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Comment by giofi posted on A7R + FA43 at 07/12/2013 - 18:15
I love n. 1! IMO is explains why so many are moving to FF. (Edit, to avoid misunderstandings: I mean photographers in general, not Pentaxians in particular)
I cannot help thinking that with the K3 Ricoh has released a camera that in average is better than most, but it is not the best in any particular field.
Comment by giofi posted on A7R + FA43 at 07/12/2013 - 17:48
Sigma 2x converter still available!
Comment by giofi posted on FS: Sigma 10mm and Sigma 2X converter at 03/12/2013 - 20:42
Comment by giofi posted on Do we need full frame and to much resolution at 03/12/2013 - 20:33
Comment by giofi posted on FS: Samsung D-Xenon 12-24 f.4 lens at 29/11/2013 - 15:15
The 12-24 can distort quite heavily unless used with care and it is also very soft at the edges of the frame.
Comment by giofi posted on WTB: a wide angle zoom for Pentax at 27/11/2013 - 21:55
There's a Samsung branded 12-24 on here, apart from detailing it's identical to the Pentax version. The 10-17 is a different proposition, suitable if you want fisheye effects...
I have one for sale here if you are interested, there is someone who will probably test it this week end, but no sale agreed.
Comment by giofi posted on WTB: a wide angle zoom for Pentax at 27/11/2013 - 09:56
Comment by giofi posted on FS: Samsung D-Xenon 12-24 f.4 lens at 26/11/2013 - 19:36
It has been for many years attached to my film cameras, sadly I do not have it any longer!
Comment by giofi posted on FS: Pentax SMC-A 35-105 Exceptional Condition at 24/11/2013 - 19:21
The core 'machinery' of your LX and my own K7 are very similar. That's one of the pleasures of using a high spec DSLR - it feels and sounds just like the high spec film SLRs of earlier times. As I pointed out earlier, high-tech enhancements and extra features are not the preserve of digital bodies only - the best film era slrs were brimming with controls and configuration options to give the greatest possible shooting flexibility. Our top range modern DSLRs have a lot of this too, plus by design, extra items relating to the digital capture and image control aspects.
But all of this is 'extra'. Both examples can be paired down to the basics and operated in 'learning mode' equally effectively.
I notice that when I use older cameras (such as the LX) after I have not used them for a while. I make many more errors as I get used to a DSRL taking so many decisions for me, or at least allowing for a great degree of error correction in PP.
So I would agree that having a cheap digital camera would allow to experiment and learn faster in certain areas. But I think that if one has the interest and time to go through the whole process with film cameras (including development and printing), the experience cannot replicated with a DSRL.
BTW Nick: should you get hooked and decide you like developing and printing your own photos, you might be better off buying some used equipment and set up your own dark room if you have the possibility. It would turn out much cheaper if you do not just do it once in a while.
Comment by giofi posted on I know nothing about photography but I've bought an LX. Help! at 24/11/2013 - 13:20
I'd love to see some pictures taken with the 31mm at full aperture to see what bokeh it can produce on this camera please!