New macro lens
Posted 10/12/2009 - 23:50
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What does the "WR" mean?...water resistant?,weather resistant?...It's a bit like a showerproof coat!,how many of you have had one of those?,and what constitutes a "Shower?"...They should have gone down the DA* road and given us a superior lens to compliment their existing range.The new lens is no better optically than the existing 100 macro,so why do we need it?.....a disgrunteled "Beginner!"
K20D...ist DS ,DA18/55,DA16/45.DA* 50/135,"A"1.7 50MM..."A" 70/210..M 50mm f2...Tamron 90mm macro,28/300 Tamron,200/500 Tamron 6.9....A Pentax DA*300... Sigma10/20,FA31mm 1.8 Ltd*********,FA 77mm Ltd!
Posted 11/12/2009 - 00:00
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Ken, I think WR stands for weather-resistant (according to the Pentax UK web site anyway).
I think you're right with regard to the lens, it's not a step change more of an incremental upgrade. It does look a little nicer but uses the same optical formula with the addition of curved aperture blades. I doubt many DFA 100 owners will be upgrading to be honest.
I think you're right with regard to the lens, it's not a step change more of an incremental upgrade. It does look a little nicer but uses the same optical formula with the addition of curved aperture blades. I doubt many DFA 100 owners will be upgrading to be honest.
Posted 11/12/2009 - 00:37
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That's definitively a fake. It is taken with a wide angle lens at close distance to make the lens look larger.
And I've seen the high res. image. Enlarging it, you can see the gold marking. It's the DA*300 lens. And the exif on the high res picture say it's taken with a Canon Powershot camera
I don't think Pentax uses Canon camera for their publicity shots..
And I've seen the high res. image. Enlarging it, you can see the gold marking. It's the DA*300 lens. And the exif on the high res picture say it's taken with a Canon Powershot camera
I don't think Pentax uses Canon camera for their publicity shots..
Yves (another one of those crazy Canucks)
Posted 11/12/2009 - 13:38
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pentaxian450 wrote:
That's definitively a fake. It is taken with a wide angle lens at close distance to make the lens look larger.
And I've seen the high res. image. Enlarging it, you can see the gold marking. It's the DA*300 lens. And the exif on the high res picture say it's taken with a Canon Powershot camera
I don't think Pentax uses Canon camera for their publicity shots..
Reflection on the camera and lens is different then the rest of the photo
That's definitively a fake. It is taken with a wide angle lens at close distance to make the lens look larger.
And I've seen the high res. image. Enlarging it, you can see the gold marking. It's the DA*300 lens. And the exif on the high res picture say it's taken with a Canon Powershot camera
I don't think Pentax uses Canon camera for their publicity shots..
Posted 11/12/2009 - 14:44
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Didn't even looked that close
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