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Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Llangollen Station at 25/04/2012 - 12:07
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Whitby Gothic Weekend, 28 April 2012 at 25/04/2012 - 11:48
It seems the 35mm is something of a consensus lens! Certainly food for thought. Does it need to be used with a hood, since it does t come with one?
Noone really mentioned the 40mm which I bought was a surprise. I can pick one up second hand for about £230...not so much more than the 35+hood. Is there a reason for discounting this? Does the extra 5mm make such a big difference or indeed the 2.8 vs 2.4?
But... The 40 being that much smaller and the possibility of your brother drinking at your wedding and fingering the front element...
If you trust your brother and can afford the extra layout for the 40... It'll be nice to have on your honeymoon...
If you'r brother is a drunkard with grubby fingers... Go with the 35...
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Lens for documenting / portraits at a wedding at 24/04/2012 - 00:08
... CaNikon users can't really subscribe to small wonderful primes, can they?.....LOL
John
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on SMC-F 28mm F2.8 at 24/04/2012 - 00:00
Fairy lights maybe?
The lady and the gent in the foreground are much sharper than I'd get for a second+ exposure without flash...
I wonder if there was an ambient source (ambient is the wrong word but a light source unconnected to the camera)that was flashing; causing a freeze in the forgroung and ghosting in the background?
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on I'm Puzzled at 23/04/2012 - 23:45
... exif data (I can't see it now, maybe someone else can?) ...
Image Date: 2012-01-01 00:01:42 (no TZ)
Focal Length: 42.5mm (35mm equivalent: 64mm)
Aperture: f/4.5
Exposure Time: 1.300 s
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: -1.00 EV
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: program (Auto)
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Software: K-x Ver 1.00
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on I'm Puzzled at 23/04/2012 - 23:38
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Pub Gig, K-5 and the DA35mm f/2.4 at 23/04/2012 - 23:18
Saying that I got a fairly good deal on it...
Good luck with your hunt!
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Wanted Pentax SMC DA 35mm f2.4 at 23/04/2012 - 23:08
Plus, if I was to go for a 35mm, there is no way it would ever be in her kit bag!
just tell her its a sharper lens with better image quality than the zoom, and if she doesn't use it you're going to flog it... Then walk away... See what happens...
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on SMC M 28 or 50mm for beginner? at 23/04/2012 - 22:39
(although I'd've gone with 1...) It must be really difficult to choose images for competitions when all your shots are at so high a quality!!
Massive well done!!
Ha! 1 Pentax out of 1288 entrants and it came 2nd! HA!!
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on For another competition at 23/04/2012 - 22:03
I like your B&Ws!