This is a portion of an add for an Tamron lens:

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Lightweight, compact fast standard zoom designed exclusively for digital SLRs, with 17mm wide-angle coverage
Exclusive design for digital SLR cameras achieves a fast standard zoom lens that covers virtually the same angles as focal lengths of 26-78mm when converted to a 35mm format. The wide-angle focal length is established at 17mm (26mm equivalent) to obtain a wider angle of view than ordinary standard zoom lenses, while maintaining the remarkably lightweight and compact size of the earlier full frame zoom lens model. Since the lens is designed exclusively for APS-C sized digital cameras, the image circle diameter has been reduced.

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What I don't understand is why the reference to the 35mm is given on a lens which is specifically designed for APS-C.

The reference to 35mm seems to be completely completely irrelevant for a lens which can not really to its full capability be used with a full frame camera.

I notice this all the time in lens reviews and descriptions.

Why would anyone give a hoot what the lens would be on 35mm if it is and can only be used on APS-C?

Regards, Horst

Your pictures are very beautiful. all of them.

You are so very lucky in the cooler regions of Europe ( E.G.Great Brittan, Switzerland Austria and Germany).

We don't have the meadows here in Australia with the great mixture of
wildflower growing all together.

When I still lived in Germany ,, I loved them too, but didn't do much photographing in colour. I had a Leica 3c and a 50mm Summitar lens.

However colour photography was very expensive, Especially for a school boy and then an Apprentice.

So, to my regret, I missed out on this.

Kind regrets, Horst

The Speed restrictions are in the camera.
My K5 with the same card as used in my X-5 is a lot slower when using the cable download than with the X-5.

I suppose you can get some speed advantage with some cards, if you use the latest external download device.

However your computer , depending on its age , also has some speed restrictions.

Just make a cup of tea or coffee. That solves the speed problem.

Regards, Horst

Hi, a couple of weekends ago, I bought for my grand daughter ( 8 1/2 years old) from Ebay a Pentax K10D body in very good condition.

Spare lenses I had and I fitted a Pentax FA 35-80mm.

She always loved using my K5 instead of the compact cameras she had.
The reason for this was, that she could look trough the viewfinder.

This suited her much better.

The following are some of the pictures she took, except the first one , I took.

The biggest problem she has, is the size of the camera. She is a relatively small girl and therefore has small hands. She has problems holding the camera and at the same time pushing the release button


There she is with the camera and her little brother.
Jasmin and William.




The rest are Jasmin's

It shows you, all the reviews who nit-pick about a litte something her or there. its all crap.

This pictures are really beautiful.

I also own the same lens. i actually had to save my coins to buy it.
It is great to see pictures from users of this lens and what it can do.
Makes me glad, that I have the same ones.

Talking about portraits of mainly you children.

I have a similar problem. I only have 2 grandchildren. I can hardly
go and try to photograph other peoples children I don't know. I'll end up being called a you know what. Or some nice young girl in the street, then its "look at the dirty old man" and the cops come running.

This leaves me with some old dears I know, but don't really feel like photographing.

Also back to the grandchildren.

Regards, Horst

Judderman61 wrote:

Good point.
I could imagine, in some years to come, we'll
have non rechargeable throw away batteries . Each Camera maker has its own size . A K3 equivalent camera sells for 40 Bucks and each battery cost 100 Bucks .
If its good enough for printers it will be good enough for Cameras.

Regards, Horst

Here is an image of a home made 0.3mm pinhole drilled in to a thin brass shim and then fitted on to a body cap.

This is the pin hole shot

T
he next picture was taken wit a normal lens.

and I think this was taken with my F-35-70mm pentax lens.
The camera was a K5.

Regards, Horst

Regards, Horst

McGregNi wrote:

It's true, for the first moment i thought it was on my screen.

I love the dandelion. i tried it a few times but never could capture it as good as this.

Regards, Horst

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What does bump stand for?

Regards, Horst

John wrote:

I was expecting this....

I decided in time to buy all my family members Pentax cameras.
Then I will be surrounded by them.

If I ever see one outside my family circle, I'll report about it.

Regards, Horst