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Comment by Don posted on Pentax Ricoh future at 24/05/2012 - 16:22
Pentaxophile wrote:
I could understand pulling the shots where the camera is on the sand or has sand on it. Sand would get into the moving parts of the zoom and focus ring. It may not get inside the camera but it could jam things up and make the zoom feel gritty.
The other 'general' shots were fine though.
more likely to get into the shutter release button and jam it..I could understand pulling the shots where the camera is on the sand or has sand on it. Sand would get into the moving parts of the zoom and focus ring. It may not get inside the camera but it could jam things up and make the zoom feel gritty.
The other 'general' shots were fine though.
but..
why not pull all ads of cars that have windsheilds? esp suv's which might get driven off road or on gravel.....you know just driving around, a stone could chip or crack the windsheild and since it is illegal to drive with a crack in drivers feild of view, the car obviously isn't fit to drive and shouldn't be sold until they have a chip proof windsheild to protect the windsheild....
Is society as a whole really getting so dumb that we need to have such debates?
if so, shouldn't we be more worried about letting these people drive than selling them cameras?
Comment by Don posted on Pentax Ricoh future at 24/05/2012 - 12:29
an older test with I believe the mark one 18-55, the mark 2 should be sharper at the edges..
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Verdict
The Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL is a surprisingly good kit zoom although it has its weaknesses specifically at 18mm. The center and border performance is fine here but the extreme corners are somewhat soft. Pronounced vignetting and reduced contrast are also present at f/3.5. At 35mm and 55mm the situation is much better. CAs are very well controlled. The build quality is good for a kit zoom and a level up from the rest of the gang such as the Canon EF 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 or Nikkor AF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED. All-in-all a good offer from a price/value perspective but naturally there're better lenses out there ... with a much higher price tag.
Verdict
The Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL is a surprisingly good kit zoom although it has its weaknesses specifically at 18mm. The center and border performance is fine here but the extreme corners are somewhat soft. Pronounced vignetting and reduced contrast are also present at f/3.5. At 35mm and 55mm the situation is much better. CAs are very well controlled. The build quality is good for a kit zoom and a level up from the rest of the gang such as the Canon EF 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 or Nikkor AF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED. All-in-all a good offer from a price/value perspective but naturally there're better lenses out there ... with a much higher price tag.
Comment by Don posted on Pentax K 30 at 22/05/2012 - 13:59
they are bundling this with the 18-135 wr in america and hopefully canada too.
Comment by Don posted on Pentax K 30 at 21/05/2012 - 23:48
link redirects to here???
Comment by Don posted on Recent K-5 Review claims camera hampered by... at 19/05/2012 - 14:49
Comment by Don posted on baby steps to protect your rights.. at 18/05/2012 - 18:50
aps-c squared would be great.
Comment by Don posted on Pentax K 30 at 17/05/2012 - 17:57
preproduction models and or photoshop jobs... maybe... but those ferrari style fins... if the body is all metal, then those would be cooling fins for video recording....
that would also mean this is the k-05 replacement.. and that 3 more camera models are coming..
a cheaper k-01 that is more mainstream styled possibly with evf..
a kr replacement... similar to the k30 but perhaps one dial wheel and no wr...and more plastic.. styled and build quality more like the kr
and the fabled 24 mp ff pro model (would explain the slower frame rates on this k30... spec'd to not gut sales from the upcomming pro model)
that would also mean this is the k-05 replacement.. and that 3 more camera models are coming..
a cheaper k-01 that is more mainstream styled possibly with evf..
a kr replacement... similar to the k30 but perhaps one dial wheel and no wr...and more plastic.. styled and build quality more like the kr
and the fabled 24 mp ff pro model (would explain the slower frame rates on this k30... spec'd to not gut sales from the upcomming pro model)
Comment by Don posted on Pentax K 30 at 17/05/2012 - 14:27
see that lump on the side of the camera?
kinda makes me think of a competitors camera...
sort of looks like it could be a hinge for a flip out lcd...
kinda makes me think of a competitors camera...
sort of looks like it could be a hinge for a flip out lcd...
Comment by Don posted on Pentax K 30 at 17/05/2012 - 00:14
maybe it is hybrid evf pentamirror? meant to compete with panasonic 4/3 rds?
Comment by Don posted on Pentax K 30 at 16/05/2012 - 16:33
What is. Focus peeking? Have I missed something?
CHEERS Vic.
here is a vid clip showing sony's version along with a brief write up in the video info box...
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