Actually it was Kodak - remember them? - that was at the forefront of digital - imagine a 100 m sprint - they were great for the first 20 metres and then stalled. Their demise upsets me as I can no longer get Elite EC for my Z-1s.

Nikon and Canon have had spells of inertia during the race - one having a period of dominance over the other - both have their 'stars' 30D, 10D, 5D, 1Ds, D100, D300, D3, D800 etc but also brought out products that really do not show significant progress over the predecessors...

Minolta were left floundering at the start hence were bought out by Sony

Pentax have always been small, and since the down of the AF age have lagged behind Canon, Nikon and Minolta - so the developments in Pentax have focussed on the prime lenses and the features we all come to appreciate - especially the weather sealing. OH uses Canon - when it sees water it malfunctions - K20D continues unhindered but she is stuck in that system...

I don't try to convert people, what they do see is that although I have a Nikon D3, and invest regularly in Nikkor glass I invest the same in the Pentax system as I like it so much

reminds me to dig out my 500 FTZ and use it on the Z-1p, very 1990's

I had a look at one of these (first time) at Conran's shop at the weekend.

Intrigued I was, had a look, hated the effect on the LCD, goes against the whole ethos of the mirrorless and it looked bulky....if it had a smaller sensor then I would've been interested.

I do like the bit around 2.40 when he passes another photographer who's photographing a fountain and the pop flash is up and says 'Flash will certainly help there!' with a hint of sarcasm....

That won't stay around for long, especially the Macro...

However with the pound falling against the euro €800 is too much for me.

I have the DA*300 and AF-S Nikkor 300 - yes one is faster focussing but the other is sharper...

guess which ones which

Glad folk on here say the Kenko 1.5 works with the 150-500 Sigma...

But then again these Sony sensors tend to redeem themselves better in a Pentax body...

Tempted me Rob! I'll check machloop when I am up in N Wales next

SRS are still doing a good deal for the 150-500 so you can't go wrong plus there's cashback too.

420mmcough splutter...

For the price the Tamron is well-regarded - considered to be better than the more recent VC version. on a par with the Sigma - I believe the Tamron is sharper but has purple fringing issues....

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