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Comment by Clarky posted on Bug Macros at 31/08/2008 - 03:11
Keen2Learn wrote:
SRS appear to only have 52mm and 58mm @£12.99 each.
I've added a link below for the 67mm
Pentax 67mm Snap-On Front Lens Cap
Hope it helps
Mike is after a Hood Steve not a cap. I think it is passed your bedtime SRS appear to only have 52mm and 58mm @£12.99 each.
I've added a link below for the 67mm
Pentax 67mm Snap-On Front Lens Cap
Hope it helps
Chris may not have it stock but he will be able to get you one i'm sure
Comment by Clarky posted on Hood for 16-45mm at 31/08/2008 - 02:45
nathanever82 wrote:
Remember that it is only the initial retail price - or at least this is what I have been told. Hopefully it will go down soon enough!
COnsider though, that if it is comparable to the quality of a canon/nikon/tamron/sigma 70-200 f2.8, than this would represent a very big improvement on that type of zoom lens.
Seen the IQ of the 2 DA*, I can only expect very very high quality IQ, SDM, weather sealing... And with an extra 10mm at the short, and 50mm at the long end, it really does sound like an amazing lens. If the cheapest of the 70-200 f2.8 is the tamron and it is £700, than the extra f-stop wouldn't put me off considering it a bargain when compared to the £1625 of the nikon, and £1700 of the canon.
Still think its so expensive? Perhaps its time for pentax to provide customers with the possibility of buying very good and very expensive zoom lenses, that match (even at the tele end) the likes of the market.
On the topic of failure: My first K10 was bought in December 2006 - it worked until it broke, in october 2007. Then replaced with a new one, at Pentax, and this is now almost 1 year old. With more than 16000 shots, it actually started working much slower than before, the AF is slower, the fps rate is slower,at least compared to the new K10 I bought recently.
Took it to Pentax for a revision, and they adjusted the focus, and reset all the software, but this obviously this didn't help the general functionning of the camera. It still works, but it is not as sharp as when new - I don't know how much you guys use your K10's but this to me is a clear sign of need for a replacement... as soon as a new toy comes out!
Nathan
16000 is not a lot Nathan considering they say its good for 100,000. Remember that it is only the initial retail price - or at least this is what I have been told. Hopefully it will go down soon enough!
COnsider though, that if it is comparable to the quality of a canon/nikon/tamron/sigma 70-200 f2.8, than this would represent a very big improvement on that type of zoom lens.
Seen the IQ of the 2 DA*, I can only expect very very high quality IQ, SDM, weather sealing... And with an extra 10mm at the short, and 50mm at the long end, it really does sound like an amazing lens. If the cheapest of the 70-200 f2.8 is the tamron and it is £700, than the extra f-stop wouldn't put me off considering it a bargain when compared to the £1625 of the nikon, and £1700 of the canon.
Still think its so expensive? Perhaps its time for pentax to provide customers with the possibility of buying very good and very expensive zoom lenses, that match (even at the tele end) the likes of the market.
On the topic of failure: My first K10 was bought in December 2006 - it worked until it broke, in october 2007. Then replaced with a new one, at Pentax, and this is now almost 1 year old. With more than 16000 shots, it actually started working much slower than before, the AF is slower, the fps rate is slower,at least compared to the new K10 I bought recently.
Took it to Pentax for a revision, and they adjusted the focus, and reset all the software, but this obviously this didn't help the general functionning of the camera. It still works, but it is not as sharp as when new - I don't know how much you guys use your K10's but this to me is a clear sign of need for a replacement... as soon as a new toy comes out!
Nathan
My K10 (which my brother now has) had about the same on it, considerably more i would say now and i found no discernable difference in its performance.
Have you tried reloading the Firmware, just a thought but it might help.
Comment by Clarky posted on News from Pentax at 30/08/2008 - 23:54
ikillrocknroll wrote:
that bokeh is horrible!
Well he is running out of quality lenses after all. that bokeh is horrible!
