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Comment by cabstar posted on Can we use a film camera lens (conventional) on a digital SLR where a telecentric lens is optimal (current) at 02/02/2015 - 18:59
tamron and sigma have both said it is sale and demant and they say that there is more units of canon and nikon on the market sold every year
biggist problem is the people that bye cameras go in to a shop and say what lenses can we get and the sales man say canon and nikon have the greatist range of there owen and third party
so until there is more units sold of pentax this situation will carry on unlest ricoh/ pentax do somthing drastic
it as nothing to do with ff that is a totaly differant senario
A quick comparison between the brands comparing crop and prime lenses I counted the following
Pentax 27
Nikon 33
Canon 60 they don't actually list separately crop and ff lenses.
Sony 13!!!
Pentax Ricoh actually have a very good range of lenses they just need a couple of longer fast primes but I cannot see that happening and the market for those lenses is so small. I believe sigma have only manufactured three 500mm f/4.5 lenses in pentax mount ever!
Comment by cabstar posted on Why are 3rd party manufactures turning away from Pentax ? at 01/02/2015 - 02:57
I don't think Pentax lenses are that expensive for what they are michaelblue.
We have Limited lenses made with traditional materials and hand assembled, but still at prices a fraction of Leica and Zeiss. We have an excellent range of marque optics that are very much on a par with Canon and Nikon prices, sometimes higher, sometimes lower. We have some fantastic offers popping up all the time, they just need watching for.
Having used many third party lenses over the years I was never truly satisfied until I started using the DA* lenses. When I went to Nikon I didn't even consider third party lenses and bought all Nikon.
I do still have a Tamron Adaptall 400mm f/4 which I cannot justify exchanging for any branded version
I also bought the Sigma 100-300mm f/4 for the Nikon because it was ridiculously cheap compared to the Pentax mount, I paid for a service and focus overhaul and once I had a go it was alright nothing special but not being able to compare it to a Pentax version of this length I guess has given it a magical sparkle
Comment by cabstar posted on Why are 3rd party manufactures turning away from Pentax ? at 31/01/2015 - 20:10
What would you like to know?
Comment by cabstar posted on I want to speak to professional photographer at 31/01/2015 - 20:02
Either way Pentax are in a rare position of not actually having to compete with third party lens makers and given how good sigma and Tamron have been with their recent offerings that's got to be a good thing for Pentax.
Comment by cabstar posted on Why are 3rd party manufactures turning away from Pentax ? at 30/01/2015 - 00:03
Comment by cabstar posted on Noise Reduction at 29/01/2015 - 23:54
Amazon have a good returns policy. Worth a look?
Comment by cabstar posted on Non-Existent Support in the UK at 29/01/2015 - 23:52
More info on the bag here
http://www.amazon.com/Domke-Rolling-Propack-220-Camera/dp/B0055PBPEA
Comment by cabstar posted on Domke 220 trolley bag and sigma TS-21 tripod mount at 28/01/2015 - 19:35
Comment by cabstar posted on Domke 220 trolley bag and sigma TS-21 tripod mount at 27/01/2015 - 21:50
Comment by cabstar posted on WIndows 10 at 25/01/2015 - 08:39
For press work modern gear is essential.
Once you get Into art photography then older lenses bring a different aesthetic to the craft. I still have some old manual focus lenses that I use for personal work that modern lenses just don't offer and this can be different type of bokeh to different colour rendering.