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D-FA 100mm Macro
Have to admit that I've never actually tried one of the new D lenses, as there are none produced as of yet that I require at present. Should the need arise for a new lens within that range I sure will check them out. When I bought my *istds I opted for, as a main lens, the Sigma 20-40mm EX ASPH f...
Posted by genesisphil on 17/05/2006 - 14:46
D-FA 100mm Macro
The SMC-F and SMC-FA 100mm macro lenses are astonishingly sharp. The FA version benefits from a 'brake' that makes focussing a little stiffer and stops the lens from creaping when camera and lens are mounted vertically. They both have focussing limit switches to prevent the lens focussing from infin...
Posted by Mannesty on 17/07/2006 - 19:19
50 - 200 DA
[quote:522ca0655d="digikid-tv"]I ordered from Jacobs on Friday at £49.99 plus shipping =£57.99 hardly daring to imagine that it might arrive, but this morning it did. Their web ordering service would not accept either of my cards, but a telephone order was accepted OK Good luck! Thanks ju...
Posted by Mongoose on 09/07/2007 - 21:05
FA 35 F2.0 AL?
The thought did coss my mind but my wallet was not willing to co-operate. Also isn't filter use 'limited' (haw haw!!) by the fixed hood?
Posted by amilner on 29/05/2006 - 17:37
FA 35 F2.0 AL?
Also isn't filter use 'limited' (haw haw!!) by the fixed hood? A closer peek at the picture here: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/primes/wide-angle/FA31f1.8.html shows a filter thread, and according to the site it is 58mm. -- MW[/url]
Posted by Magnus W on 30/05/2006 - 22:54
cheapest filter option for 77mm
What's the cheapest way I can protect the 12-24 is protected, it looks like it'll be arriving today and it's the only lens I have that I think I really need to take precautions for. I guess I'll need something that doesn't block the wide angles as well...?
Posted by davidxgreen on 03/06/2006 - 10:08
cheapest filter option for 77mm
When my 12-24mm arrives I will not be putting a filter on it, any more than I did with my SMC Pentax 15mm f3.5 (nor could I on that!) but the point I'm making is that it's very unlikely to get damaged and why spoil the optical construction with an extra piece of unecessary glass? I would suggest ...
Posted by johnriley on 03/06/2006 - 10:32
cheapest filter option for 77mm
from what I have seen, the SMC coatings are quite tough and when you handle everything carefully then there are no problems to be expected. Insurance might be an idea, but does this equipment fall under normal insurances?
Posted by golfdiesel on 03/06/2006 - 12:43
cheapest filter option for 77mm
You can insure photographic equipment under the "All Risks" section of a Household Contents policy, but if the item exceeds a particular value (maybe £500) then you might have to register it specifically with the insurers and pay a suitable premium. I have found that this approach can b...
Posted by johnriley on 03/06/2006 - 13:00
cheapest filter option for 77mm
In the long run, it's cheaper not to insure. Bear in mind that three quarters of the premium goes on commision, admin and profits for shareholders, so over a life-time you'll be able to afford far more cameras, lenses, wine and women (delete as appropriate) if you pay for any losses as they occur. ...
Posted by George Lazarette on 03/06/2006 - 13:53
cheapest filter option for 77mm
Just wanted to put in another positive note about TeKaDe a German online dealer, I paid for the lens on Wed. afternoon and it was already here by Sat morning.
Posted by davidxgreen on 06/06/2006 - 10:05
cheapest filter option for 77mm
:shock: the other trouble with insuance poilcies is the old for new clause my MEsupers for instance are to old to insure with some companies and i found that the ones that would cover them if lost or damaged they will replace them with *ist cameras and not ME supers even though the cameras are still...
Posted by ali studio one on 06/06/2006 - 10:06
cheapest filter option for 77mm
If you're serious about protecting your investment, business insurance is the obvious choice. Of course, you need to be in business, but even if your company is not related to photography, you could always find some business use for the cameras.
Posted by Arthur Dent on 09/06/2006 - 21:30
2xConverter
I use a very cheap 2x converter for some of my motorsport shots - Teleplus 2x converter, £15 on Ebay It's used between and Ist D and a 70-200 f2.8 EX DG APO - so losing two stops isn't really an issue for me, the autofocus is fast enough for motorsport and any reduction in image quality is pretty...
Posted by dexteruk on 18/08/2006 - 03:04
2xConverter
and for that matter without the UV filter on the front) then the quality is even better Are you saying that a UV filter degrades the quality???
Posted by JointComms on 22/08/2006 - 11:34
2xConverter
and for that matter without the UV filter on the front) then the quality is even better Are you saying that a UV filter degrades the quality??? It all depends on the quality of the filter. Multicoating is important, since the filter becomes the front element of your lens system. So don't skimp o...
Posted by Arthur Dent on 22/08/2006 - 13:51
2xConverter
and for that matter without the UV filter on the front) then the quality is even better Are you saying that a UV filter degrades the quality??? ANY piece of glass will degrade the image quality - the more you have the worse the quality becomes. That's just a matter of Physics. Even the best filte...
Posted by dexteruk on 22/08/2006 - 17:45
2xConverter
All filters affect the light passing through them (they wouldn't be called filters else). In most cases they affect the light in such a way that enhances (we think) the captured image. In some cases they affect the light in some miniscule and probably imperceivable way, but affect it, they do. I ...
Posted by Mannesty on 22/08/2006 - 17:54
2xConverter
Totally agree. The more expensive the lens, the more reason to avoid a filter because then you are compromising the superior optical quality you have paid so much for. Protective filters are only good for protecting lenses that aren't worth protecting. Of course, if you are subjecting the l...
Posted by George Lazarette on 22/08/2006 - 21:57
2xConverter
I shoot motorsport - so my rather large gravel catching front element will always stay protected by a UV filter OT: Have you ever tried positioning yourself on the outside of a fast bend of a forest rally stage ? I made that mistake when I took some time off from marshalling at Wales Rally GB, th...
Posted by Mannesty on 22/08/2006 - 23:09
