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Comment by jules posted on K50 Japanese Ad... at 29/08/2013 - 07:45
PJMcKenna wrote:
I heard a rumour from a chap at a Pro Centre not far from here that Pentax will most likely stick with APS-C for DSLRs a few weeks ago and this appears to back up what I heard. Great to see investment coming through.
Shhh! The American site will spontaneously combustI heard a rumour from a chap at a Pro Centre not far from here that Pentax will most likely stick with APS-C for DSLRs a few weeks ago and this appears to back up what I heard. Great to see investment coming through.
Comment by jules posted on Pentax Lens refresh... at 28/08/2013 - 20:55
There is a complicated formula with which you can work out the ideal shutter speed due to prop blade no and rotation speed but 1/250th or below works for slow moving prop aircraft, like biplanes and transports. You can get away with about 1/350th for later mark spits/mustang when they are romping about etc.
Choppers your looking at 1/125th in order to get good blur...
That should see ya ok...
Choppers your looking at 1/125th in order to get good blur...
That should see ya ok...
Comment by jules posted on Planes and Propellers at 28/08/2013 - 19:10
We'll why not be the king of APSC and leave Nikon Sony and Canon to destRoy Peachtree and Panasonic Olympus to destroy each other too?
Then take over the world!
Bwaaahhh ha ha ha ha...
:arrow:
Then take over the world!
Bwaaahhh ha ha ha ha...
:arrow:
Comment by jules posted on Pentax Lens refresh... at 28/08/2013 - 12:02
LennyBloke wrote:
Synic!johnriley wrote:
Nobody has mentioned the other heartening thing about this. Were the lens revamps announced months before release? No, they were all announced at once at the very end of August for availability in September. Isn't that rather snappier as introductions go? And not just one lens at a time....a whole pack of them all at once.
Two changes on the conveyor belt - Red paint instead of Green in hopper one and HD formula coating instead of SMC formula coating in hopper two Nobody has mentioned the other heartening thing about this. Were the lens revamps announced months before release? No, they were all announced at once at the very end of August for availability in September. Isn't that rather snappier as introductions go? And not just one lens at a time....a whole pack of them all at once.
I do understand however...
Comment by jules posted on Pentax Lens refresh... at 28/08/2013 - 09:53
johnriley wrote:
The HD graphs show exactly how much transmission improvement there is. Any improvement is an improvement and it shows that development is continuing. If you're not interested, fine, but you must be just a little bit otherwise you wouldn't be looking, would you?
Nobody has mentioned the other heartening thing about this. Were the lens revamps announced months before release? No, they were all announced at once at the very end of August for availability in September. Isn't that rather snappier as introductions go? And not just one lens at a time....a whole pack of them all at once.
I'm with you on this John, yes they may only be slight mechanical/coating/cosmetic refreshes but they have been done and we have five lenses and two waterproof flashes released on one day! The HD graphs show exactly how much transmission improvement there is. Any improvement is an improvement and it shows that development is continuing. If you're not interested, fine, but you must be just a little bit otherwise you wouldn't be looking, would you?
Nobody has mentioned the other heartening thing about this. Were the lens revamps announced months before release? No, they were all announced at once at the very end of August for availability in September. Isn't that rather snappier as introductions go? And not just one lens at a time....a whole pack of them all at once.
Also we had two bodies released last year on the same day and then three this year on the same day! Ok raiding the parts bin in some cases but it takes organising and producing power to do it and the cash. Something that has recently been lacking...
Comment by jules posted on Pentax Lens refresh... at 28/08/2013 - 09:52
Mike-P wrote:
If I'm honest I lost interest in what Pentax/Ricoh do a while back.
Sort of know how you feel there Mike, When they don't provide you with waht you want for any length of time, well you just go off and start using something that does what you want, like you have done! Can't blame you at all for that, endless promises and roadmaps mean nothing unless they actually deliver something, so far they have not but the new lenses and flashes are encouraging none the less?If I'm honest I lost interest in what Pentax/Ricoh do a while back.
Anew body with a superior Autofocus system is whats needed but along with that more lenses that can make use of the system as the older DA* SDM's will not speed up regardless, that may take a bit more time but the signs are becoming encouraging to me at least. You on the other hand may well be firmly/inextricably entenched in another system by then, and who can blame you, it's been quite a while since Ricoh took over with very little light at the end of that tunnel...
Comment by jules posted on Pentax Lens refresh... at 28/08/2013 - 09:46
Mike-P wrote:
could be Mike, could be...jules wrote:
Now you're "old hat", "green ring" Ltd's are worth fifty pence!
Or maybe they have just increased in value Now you're "old hat", "green ring" Ltd's are worth fifty pence!
I hope they work their way thru the range with the HD coatings at least, with the roadmap lenses (If it holds any weight), there would only really be the * series to update, (And the macro), coupled with the DA lTD Zoom, and the new replacements on the map for the 12-24/17-70/55-300 (Maybe not 55-300 replacement?)+ the fabled convertor, it would be a very good lens line up really. I can't see them adding it to the 18-135 and 18-270 but they may want to standardise the whole range? Or make HD premium, who knows?
If anyone does please tell, I'm in suspenders!
Comment by jules posted on Pentax Lens refresh... at 28/08/2013 - 09:03
He He, me too!
They'd go really nice with an OMD style, APSC, Pentax "D" LX...
September here we come!!!
They'd go really nice with an OMD style, APSC, Pentax "D" LX...
September here we come!!!
Comment by jules posted on Pentax Lens refresh... at 28/08/2013 - 08:52
Unlocker wrote:
In silver too!
Them silver ones are purdy! Be still my empty wallet!In silver too!
Press releases:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/08/27/ricoh-announces-hd-update-to-pentax-limi...
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/08/27/ricoh-introduces-weather-resistant-flash...
Judging by the dollar prices, you better start snapping up the old ones...
Comment by jules posted on Pentax Lens refresh... at 28/08/2013 - 05:28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBAr3TjPZtY