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Comment by Clarky posted on Cheap second kit? at 25/09/2007 - 12:23
Jon
I believe the 18-55 kit lens should do the trick with your jewelery shoot. I would hazard too say getting the lighting right would be the main priority something i am not too well versed in but many at this forum are and will give you some handy tips.
As for the macro anything going around in the 100mm range are pretty much on a par with each other. I use a 90mm tamron 2.5 and can't fault it. Vivitar and Kirons also have some superb lenses and for not much money. Run a search on E-bay you are bound to find something.
You could even get hold of a pentax 50mm A or M 1.7 with extension tubes i have found it gives excellent results. Good luck
I believe the 18-55 kit lens should do the trick with your jewelery shoot. I would hazard too say getting the lighting right would be the main priority something i am not too well versed in but many at this forum are and will give you some handy tips.
As for the macro anything going around in the 100mm range are pretty much on a par with each other. I use a 90mm tamron 2.5 and can't fault it. Vivitar and Kirons also have some superb lenses and for not much money. Run a search on E-bay you are bound to find something.
You could even get hold of a pentax 50mm A or M 1.7 with extension tubes i have found it gives excellent results. Good luck
Comment by Clarky posted on Photographing Silver Jewellery at 25/09/2007 - 11:30
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Yes you are right the other camera takes an SD card this one is a Compact Flash - I have had it sent back under warranty and it come back doing the same thing - because it happens one day and not the next it is almost impossible to "diagnose" apparently.
So my little lemon and I will try to be patient with each other.
Demand a replacement. Where did you buy it from by the way :Yes you are right the other camera takes an SD card this one is a Compact Flash - I have had it sent back under warranty and it come back doing the same thing - because it happens one day and not the next it is almost impossible to "diagnose" apparently.
So my little lemon and I will try to be patient with each other.
Comment by Clarky posted on i need so much help at 24/09/2007 - 14:26
It sure sounds electrical
Have you taken it into be looked at :
Have you taken it into be looked at :
Comment by Clarky posted on i need so much help at 24/09/2007 - 14:14
Run some searches on the net. There is some very good info around including books and reviews. I was in the same boat as you when i got mine. Just keep practising and experimenting it will come as second nature before you know it.
Comment by Clarky posted on i need so much help at 24/09/2007 - 13:54
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Unless you already have a collection of M42 lenses, I see no point in buying them to use on a K mount camera. The prices have not dropped as other MF lenses have because they are sought after by many non Pentax users as most makes have an M42 adapter. The price of K mount lenses has dropped and quite often they can be less than the M42 version.
I would go for the K mount lenses. If you want the best search out the original series or go for the A versions which are much more compatible.
Kim
I agree with Kim and have accumulated a nice little group of A series lenses which i love and for not much money Unless you already have a collection of M42 lenses, I see no point in buying them to use on a K mount camera. The prices have not dropped as other MF lenses have because they are sought after by many non Pentax users as most makes have an M42 adapter. The price of K mount lenses has dropped and quite often they can be less than the M42 version.
I would go for the K mount lenses. If you want the best search out the original series or go for the A versions which are much more compatible.
Kim
Comment by Clarky posted on M42 Adapter, help! at 25/09/2007 - 10:34
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Now without the spring I can attach an M42 lens. However, the camera still does not ask for the focal length, is it supposed to? Anyway I find that I have to apply +2 EV to get a reasonable exposure. I don't think my idea of using M42 lenses in my K100D is turning out to be a good one. (I had thought that I could get some Super Takumar M42 prime lenses cheap on ebay.)
If you can find a way to permanently attach the adapter to the lens. ( I seem to recall it was George who had the idea for doing this) then it will work like a regular K mount but you won't get the metering from the body.George Lazarette wrote:
If the spring has fallen out, you should be able to remove the adapter. Put two fingers into the throat and press outwards. Then, twist anti-clockwise, and pull.
Thanks George, I rather nervously tried that. It did not come out. So I applied some more force and after jiggling it around a bit the adapter came out. I think the screw that held the leaf spring had got jammed and would not let the adapter be removed. If the spring has fallen out, you should be able to remove the adapter. Put two fingers into the throat and press outwards. Then, twist anti-clockwise, and pull.
Now without the spring I can attach an M42 lens. However, the camera still does not ask for the focal length, is it supposed to? Anyway I find that I have to apply +2 EV to get a reasonable exposure. I don't think my idea of using M42 lenses in my K100D is turning out to be a good one. (I had thought that I could get some Super Takumar M42 prime lenses cheap on ebay.)
Comment by Clarky posted on M42 Adapter, help! at 24/09/2007 - 13:00
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AF-400FTZ (2), AF-360FGZ (2), AF-500FTZ (2), AF-240Z, AF-080C.
GeorgeAF-400FTZ (2), AF-360FGZ (2), AF-500FTZ (2), AF-240Z, AF-080C.
You have enough flash power to light up the whole Isle Of Man are you scared of the dark : :
Nice kit though im very jealous
Comment by Clarky posted on M42 Adapter, help! at 24/09/2007 - 12:40
Yep i got a couple of Minolta's NP-400 they work ok and are half the price of the pentax.
They are only 1500mAh
They are only 1500mAh
Comment by Clarky posted on Backup battery for K10 at 27/09/2007 - 13:59
Now that i have the K10 i am in the market for a couple of backup batteries. I wandered into a couple of my local camera stores to get some prices and expecting the worse. Well the worst hit me right between the eyes AUD$100. I thought the guy was kidding.
Well after picking myself off the floor i jumped onto the computer and ran a search on E-bay and some of the prices sound too good to be true, Like 10bucks for a 1750mHa. Are these worth using, I suppose even if you get only half the amount of shots than the original Battery then you are still in front. But i don't want to put anything in the camera if there is a chance it will cause problems.
Whats the consensus on this : :
Well after picking myself off the floor i jumped onto the computer and ran a search on E-bay and some of the prices sound too good to be true, Like 10bucks for a 1750mHa. Are these worth using, I suppose even if you get only half the amount of shots than the original Battery then you are still in front. But i don't want to put anything in the camera if there is a chance it will cause problems.
Whats the consensus on this : :
Comment by Clarky posted on Backup battery for K10 at 23/09/2007 - 12:55
The GX-1L is the same as the *istDL2 IIRC, should make a fine second kit. I currently use my DL2 as secondary body to my K10D and it works very well. Usually I leave the 18-55 on the DL2 and whatever specialist lens (macro or long tele) seems most useful on the K10D. Saves a lot of high speed lens changes when I'm trying to take a landscape and an Eagle flies over!