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Comment by JAK posted on Pentax 10-17mm VS Sigma 10-20mm [need help ASAP] at 09/05/2016 - 01:03
Result now posted.
Comment by JAK posted on This week's weekly competition is ... 'Abandoned Buildings' at 09/05/2016 - 00:54
It has an aperture setting dial on it so yes it will.
Comment by JAK posted on Samyang 35mm pentax K mount at 08/05/2016 - 15:38
You're right, go for it. Perhaps they'll be some special offers later in the year,
Comment by JAK posted on So who is planning on buying the K1 (Who hasn't already) at 06/05/2016 - 23:10
richardmills wrote:
I dont want to get into any kind of slanging match here.
Im heavily invested in Pentax having been using their equipment since the K100d.
I am just pointing out that the lenses which Pentax are releasing are overpriced. The 2 mentioned above with prices are copies of Tamron lenses at double the price. The Tamron offerings have USM motors, weather sealing and VC, They are not the budget offerings they once were.
I know pentax already have lenses which were designed for full frame but im not interested in manual focus and old school screw drive any more. I want up to date fast and quiet lenses which take advantage of the full resolution and technology in the camera.
Neither do I !I dont want to get into any kind of slanging match here.
Im heavily invested in Pentax having been using their equipment since the K100d.
I am just pointing out that the lenses which Pentax are releasing are overpriced. The 2 mentioned above with prices are copies of Tamron lenses at double the price. The Tamron offerings have USM motors, weather sealing and VC, They are not the budget offerings they once were.
I know pentax already have lenses which were designed for full frame but im not interested in manual focus and old school screw drive any more. I want up to date fast and quiet lenses which take advantage of the full resolution and technology in the camera.
Given the K-1 has only been out a week and just like all Pentax glass in the past, prices will drop. Every new lens they produce gets the comment it's overpriced! But anyone who has Pentax fit glass can make instant good use of the new body; it's a step up from the K-3's even if just used as an APS-C body. Many Pentax users do have old glass they've been longing to put in front of a dedicated full frame sensor and after many a long year, now they can. You might not be happy but I am after a 20 year wait from when I purchased my Canon Ion and later Kodak DC120 I can again use my old lenses as intended on digital. I wondered back then why I couldn't get a digital back for my Pentax SLRs. But I'm still here with the brand and extremely happy with the K-1, even without having those new lenses. I do not even feel the need to purchase them unless they come up at a super basement price sometime. However I don't think you'll need that amount of patience to see the new lenses become more affordable!
Comment by JAK posted on Id like to buy the K1 But.... at 06/05/2016 - 22:58
richardmills wrote:
My understanding of your post is that you think the new lenses are too dear and that is putting you off purchasing a K-1. My reply suggested you don't need them.JAK wrote:
There's plenty of full frame Pentax glass around. There's no obligation to buy the new lenses. Any APS-C lens you have will work just fine as if on an APS-C body (there's no need even to set anything either, the camera will do that for you,) Even older lenses from the car boot or charity shop will work as intended and some are indeed excellent. Pick up an old Pentax K mount film SLR somewhere for a few quid and its lens should be just fine for the K-1 (if the Sony A7 users haven't beaten you to it!) At worst, you'll have to set it yourself and press the green button in the case of K & M series lenses. A lenses only need manual focussing. Really, what's the problem?
At least Pentax have offered some new lenses for those that wish to have them, presumably those without any compatible lenses already or wish to upgrade.
Any other manufacturer would have brought out a new mount for the K-1 to make all the old glass incompatible and force one to buy the new. Not Pentax. Go for a new N..n and expensive glass if you wish, but sounds a daft idea to me when N..n users are coming the other way. Perhaps they'll be some cheap N..n second hand deals around!.
Amazing how people complained there wasn't an upgrade path for Pentax users and now that there is find some other reason to complain!! Some folks are never happy.
I think you need to reread my post as you have not understood what I wrote clearly.There's plenty of full frame Pentax glass around. There's no obligation to buy the new lenses. Any APS-C lens you have will work just fine as if on an APS-C body (there's no need even to set anything either, the camera will do that for you,) Even older lenses from the car boot or charity shop will work as intended and some are indeed excellent. Pick up an old Pentax K mount film SLR somewhere for a few quid and its lens should be just fine for the K-1 (if the Sony A7 users haven't beaten you to it!) At worst, you'll have to set it yourself and press the green button in the case of K & M series lenses. A lenses only need manual focussing. Really, what's the problem?
