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Comment by johnwhit posted on Need quick help on a lens that's on Ebay at 05/07/2011 - 11:31
http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/Tamron-SP-MF-90mm-F2.8-MACRO-F1-72B-for-...
John
Comment by johnwhit posted on Need quick help on a lens that's on Ebay at 05/07/2011 - 11:24
The 70mm should suffice John dont think there will be much wildlife around with all the noise, maybe a few sheep or something
If it's forecast or looks like rain then it's default to the DA*16-50
John
Comment by johnwhit posted on Cheshire Steam Fair at 05/07/2011 - 11:15
I would suggest you take your 10-20 John its a useful zoom range at these places! and if you don't use it you could always let someone else have a go with it
It's just the mid-range, the FA-35/2 looks favourite at the moment.......or the FA-28........or the Siggy 24........decisions
John
Comment by johnwhit posted on Cheshire Steam Fair at 05/07/2011 - 10:27
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Comment by johnwhit posted on Cheshire Steam Fair at 05/07/2011 - 09:23
I answered "not sure" not because of Ricoh but because I'm dithering over a DA 15mm f4. Will I or won't or should it be another lens for Street.........
John
Comment by johnwhit posted on So what are you going to do RE: Ricoh purchase of Pentax at 05/07/2011 - 09:09
The fact that Ricoh made some K mount SLR's gives one hope that they will continue the line.
Ricoh obviously had enough sense to adopt the K mount the first time round, no obvious reason to change now.
John
Comment by johnwhit posted on So what are you going to do RE: Ricoh purchase of Pentax at 05/07/2011 - 09:05
Still, I remember fondly how useful my Miranda 24mm used to be in film days when out fell walking,
John
Comment by johnwhit posted on Recommend a wide prime at 05/07/2011 - 07:19
The idea of dropping one of the strengths of what you are buying does not make any sense at all.
John
Comment by johnwhit posted on So what are you going to do RE: Ricoh purchase of Pentax at 05/07/2011 - 07:02
if your name is Ricoh, and you just bought Pentax, and you're selling under the Pentax brand.... you put out a simple advisory and offer a low-cost mod program to fix the old Ricoh lenses. as far as I can remember... the easy fix involved taking a pair of needle nosed pliers, grasping the Ricoh lock pin, and pulling real hard......
Dropping the K mount would be financial suicide, they'd lose a relatively small but dedicated following, they'd have no back catalogue of lenses for users, it would be a while before Sigma, Tamron et al produced 3rd party lenses, that's if they took them seriously and who would if their first move was to drop the K mount..........not me.
John
Comment by johnwhit posted on So what are you going to do RE: Ricoh purchase of Pentax at 04/07/2011 - 21:56
Yes, the P/Ka adapter has the A (Auto aperture) for automatic exposure and is worth quite a bit on it's own. It should allow you to control the aperture from the camera body.
John