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There comes a time when threads can be locked and/or removed, but we're not there yet with this one. Hopefully it won't come to that.

Comment by johnriley posted on K5, Kr, full frame (?) it's all to little too late at 14/09/2010 - 20:55

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And once again such a thread is in danger of spiralling downwards...:

Comment by johnriley posted on K5, Kr, full frame (?) it's all to little too late at 14/09/2010 - 20:31

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Agreed.

Comment by johnriley posted on What primes would we like to see? at 14/09/2010 - 16:06

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Quote:
Some people presumably did, given the existence of the FA35, FA43 and FA*200.
Yes, once, in years gone by. I was just wondering if they still had any relevance now. The 200mm may do as it is equivalent to what was a 300mm lens in film days.

Although nobody thinks of it as such these days, the 43mm Limited is actually a kit lens. It first appeared in kit form with the MZ-3 film body.

Comment by johnriley posted on What primes would we like to see? at 14/09/2010 - 15:22

johnriley
Thread tidied up as requested by OP.

Comment by johnriley posted on FS : Macro kit NEW - Sigma Macro 105 EX + Sigma Ringflash EM 140 at 14/09/2010 - 15:18

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Quote:
but it really is nitpicking. if a shot at f/16 isn't sharp enough for you because of diffraction, you really need to think about how sharp you need your pictures to be
Absolutely. All those 100mm macro lenses we've been buying are superb at f11 in particular, and any aperture is totally useable. If it's slightly softer wide open (haven't tested that yet) then great for portraits as well.

Lens "defects" are exploitable.

Comment by johnriley posted on Focus Shift on Stopping Down at 14/09/2010 - 14:49

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Around here is like an obstacle course. I have had hundreds of pounds worth of work done to suspension. The car is in the garage today, now more tracking problems with the steering....more hundreds of pounds including the service, the MOT....it's totally out of hand.

The irony is that before the local major road had speed bumps and pinch points: 1 accident.

After: 18 accidents.

Comment by johnriley posted on Another pointless thread at 14/09/2010 - 14:46

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cardiff_gareth wrote:
Hang on! How does a teleconvertor turn a manual focus lens into an autofocus lens
The Pentax 1.7x AF converter has focusing elements within itself that enable AF with manual focus lenses. I think they have to be f5.6 or wider for this to work.

Comment by johnriley posted on Any advice on choosing a AF teleconverter? at 14/09/2010 - 09:55

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Algernon wrote:
I've often been surprised when testing a lens (at 25x) that
the f/5.6 result is better than the f/8 result and it
shouldn't be? I usually take 4 shots at each aperture
and pick the best... refocusing for each shot. At f/1.4
to f/4 only 1 shot might be good. At f/8 all 4 are
usually identical due to DOF, but it could be identicaly
off on each shot.

Next time I'll try shifting the camera back and forth
+-15mm at f/8 (on a Novoflex rack)to see if it's
any better.
There is no golden rule that says a lens will be at its best at f8. High quality modern primes may well be at their best at f5.6, or even f4. In theory, lenses should perform best at open aperture but we know they don't - this is because no lens is a "perfect lens" so there are compromises in its design and construction.

Comment by johnriley posted on Focus Shift on Stopping Down at 14/09/2010 - 09:54

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There is an explanation at the top of the Your Photos section.

Comment by johnriley posted on Uploading photos at 14/09/2010 - 07:43

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