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Comment by Clarky posted on What lenses for a wedding?? at 25/05/2008 - 01:07
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also my experience with the 50mm macro lens is this: the af on a macro will go slower and hunt more, than a comparable fast prime). so it's best to use manual focus, if you're good at focussing in low light.
if not, do tests to find out how good your lens works in the dark.
let me know that works for you, as I'm seriously looking at grabbing the 100mm macro next week.
I use manual, but my better half prefers af
I did a comparison test with the 100 macro and the af501.4 and the macro definately hunts more in darker conditions, but you would expect that. also my experience with the 50mm macro lens is this: the af on a macro will go slower and hunt more, than a comparable fast prime). so it's best to use manual focus, if you're good at focussing in low light.
if not, do tests to find out how good your lens works in the dark.
let me know that works for you, as I'm seriously looking at grabbing the 100mm macro next week.
I use manual, but my better half prefers af
I would prefer AF or should i say my old eyeballs would
Comment by Clarky posted on What lenses for a wedding?? at 23/05/2008 - 16:20
Thanks for all the useful tips.
The 50-135 was on my list as a bring along and i am strongly leaning in that direction. I only wanted 2 lenses along to completely eliminate lens changes. One lens on the K10 + 360flash and one on the K20 + 360flash
I do have one lumiquest softbox diffuser.
But i would have to take the FA501.4, its too good to leave at home.
The step ladder sounds like a useful idea, afterall i am a bit of a squirt
Don i like your creative idea with the macro and i think i will do a bit of practice with that.
But i could be tempting fate by taking the macro along, i could end up chasing church mice and other critters around all night. Old habits are hard to break
The 50-135 was on my list as a bring along and i am strongly leaning in that direction. I only wanted 2 lenses along to completely eliminate lens changes. One lens on the K10 + 360flash and one on the K20 + 360flash
I do have one lumiquest softbox diffuser.
But i would have to take the FA501.4, its too good to leave at home.
The step ladder sounds like a useful idea, afterall i am a bit of a squirt
Don i like your creative idea with the macro and i think i will do a bit of practice with that.
But i could be tempting fate by taking the macro along, i could end up chasing church mice and other critters around all night. Old habits are hard to break
Comment by Clarky posted on What lenses for a wedding?? at 23/05/2008 - 13:40
I'll be doing a family wedding in a few months time and was wondering what lenses i should take with me.
I am taking the K10 and the K20 and was thinking of just taking along 2 lenses, my DA*16-50 and FA 50 1.4.
Do you think that would be sufficient or do i need something a little longer.
Any recommendations and what would be the ultimate lens to have, a limited maybe : but which one :
The wedding is indoors which would include the church and the reception.
Thanks in advance
I am taking the K10 and the K20 and was thinking of just taking along 2 lenses, my DA*16-50 and FA 50 1.4.
Do you think that would be sufficient or do i need something a little longer.
Any recommendations and what would be the ultimate lens to have, a limited maybe : but which one :
The wedding is indoors which would include the church and the reception.
Thanks in advance
Comment by Clarky posted on What lenses for a wedding?? at 23/05/2008 - 11:35
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good grief, I paid £20 for one of those a couple of months ago and got a free SF7 with it.
Its a handy lens to have kicking about, but it's not F-70-210 good by any stretch.
Maybe that piece of string wrapped around it has some sort of appeal to it good grief, I paid £20 for one of those a couple of months ago and got a free SF7 with it.
Its a handy lens to have kicking about, but it's not F-70-210 good by any stretch.
I really can't understand why someone would fork out that much for that lens, I'm baffled.
Comment by Clarky posted on Ebay prices, its a lottery at 23/05/2008 - 11:10
Look at the price this lens sold for, a bit steep don't you think
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Pentax-F-SMC-35-70-3-5-Macro-lens-K10D-K20D-K100D-K200D_W0QQitemZ130223506762QQihZ003QQcategoryZ4688QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
An SMC F 70-210 sold just last week for AU$132 yet this thing goes for 20bucks more.
Ya can't pick em
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Pentax-F-SMC-35-70-3-5-Macro-lens-K10D-K20D-K100D-K200D_W0QQitemZ130223506762QQihZ003QQcategoryZ4688QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
An SMC F 70-210 sold just last week for AU$132 yet this thing goes for 20bucks more.
Ya can't pick em
Comment by Clarky posted on Ebay prices, its a lottery at 23/05/2008 - 10:52
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Yes, I had messaged him, and he's replied already.
