Interestingly, I have just noticed that the PPG "Premiere" selection includes a characteristically excellent photo from Kenneth Waller, one of the PDML stalwarts. He has a style which is very recognisable if you know his work.

K Waller picture

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My favourite is certainly the 77, and the most used is the 31. I don't want to start another 40mm argument, but for me, a focal length of 43mm doesn't work very well. The quality, however, is unsurpassed, and equalled only by its stable-mates.

There is a degree of purple fringing, or CA, or whatever, with both the 31 and the 77, but as long as I am not shooting against the light I do not find this a problem in practice.

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Hello, Hanno.

We have some Dutch members already, so you will not be alone. You might wish to put the city you live in (or near) into the "Location" field in your profile.

Then we'll know who to contact for a beer if we are visiting.

G

PS: You look quite young for a pro photographer.

I imagine some people here may not be aware of the PDML, which stands for Pentax Discuss Mailing List. It's American, but open to all.

They have a monthly gallery, the quality of which is often very high, and it's usually well worth a look.

Here's the latest:

PDML gallery

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Which is an important point. AF is not just about the body. The 60-250 is notorious for being slow, whatever the body.

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We shall have to agree to differ.

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I think you are confused. Britain and Great Britain are not the same at all. Britain is the UK, which includes Northern Ireland, and the adjective for Britain is British. Anyone born in the UK has British nationality automatically. Great Britain is simply an island, nothing more. Eire, no doubt to the annoyance of its citizens, is part of the British Isles, and despite the name, the British Isles are not necessarily British.

Then of course there are the British Islands, which are part of the British Isles, and belong to the Crown, but are not part of the UK. Jersey, Guernsey, inter alia.

Clear?

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Also, I note that you have only just bought it. Why are you selling it?

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I have just noticed that you DID describe the lens version, but I missed the "A" because you didn't capitalise it.

The lens is an SMC Pentax-A 1:1.4 50mm. Written like that, there can be no room for error.

Good luck.

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I've now looked at your link, and the lens is manual focus, and more than 20 years old.

If I were to pay over £100 for that lens, I should want it to be in absolutely immaculate condition. You have chosen to photograph it in low light with very shallow DOF so it is impossible to tell the condition from your photos.

Don't be surprised that you have had no takers. In your place, I should re-shoot it in bright light.

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