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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Carl Zeiss Lenses about to be released in K mount at 25/09/2007 - 11:29
Hi,
"They are also introducing a 28/2 for the first time"
..actually not for the first time. They had a 28mm f2 in the Contax RTS system and it is still regarded as one of the very best Zeiss lenses of all time. So if this new one improves on that, it will be one hell of a lens..
cheers Steve.
Cheers,
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Carl Zeiss Lenses about to be released in K mount at 25/09/2007 - 09:37
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Pentax SMCP-FA 35mm f/2 AL - wedding lens! at 18/09/2007 - 00:10
The Minolta supplied software doesn't work with Vista so I'm looking around for an alternative which may be better anyway. Any suggestions anyone?
Ken
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Discussion: Weekly Competition No 11 - "Solitude" at 20/09/2007 - 10:28
And I as I said before I was puzzled by the number of mono offerings this time, as if solitude can not be enjoyed in full Technicolor.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Discussion: Weekly Competition No 11 - "Solitude" at 20/09/2007 - 08:30
Well, Lenscape, you've just written off the complete works of all the really great photographers, from Julia Margaret Cameron, through Ansel Adams, to HCB.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Discussion: Weekly Competition No 11 - "Solitude" at 20/09/2007 - 07:57
Colour is a very superficial thing, and only useful to pictorialists. Photography, done properly, is capable of so much more. By omitting colour, a photographer concentrates the mind on the essential elements of the message he is trying to convey.
I would say that if you were to compile a list of the 100 best photographs of all time, colour would account for fewer than ten. In fact, I can't think of a REALLY good colour photograph.
Sadly, good B&W photography is very difficult. That's why most of us mainly use colour.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Discussion: Weekly Competition No 11 - "Solitude" at 19/09/2007 - 23:30
@ George,
Ok....,thanks for the input. So a manual focus lens is also an option to consider.
What kind of Pentax mf lenses would you recommend. There are a lot of types going around. And how do i use them on the *ist DL2. I know i have to manual focus. No problem, but how about metering ? Is any type of A lens usable on my camera?
Thanks in advance for answering.
Regards,
Martin
Zoom lenses have improved over the years and only the best from twenty years ago are still considered good today. Both these 70-210 lenses were excellent in their day, and still very good now. That's why I still have one!
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Pentax F smc 80-200mm 4,7-5,6 (Is this a good choice ?) at 17/09/2007 - 16:37
This was taken at 210mm, 1/800, f13, ISO400 on the *ist D.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Pentax F smc 80-200mm 4,7-5,6 (Is this a good choice ?) at 16/09/2007 - 22:55
If it would please some members of the forum I could upload some test shots with clear results on a tripod with 2 second self timer? Give me a few minutes and I should have some for you.
PS. You misinterpreted what I typed regards rebadging. No need to get uppety! Of course the Samsung is a rebadged pentax, being a student I merely chose the best value I could find.
Back shortly.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on [poll] Did/Do you notice leaning images with your K10D? at 22/09/2007 - 23:17
Hi,
The Contax Zeiss 28mm f2 was part of the initial RTS range of lenses, so was introduced about 1975 with the first lenses. It was VERY expensive and only sold in relatively small numbers and is very highly regarded amongst Contax enthusiasts (like me).
It has floating elements to aid close up performance, but due to it's very high production costs, Zeiss discontinued it in the middle 1980's. It was only ever made in West Germany and made in both AE & MM versions, although the MM versions are very low in numbers indeed.
As for the comparison of the Pentax K 28/2 with the Contax Zeiss 28/2...they both have 9 elements in 8 groups, both have close focus of 0.25m, Zeiss weighs 485g, Pentax 423g, Pentax size 62.5x69mm Zeiss 62.5x76mm, Pentax 52mm filter, Zeiss 55mm filter, both have floating elements for close-ups, and if you inspect the internal optical construction, they are IDENTICAL....so quite clearly this was a shared lens design, during the year of co-operation between Zeiss & Pentax before they split up and Zeiss took up with Yashica to release the RTS system.
cheers Steve.
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