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Posted 29/12/2010 - 21:38
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Oh i am so excited now, i think i am going to go for the sigma 10-20, unless Pentax do an equivilant lens (i like things to be pentax )
Dont complain about the darkness, Light a candle......
Posted 29/12/2010 - 21:41
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pentax do a 12-24mm.
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/115/Pentax-smc-DA-12-24-mm-f4-0-ED-AL-IF--Lens-...
but it is alot dearer.
sigma os version.
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/3926/Sigma-10-20mm-F3-5-EX-DC-HSM-Lens---Pentax...
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/115/Pentax-smc-DA-12-24-mm-f4-0-ED-AL-IF--Lens-...
but it is alot dearer.
sigma os version.
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/3926/Sigma-10-20mm-F3-5-EX-DC-HSM-Lens---Pentax...
Posted 29/12/2010 - 21:59
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pentaxanne wrote:
sigma os version.
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/3926/Sigma-10-20mm-F3-5-EX-DC-HSM-Lens---Pentax...
Don't think it's OS is it?sigma os version.
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/3926/Sigma-10-20mm-F3-5-EX-DC-HSM-Lens---Pentax...
By all accounts the older version is sharper than the new HSM (if you can find a good one).
Posted 29/12/2010 - 22:06
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Welcome back!
Pretty sure you'll love the K-5 once you get used to the Pentax quirks, it's one cracking little body, and with the WR maybe you should look at the 16-50 & 50-135 that Mike already suggested for a completely weather sealed kit. I'm sure you could find some use for that!
Pretty sure you'll love the K-5 once you get used to the Pentax quirks, it's one cracking little body, and with the WR maybe you should look at the 16-50 & 50-135 that Mike already suggested for a completely weather sealed kit. I'm sure you could find some use for that!
Posted 30/12/2010 - 01:56
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completely weather sealed sounds good
checking out the 16-50 x
checking out the 16-50 x
Dont complain about the darkness, Light a candle......
Posted 30/12/2010 - 01:59
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yep thats the one i was looking for
so its 16-50 for (roughly) 520
K5 bundle with 50-135mm for 1500
thats my 2k taken care of and the 120 cash back can go on UV filters, memory cards and spare batterys
thanks for your help all x
so its 16-50 for (roughly) 520
K5 bundle with 50-135mm for 1500
thats my 2k taken care of and the 120 cash back can go on UV filters, memory cards and spare batterys
thanks for your help all x
Dont complain about the darkness, Light a candle......
Posted 30/12/2010 - 02:58
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right i think i might get
K7
16-50mm
50-135mm
i will upgrade the camera at a later date when the price has come down slightly and i can afford the extra 300 quid
its either that or just get the k5 and one lens
K7
16-50mm
50-135mm
i will upgrade the camera at a later date when the price has come down slightly and i can afford the extra 300 quid
its either that or just get the k5 and one lens
Dont complain about the darkness, Light a candle......
Posted 30/12/2010 - 03:10
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Hi, you 'jumped' before I joined. Congrats, happy new year, new system, new baby...
Edit - I can also vouch for the 50-135. It's the one zoom I'll keep.
Edit - I can also vouch for the 50-135. It's the one zoom I'll keep.
Posted 30/12/2010 - 06:24
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feeb wrote:
right i think i might get
K7
16-50mm
50-135mm
i will upgrade the camera at a later date when the price has come down slightly and i can afford the extra 300 quid
its either that or just get the k5 and one lens
Ahhh, what's £300 between friends right i think i might get
K7
16-50mm
50-135mm
i will upgrade the camera at a later date when the price has come down slightly and i can afford the extra 300 quid
its either that or just get the k5 and one lens
If you don't need the faster AF, better dynamic range, more fps, 1080p video then the K-7 is the way to go. I think it's a great camera personally and good up to ISO 1600
Posted 30/12/2010 - 07:23
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Mike-P wrote:
Ahhh, what's £300 between friends
If you don't need the faster AF, better dynamic range, more fps, 1080p video then the K-7 is the way to go. I think it's a great camera personally and good up to ISO 1600
If you plan to take lots of pictures of your child, then a faster focus is definitely a plus, especially as kids grow up... And if many of those pictures are taken indoors high iso is also great. With my k20d I can see the limitations ....Ahhh, what's £300 between friends
If you don't need the faster AF, better dynamic range, more fps, 1080p video then the K-7 is the way to go. I think it's a great camera personally and good up to ISO 1600
That would point to a k5. How about a k5 with a 50-135 (great for portraits) and something like the Tamron 17-50 2.8. Not weather sealed, but it seems to have a good reputation on this forum. Or a pentax 16-45, if I am not wrong it's 230 quid at SRS.
Posted 30/12/2010 - 10:46
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Hi Peter
i am a full-time mum now m'dear, though i would like the kit to honour the odd professional job, the need to have an all singing, all dancing full frame camera has changed to a need for something tactile and weather resistant and travellable
Have just spoken to the husband, he thinks the only option is to get a K5 with one awesome lens, and to follow with another lens in a few weeks time
so i think i will be buying the K5 with 50-135mm followed by a 16-50 at the end of the month (when hubby gets paid, i am what you would call a kept woman these days!!!)
i am a full-time mum now m'dear, though i would like the kit to honour the odd professional job, the need to have an all singing, all dancing full frame camera has changed to a need for something tactile and weather resistant and travellable
Have just spoken to the husband, he thinks the only option is to get a K5 with one awesome lens, and to follow with another lens in a few weeks time
so i think i will be buying the K5 with 50-135mm followed by a 16-50 at the end of the month (when hubby gets paid, i am what you would call a kept woman these days!!!)
Dont complain about the darkness, Light a candle......
Posted 30/12/2010 - 10:58
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Good luck with your new family member and I'm sure you'll enjoy the K-5. FWIW, my lens recommendation would be the DA* 60-250mm 1:4, but it is expensive and probably doesn't qualify on weight grounds.
The K-5 with the DA 50-135mm should be a good enough combo for now.
The K-5 with the DA 50-135mm should be a good enough combo for now.
Peter E Smith - flickr Photostream
Posted 30/12/2010 - 11:51
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Right i have done it... i have bought a K5...
i am going to buy a 50-135 to go with it and then find meself a 16-50 at the end of the month
i am going to buy a 50-135 to go with it and then find meself a 16-50 at the end of the month
Dont complain about the darkness, Light a candle......
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