Comment by Clarky posted on FA50 F1.4 for sale (my last AF Pentax) at 30/08/2008 - 22:56
I'm with you Mike.
We are going to have to get one between the both of us and just ship it back and forth as we each need it.
I made a deal with my brother. He fell in love with my K10 when i loaned it to him for a 6week trip into central Aust and he wanted to buy it.
I Gave him the K10 + Tamron 18-250 + Tamron 90mm Macro + SMC F 70-210 + Flash AF-360FGZ on the premise he purchased me the DA* 60-250 + the SDM rear converter when they are released. HMMMMM I was execting around 600quid for the 60-250.
We are going to have to get one between the both of us and just ship it back and forth as we each need it.
I made a deal with my brother. He fell in love with my K10 when i loaned it to him for a 6week trip into central Aust and he wanted to buy it.
I Gave him the K10 + Tamron 18-250 + Tamron 90mm Macro + SMC F 70-210 + Flash AF-360FGZ on the premise he purchased me the DA* 60-250 + the SDM rear converter when they are released. HMMMMM I was execting around 600quid for the 60-250.
Comment by Clarky posted on News from Pentax at 30/08/2008 - 22:54
900quid for the 60-250 wasnt expecting it to be that much
Looks like i'm going to need some more pennies.
Looks like i'm going to need some more pennies.
Comment by Clarky posted on News from Pentax at 30/08/2008 - 22:42
He does look a bit monkeyish doesn't he, and so does his dragonfly
Good shot though, i like the detail you got on the wings of the first one.
Good shot though, i like the detail you got on the wings of the first one.
Comment by Clarky posted on Yet more dragonfly pictures at 30/08/2008 - 22:34
Comment by Clarky posted on Chase Jarvis test drives the camera Pentax should've built. at 30/08/2008 - 14:02
Chris at SRS will almost definately be able to get his hands on one.
You must have given it quite a whack to break it Did you get attacked by a wasp or something
You must have given it quite a whack to break it Did you get attacked by a wasp or something
Comment by Clarky posted on Hood for 16-45mm at 30/08/2008 - 11:47
Brings back memories of a time a bunch of mates and myself were staying on a sheep shearing property out west.
Sleeping on the floor of the shed my mate woke saying something had crawled into his ear and was doing backflips in there.
So Dr Clarky with his bush doctoring skills set to work to extract the little beastie.
I couldn't see what it was and i couldn't get hold of it either. I decided we would have to kill it first to enable us to get it out.
The only thing handy was a bottle of scotch which I poured into his ear hoping the alcohol would kill it, well it set the little bugger off doing a gymnastics routine that would put a chinaman to shame and my mate running around like a crazed lunatic.
To cut a long story short, the alcohol didn't kill it, but pi##ed it off and after several hours of trying to fish it out we decided to take the 70km trip into town to see the local doctor.
He put some 100proof alcohol into his ear, which did the trick and then fished out a money spider the size of a 2pound coin.
My mate slept with ear muffs on for the remainder of our trip
Sleeping on the floor of the shed my mate woke saying something had crawled into his ear and was doing backflips in there.
So Dr Clarky with his bush doctoring skills set to work to extract the little beastie.
I couldn't see what it was and i couldn't get hold of it either. I decided we would have to kill it first to enable us to get it out.
The only thing handy was a bottle of scotch which I poured into his ear hoping the alcohol would kill it, well it set the little bugger off doing a gymnastics routine that would put a chinaman to shame and my mate running around like a crazed lunatic.
To cut a long story short, the alcohol didn't kill it, but pi##ed it off and after several hours of trying to fish it out we decided to take the 70km trip into town to see the local doctor.
He put some 100proof alcohol into his ear, which did the trick and then fished out a money spider the size of a 2pound coin.
My mate slept with ear muffs on for the remainder of our trip
Comment by Clarky posted on Look at this Clarky! at 29/08/2008 - 14:54
I'm just glad they don't qualify for transportation to Mt Isa
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7567239.stm