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Comment by Dangermouse posted on Another pointless thread at 24/06/2011 - 21:02
This is in a similar vein:
What's the best off roader available? Someone else's truck!
I always notice that people are a lot keener to egg others on when they won't have to pay the repair bill should it go pear-shaped...
What's the best off roader available? Someone else's truck!
I always notice that people are a lot keener to egg others on when they won't have to pay the repair bill should it go pear-shaped...
Comment by Dangermouse posted on Another pointless thread at 24/06/2011 - 18:14
Judging by their previous lenses it will be PK-A fit when it arrives, so you'll get all exposure modes but manual focus.
I just don't think it's much of an alternative to the DA 35mm f2.4. It's bigger, heavier, lacks AF and is more expensive. The fact that it's full frame and has an aperture ring might make it popular with owners of Pentax film SLRs but I don't buy new lenses for my old bodies - I look for lenses of the same vintage.
I just don't think it's much of an alternative to the DA 35mm f2.4. It's bigger, heavier, lacks AF and is more expensive. The fact that it's full frame and has an aperture ring might make it popular with owners of Pentax film SLRs but I don't buy new lenses for my old bodies - I look for lenses of the same vintage.
Comment by Dangermouse posted on Samyang 35mm f/1.4 anyone? at 24/06/2011 - 18:07
Strictly speaking freedom of speech doesn't apply to private web forums. You're free to set up your own to talk about whatever you like, but you can't demand that operators of an existing forum allow you to talk about, say, 18th century rivets or Lego astronauts to pick a couple of topics from the air.
Freedom of speech is supposed to cover allowing you or I to say what we please without fear of repression. It is naturally tempered by the requirement not to be gratuitously offensive - the difference between attacking the ideas/policies of an individual and making personal attacks. Saying that you consider Nikon to be overpriced or poorly designed is fine, calling Nikon users idiots isn't (however much you may be tempted!)
Freedom of speech is supposed to cover allowing you or I to say what we please without fear of repression. It is naturally tempered by the requirement not to be gratuitously offensive - the difference between attacking the ideas/policies of an individual and making personal attacks. Saying that you consider Nikon to be overpriced or poorly designed is fine, calling Nikon users idiots isn't (however much you may be tempted!)
Comment by Dangermouse posted on Any Subject at 24/06/2011 - 11:45
I'm not sure where your sensor dust is coming from - I hardly ever suffer from it despite changing lenses pretty frequently.
Not sure if you're already doing this, but try holding the camera pointing downwards while changing lenses, change the lens quickly and don't leave the camera without a lens (or a body cap). Also worth setting it to self-clean when switched on - this seems to work very well for keeping my K-m in a reasonable condition. I'm sure there are tiny dust particles on there but they don't show up in my images.
Not sure if you're already doing this, but try holding the camera pointing downwards while changing lenses, change the lens quickly and don't leave the camera without a lens (or a body cap). Also worth setting it to self-clean when switched on - this seems to work very well for keeping my K-m in a reasonable condition. I'm sure there are tiny dust particles on there but they don't show up in my images.
Comment by Dangermouse posted on Which Superzoom ? at 23/06/2011 - 22:09
davidtrout wrote:
I depends on your street photography style. For me a much longer lens is a must, the DA*50-135mm is my tool for this job - at full 135 stretch.
I can frame much better and compress the background which should be as much part of the picture as the subject in street photography.
Wide angles might be ok for shooting from the hip when you are in close and don't want the subject to know what you are doing.
I like using wide angles for in close portaits, but the subject must be in on the act for this.
From a practical point of view the longer lens gives you a head start if things turn nasty.
David
Just received mine today, while I don't do much street photography (not of people anyway) I can see it being very effective. It's surprisingly compact and very sharp at all apertures.I depends on your street photography style. For me a much longer lens is a must, the DA*50-135mm is my tool for this job - at full 135 stretch.
I can frame much better and compress the background which should be as much part of the picture as the subject in street photography.
Wide angles might be ok for shooting from the hip when you are in close and don't want the subject to know what you are doing.
I like using wide angles for in close portaits, but the subject must be in on the act for this.
From a practical point of view the longer lens gives you a head start if things turn nasty.
David
Comment by Dangermouse posted on Lens for Street Photography at 23/06/2011 - 20:58
To be honest I usually turn it off on the lens. It's a simple switch to flick rather than rummaging through the camera menus to find the SR option!
Comment by Dangermouse posted on Thanks for helping me make the choice easy folks... at 23/06/2011 - 19:30
Well, I collected it this afternoon...
I love it! Amazing little jewel of a lens in the best Pentax tradition. I've been attempting to shoot bumblebees with it but f2.8 didn't quite offer the depth of field needed. Ended up with a nice sharp flower, lovely bokeh, and a blurry bee!
I love it! Amazing little jewel of a lens in the best Pentax tradition. I've been attempting to shoot bumblebees with it but f2.8 didn't quite offer the depth of field needed. Ended up with a nice sharp flower, lovely bokeh, and a blurry bee!
Comment by Dangermouse posted on Pentax DA* 50-135mm or Sigma/Tamron 70-200mm f2.8? at 23/06/2011 - 18:50
As with all of these things it depends on how cheaply you can get them. My personal limit for any manual focus lens is £100 - I won't pay more than that as by then you're getting into hefty chunk of cash which could go towards a new AF lens territory.
Comment by Dangermouse posted on Vivitar or Tokina at 23/06/2011 - 17:21
bjolester wrote:
Thanks for your help Matt!
I have changed the light seals on my Spotmatic, so I guess I will manage to fix the ME if needed. I also need to service my MX cameras, but these I would not touch myself. They are too precious to me, so they will be sent to a pentax technician for service in due time.
Having read a lot about the K28mm 3.5 on this forum, I managed to buy one in good shape from Sweden. I am very impressed with this lens, it is razor sharp and produces great colours. It has become my favourite "normal" prime lens on the K20D. With this background I do not have very high expectations for the M28 2.8, but when I found it yesterday for GBP 10 I could not pass it by I am looking foreward to compare the K and the M.
Bjørn
Yep, the K 28/3.5 will rather embarrass it. Mind you, it gives the latest lenses a bit of a shock too! I have both the K and M 28/3.5, the K is sharper wide open but by f8 they're equal. I tend to use them for different situations and on different bodies, the M goes to places where I don't fancy risking the K or when I need a smaller lens.Thanks for your help Matt!
I have changed the light seals on my Spotmatic, so I guess I will manage to fix the ME if needed. I also need to service my MX cameras, but these I would not touch myself. They are too precious to me, so they will be sent to a pentax technician for service in due time.
Having read a lot about the K28mm 3.5 on this forum, I managed to buy one in good shape from Sweden. I am very impressed with this lens, it is razor sharp and produces great colours. It has become my favourite "normal" prime lens on the K20D. With this background I do not have very high expectations for the M28 2.8, but when I found it yesterday for GBP 10 I could not pass it by I am looking foreward to compare the K and the M.
Bjørn
As for that review site, he seems more interested in numbers than in actually taking the lenses out and using them!
Comment by Dangermouse posted on SMC-M 28mm f2.8 version II at 22/06/2011 - 19:45
An MV1 for £120 BIN? Really? When I paid a fiver for a tidy one with jammed selector dial and another fiver for a mouldy 50mm f2 which cleaned up perfectly?