using a 5 gal pail for a waterproof case that should be usable for you. Also you know that a step up ring and uv filter cand be used with a z...
Posted by Don on 20/01/2006 - 15:00
50 MM Macro on a Reversing Ring
Don, You broke my heart with the missed eagle shot. I had a similar, though not nearly so spectacular miss on my last paddle a week ago here on the Saint Laurence river. It was very damp, chilly and threatening rain, so I left all picture-taking gear at home. (I've very unwisely rid myself of...
Posted by Anonymous on 20/01/2006 - 15:37
Stereo adapter D set
Hi all :) Stumbled on this on the Japanese Pentax site: http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/en/35mm/ist-ds2/accessory.html Is a 52mm "filter" that creates a stereo image. Sounds completely whacky and a great deal of fun. If anyone's got one, let me know what it's like!! Matt
Posted by MattMatic on 03/02/2006 - 14:27
Stereo adapter D set
There are a couple of genuine Pentax ones (I think for 35mm only) on eBay at the moment (search for 'Pentax stereo') and there's quite a good description at the following link: - also available for Pentax. If you check out the Loreo website, , you'll see that you need the T version for A...
Posted by Kimbo on 03/02/2006 - 17:25
Decent 1.4x and 2x AF teleconvertors?
My son and I did go for a walk in the Pentlands despite the weather Not the best day for a walk was it, I had planned to walk the beach from Leven to Largo but was directed to do the washing instead wile my wife was out on a cat rescue.... open washing machine door, fill drum with washing :? , fling...
Posted by McBrian on 26/03/2006 - 21:05
Tamron sp 24-135
I have used this lens for 2 years on a *istD and now on a K100D. It's build quality is very very good but it is heavy - almost 600g - combined with the K100D it becomes a 1.2Kg brick to carry. Be prepared!! Being a full frame lens the distortion is low on a DSLR also corner softness is practicall...
Posted by Hamdala on 24/03/2008 - 05:30
Tamron sp 24-135
JUst a thought about using colour correction filters. If we do this using AWB then the colour of the light will change and the AWB will try to compensate, which is self-defeating. I think we need to use Daylight setting for this. Or ditch the filter and set the camera to Cloudy, which should b...
Posted by johnriley on 24/03/2008 - 08:47
Tamron sp 24-135
Thanks John, I will try that white balance setting. It's very difficult to get away with no filter at all in New Zealand. Our UV levels are horrific - Ozone hole. I started with a UV filter on this lens but the 1A did seem to make a little difference. I will try your suggestion but refit the UV f...
Posted by Hamdala on 24/03/2008 - 20:48
macro lens for ist DS
regarding de sigma lens I mentioned in the opening post, I see that the one that I can buy is the version introduced in 1998 which is the EX version of the Sigma lens. Now there is a new version called the DG version which according to the marketing blurb on the website optimized for use on digit...
Posted by golfdiesel on 11/02/2006 - 13:15
macro lens for ist DS
just playing around, but maybe with some more experiments this could work. 28-70 f4 with cokin filter adapter. 50mm 1.4 with cokin filter adapter. reverse mount the 50mm to the camera mounted 28-70 with a piece of electric tape (on the filter rings not the lenses themselves.)
Posted by Don on 17/02/2006 - 00:32
macro lens for ist DS
After seeing Liam's photos I decided to try my Vivitar 55mm macro plus the extension tubes to see what sort of magnification I could get: All taken handheld @ ISO 200 with a single studio flash head for lighting. With the macro lens at 1:1 plus the tubes the subject was just abo...
Posted by niblue on 18/02/2006 - 11:27
Lens "Cleanup"
I have been purchasing a few lenses and bodies+lenses sets ever since I got my DS. I obviously should have listened to the Riley Rule from day one. :) Of all the lenses I bought, the best are the Pentax ones. Luckily, I didn't spend much money because I always bought things cheap to try them out....
Posted by Flink on 15/02/2006 - 22:25
Lens "Cleanup"
I'm feeling tempted by the 16-45 as well, as a replacement for the 18-55. Just a bit wider and sharing the same 67mm filters as my 24-90, which is useful. The 12-24mm is of course very appealing, but expensive and needing huge 77mm filters. I know i don't often use filters with digital cameras...
Posted by niblue on 16/02/2006 - 14:24
IST DL Mirror Lenses
May I suggest that you look for the Tamron SP 500mm - one of the best mirrors around and often available for about £50, although you might have to find an adaptall mount to go with it for £10-£20 extra. You might find a cheaper alternative but a nice Tamron c/w mount for between £50 and £75 would...
Posted by Kimbo on 28/02/2006 - 04:06
IST DL Mirror Lenses
Yes Mark well done, I'm sure you'll be very happy with the lens. I think mine cost about half that but it was for lens only (no case, hood or filter set) and I did already have a suitable mount. A word of caution: It may just be my lens or perhaps as a result of it being fixed aperture but I h...
Posted by Kimbo on 06/03/2006 - 18:28
Sigma 24-135mm F2.8-4.5 IF Aspherical
G'day. I got one of these from Cameta in the U.S. Have tried it on a Ds and a D. Works well considering the zoom factor. Images are sharp @ f8 and above from 35-135. Wide open, it is OK. A Hoya UV 77mm filter just arrived. AM going to try it again on the weekend. The only gripe is the p...
Posted by glock40sw on 30/03/2006 - 07:01
Zoom lens question - should i?
Ok i currently have a pair of sigma zooms (bought as a twin pack when the IST D body was bought new a couple of years back) 28-80 55mm Filter Macro f3.5-5.6 100-300 55mm Filter UC f4.5-6.7 Now i see online a few lenses, also sigma 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 Aspherical (67mm) £99 70-300mm F4.0-5.6...
Posted by dexteruk on 23/03/2006 - 00:33
macro question - extension tubes vs a macro lens
I got a reversing ring for my Pentax-A 50mm lens and then I was cleaning out some boxes and I found a 28mm lens which I used on my old Minolta SLR camera. The 28 has the same 49mm filter size as the 50 and both give excellent results on the reversing ring. Together with my Sigma 50mm 2.8 macro lens...
Posted by golfdiesel on 28/03/2006 - 19:28
Tamron 28-200
Just got my Tamron 28-200 3.8/5.6 super II lens in the mail. This should be the same lens as pentax allso sold as a 28-200 allthough I do not know if the Pentax version was the Super-II edition which has a minimum focus distance of 49cm. The lens looks great, I bought it for less then half the new...
Posted by golfdiesel on 28/03/2006 - 17:03
Tamron 28-200
Thankyou Glyn, that certainly settles the question of the coating. I don't know about ascertaining the year of manufacture from the serial number but I do know that the lens creep that you describe is quite common with the early Tamrons, the later AF models feature a zoom-lock switch. As far as ...
Posted by Kimbo on 30/03/2006 - 19:07
