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Comment by Duncan knifton posted on Live Event photography advice at 20/11/2008 - 01:10
Unlocker wrote:
Ha ha haDuncan knifton wrote:
After much posting on a thread on here...I was talked into buying the same lens......and all I can sayis
THANK YOU to one and all...
I've just done a Wedding with it........and Boy!! It is stunning.....
I love it....
Just let us know your address to send the invoice to!After much posting on a thread on here...I was talked into buying the same lens......and all I can sayis
THANK YOU to one and all...
I've just done a Wedding with it........and Boy!! It is stunning.....
I love it....
(I'm moving .............hee hee)
Comment by Duncan knifton posted on 16-50 at 29/09/2008 - 13:03
After much posting on a thread on here...I was talked into buying the same lens......and all I can sayis
THANK YOU to one and all...
I've just done a Wedding with it........and Boy!! It is stunning.....
I love it....
THANK YOU to one and all...
I've just done a Wedding with it........and Boy!! It is stunning.....
I love it....
Comment by Duncan knifton posted on 16-50 at 29/09/2008 - 01:15
Shame they never stayed with the idea of using a body like the MZs though......LOVE that camera
Comment by Duncan knifton posted on Full Frame at Photokina at 22/09/2008 - 23:32
Its just a shame Pentax does not make a Hammer head flashgun
The 40-2 can be both, as it can be made as a Hotshoe and has a hammerhead addapter...
Would love a Pentax/Metz hybred.... lol
The 40-2 can be both, as it can be made as a Hotshoe and has a hammerhead addapter...
Would love a Pentax/Metz hybred.... lol
Comment by Duncan knifton posted on Metz 40MZ-2 at 16/09/2008 - 14:25
ChrisA wrote:
I've heard that too, but that's a scary voltage.
It bl**dy hurt, too, when I was a little bit careless with the probes when I was measuring it..
Thats a VERY scary voltage MattMatic wrote:
Chris - the Pentax DSLRs are safe to at least 300V.
Chris - the Pentax DSLRs are safe to at least 300V.
I've heard that too, but that's a scary voltage.
It bl**dy hurt, too, when I was a little bit careless with the probes when I was measuring it..
Comment by Duncan knifton posted on Metz 40MZ-2 at 16/09/2008 - 14:22
Thanks ChrisA......I'll have a look, but I'm sure it only takes 4 AA's so cant be that powerful....
Comment by Duncan knifton posted on Metz 40MZ-2 at 16/09/2008 - 13:37
Hi people..
I've got a Metz40MZ-2 flashgun I used to use with my Pentax MZs film camera.
Lovely camera, great flashgun...
Now....I'm all Digital...my K10D is a great camera, but the flashgun is not PTTL.....
Is there anyway I can use it with my digital kit,...or is it just not compatable
Thanks for any help.
D
I've got a Metz40MZ-2 flashgun I used to use with my Pentax MZs film camera.
Lovely camera, great flashgun...
Now....I'm all Digital...my K10D is a great camera, but the flashgun is not PTTL.....
Is there anyway I can use it with my digital kit,...or is it just not compatable
Thanks for any help.
D
Comment by Duncan knifton posted on Metz 40MZ-2 at 16/09/2008 - 12:51
Hi Gang....
Just to say thank you all for an interesting feed back..
Thought I'd let ya all know, I've just bought the DA* 16-50 lens.....
Love it...
Thanks
Duncan
Just to say thank you all for an interesting feed back..
Thought I'd let ya all know, I've just bought the DA* 16-50 lens.....
Love it...
Thanks
Duncan
Comment by Duncan knifton posted on 18-250mm at 16/09/2008 - 00:45
iceblinker wrote:
"Generally the Pentax 18-250mm produced comparatively decent resolution figures in the MTF lab. The sweet range of the lens is clearly below 100mm. At 18mm up to 70mm the results are very good and even comparable to conventional standard zoom lenses which is fairly amazing for such a lens. At 18mm and 35mm you should avoid the max. aperture setting in order to overcome some border softness here but from f/5.6 onwards there isn't really much to complain in terms of resolution. The situation changes when looking at longer focal lengths. At 135mm and more so at 250mm there's a quite a drop in quality. The center performance remains fairly intact with good to very good results but the border quality is soft at max. aperture - the contrast level is also generally reduced here. Stopping down to f/8 or better f/11 boosts the border quality. The 250mm remains the weakest setting though but this can't really come as a surprise."
Thank you....thats a huge help....Duncan knifton wrote:
I would like to know the IQ of this lens...I've heard,..and seen mixed reports,...the images on the link given to me on this thread, show good quality....but I'm concerned about how well the IQ is towards the edges, especially with group portraits...
From www.photozone.de/pentax/367-pentax-smc-da-18-250mm-f35-63?start=1 :I would like to know the IQ of this lens...I've heard,..and seen mixed reports,...the images on the link given to me on this thread, show good quality....but I'm concerned about how well the IQ is towards the edges, especially with group portraits...
"Generally the Pentax 18-250mm produced comparatively decent resolution figures in the MTF lab. The sweet range of the lens is clearly below 100mm. At 18mm up to 70mm the results are very good and even comparable to conventional standard zoom lenses which is fairly amazing for such a lens. At 18mm and 35mm you should avoid the max. aperture setting in order to overcome some border softness here but from f/5.6 onwards there isn't really much to complain in terms of resolution. The situation changes when looking at longer focal lengths. At 135mm and more so at 250mm there's a quite a drop in quality. The center performance remains fairly intact with good to very good results but the border quality is soft at max. aperture - the contrast level is also generally reduced here. Stopping down to f/8 or better f/11 boosts the border quality. The 250mm remains the weakest setting though but this can't really come as a surprise."
Thats a no sale for me then...
Comment by Duncan knifton posted on 18-250mm at 06/09/2008 - 17:47
Also, try some slow flash....second curtain sync stuff....this helps capture good movement, as well as getting the subject....