He says:
"I'm an American photographer living here in the UK for many years, and I do this to make a little bit of extra cash to fund my lens buying habit! It is a US scanner which is the same as the UK version- just needs a UK kettle lead."
So mystery solved, I guess. He's basically importing them, one at a time, somehow managing not to pay the taxes, and taking advantage of the price difference between here and the US.
And if it goes wrong, it would have to go back to Nikon USA for warranty repair.
He seems pretty up front about it - I guess it's a question of, you pays your money and you takes your choice.
For that sort of money and the nature of the product (reasonable chance of a breakdown) i wouldn't do it. Yes, I had messaged him, and he's replied already.
He says:
"I'm an American photographer living here in the UK for many years, and I do this to make a little bit of extra cash to fund my lens buying habit! It is a US scanner which is the same as the UK version- just needs a UK kettle lead."
So mystery solved, I guess. He's basically importing them, one at a time, somehow managing not to pay the taxes, and taking advantage of the price difference between here and the US.
And if it goes wrong, it would have to go back to Nikon USA for warranty repair.
He seems pretty up front about it - I guess it's a question of, you pays your money and you takes your choice.
Comment by Clarky posted on Would you buy? at 23/05/2008 - 10:47
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I've virtually decided to buy a Nikon Coolscan 5000-ED film scanner, so I'm looking around. Microglobe have them at £729, which seems to be the best price at the moment.
There's also one with no reserve on eBay, new apparently, from someone in SW London. He's got 100% positive rep.
Looking closely, though, he's been selling several Nikon scanners. The first one (in March) he advertised as "selling because he's finished scanning his slides".
Since then, however, he's sold a "never opened" Nikon Super Coolscan 9000 ED (the top of the range one - £1500 at Microglobe), and now another "never opened" 5000-ED.
All positively repped, but I'm smelling something of a rat here...
... any ideas what might be going on?
It does appear a little suspicious. Message him and ask why he is selling it, and ask for a serial number.I've virtually decided to buy a Nikon Coolscan 5000-ED film scanner, so I'm looking around. Microglobe have them at £729, which seems to be the best price at the moment.
There's also one with no reserve on eBay, new apparently, from someone in SW London. He's got 100% positive rep.
Looking closely, though, he's been selling several Nikon scanners. The first one (in March) he advertised as "selling because he's finished scanning his slides".
Since then, however, he's sold a "never opened" Nikon Super Coolscan 9000 ED (the top of the range one - £1500 at Microglobe), and now another "never opened" 5000-ED.
All positively repped, but I'm smelling something of a rat here...
... any ideas what might be going on?
Comment by Clarky posted on Would you buy? at 23/05/2008 - 10:35
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Quite true Clarky wrote:
although it can transfer to the sensor when the shutter fires so it's worth using a blower to keep the mirror box in general as dust free as possible.Quote:
I decided to put in a split screen focus from ebay as all of my macro lenses are manual focus and once done realised I had loads of dust in there.
After all that I then took it out as it was truly awfull, the top part of the split kept going really dark.
Your in a muddle . Chris was refering to your sensor not your focus screen. Rubbish on your focus screen won't show up on your pics ChrisA wrote:
You also need to clean your sensor!!
Waiting for a rocket blower to arrive.You also need to clean your sensor!!
I decided to put in a split screen focus from ebay as all of my macro lenses are manual focus and once done realised I had loads of dust in there.
After all that I then took it out as it was truly awfull, the top part of the split kept going really dark.
Comment by Clarky posted on Down on the beach .. and not a macro shot in sight. at 23/05/2008 - 10:25
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I decided to put in a split screen focus from ebay as all of my macro lenses are manual focus and once done realised I had loads of dust in there.
After all that I then took it out as it was truly awfull, the top part of the split kept going really dark.
Your in a muddle . Chris was refering to your sensor not your focus screen. Rubbish on your focus screen won't show up on your pics ChrisA wrote:
You also need to clean your sensor!!
Waiting for a rocket blower to arrive.You also need to clean your sensor!!
I decided to put in a split screen focus from ebay as all of my macro lenses are manual focus and once done realised I had loads of dust in there.
After all that I then took it out as it was truly awfull, the top part of the split kept going really dark.
Comment by Clarky posted on Down on the beach .. and not a macro shot in sight. at 23/05/2008 - 10:16
John you make it sound all so simple
jps, Nice shots, i find it helpful to look at other peoples wedding shots, it gives me ideas on posing and composition. Thanks