DA*60-250 owners
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Posted 19/01/2020 - 12:54
Well I have the DA*300 and the 60-250. The DA* is sharper and quicker to focus, but the IQ from the 60-250 is not bad at all and it is perfecty useable wide pen. I actually use the zoom on a K1 in FF mode, I have not removed the internal baffle so there is always abit of vignetting, but as I tend to crop to 7:5 ratio it is not a major issue. Focussing is a little slow on the 60-250 though
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Posted 19/01/2020 - 14:15
Apart from the slow focussing mentioned above the 60-250 is a terrific lens. IQ was very good on my copy I owned for a number of years. Can you post some images that you are not happy with ?
Perhaps all it needs is a AF Fine Adjustment.
Peter
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Perhaps all it needs is a AF Fine Adjustment.
Peter
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Posted 19/01/2020 - 15:33
This one to check for front or back focus - seems to be quite accurate but lacks sharpness at the point of focus. Distance about 2m.
Took a couple at about 3m with same results.
I also took some shots of a car number plate at about 15-16m. They were not impressive so duplicated them after mounting an old Pentax-F 70-210 on the K3. You would probably would not be able to tell which was produced by the 60-250
Took a couple at about 3m with same results.
I also took some shots of a car number plate at about 15-16m. They were not impressive so duplicated them after mounting an old Pentax-F 70-210 on the K3. You would probably would not be able to tell which was produced by the 60-250
Last Edited by cbrog on 19/01/2020 - 15:40
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Posted 19/01/2020 - 16:08
pschlute wrote:
Apart from the slow focussing mentioned above the 60-250 is a terrific lens. IQ was very good on my copy.
Apart from the slow focussing mentioned above the 60-250 is a terrific lens. IQ was very good on my copy.
Mine too. I bought mine secondhand and have been impressed with it. Slow focussing doesn't bother me.
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Posted 19/01/2020 - 16:46
Happy with mine. I bought it specifically for Tiger Tank day.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
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Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
My website
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Posted 19/01/2020 - 21:49
pschlute wrote:
Apart from the slow focussing mentioned above the 60-250 is a terrific lens. IQ was very good on my copy I owned for a number of years. Can you post some images that you are not happy with ?
Perhaps all it needs is a AF Fine Adjustment.
Apart from the slow focussing mentioned above the 60-250 is a terrific lens. IQ was very good on my copy I owned for a number of years. Can you post some images that you are not happy with ?
Perhaps all it needs is a AF Fine Adjustment.
Daronl
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Posted 19/01/2020 - 21:50
Daronl wrote:
pschlute wrote:
Apart from the slow focussing mentioned above the 60-250 is a terrific lens. IQ was very good on my copy I owned for a number of years. Can you post some images that you are not happy with ?
Perhaps all it needs is a AF Fine Adjustment.
Apart from the slow focussing mentioned above the 60-250 is a terrific lens. IQ was very good on my copy I owned for a number of years. Can you post some images that you are not happy with ?
Perhaps all it needs is a AF Fine Adjustment.
I agree no negatives and mine was well used
Daronl
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Posted 19/01/2020 - 23:47
cbrog wrote:
This one to check for front or back focus - seems to be quite accurate but lacks sharpness at the point of focus. Distance about 2m.
This one to check for front or back focus - seems to be quite accurate but lacks sharpness at the point of focus. Distance about 2m.
Can you link to a full size image, cannot tell anything from that size image I am afraid. It may be you have a bad copy. Certainly the answers here suggest the IQ of the lens is top notch, which is my opinion too.
K1 + DA* 60-250 .... 250mm f5.6 1/750 ISO 1100
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Posted 20/01/2020 - 10:11
That is the full size image - uncropped, no pp, saved as jpeg but long side pixel count reduced from 6000 to 1500 to meet site requirements....but I agree the overall opinion of users is very favourable - and your picture certainly supports that!
I think I will be patient (difficult at my age) and wait for a better copy to appear. Meantime thank you all for taking the trouble to respond
Roger
I think I will be patient (difficult at my age) and wait for a better copy to appear. Meantime thank you all for taking the trouble to respond
Roger
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cbrog
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I expected image quality to be close to the superb *300 and whilst it is a prime against a (super) zoom the latter costs a lot more than the 300.
Roger