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Daydreamjay wrote:
Thanks Don - so is that what it's called - Pentax AF 1.7 teleconverter?

Is that how I'd find it on eBay?

yep

Comment by Don posted on Portrait lenses above 50mm at 03/01/2012 - 19:27

dof is the same, min focus distance the same, with the Pentax af 1.7, your image quality is negligibly affected, still very high quality with most lenses, but you do lose some light, and increase magnification, but you also gain AF with fast lenses and that means a 50 1.4 or 85 soft (the two I use this converter with) you get af from an m lens.. and focus shift as well..
this converter is harder to find.... but worth it.

Comment by Don posted on Portrait lenses above 50mm at 03/01/2012 - 18:50

the 50 1.4 with af 1.7 teleconverter is nice...

Comment by Don posted on Portrait lenses above 50mm at 03/01/2012 - 01:12

I use the 100 mm macro for portraits as well as the 35 2.4, 50 1.4 and 85mm soft.

Comment by Don posted on Portrait lenses above 50mm at 01/01/2012 - 21:35

possible that the old lenses are slightly damaged at the lens mount... a slight bend in one of the flanges might have a "Worn in" fit with his older camera, but the new camera, being digital with lens contacts and all, is just built to tighter tolerences....

what brand lenses may I ask?

Comment by Don posted on Difficulty fitting old lens to Pentax K-X at 01/01/2012 - 19:25

Anybody else wake up this morning thinking "I haven't had sex since last year!"?
Happy New year!

Comment by Don posted on Happy New Year 2012 at 01/01/2012 - 16:27

same as always..

I resolve to never make another newyears resolution again...

dammit!

Comment by Don posted on New Year Resolutions 2012 at 29/12/2011 - 22:15

I like facebook!

Comment by Don posted on Full Frame - Here we go again at 28/12/2011 - 15:14

Daydreamjay wrote:
Why are people assuming that I am attempting to take shots in virtual darkeness? These tests took place in my smallish kitchen with 300Watts of tungsten lighting.

Even the girlfriend's Lumix pees all over my K5 when it comes to focusing.

I remember at college doing still life in the studio and having to suffer the embarrassment of my Pentax hunting back and forth before settling for an out of focus shot while all the Canon fanboys laughed while their cameras snapped to sharp focus in about a millisecond.

And I've shot weddings in candle light, with cannon owners ridiculing my equipment all day long only to see them STFU and put away thier over priced toys when I projected my images at the reception.

BTW... I usually use manual evrything.... maybe get your eyes check, check the diopter setting on the camera and use manual or live view in low light. or as stated above, find a camera better suited for you.

Comment by Don posted on Completely Dejected (auto focus K5) at 27/12/2011 - 15:28

Samsung going back to Pentax SR instead of it's own ois system...link... so it begs to reason... given past rumours of Samsungs medium format system... is it possible that rather than pay patent royalties, they worked out a deal to discount sensors for Pentax's evil medium format camera?

samsung medium format...link

Comment by Don posted on kr being discontinued.. at 26/12/2011 - 22:53

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