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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Spotmeter V at 29/08/2007 - 08:17
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Hi John,
if you get no joy, they can be picked up for around £10 (in P&P) on ebay (even new). Here's a couple after a quick flick through.. just search in the photography category with the string 1.3.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CHE-EZ-FOXZ-1-3-MP-SLIM-DIGITAL-CAMERA-WITH-FLASH-BLUE_W0Q...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lelite-1-3-Digital-Camera_W0QQitemZ160151941142QQihZ006QQc...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Olympus-C-840L-1-3-m-Pixels-2x-8mb-Smart-Cards_W0QQitemZ11...
HTH
Cheers
Liam
But how much for a new battery? Probably best to buy a dozen cameras so you never have to try to find one.Hi John,
if you get no joy, they can be picked up for around £10 (in P&P) on ebay (even new). Here's a couple after a quick flick through.. just search in the photography category with the string 1.3.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CHE-EZ-FOXZ-1-3-MP-SLIM-DIGITAL-CAMERA-WITH-FLASH-BLUE_W0Q...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lelite-1-3-Digital-Camera_W0QQitemZ160151941142QQihZ006QQc...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Olympus-C-840L-1-3-m-Pixels-2x-8mb-Smart-Cards_W0QQitemZ11...
HTH
Cheers
Liam
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Unwanted Digital Camera? at 29/08/2007 - 07:57
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also i have been given a opportunity to buy (very cheap) a tamron 90mm macro and a sigma 500ml mirror lens.
Are any of these any good ??
Regards
Paul
Any good? The Tamron is an excellent lens. Don't let it slip away.also i have been given a opportunity to buy (very cheap) a tamron 90mm macro and a sigma 500ml mirror lens.
Are any of these any good ??
Regards
Paul
Mirror lenses are usually pretty poor, but good, long, teles are expensive, so if it's cheap, why not try it?
G
Comment by George Lazarette posted on Manual lenses for k100d help. at 28/08/2007 - 13:23
I'm glad you got it sorted.
I didn't respond because it wasn't clear to me how dark you thought it should have been. It is a dark pic; but rather a good one.
G
I didn't respond because it wasn't clear to me how dark you thought it should have been. It is a dark pic; but rather a good one.
G
Comment by George Lazarette posted on Is this too dark ? at 30/08/2007 - 10:53
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Hi,
"Yup, with an objective and competent reviewer"
G:...Does such a thing exist on planet earth?....especially on the internet...
cheers Steve.
Still looking. It's the photographic equivalent of the quest for the Holy Grail.Hi,
"Yup, with an objective and competent reviewer"
G:...Does such a thing exist on planet earth?....especially on the internet...
cheers Steve.
G
Comment by George Lazarette posted on New PKA mount Zeiss Lenses at 30/08/2007 - 11:53
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Hey, let me have both of them, I'll give it my best, er, shot.
Fatter chance.Hey, let me have both of them, I'll give it my best, er, shot.
G
Comment by George Lazarette posted on New PKA mount Zeiss Lenses at 30/08/2007 - 02:06
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Or maybe next time I'm in the IOM (we do some work for IOM Government)
I'm relieved to hear that somebody does, but it's a shame they live in Scotland.George Lazarette wrote:
Well if you fancy posting me your 77mm George...Quote:
Yup, with an objective and competent reviewer.George Lazarette wrote:
What, with "tests"? Quote:
Aye, no doubt the 77mm F1.8 is a great lens if you can't find or afford an FA* 85mm F1.4
I'd love to see a comparison between the two.Aye, no doubt the 77mm F1.8 is a great lens if you can't find or afford an FA* 85mm F1.4
Or maybe next time I'm in the IOM (we do some work for IOM Government)
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I'll bring my cameras instead of my CBR600.
I think the latter is the more attractive proposition. I'll bring my cameras instead of my CBR600.
But you should be here right now for the Manx GP!
G
Comment by George Lazarette posted on New PKA mount Zeiss Lenses at 29/08/2007 - 23:38
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Yup, with an objective and competent reviewer.George Lazarette wrote:
What, with "tests"? Quote:
Aye, no doubt the 77mm F1.8 is a great lens if you can't find or afford an FA* 85mm F1.4
I'd love to see a comparison between the two.Aye, no doubt the 77mm F1.8 is a great lens if you can't find or afford an FA* 85mm F1.4
Fat chance.
G
Comment by George Lazarette posted on New PKA mount Zeiss Lenses at 29/08/2007 - 22:51
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Aye, no doubt the 77mm F1.8 is a great lens if you can't find or afford an FA* 85mm F1.4
I'd love to see a comparison between the two.Aye, no doubt the 77mm F1.8 is a great lens if you can't find or afford an FA* 85mm F1.4
G
Comment by George Lazarette posted on New PKA mount Zeiss Lenses at 29/08/2007 - 22:40
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Hi,
G: "The true comparison is between the Zeiss (manual focus and exposure) and the Pentax 77mm Ltd. At B&H, the former is listed at USD 984, and the latter at USD 679"
Cannot argue that the Pentax 77mm is superb, but it is not true that it is a 'true comparison' to compare the Pentax 77mm to the Zeiss 85mm, because the Zeiss is a faster f1.4 lens..which you have to pay more for, the Pentax is only an f1.8 lens.
....and there ARE plenty of buyers for the old Pentax 85mm f1.4 A*, which is the reason why the price of these has stayed so high for so long. If there were no buyers, the price would have plummeted, but it has not.
And since when did we move to the USA? the UK prices are: Pentax 77mm £559 (SRS) Zeiss 85mm £669 (Robert White)...so not much of a price hike considering you are getting an f1.4 rather than an f1.8 lens.
cheers Steve.M.
We moved to the USA because I couldn't, in a hurry, find a UK price for the Zeiss.Hi,
G: "The true comparison is between the Zeiss (manual focus and exposure) and the Pentax 77mm Ltd. At B&H, the former is listed at USD 984, and the latter at USD 679"
Cannot argue that the Pentax 77mm is superb, but it is not true that it is a 'true comparison' to compare the Pentax 77mm to the Zeiss 85mm, because the Zeiss is a faster f1.4 lens..which you have to pay more for, the Pentax is only an f1.8 lens.
....and there ARE plenty of buyers for the old Pentax 85mm f1.4 A*, which is the reason why the price of these has stayed so high for so long. If there were no buyers, the price would have plummeted, but it has not.
And since when did we move to the USA? the UK prices are: Pentax 77mm £559 (SRS) Zeiss 85mm £669 (Robert White)...so not much of a price hike considering you are getting an f1.4 rather than an f1.8 lens.
cheers Steve.M.
There are only two reasons for a high price - high demand, or low supply. In this case, the cause of the lens's high price has more to do with the latter, I suspect.
I agree that the Zeiss is faster, and no doubt very good indeed, but that small increase in speed is not enough to get me to forego AF and AE (and £110). Also, the 77mm is more discreet.
But I might go for a 1:2 15mm, if the price is right. And if they had one.
G
Comment by George Lazarette posted on New PKA mount Zeiss Lenses at 29/08/2007 - 20:01
http://pentaxs.com/_wsn/page3.html
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