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https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00005ABCY/ref=pe_2443671_247674091_em_1p_0_lm

Extraordinary if in stock and new as listed. I could be very tempted, but maybe somebody will bite and buy this?

Comment by johnriley posted on 400mm f/5.6? at 25/03/2018 - 09:59

I had an SMC Pentax-A 35-70mm f/4 lens that was caught in an unexpected downpour. After we reached shelter, water was poured out of the lens, probably half a mugful, but after drying it out it continued to give good service for many years.

Not recommended as the norm!

Comment by johnriley posted on Are the Pentax a lenses water resistant ? at 24/03/2018 - 11:33

The obvious one would be the excellent 55-300mm.

At higher cost, the 150-450mm is splendid.

Comment by johnriley posted on Wildlife. at 23/03/2018 - 12:09

The one I'm really waiting to buy is the Fisheye Zoom, perhaps a 17-28mm as before.

The rest is covered pretty well for most uses, but perhaps a long zoom would be a good addition. Meanwhile, the planned 70-200mm f/4 should fulfill the need for a more compact high quality alternative to the f/2.8 version?

Comment by johnriley posted on What FF lenses would you like Pentax to work on next? at 23/03/2018 - 12:07

There are some contact addresses on the back of your K-3II instruction manual.

In the first instance the supplier is responsible though, so hopefully you have exhausted things with them first?

Comment by johnriley posted on How to complain to Pentax UK at 22/03/2018 - 14:40

I won't be upgrading until I need a new camera, and that could be a long way off now.

Comment by johnriley posted on Pentax K-1 user? at 20/03/2018 - 15:53

A Pentax MX-1 or Q-S1 will produce a better A3 print than any small film camera I've ever tried, so I think what she's saying there may not be true of the current abilities of digital sensors.

Comment by johnriley posted on The Photography Show 2018 at 20/03/2018 - 13:10

The Zeiss lenses are primarily manual focus, so Zeiss lens quality plus Pentax AF would actually be a pretty useful combination IMHO.

Comment by johnriley posted on The Photography Show 2018 at 20/03/2018 - 10:52

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What makes the new 50 so much better as to justify a three-fold difference in price vs the FA50?

A higher price, whatever that might be, is being justified by making the lens to Zeiss standards. Basically it will be a lens that intends to blow the competition out of the water, so to speak, and be on a par with the best modern Zeiss lenses. We know that costs serious money.

Comment by johnriley posted on The Photography Show 2018 at 20/03/2018 - 09:37

It was definitely worth a visit, lots of stands and stuff to look at.

Comment by johnriley posted on The Photography Show 2018 at 19/03/2018 - 09:36

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