A Wonderful Wife
Posted 11/04/2018 - 16:31
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johnriley wrote:
I've been looking at the SMC Pentax-F 17-28mm f/3.5-4.5 Fisheye Zoom on ffordes website for quite a while, and then I had a birthday. I already had a Wonderful Wife, and she bought it for me.
It works brilliantly on the K-1, so I'll look forward to posting some pictures very soon. It was labelled Ex++ by ffordes, but it's actually spotless, so that suggests we can buy secondhand from them with confidence.
I've been looking at the SMC Pentax-F 17-28mm f/3.5-4.5 Fisheye Zoom on ffordes website for quite a while, and then I had a birthday. I already had a Wonderful Wife, and she bought it for me.
It works brilliantly on the K-1, so I'll look forward to posting some pictures very soon. It was labelled Ex++ by ffordes, but it's actually spotless, so that suggests we can buy secondhand from them with confidence.
She sounds wonderful. My wife is wonderful too but more likely to say “not another b****y lens!”
Posted 11/04/2018 - 20:30
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Happy birthday John! What a great present.
Posted 11/04/2018 - 21:53
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I had an eye on that one!
Congrats on the present How much was it?
Congrats on the present How much was it?
All the gear with no idea
Posted 11/04/2018 - 23:13
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£199, which we thought was rather less than the new one is likely to be.
Best regards, John
Posted 11/04/2018 - 23:35
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Great deal.
I managed to snag one myself - very surprised at the sharpness of the lens. It's a beauty (in terms of IQ, maybe not design).
I managed to snag one myself - very surprised at the sharpness of the lens. It's a beauty (in terms of IQ, maybe not design).
All the gear with no idea
Posted 11/04/2018 - 23:51
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I always thought the F series were a bit ugly, but this one is a sort of hybrid design that looks a bit like an FA series lens. The FA lenses I thought had cleaner lines.
However, the one shot I've fired off so far showed plenty of keen sharpness, although some clearly visible CA. Unfortunately I took the shot before Sue had tidied up, so I'm not allowed to show it!
However, the one shot I've fired off so far showed plenty of keen sharpness, although some clearly visible CA. Unfortunately I took the shot before Sue had tidied up, so I'm not allowed to show it!
Best regards, John
Posted 12/04/2018 - 19:40
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Another vote for ffordes just bought a tamron 10-24 marked as Ex+++ when it turned up it was as new
k5iis k3ii sigma 10-20 hsm tamron 17-50 pentax faj 18-35 pentax da 18-135 tokina 20-35 tokina 28-70 atx pro pentax dfa 100 wr
pentax da*50-135 pentax da plm 55-300 sigma apo 150-500 hsm os
Pentax af aw 1.4 rear converter and a flash
pentax da*50-135 pentax da plm 55-300 sigma apo 150-500 hsm os
Pentax af aw 1.4 rear converter and a flash
Posted 12/04/2018 - 20:41
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johnriley wrote:
I always thought the F series were a bit ugly, but this one is a sort of hybrid design that looks a bit like an FA series lens. The FA lenses I thought had cleaner lines.
However, the one shot I've fired off so far showed plenty of keen sharpness, although some clearly visible CA. Unfortunately I took the shot before Sue had tidied up, so I'm not allowed to show it!
I always thought the F series were a bit ugly, but this one is a sort of hybrid design that looks a bit like an FA series lens. The FA lenses I thought had cleaner lines.
However, the one shot I've fired off so far showed plenty of keen sharpness, although some clearly visible CA. Unfortunately I took the shot before Sue had tidied up, so I'm not allowed to show it!
I sent that post without completing it - there is quite a bit of CA but I believe it's of the easily fixed variety. It's a very sharp lens indeed. Looking forward to comparing it to the DA 10-17, maybe even with the DA in FF mode.
All the gear with no idea
Posted 12/04/2018 - 20:53
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Super lens John... much under-rated imho... have used it a fair bit on the K1... work vwell together... hope you enjoy...
Best
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It works brilliantly on the K-1, so I'll look forward to posting some pictures very soon. It was labelled Ex++ by ffordes, but it's actually spotless, so that suggests we can buy secondhand from them with confidence.