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Comment by johnriley posted on FA 31mm - anyone bought from Kerso? at 31/05/2013 - 09:31
Comment by johnriley posted on It Has A Bokeh.... at 31/05/2013 - 00:21
Comment by johnriley posted on It Has A Bokeh.... at 30/05/2013 - 23:20
Comment by johnriley posted on It Has A Bokeh.... at 30/05/2013 - 22:52
Comment by johnriley posted on It Has A Bokeh.... at 30/05/2013 - 17:11
How about the idea of close up lenses or maybe extension tubes? That will be less expensive.
Comment by johnriley posted on Which one is sharper at 30/05/2013 - 16:51
Comment by johnriley posted on Value ? Spotmatic F at 30/05/2013 - 16:40
With Adapter K even a screw thread SMC or Super Takumar 50mm f/4 would do very nicely.
Comment by johnriley posted on Which one is sharper at 30/05/2013 - 16:39
1:1 is extremely close - it seems very close for food?
Comment by johnriley posted on Which one is sharper at 30/05/2013 - 16:18
In terms of focal length a 50mm Macro, if needed, might be better. Normally I would opt for a 100mm Macro but sometimes that does leave us too far away. Why not a Pentax macro lens? Even a second hand manual focus one could be ideal for what you intend it for.
Comment by johnriley posted on Which one is sharper at 30/05/2013 - 16:02


Some film designed lenses will work very well, especially from short telephoto onwards. Some won't, especially the wider angles.
The Pentax experience is already there and indicated very well by their approach to the 645D. By and large the existing 645 lenses have been kept, but the wide angle and macro have received new updated designs. I would expect that any "FF" Pentax system would do the same. Pentax are not going to release a system camera without any lenses to use with it.
There's nothing to fear about this and I will just wait and see what actually happens before making any decisions. The only thing I can say at the moment is that I am very unlikely to want to move to a FF system of any kind.
PS This all presumes that the sensor used in a Pentax FF camera still had pits in its surface. It's always possible that new sensor designs could render telecentric design requirements as obsolete.