My first primes on digital
Posted 18/02/2010 - 12:31
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I love everything about them, the size, build quality, manual focus feel, and even just taking a few snap shots it is easy to see the optical quality compared to the kit zooms bundled with the K-m (in fact I don't see them getting back on the camera in the near future!).
SNAP SHOTS! - My Dear Sir, One does photography...
LBA - There is no cure
I love everything about them, the size, build quality, manual focus feel, and even just taking a few snap shots it is easy to see the optical quality compared to the kit zooms bundled with the K-m (in fact I don't see them getting back on the camera in the near future!).
SNAP SHOTS! - My Dear Sir, One does photography...
LBA - There is no cure
Regards
David
Retired at last - now all that time for photography - you would think: wink:
David
Retired at last - now all that time for photography - you would think: wink:
Posted 18/02/2010 - 12:36
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mayday wrote:
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I love everything about them, the size, build quality, manual focus feel, and even just taking a few snap shots it is easy to see the optical quality compared to the kit zooms bundled with the K-m (in fact I don't see them getting back on the camera in the near future!).
SNAP SHOTS! - My Dear Sir, One does photography...
LBA - There is no cure
Pictures of my coffee cup and mouse don't really count as anything other as snap shots in my mind!
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I love everything about them, the size, build quality, manual focus feel, and even just taking a few snap shots it is easy to see the optical quality compared to the kit zooms bundled with the K-m (in fact I don't see them getting back on the camera in the near future!).
SNAP SHOTS! - My Dear Sir, One does photography...
LBA - There is no cure
If you can't say something nice about Pentax, you won't say anything at all.
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Posted 18/02/2010 - 12:43
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Ah but they are photographs - Testing the IQ of the lens, depth of field tests, framing, focus etc etc can all be done using the coffee cup or the humble mouse. I often take photgraphs of the books in my book case or items on the shelving or computer desk in my office to do just as mentioned above - I think it is quite normal
Regards
David
Retired at last - now all that time for photography - you would think: wink:
David
Retired at last - now all that time for photography - you would think: wink:
Posted 18/02/2010 - 12:49
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Oh dear Robbie, it's a long slippery slope from now on!!!
Tim
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Posted 18/02/2010 - 12:57
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mayday wrote:
Ah but they are photographs - Testing the IQ of the lens, depth of field tests, framing, focus etc etc can all be done using the coffee cup or the humble mouse. I often take photgraphs of the books in my book case or items on the shelving or computer desk in my office to do just as mentioned above - I think it is quite normal
Glad it's not just me then!
Ah but they are photographs - Testing the IQ of the lens, depth of field tests, framing, focus etc etc can all be done using the coffee cup or the humble mouse. I often take photgraphs of the books in my book case or items on the shelving or computer desk in my office to do just as mentioned above - I think it is quite normal
If you can't say something nice about Pentax, you won't say anything at all.
Apparently.
Apparently.
Posted 18/02/2010 - 12:58
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thoughton wrote:
Oh dear Robbie, it's a long slippery slope from now on!!!
Not just lenses either, I need a new bag to hold them all!
Oh dear Robbie, it's a long slippery slope from now on!!!
If you can't say something nice about Pentax, you won't say anything at all.
Apparently.
Apparently.
Posted 18/02/2010 - 13:41
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"I love everything about them, the size, build quality, manual focus feel, and even just taking a few snap shots it is easy to see the optical quality compared to the kit zooms..."
Oh Robbie...I really don't like the sound of this.
Once I was a happy chap with my 18-55 kit lens...it really did/does everything I wanted. Then I was browsing through photographic sites and discovered some manual focus sites, then looked on e-bay and...well, the rest, as they say, is history.
I mean, just how many 35mm lenses from the 1970s does a man need?
Best wishes,
Andrew
Oh Robbie...I really don't like the sound of this.
Once I was a happy chap with my 18-55 kit lens...it really did/does everything I wanted. Then I was browsing through photographic sites and discovered some manual focus sites, then looked on e-bay and...well, the rest, as they say, is history.
I mean, just how many 35mm lenses from the 1970s does a man need?
