D-BG2, D-BG4 ???
Posted 05/03/2011 - 00:30
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Smeggypants wrote:
And as for the AC power supply ..... un-****ing-believable!!!
Since Pentax decided that we no longer need Remote Assistant with K-7/5 I don't really see the reason to get one.And as for the AC power supply ..... un-****ing-believable!!!
But we are drifting away from the topic.
But this reminded me of another reason why I use battery grip.
I do a lot of time-lapse films and having two batteries instead of just one helps a lot.
Posted 05/03/2011 - 00:41
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jpmb76 wrote:
But we are drifting away from the topic.
But this reminded me of another reason why I use battery grip.
I do a lot of time-lapse films and having two batteries instead of just one helps a lot.
Well that's why I was going to say an AC supply is useful.Smeggypants wrote:
And as for the AC power supply ..... un-****ing-believable!!!
Since Pentax decided that we no longer need Remote Assistant with K-7/5 I don't really see the reason to get one.And as for the AC power supply ..... un-****ing-believable!!!
But we are drifting away from the topic.
But this reminded me of another reason why I use battery grip.
I do a lot of time-lapse films and having two batteries instead of just one helps a lot.
But then you don't always have an AC supply handy for every time lapse scene
I suppose one could rig up a dummy battery with either an AC power supply or a large capacity battery connected to the terminals and insert it with the battery door open
[i]Bodies: 1x K-5IIs, 2x K-5, Sony TX-5, Nokia 808
Lenses: Pentax DA 10-17mm ED(IF) Fish Eye, Pentax DA 14mm f/2.8, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8, Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8, Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7, Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8, Sigma 135-400mm APO DG, and more ..
Flash: AF-540FGZ, Vivitar 283
Lenses: Pentax DA 10-17mm ED(IF) Fish Eye, Pentax DA 14mm f/2.8, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8, Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8, Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7, Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8, Sigma 135-400mm APO DG, and more ..
Flash: AF-540FGZ, Vivitar 283
Posted 05/03/2011 - 00:42
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jpmb76 wrote:
All my AF lenses I bought brand new, and all manual ones, used.
I haven't bought ONE lens brand new since 1986. The only new item I bought for my current kit was a K-5 body from SRS.
All my AF lenses I bought brand new, and all manual ones, used.
[i]Bodies: 1x K-5IIs, 2x K-5, Sony TX-5, Nokia 808
Lenses: Pentax DA 10-17mm ED(IF) Fish Eye, Pentax DA 14mm f/2.8, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8, Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8, Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7, Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8, Sigma 135-400mm APO DG, and more ..
Flash: AF-540FGZ, Vivitar 283
Lenses: Pentax DA 10-17mm ED(IF) Fish Eye, Pentax DA 14mm f/2.8, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8, Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8, Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7, Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8, Sigma 135-400mm APO DG, and more ..
Flash: AF-540FGZ, Vivitar 283
Posted 05/03/2011 - 08:08
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jpmb76 wrote:
All my AF lenses I bought brand new, and all manual ones, used.
Some of us, sadly, are old enough o have bought manual lenses when they were new, and when not only Ebay but the internet too were unimaginable.All my AF lenses I bought brand new, and all manual ones, used.
But all the manual lenses I bought new have either been stolen, left in a taxi(!), or sold.
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The price of genuine grips is a complete rip off so I hope to get a good price for mine.
Justify a couple of pieces of moulded plastic and some contacts/switches costing £260
they are really expensive, but so is other stuff from Pentax which I just don't understand.
I'm one of the guys that like to keep accessories like that original (no after-market knock-offs) but some things are just ridiculously expensive.
Take off camera flash cord. Not only it doesn't come in one peace, each of them cost around £50 which bring total to £150. That's crazy if you compare it to similar products from Canon or Nikon which you can get for around £50
And as for the AC power supply ..... un-****ing-believable!!!
Lenses: Pentax DA 10-17mm ED(IF) Fish Eye, Pentax DA 14mm f/2.8, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8, Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8, Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7, Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8, Sigma 135-400mm APO DG, and more ..
Flash: AF-540FGZ, Vivitar 283