It looks like the description has been changed several times the latest at 13:18:04 today.

PM replied.

It sounds like it would fit with an M42 adapter, but the description says it has fungus, so I'd avoid it personally.

John.

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If you switch on live view and pan the camera (K-5) smoothly, you'll see that the image only seems to 'jump' when you start or stop panning. Suggesting that as long as you start early and follow-through afterwards, you might get benefit of SR (although it might affect the effectiveness of smoothing vertical movement - if that makes sense).

Generally SR seems to be more effective with higher frequency vibration than lower.

The taxi photos were featured in BJP a few months ago, I don't think the stag/hen photos were mentioned though.

There are a couple of lenses in the classifieds which may still be available:

Tokina MF 60-300: link

Tamron AF 70-300: link

Don't forget that your 50-200 already behaves like a 75-300 because of the sensor size (multiply the length by 1.5x).

Buying better lenses usually pays off in the long run, but if you're constrained by cost, you'll get reasonable photos and learn an awful lot with any lens.

I've also got the Tokina (which I used on film), it's not a bad lens (I don't use it on digital because it needs to be modified to fit the current mount - the one in the classifieds sounds like it has been modified).

Regards,

John.

Hi SmuteUK,

Yes it has been sold, sorry for not updating the thread.

Regards,

John.

And there's a lot of old manual focus K glass out there, certainly 28mm f/2.8s (my favourite 'walk-round' prime on APS-C), fewer 35mm's though for some reason. Not quite as convenient as AF lenses, but cheaper.

Update: I've been able to try the screen out in full sun today (OK it's only May and not July). It's better than I expected remaining see-able (more so after half-depressing the shutter release) with direct sun on the screen. Fingermarks reduce the contrast but it is adequate. Folding the screen help enormously as well. I think you can change the brightness/contrast of the screen, but I've got it set to the defaults (whatever those are).

I've been out today with a 300mm on the K-5 and the MX-1 came in really handy for grab shots that I otherwise wouldn't have swapped lenses for. I'm finding I'm liking it more and more.

John