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Comment by beakynet posted on What do you value more . . . your camera or your mobile phone? at 25/09/2012 - 12:53
I answered 'No', however the trend towards wireless enabled cameras may change this!
Would you want someone hacking your camera while it's in your bag and deleting all your photos? Not saying it would be possible, just thinking out loud really!
Imagin a pro camera capable of sending selected photos via 4G straight to the photo desk from where ever you are, or sending every photo to cloud storage as you take them. No need to carry a laptop or tablet, just the camera.
Would you want someone hacking your camera while it's in your bag and deleting all your photos? Not saying it would be possible, just thinking out loud really!
Imagin a pro camera capable of sending selected photos via 4G straight to the photo desk from where ever you are, or sending every photo to cloud storage as you take them. No need to carry a laptop or tablet, just the camera.
Comment by beakynet posted on What do you value more . . . your camera or your mobile phone? at 25/09/2012 - 10:35
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sigma 17-50 f2.8
DA* 50-135 (love the range of this one worried about sdm motor problems?)
DA* 60-250 f4
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I have the 50-135 and it is by far my favourite lens, though my most used lens is now the 18-135, mainly due to the speed of focus and the compact size. I have had an SDM failure with my 50-135, however I think the later manufactured versions are more reliable. I had the motor replaced including sending the lens in for about £129 I think. The replaced motor has been fine.
sigma 17-50 f2.8
DA* 50-135 (love the range of this one worried about sdm motor problems?)
DA* 60-250 f4
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I have the 50-135 and it is by far my favourite lens, though my most used lens is now the 18-135, mainly due to the speed of focus and the compact size. I have had an SDM failure with my 50-135, however I think the later manufactured versions are more reliable. I had the motor replaced including sending the lens in for about £129 I think. The replaced motor has been fine.
Comment by beakynet posted on To switch or not to switch at 18/09/2012 - 13:36
Would you get better IQ out of the Q on a K mount lens, verses cropping on a K5 and using Photoshop/Genuine-Fractals to enlarge the pixel count in the image?
Comment by beakynet posted on Pentax Q vs Digiscoping at 12/09/2012 - 15:35
I don't have a Q but I do have an adapter that can turn any of my lenses into a scope, this works very well, turing a 50mm f.14 lens into a 5x scope and a 120-400zoom into a 12-40x scope.
The stabilisation is very important on the hight magnification and atmospheric distortion is more of a problem also. the DA*50-135 makes a super 5-13.5x scope!
The stabilisation is very important on the hight magnification and atmospheric distortion is more of a problem also. the DA*50-135 makes a super 5-13.5x scope!
Comment by beakynet posted on Pentax Q vs Digiscoping at 12/09/2012 - 13:40
Frogfish wrote:
Quick Search :
Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Lens US$11,000 (ca. £7,000+)
Nikon 500mm f4 ED VR AF-S £5,865
Sigma 500/4.5 £3,780 (on Amazon UK - note not £4,799)
And you are missing one massive point with the 'one stop' comment, it's not about the ISO at all. People buy these lenses mainly for birding (and mostly on tripods so the weight is, for many, irrelevant) and you can not put a x1.7 TC on an f5.6 lens and retain AF - at least with any reliability). You can on an f4 or f4.5 lens because they stay under the f8 limit for these long lenses.
I did miss the AF and teleconverters, point taken!Quick Search :
Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Lens US$11,000 (ca. £7,000+)
Nikon 500mm f4 ED VR AF-S £5,865
Sigma 500/4.5 £3,780 (on Amazon UK - note not £4,799)
And you are missing one massive point with the 'one stop' comment, it's not about the ISO at all. People buy these lenses mainly for birding (and mostly on tripods so the weight is, for many, irrelevant) and you can not put a x1.7 TC on an f5.6 lens and retain AF - at least with any reliability). You can on an f4 or f4.5 lens because they stay under the f8 limit for these long lenses.
Is it possible that with the new AF sensor with -3EV on the focus, it might?
Comment by beakynet posted on K-5 Mk II at 11/09/2012 - 14:40
Frogfish wrote:
This is about as disappointing an announcement as it could get.
US$7,000 for the 560mm and only f5.6 !?
Pentax (Dust and moisture resistent) is £5,999 and 3.04KGThis is about as disappointing an announcement as it could get.
US$7,000 for the 560mm and only f5.6 !?
Just by way of example: the competition is:
Canon's 600mm F4 (Dust and moisture resistent) is £10,900 and 3.92kg
Nikon 600mm F4 is £7,000 and 5.9KG
Sony N/A
Sigma 500mm F4.5 is £4,799 and 3.15KG
F5.6 to F4 is one stop difference so with the ISO performance of the K5, 1 stop is not really an issue. Also depth of field at 100 feet and F4 is about 1.33 feet, at F4.5 is 1.49 feet and at F5.6 is about 1.88 feet (for a 600mm lens).
Comment by beakynet posted on K-5 Mk II at 11/09/2012 - 14:02
cabstar wrote:
Hmm think people on here have been moaning about af speed since the beginning of time. Now we have what looks like a significant increase people are saying its a poor upgrade...
If the AF is on a par or better than the competition, then we may see more people out and about with a Pentax in their hands!Hmm think people on here have been moaning about af speed since the beginning of time. Now we have what looks like a significant increase people are saying its a poor upgrade...
All we need now is to get the camera into more highstreet shops so that people can see it and hold it. Maybe a little TV marketing as well!
Comment by beakynet posted on K-5 Mk II at 11/09/2012 - 12:28
I for one have already started saving. My K7 is 3 years old in January 2013. If the AF is significantly improved then that is the last tick in the box for me, now it really is worth the upgrade. I would have liked to see an articulated screen, but I guess it is less to go wrong/fall off/get water inside!
Well done Pentax!
Now all I need is for a K3/FF model so that I can convince my wife I could be spending a whole lot more on my next camera!
Well done Pentax!
Now all I need is for a K3/FF model so that I can convince my wife I could be spending a whole lot more on my next camera!
Comment by beakynet posted on K-5 Mk II at 11/09/2012 - 12:23
Eye-Fi Cards already send photos over the net as soon as
you take them Nothing to do with the make of camera.