Best wishes,
Andrew
Best wishes,
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Posted 18/02/2010 - 14:00
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bwichmawr wrote:
"I love everything about them, the size, build quality, manual focus feel, and even just taking a few snap shots it is easy to see the optical quality compared to the kit zooms..."
Oh Robbie...I really don't like the sound of this.
Once I was a happy chap with my 18-55 kit lens...it really did/does everything I wanted. Then I was browsing through photographic sites and discovered some manual focus sites, then looked on e-bay and...well, the rest, as they say, is history.
I mean, just how many 35mm lenses from the 1970s does a man need?
Best wishes,
Andrew
I'm beginning to see that there is no definite answer to that question!
"I love everything about them, the size, build quality, manual focus feel, and even just taking a few snap shots it is easy to see the optical quality compared to the kit zooms..."
Oh Robbie...I really don't like the sound of this.
Once I was a happy chap with my 18-55 kit lens...it really did/does everything I wanted. Then I was browsing through photographic sites and discovered some manual focus sites, then looked on e-bay and...well, the rest, as they say, is history.
I mean, just how many 35mm lenses from the 1970s does a man need?
Best wishes,
Andrew
If you can't say something nice about Pentax, you won't say anything at all.
Apparently.
Apparently.
Posted 18/02/2010 - 14:00
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Am I being blond or what
please explain what is LBA
M
please explain what is LBA
M
Posted 18/02/2010 - 14:11
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LBA = Lens Buying Addiction. A disease often found in the photographic environment. Luckily, I have not been affected - yet
Best regards
Terry
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Terry
K20D, Optio I10, DA 18-55 1:3.5-5.6 AL II, A 1:1.7/50, D FA 1:2.8/100 Macro, Sigma 70-300 1:4-5.6 APO DG Macro, Pentax AF 360FGZ
Posted 18/02/2010 - 14:17
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terje-l wrote:
LBA = Lens Buying Addiction. A disease often found in the photographic environment. Luckily, I have not been affected - yet
Neither have I, Luckily
LBA = Lens Buying Addiction. A disease often found in the photographic environment. Luckily, I have not been affected - yet
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Voigtlander|125/f2.5SL Macro APO Lanthar|
Sigma Lenses:|EX DG 100-300 f4|2X & 1.4X TC|
Flashes:|AF540FGZx2|RingFlash AF160FC|
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Voigtlander|125/f2.5SL Macro APO Lanthar|
Sigma Lenses:|EX DG 100-300 f4|2X & 1.4X TC|
Flashes:|AF540FGZx2|RingFlash AF160FC|
Posted 18/02/2010 - 14:24
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quote]Neither have I, Luckily [/quote]Yeah right.
But at least you're man enough to put the list of your afflictions right up there for all to see, Clarky...
Mine's hidden right away.
A.
But at least you're man enough to put the list of your afflictions right up there for all to see, Clarky...
Mine's hidden right away.
A.
Best wishes,
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Posted 18/02/2010 - 14:49
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terje-l wrote:
LBA = Lens Buying Addiction. A disease often found in the photographic environment. Luckily, I have not been affected - yet
I'd be careful if I were you, that Rikenon 50 looks like an early symptom if ever I saw one!
LBA = Lens Buying Addiction. A disease often found in the photographic environment. Luckily, I have not been affected - yet
you don't have to be mad to post here
but it does help
but it does help
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These are the first prime lenses I have used on my K-m since purchase, and after a couple of hours playing around with them the only thing I regret is not buying some prime lenses earlier!
I love everything about them, the size, build quality, manual focus feel, and even just taking a few snap shots it is easy to see the optical quality compared to the kit zooms bundled with the K-m (in fact I don't see them getting back on the camera in the near future!).
The 50mm does seem to underexpose slightly (I don't know if this is common with the K-m), but this is easily adjusted for. The colour and sharpness of the images is spot on, I am even suprised with the sharpness wide open, not razor sharp, but better than I was expecting.
The 28mm seems to expose just right, and seems to have a more natural colour palette than the 50mm. The FOV of 28mm on digital is just about spot on for me, and I can see this lens spending a lot of time on my camera.
5 lenses now (and counting), seems like LBA has well and truly struck...
Apparently.