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Comment by hefty1 posted on PK and M42 Lenses For Sale on eBay at 30/10/2009 - 11:37
PentaxRocks wrote:
...and a 645 body and some lenses for that.
Now I'm green......and a 645 body and some lenses for that.
Comment by hefty1 posted on Pentax M 50mm f1.7 at 29/10/2009 - 23:35
Sounds like a glitch - no complicated piece of electronics is immune to them unfortunately. If it starts happening on a regular basis then I'd say you've got a strong case for getting the camera replaced under warranty, if it's just a one-off though (quite likely) then I wouldn't worry too much about it.
Comment by hefty1 posted on pentax km help at 29/10/2009 - 23:22
Anvh wrote:
There are some very happy user here so I believe it's a good lens, maybe not the best but still good for that money.
Just a question about the lens, just a tiny bit of topic.
Does the lens have quick-shift?
In the folder I've of Pentax it does not report that feature you see, so I'm curious if that is a fault or not.
The DA50-200 L doesn't have Quick-Shift I believe. Although I think it's only sold in the kit with the K-m. The regular DA50-200 (plus the new WR version and the Samsung badged version) certainly does.There are some very happy user here so I believe it's a good lens, maybe not the best but still good for that money.
Just a question about the lens, just a tiny bit of topic.
Does the lens have quick-shift?
In the folder I've of Pentax it does not report that feature you see, so I'm curious if that is a fault or not.
Comment by hefty1 posted on Pentax 50-200mm DA ED f4-5.6 Lens at 29/10/2009 - 10:22
Zoom lenses with constant apertures will always command more money than those with variable ones - the former are generally considered to be the "pro" optics and the latter "consumer" optics.
In the real world, once stopped down to about f/8 I doubt you'd notice much, if any, difference between them.
In the real world, once stopped down to about f/8 I doubt you'd notice much, if any, difference between them.
Comment by hefty1 posted on Which 35-70mm zoom? at 29/10/2009 - 10:13
Time for another update as the auctions are now live too.
hefty1 wrote:
Pentax K Mount
Chinon Wide Zoom MC 28-50mm f/3.5-4.5 (small fungus) SOLD
Cosina Cosinon-W MC 28mm f/2.8 (aperture locks when focussed to infinity) SOLD
Sigma Tele-Macro Converter 2x 1:1 (large fungus) SOLD
M42 Screw Mount
APS Auto Teleplus 2x Tele Converter (good) SOLD
Albinar Super Auto 135mm f/2.8 (good) £20
Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f/2.8 late style (minty) SOLD
Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f/2.8 zebra style (large fungus) SOLD
Hanimex Automatic 35mm f/2.8 (good) £20
KMZ Helios 44M 58mm f/2 (minty) SOLD
Pentacon 135mm f/2.8 Preset (extensive brassing) SOLD
Pentacon Electric 29mm f/2.8 (scratch on glass) SOLD
Prinzgalaxy 35mm f/3.5 Preset (minty) £20
Unitor Auto Wide 28mm f/2.8 (good) £20
So not much left now - sure I can't tempt anyone with some nice cheap M42 optics..? Pentax K Mount
Chinon Wide Zoom MC 28-50mm f/3.5-4.5 (small fungus) SOLD
Cosina Cosinon-W MC 28mm f/2.8 (aperture locks when focussed to infinity) SOLD
Sigma Tele-Macro Converter 2x 1:1 (large fungus) SOLD
M42 Screw Mount
APS Auto Teleplus 2x Tele Converter (good) SOLD
Albinar Super Auto 135mm f/2.8 (good) £20
Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f/2.8 late style (minty) SOLD
Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f/2.8 zebra style (large fungus) SOLD
Hanimex Automatic 35mm f/2.8 (good) £20
KMZ Helios 44M 58mm f/2 (minty) SOLD
Pentacon 135mm f/2.8 Preset (extensive brassing) SOLD
Pentacon Electric 29mm f/2.8 (scratch on glass) SOLD
Prinzgalaxy 35mm f/3.5 Preset (minty) £20
Unitor Auto Wide 28mm f/2.8 (good) £20
Comment by hefty1 posted on PK and M42 Lenses For Sale on eBay at 27/10/2009 - 11:23
dougf8 wrote:
Am I being an idiot. The weekly comp is held in the Gallery section. The fortnightly in a thread in here, the competition section?
