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Comment by Dodge69 posted on New K3 image - interesting! at 03/10/2013 - 08:27
Looks like you had a steady hand that day
Comment by Dodge69 posted on Best Of The Day - K-5 at 25/09/2013 - 14:27
Well I can see both sides. Cutting to the point - your not under contract, your doing it for free, if they don't want images with watermarks and your unwilling to provide them - that's it.
They reply read quite conciliatory, so perhaps there's more leeway for you in store if you keep talking
They reply read quite conciliatory, so perhaps there's more leeway for you in store if you keep talking
Comment by Dodge69 posted on The © Symbol Woes? at 20/09/2013 - 23:12
Cheers Gareth, it actually stopped me moving to a D600 back in May lol
I was at that crossroads myself but had too much work on to go through a system change, so got the 77 instead.
I have cleared out all my DA glass now though apart from the Siggy UWA's and the emergency DAL 55-300 (god knows how much it would cost to replace that gem in 35mm), it's up to Pentax now
D610 is interesting news.
I was at that crossroads myself but had too much work on to go through a system change, so got the 77 instead.
I have cleared out all my DA glass now though apart from the Siggy UWA's and the emergency DAL 55-300 (god knows how much it would cost to replace that gem in 35mm), it's up to Pentax now
D610 is interesting news.
Comment by Dodge69 posted on Pentax Full Frame Comment at 19/09/2013 - 16:28
I'm just thinking of how the 21mm ltd was such a nice everyday/street lens, and how the 50mm on 35mm feels to me to do the same job. Ultimately the 21 Ltd had to go, it was just too 'unremarkable', now if they came out with a 21 Ltd 1.8 I'd be on the waiting list and it would certainly stop me think about Fuji's.... I could go out everyday with just that and a 77mm and be a very happy bunny indeed.
In fact I love DOF, but the 35mm DOF vs price jump just doesn't seal the deal. I really want Medium Format DOF, and as I definitely can't afford that, nor would I want the bulk, I just learned the tricks and use what I have to achieve it:
K5 & FA77 1.8 - Wedding - Scilly Isles - July '13
Pentaxophile wrote:
If for some reason you wanted to replicate that look on a Pentax DSLR, you'd need a 24/1.4 or something like that. It would have to be an amazing lens to be as good as the 35/2.4 is wide open though.
Granted this wide-angle, shallow dof look is a bit of a niche requirement.
A perfect example, and niche is right, it's not often such effects are required, so again FF why? Sure if I were a full-on professional portrait photographer I'd go to 35mm just to make life a little easier.johnriley wrote:
That seems odd, why of all things a 20-24mm f/1.8?
Well this was shot at 35/2.4 on my Z70 (using the DA35):That seems odd, why of all things a 20-24mm f/1.8?
If for some reason you wanted to replicate that look on a Pentax DSLR, you'd need a 24/1.4 or something like that. It would have to be an amazing lens to be as good as the 35/2.4 is wide open though.
Granted this wide-angle, shallow dof look is a bit of a niche requirement.
In fact I love DOF, but the 35mm DOF vs price jump just doesn't seal the deal. I really want Medium Format DOF, and as I definitely can't afford that, nor would I want the bulk, I just learned the tricks and use what I have to achieve it:
K5 & FA77 1.8 - Wedding - Scilly Isles - July '13
Comment by Dodge69 posted on Pentax Full Frame Comment at 19/09/2013 - 16:13
Smeggypants wrote:
If and when Pentax do release a FF Camera you can be sure that some of it's purchasers will be declaring a HUGE difference in quality.
Sounds familiar? And then when the first software update comes out.... 'wow the autofocus motor has somehow been upgraded!'.... If and when Pentax do release a FF Camera you can be sure that some of it's purchasers will be declaring a HUGE difference in quality.
Smeggypants wrote:
I rather like the idea of a FF model so I can get the wider FOV on my A50/1.2 but there's no way I can justify the expense just for that so it's likely I'll be sticking with the APS-C route.
I love the FOV of my F-50 1.4 on my Pentax MX, but do I think that or rather the DOF is worth the expense to upgrading. I love listening to people banging on about DOF then finding out they've never used a 35mm camera and are just regurgitating interweb hyperbole. I rather like the idea of a FF model so I can get the wider FOV on my A50/1.2 but there's no way I can justify the expense just for that so it's likely I'll be sticking with the APS-C route.
I would suggest to that person, go pick up an old 35mm, runs some rolls of film through, if you comeback to me saying - 'That was AMAZING, UNBELIEVABLE, I can't live without it' - then you know what you've got to do, or then again......... you won't.
Instead of developing a whole FF system why can't Pentax just release a 20-24mm 1.8? That might just help slam the brakes on this rancid snowball.
Comment by Dodge69 posted on Pentax Full Frame Comment at 19/09/2013 - 14:47
johnriley wrote:
They are also saying, it seems to me, that the difference in quality would be hard to justify. I suppose it's inevitable that APS-C has become so good that FF would have to be extraordinary in some way to make the bulk and cost worthwhile.
Given DXO labs verdict on the K5IIs and even on the dpreview studio comparison tool, you'd have to agree.They are also saying, it seems to me, that the difference in quality would be hard to justify. I suppose it's inevitable that APS-C has become so good that FF would have to be extraordinary in some way to make the bulk and cost worthwhile.
Comment by Dodge69 posted on Pentax Full Frame Comment at 19/09/2013 - 14:31
cabstar wrote:
If its a mki k-5 i had the same problem with the same lens. I don't think anything can be done and its down to the focussing system. I and others have reported the mkii and mkiis is far more consistent with correct focus if fast lenses...
+1 - If its a mki k-5 i had the same problem with the same lens. I don't think anything can be done and its down to the focussing system. I and others have reported the mkii and mkiis is far more consistent with correct focus if fast lenses...
K5mki can be very frustrating with certain lenses and certain lighting conditions. Just got to switch to manual. I've actually got the F version and the focus ring is very light which helps.
Comment by Dodge69 posted on k-5 and FA50 f1.4 losing autofocus.. at 19/09/2013 - 11:13
LOL
Tried the Sigma 8-16? You'll have seen the results from axel and now Jon. I was an early adopter and rate it with my FA77 as a must have. Even when axel jumped ship to Pentax the 8-16 was re-bought instantly.
Tried the Sigma 8-16? You'll have seen the results from axel and now Jon. I was an early adopter and rate it with my FA77 as a must have. Even when axel jumped ship to Pentax the 8-16 was re-bought instantly.
Comment by Dodge69 posted on Goose and gander? at 16/09/2013 - 15:08
Ha, yeah, though I understand the DA* 16-35mm f4 VR also supposed to be a contender.
Comment by Dodge69 posted on Goose and gander? at 16/09/2013 - 13:48
I don't know the authenticity of this picture, but looking at my K5 from the same angle, and apart from the bump and switches - it looks exactly the same? Is the K5 'ugly'?
Pentax users, gotta love-em! It's either 'I love these cameras lets get on and use these tools' or it's 'this just isn't good enough where are we going'