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Comment by Algernon posted on Another pointless thread at 23/08/2011 - 21:09
If the local farmer has been doing any work in his fields, Herons
very often hang around the field looking for mice etc. at this
time of year.
very often hang around the field looking for mice etc. at this
time of year.
Comment by Algernon posted on K20D set-up for birding at 23/08/2011 - 21:03
For many years from about 1980 the SH price was always £39
Same with the 28mm f/2.8. The 50mm used to be dearer until a lot
of Oly 50mm f/1.8's flooded the SH market at £25 each which brought
down the price of all 50mm's.
I think the Oly flood was due to a pile of OM10's etc being beyond
economic repair and they were just scrapped after being taken in
as trade-ins.
The big problem with the 135mm is it's close focus
distance is too long. Most independants go down to 1M.
Same with the 28mm f/2.8. The 50mm used to be dearer until a lot
of Oly 50mm f/1.8's flooded the SH market at £25 each which brought
down the price of all 50mm's.
I think the Oly flood was due to a pile of OM10's etc being beyond
economic repair and they were just scrapped after being taken in
as trade-ins.
The big problem with the 135mm is it's close focus
distance is too long. Most independants go down to 1M.
Comment by Algernon posted on The Best Value Pentax Lens? at 23/08/2011 - 20:55
Anvh wrote:
This guy's done some good stuff... quite a bit with Pentaxes even Spotmatics linkPentaxophile wrote:
you won't get shots looking like that on a Pentax (unless you get a Sigma 30mm f1.4)
There is one Pentax DSLR though and it can get shots looking even better you won't get shots looking like that on a Pentax (unless you get a Sigma 30mm f1.4)
Comment by Algernon posted on The Best Value Pentax Lens? at 23/08/2011 - 18:39
Didn't Corel do a lot of CD's with Royalty Free Vector Graphics.
Comment by Algernon posted on vector graphics at 23/08/2011 - 18:01
Your confused! It's Tapioca they use on full frame Canikons.... makes
the pics go very blurry....
the pics go very blurry....
Comment by Algernon posted on The Best Value Pentax Lens? at 23/08/2011 - 17:52
The problem with the old manual 'M' lenses is that they don't meter
correctly on the digital cameras and you can't operate the aperture
from the camera. Can be slightly improved by chopping off the
aperture lever and using it like a pre-set
The 'A' series are slightly better for metering and
seeing the aperture in the viewfinder.
Hardly any of these lenses have any character, your better off with
a 55mm f/1.4 Tomioka for around £60 or if you can afford it the f/1.2
for £500 link
The best value has to be the 18-55mm Kit Lens which beats just about
all these old lenses and does AF as well
There's also a lot of very good Pentax M and A zooms available for
under £70 such as 35-70mm's and for slightly more the 35-105mm A zoom.
correctly on the digital cameras and you can't operate the aperture
from the camera. Can be slightly improved by chopping off the
aperture lever and using it like a pre-set
The 'A' series are slightly better for metering and
seeing the aperture in the viewfinder.
Hardly any of these lenses have any character, your better off with
a 55mm f/1.4 Tomioka for around £60 or if you can afford it the f/1.2
for £500 link
The best value has to be the 18-55mm Kit Lens which beats just about
all these old lenses and does AF as well
There's also a lot of very good Pentax M and A zooms available for
under £70 such as 35-70mm's and for slightly more the 35-105mm A zoom.
Comment by Algernon posted on The Best Value Pentax Lens? at 23/08/2011 - 13:54
Handy little lens and very good results. These 35-70's
seem to get overlooked. The Pentax_A 35-70mm f/4 is also
very good.
seem to get overlooked. The Pentax_A 35-70mm f/4 is also
very good.
Comment by Algernon posted on Flyover Show, Birmingham at 23/08/2011 - 09:37
I'd leave the SR turned on for everything but a tripod.
With that lens you need at least f/8 at the 400mm end.
I set my apertures in 1/3 stops so I usually try to sneak
f/8 + 2/3rd stop. I normally set the exposure manually
looking at the histogram. 1/250th is usually OK for anything
other than BIF.
Personally I wouldn't bother with BIF with that lens until
I got more used to using it on birds in trees.
With that lens you need at least f/8 at the 400mm end.
I set my apertures in 1/3 stops so I usually try to sneak
f/8 + 2/3rd stop. I normally set the exposure manually
looking at the histogram. 1/250th is usually OK for anything
other than BIF.
Personally I wouldn't bother with BIF with that lens until
I got more used to using it on birds in trees.
Comment by Algernon posted on K20D set-up for birding at 23/08/2011 - 09:30
so why does my profile now say Hardgravity (No. 6629)?
Thanks I don't mind if I do!...... Cheers!