Thanks
Doug
That's right.Am I being an idiot. The weekly comp is held in the Gallery section. The fortnightly in a thread in here, the competition section?
Thanks
Doug
Before we had a Gallery on this website the weekly comp was held in a thread here, when it moved at the time of the site re-design some people wanted to carry on with a competition that was thread-based and so the fortnightly comp was born with slightly different rules.
Comment by hefty1 posted on Fortnightly competition #27- Comments - 'THE WHITE SHIRT' at 26/10/2009 - 23:54
A very wise purchase - you won't be disappointed.
Comment by hefty1 posted on PK and M42 Lenses For Sale on eBay at 25/10/2009 - 19:44
K10D wrote:
Any reduction in size is there with Olympus and I dont see too many people jumping on board with them.
Not noticed that Olympus and Panny can't make enough EP1's and GF1's quickly enough then? Any reduction in size is there with Olympus and I dont see too many people jumping on board with them.
As for the question, I'm not going to go through all my reasoning again (as this subject has been covered many times) but it boils down to:
No I don't want Pentax to make a "full frame" camera because I sincerely believe it would be the death-knell for them as a company and I'm rather fond of Pentax. If they did make one and it did, as I suspect, drag them under then I'd be jumping ship to Oly.
Comment by hefty1 posted on FF Pentax anyone? at 25/10/2009 - 16:16
Time for a quick update after 48 hours:
hefty1 wrote:
Pentax K Mount
Chinon Wide Zoom MC 28-50mm f/3.5-4.5 (small fungus) £8
Cosina Cosinon-W MC 28mm f/2.8 (aperture locks when focussed to infinity) SOLD
Sigma Tele-Macro Converter 2x 1:1 (large fungus) SOLD
M42 Screw Mount
APS Auto Teleplus 2x Tele Converter (good) £4
Albinar Super Auto 135mm f/2.8 (good) £20
Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f/2.8 late style (minty) SOLD
Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f/2.8 zebra style (large fungus) SOLD
Hanimex Automatic 35mm f/2.8 (good) £20
KMZ Helios 44M 58mm f/2 (minty) £15
Pentacon 135mm f/2.8 Preset (extensive brassing) SOLD
Pentacon Electric 29mm f/2.8 (scratch on glass) SOLD
Prinzgalaxy 35mm f/3.5 Preset (minty) £20
Unitor Auto Wide 28mm f/2.8 (good) £20
There's still a few cracking lenses left - the Helios, Prinzgalaxy and Unitor are all well worth having! Pentax K Mount
Chinon Wide Zoom MC 28-50mm f/3.5-4.5 (small fungus) £8
Cosina Cosinon-W MC 28mm f/2.8 (aperture locks when focussed to infinity) SOLD
Sigma Tele-Macro Converter 2x 1:1 (large fungus) SOLD
M42 Screw Mount
APS Auto Teleplus 2x Tele Converter (good) £4
Albinar Super Auto 135mm f/2.8 (good) £20
Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f/2.8 late style (minty) SOLD
Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f/2.8 zebra style (large fungus) SOLD
Hanimex Automatic 35mm f/2.8 (good) £20
KMZ Helios 44M 58mm f/2 (minty) £15
Pentacon 135mm f/2.8 Preset (extensive brassing) SOLD
Pentacon Electric 29mm f/2.8 (scratch on glass) SOLD
Prinzgalaxy 35mm f/3.5 Preset (minty) £20
Unitor Auto Wide 28mm f/2.8 (good) £20
Comment by hefty1 posted on PK and M42 Lenses For Sale on eBay at 25/10/2009 - 16:00
In order to try and shift the few remaining items before the listings finish on Monday I've been busy slashing prices left, right and centre. This is what I have left in M42 mount (all K mount gone):
Albinar Super Auto 135mm f/2.8 was £20 NOW £15
Hanimex Automatic 35mm f/2.8 was £20 NOW £12
Prinzgalaxy 35mm f/3.5 Preset was £20 NOW £12
Unitor Auto Wide 28mm f/2.8 was £20 NOW £15
Roll up, roll up, come get your bargains while they're hot...