Excited with new Purchase
Posted 13/12/2012 - 00:57
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Don't blame you getting all excited , i even get excited when i pick up another Helios -44 from a junk shop
Posted 13/12/2012 - 06:16
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congratulations! but beware, when you start shooting limiteds, you are doomed. no way back...
pentax k7 + grip, mz-5n, da 15/4 ltd, revuenon 55/1.2, falcon 8/3.5 fisheye, leica m7, 50/2, 90/2.8, voigtlander 15/4.5, 35/2.5
Posted 13/12/2012 - 09:29
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BEWARE!
it won't be so long until you go for the FA 31 Ltd...it's only a matter of time
LOL, the worst of it is I know you're right. I also have the FA 50mm 1.4 so the temptation to complete the set will be strong...
BEWARE!
it won't be so long until you go for the FA 31 Ltd...it's only a matter of time
FF: Pentax K-1, D-FA* 70-200, D-FA 24-70, D-FA 100, D-FA 28-105, FA 77, FA 43
APSC: K3, K5, DA*50-135, DA*300, Sigma 17-50, Sigma 10-20, 18-55mm, DA 55-300mm, DA35, 1.4TC
4/3: Q10, Q, 01, 02, 06
Fuji XT1, XF18-55, XF27
APSC: K3, K5, DA*50-135, DA*300, Sigma 17-50, Sigma 10-20, 18-55mm, DA 55-300mm, DA35, 1.4TC
4/3: Q10, Q, 01, 02, 06
Fuji XT1, XF18-55, XF27
Posted 13/12/2012 - 09:34
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jane7l wrote:
congratulations! but beware, when you start shooting limiteds, you are doomed. no way back...
I can just see money seeping out of my bank account already congratulations! but beware, when you start shooting limiteds, you are doomed. no way back...
Is it just me or does every purchase decision get compared to camera equipment. New TV to replace my old CRT? nah thats a new lens. New suit for work? nah thats a couple of filters...
I think I'm doomed !
FF: Pentax K-1, D-FA* 70-200, D-FA 24-70, D-FA 100, D-FA 28-105, FA 77, FA 43
APSC: K3, K5, DA*50-135, DA*300, Sigma 17-50, Sigma 10-20, 18-55mm, DA 55-300mm, DA35, 1.4TC
4/3: Q10, Q, 01, 02, 06
Fuji XT1, XF18-55, XF27
APSC: K3, K5, DA*50-135, DA*300, Sigma 17-50, Sigma 10-20, 18-55mm, DA 55-300mm, DA35, 1.4TC
4/3: Q10, Q, 01, 02, 06
Fuji XT1, XF18-55, XF27
Posted 13/12/2012 - 09:36
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ilovesaabs wrote:
BEWARE!
it won't be so long until you go for the FA 31 Ltd...it's only a matter of time
The 31 is a very fine lens. Looking at the technical analyses it looks just about as good as it gets. And yet I just haven't seen the magic that the 77 and 43 are capable of. Plus although it would make a fine landscape lens the hood means attaching filters is a right pain. So I'm much less tempted by the 31.
BEWARE!
it won't be so long until you go for the FA 31 Ltd...it's only a matter of time
Posted 13/12/2012 - 09:37
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jane7l wrote:
congratulations! but beware, when you start shooting limiteds, you are doomed. no way back...
am I literally the only person who just doesn't get the whole limited lens thing ?
congratulations! but beware, when you start shooting limiteds, you are doomed. no way back...
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Mike
Pentax K5 / Pentax K5 11/ Pentax K200D / Canon Rebel T1 i / Canon 650D / Pentax MX-1 / Fuji XF1 /Fuji X 10 / Canon EOS-M / Canon G10/ Pentax Mz-7 x 2
Mike
Pentax K5 / Pentax K5 11/ Pentax K200D / Canon Rebel T1 i / Canon 650D / Pentax MX-1 / Fuji XF1 /Fuji X 10 / Canon EOS-M / Canon G10/ Pentax Mz-7 x 2
Posted 13/12/2012 - 10:11
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The 31 is a very fine lens. Looking at the technical analyses it looks just about as good as it gets. And yet I just haven't seen the magic that the 77 and 43 are capable of. Plus although it would make a fine landscape lens the hood means attaching filters is a right pain. So I'm much less tempted by the 31
Totally agree, and it just reinforces that technical tests alone do not get to the soul of a lens. Lenses have, or have not as the case may be, character. The 43mm has, for me, a much warmer character than the 31mm, despite the fact that the 31mm pereforms "better", whatever better may mean.The 31 is a very fine lens. Looking at the technical analyses it looks just about as good as it gets. And yet I just haven't seen the magic that the 77 and 43 are capable of. Plus although it would make a fine landscape lens the hood means attaching filters is a right pain. So I'm much less tempted by the 31
The problem is that the words used to describe this can be a bit subjective-sounding. It takes time to get to really know a lens.
Best regards, John
Posted 13/12/2012 - 10:15
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am I literally the only person who just doesn't get the whole limited lens thing ?
It's about two things. am I literally the only person who just doesn't get the whole limited lens thing ?
The first is the beauty of something finely crafted. The lenses are beautifully manufactured to very high standards, using traditional materials and techniques. In Limited Quantities.
The second is a superior rendering of the images, that fine sense of quality that goes beyond MTF tests. Lenses with character.
This does not come cheap, not would we want it to if it compromised that fine quality.
Best regards, John
Posted 13/12/2012 - 20:48
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jep, john, you are absolutely right.
the most beautiful lens is silver 31 ltd. you can just sit and watch.
and the rendering. i was using tamron 17-50 before, very fine lens, very good. but when you put 31 on and compare it, you are doomed. not pixelpeeping, but it has a lot to just admire. and does not come cheap.
the most beautiful lens is silver 31 ltd. you can just sit and watch.
and the rendering. i was using tamron 17-50 before, very fine lens, very good. but when you put 31 on and compare it, you are doomed. not pixelpeeping, but it has a lot to just admire. and does not come cheap.
pentax k7 + grip, mz-5n, da 15/4 ltd, revuenon 55/1.2, falcon 8/3.5 fisheye, leica m7, 50/2, 90/2.8, voigtlander 15/4.5, 35/2.5
Posted 13/12/2012 - 20:49
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judderman62 wrote:
Some of us are infected by the '*' thing as well...jane7l wrote:
congratulations! but beware, when you start shooting limiteds, you are doomed. no way back...
am I literally the only person who just doesn't get the whole limited lens thing ?congratulations! but beware, when you start shooting limiteds, you are doomed. no way back...
you will understand only when you have an FA*85
AKA Welshwizard/PWynneJ
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Posted 16/12/2012 - 13:21
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This is my dream lens.
If only the bloody electricity and gas bills wouldn't arrive every second month, I possibly could afford one too.
Lucky you.
Regards, Horst
If only the bloody electricity and gas bills wouldn't arrive every second month, I possibly could afford one too.
Lucky you.
Regards, Horst
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