At least Pentax have offered some new lenses for those that wish to have them, presumably those without any compatible lenses already or wish to upgrade.
Any other manufacturer would have brought out a new mount for the K-1 to make all the old glass incompatible and force one to buy the new. Not Pentax. Go for a new N..n and expensive glass if you wish, but sounds a daft idea to me when N..n users are coming the other way. Perhaps they'll be some cheap N..n second hand deals around!.
Amazing how people complained there wasn't an upgrade path for Pentax users and now that there is find some other reason to complain!! Some folks are never happy.
Comment by JAK posted on Id like to buy the K1 But.... at 06/05/2016 - 19:18
There's plenty of full frame Pentax glass around. There's no obligation to buy the new lenses. Any APS-C lens you have will work just fine as if on an APS-C body (there's no need even to set anything either, the camera will do that for you,) Even older lenses from the car boot or charity shop will work as intended and some are indeed excellent. Pick up an old Pentax K mount film SLR somewhere for a few quid and its lens should be just fine for the K-1 (if the Sony A7 users haven't beaten you to it!) At worst, you'll have to set it yourself and press the green button in the case of K & M series lenses. A lenses only need manual focussing. Really, what's the problem?
At least Pentax have offered some new lenses for those that wish to have them, presumably those without any compatible lenses already or wish to upgrade.
Any other manufacturer would have brought out a new mount for the K-1 to make all the old glass incompatible and force one to buy the new. Not Pentax. Go for a new N..n and expensive glass if you wish, but sounds a daft idea to me when N..n users are coming the other way. Perhaps they'll be some cheap N..n second hand deals around!.
Amazing how people complained there wasn't an upgrade path for Pentax users and now that there is find some other reason to complain!! Some folks are never happy.
At least Pentax have offered some new lenses for those that wish to have them, presumably those without any compatible lenses already or wish to upgrade.
Any other manufacturer would have brought out a new mount for the K-1 to make all the old glass incompatible and force one to buy the new. Not Pentax. Go for a new N..n and expensive glass if you wish, but sounds a daft idea to me when N..n users are coming the other way. Perhaps they'll be some cheap N..n second hand deals around!.
Amazing how people complained there wasn't an upgrade path for Pentax users and now that there is find some other reason to complain!! Some folks are never happy.
Comment by JAK posted on Id like to buy the K1 But.... at 06/05/2016 - 16:10
Trouble is the PC doesn't see the SD cards in the camera. In fact the PC doesn't even recognise the camera's password even though it sees its SSID. Even the smartphone apps report the password as being wrong though it isn't. One just has to start the app and it may or may not communicate, depending on the way the winds blowing! It seems to have been designed in a strange, non-standard convoluted way, destined to fail more often than to succeed.
Comment by JAK posted on Transferring photos to PC via wifi at 06/05/2016 - 15:05
The K-1 and K-S2 have wi-fi capabilty. Is it possible to transfer photos to a PC via this method? I can see nothing other than a smartphone 'app' linked to from the Ricoh site which is actually pretty poor and not what I'm after. While the 'app' might have its use as a super remote control I don't reckon my smartphone is up to processing raw files in full HD! Any suggestions, adapting eye-fi software or similar perhaps?
Comment by JAK posted on Transferring photos to PC via wifi at 06/05/2016 - 12:45
I think they're just fine, providing the operator has a relevant aviation qualification indicating they have studied air law, or the operator has someone with this qualification with them. i.e. a licensed private pilot or dedicated drone course qualification
Perhaps outside your price range the newer 16-85 or possibly you could find a second hand 17-70, Mind that's only 1mm more than the 18-55.
I'd try and hunt down a good used 12-24mm for what you want and maybe add the fish-eye 10-17 later. They're quite different so its worth having both.
Depending on how much you'd use the wide angle lens, another option can be to take two photos with the 18-55 and stitch them together, a mini panorama. If that might work for what you want you've saved yourself a lot of $CAD. I've used that approach with fixed lens cameras or travelling without a wide angle lens.
Yet another approach, for £299 ($450CAD) get a Ricoh Theta (full 360 degree panoramas!)