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Comment by fatspider posted on Strange blue halo/spot with Tamron 90mm 2,5 at 05/12/2008 - 16:46
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if you mean the 150-500 according to the spec. it's larger and heavier
No, Sigma do (or did) a 170-500 which I am sure was smaller than the Bigma, I was undecided between the two myself, after settling on the Bigma I later heard the other was inferior (breathes big sigh of relief)if you mean the 150-500 according to the spec. it's larger and heavier
PS; just looked at Warehouse Express website and they no longer have the 170-500 listed so maybe it is discontinued.
Comment by fatspider posted on Sigma 50-500mm /150-500mm /120-400mm at 05/12/2008 - 16:35
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The picture's gone - did you change the link
Maybe it flew awayThe picture's gone - did you change the link
Comment by fatspider posted on Some little birdie pictures at 05/12/2008 - 00:00
No idea!
But you may find this interesting;
https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/Problem-with-Tamron-Macro-7522
But you may find this interesting;
https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/Problem-with-Tamron-Macro-7522
Comment by fatspider posted on Strange blue halo/spot with Tamron 90mm 2,5 at 04/12/2008 - 23:56
jakobn wrote:
Thanks for this. I gave that chart a go, then I tried this one -
http://www.zimbio.com/Digital+Cameras/articles/839/AF+adjustment+test+chart+help+Pentax+K20D
and found it was front focussing a bit. I've adjusted it with the custom setting.
I'll try some like for like shots with it against the 18-55.
Oooo! I'll have to give that one a go, thanks.Thanks for this. I gave that chart a go, then I tried this one -
http://www.zimbio.com/Digital+Cameras/articles/839/AF+adjustment+test+chart+help+Pentax+K20D
and found it was front focussing a bit. I've adjusted it with the custom setting.
I'll try some like for like shots with it against the 18-55.
Comment by fatspider posted on DA* 16-50 - cold feet at 04/12/2008 - 23:48
Coriander wrote:
Okay, I have the camera of the future in my hands! It’s absolutely brilliant, takes technically flawless shots every time, no matter what the conditions or the subject.
It has no buttons or dials, save for the shutter release. Which in actual fact is a real drag because I have to use my right index finger. What were Pentax thinking about?
It’s a voice-activated device. I just tell it what variations to the optimum I like and it very sensibly asks me for confirmation, while listing all the reasons for not changing the optimum settings. And then it never does!
Of course I’ve already told it what I’m shooting and how I’d like the photograph look like when it’s holographically printed on my travel printer zipped securely in my backpack.
I do miss the lenses though, they were objects of art in their own right. Now the on-board electronics take care of all that, automatically altering perspective and DOF to give extreme wide-angle through to 1000mm telephoto. I just shake my head in amazement. It is truly an awesome piece of kit!
The only thing I would do to improve it is to provide a dial on top to change the camera settings and a few buttons to access menu structures. I know it’s a retrograde step but I just feel that I’m not participating in the production of the photos as much as I want to. My friends think I’m weird, wanting to do things manually when it would surely mess things up! But I don’t want my photos to keep looking like theirs. I want to stamp my own personality on them, be different, you know.
Or maybe you don’t.
Anyway, I keep putting some of my old lenses in front of the camera’s eye and it keeps telling me “Non-standard equipment will invalidate your lifetime warranty, please do not attempt to attach unnecessary features”, followed by another warning about equipment confiscation and discrediting all my work held on the network.
So I’m not taking as many photos now. Where’s the fun?
Okay, I have the camera of the future in my hands! It’s absolutely brilliant, takes technically flawless shots every time, no matter what the conditions or the subject.
It has no buttons or dials, save for the shutter release. Which in actual fact is a real drag because I have to use my right index finger. What were Pentax thinking about?
It’s a voice-activated device. I just tell it what variations to the optimum I like and it very sensibly asks me for confirmation, while listing all the reasons for not changing the optimum settings. And then it never does!
Of course I’ve already told it what I’m shooting and how I’d like the photograph look like when it’s holographically printed on my travel printer zipped securely in my backpack.
I do miss the lenses though, they were objects of art in their own right. Now the on-board electronics take care of all that, automatically altering perspective and DOF to give extreme wide-angle through to 1000mm telephoto. I just shake my head in amazement. It is truly an awesome piece of kit!
The only thing I would do to improve it is to provide a dial on top to change the camera settings and a few buttons to access menu structures. I know it’s a retrograde step but I just feel that I’m not participating in the production of the photos as much as I want to. My friends think I’m weird, wanting to do things manually when it would surely mess things up! But I don’t want my photos to keep looking like theirs. I want to stamp my own personality on them, be different, you know.
Or maybe you don’t.
Anyway, I keep putting some of my old lenses in front of the camera’s eye and it keeps telling me “Non-standard equipment will invalidate your lifetime warranty, please do not attempt to attach unnecessary features”, followed by another warning about equipment confiscation and discrediting all my work held on the network.
So I’m not taking as many photos now. Where’s the fun?
You just missed out the bit where your about to press the shutter release and a voice from nowhere calls......Let go....use the force
Comment by fatspider posted on should pentax dslrs have face detection added at 04/12/2008 - 23:43
I'll second Robs comments, I think the 50-500 would be way too big for handholding and shooting aircraft all day long, or even for relatively short periods, its a bit of a beast and rather unwieldly, I have arthritis and have to use mine on a monopod virtually all the time though shooting birds is a bit different to aircraft
I think the 170-500 is a lot smaller, though I hear the quality is not quite as good.
I think the 170-500 is a lot smaller, though I hear the quality is not quite as good.
Comment by fatspider posted on Sigma 50-500mm /150-500mm /120-400mm at 04/12/2008 - 23:37
What about one that makes coffee too:
While I can see the appeal of a DSLR that captures video it certainly would not be something I'd be willing to pay for. However, no doubt now that Nikon have started the ball rolling it will escalate into every brand following suit , maybe its time to dust off the box brownie
While I can see the appeal of a DSLR that captures video it certainly would not be something I'd be willing to pay for. However, no doubt now that Nikon have started the ball rolling it will escalate into every brand following suit , maybe its time to dust off the box brownie
Comment by fatspider posted on hd fotage for new pentax dslr at 04/12/2008 - 08:36
I was also apprehensive about the 16-50 but bought one from SRS anyway, so far mine seems to be functioning perfectly.
Have you tried doing a focus test? This is the one I used, you can download the test sheet and instruction for free
http://focustestchart.com/chart.html
Also, have you tried snapping an identical scene with the 16-50 and the kit lens and comparing shots?
Have you tried doing a focus test? This is the one I used, you can download the test sheet and instruction for free
http://focustestchart.com/chart.html
Also, have you tried snapping an identical scene with the 16-50 and the kit lens and comparing shots?
Comment by fatspider posted on DA* 16-50 - cold feet at 03/12/2008 - 23:58
TGK wrote:
Great set of shots! Didn't lock you up in the prison then?
Nah! they deported me instead, said I was drinking too much of their valuable assettsGreat set of shots! Didn't lock you up in the prison then?
Comment by fatspider posted on Dublins Fair City at 03/12/2008 - 23:08
Ps: was the fly pic on your profile taken with that lens?
Yes I know its oversharpened but I was still learning.......still am