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Comment by K10D posted on SMC Pentax A Zoom 70-210 f/4 at 06/02/2011 - 10:51
Saw this advertised locally and on ebay Oz. Cheap enough I thought at 75 pounds. I bought it. When collecting the lens, the owner also through in a Pentax MEF body!!!! Now I didn't have that one in my collection.
Took the K7 and the "one touch zoom" up to Fremantle straight after the purchase.
the first image with the lens.
Moving subjects, no AF, one touch zoom......
Saw this lady and also noticed reflected light on her face from the book.
Taken from 50 yds or so.
It's been 26 years since I used one touch zooms (Vivitar Series 1's-still have them) and it takes some getting used to! The lens is firm to operate, without slop on the collar.
It appears to give a film like result. Only bought it to try and to add to the A series collection. I may put a roll of film through the MEF.
Any C&C welcome.
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Took the K7 and the "one touch zoom" up to Fremantle straight after the purchase.
the first image with the lens.
Moving subjects, no AF, one touch zoom......
Saw this lady and also noticed reflected light on her face from the book.
Taken from 50 yds or so.
It's been 26 years since I used one touch zooms (Vivitar Series 1's-still have them) and it takes some getting used to! The lens is firm to operate, without slop on the collar.
It appears to give a film like result. Only bought it to try and to add to the A series collection. I may put a roll of film through the MEF.
Any C&C welcome.
Best regards
Comment by K10D posted on SMC Pentax A Zoom 70-210 f/4 at 06/02/2011 - 00:01
Yes, its not worth the paint its covered in.
It's fast becoming the haves and have nots around here.
Did I miss something?
I'm beginning to feel left out, I need to get the 3 in 1 out and tweak the low light AF.
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It's fast becoming the haves and have nots around here.
Did I miss something?
I'm beginning to feel left out, I need to get the 3 in 1 out and tweak the low light AF.
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Comment by K10D posted on Is the K-7 so bad...!!! at 04/02/2011 - 14:40
The Australia deal....
Any personal imports to $1000 do not carry a GST (import tax). I have ordered several $900+ items and they arrive tax free. Ausy tax people say that tax on an item of $1000 or less is not worth collecting! If its over $1000, we pay 10%.
Alcohol is very expensive here. Natural gas is twice the price of the UK. Electricity is dearer and going up by leaps & bounds. Water bills... you pay a yearly rate AND what you use through the meter! It's one or the other in the UK. Bottled water here is dearer than beer in the UK.
Otherwise, its a great country and like everywhere else in the world, you have a choice of not to spend. (I suppose we die of thirst instead)?
OK, just waitng for the post to arrive...
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Any personal imports to $1000 do not carry a GST (import tax). I have ordered several $900+ items and they arrive tax free. Ausy tax people say that tax on an item of $1000 or less is not worth collecting! If its over $1000, we pay 10%.
Alcohol is very expensive here. Natural gas is twice the price of the UK. Electricity is dearer and going up by leaps & bounds. Water bills... you pay a yearly rate AND what you use through the meter! It's one or the other in the UK. Bottled water here is dearer than beer in the UK.
Otherwise, its a great country and like everywhere else in the world, you have a choice of not to spend. (I suppose we die of thirst instead)?
OK, just waitng for the post to arrive...
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Comment by K10D posted on Some reasons why the UK prices are what they are. at 04/02/2011 - 12:24
Great set. Agree with Mike on the snake, now had that curl just been in the other direction? Either way, out of your control so it makes no odds.
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Comment by K10D posted on In the reptile house (7 pics) at 04/02/2011 - 03:43
Class.
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Comment by K10D posted on Multiple lens case at 04/02/2011 - 03:40
aliengrove wrote:
Strangely though the K5 is no cheaper there......
Aye. Only the lenses. At the time I bought my K7, it was considerably cheaper at B&H and so bought it there.Strangely though the K5 is no cheaper there......
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Comment by K10D posted on Some reasons why the UK prices are what they are. at 04/02/2011 - 03:38
wadna wrote:
"Of course it's of interest. This looks like the first improved wide angle for the 645D that was promised from the start."
The lack of activity on this thread proves my point I think. Members of this forum are not interested in a FF Pentax or the 645D as they have made abundantly clear in previous threads.
I hope this is part of a newfound activity & success by Pentax. Kr, K5, 645D & new lenses. I think they need something below the Kr (cheaper,smaller entry level dSLR or APS-C EVIL (probably with 28mm register distance) & a FF dSLR to give people who lust after the 645D but can't afford/justify it (most of us) an option that provides significantly better IQ than APS-C. Let's face it, a sensor 2.3 time bigger than APS-C is big step up & can be done in a body not much larger than the K5. It would make the Nikon & Canon FF cameras look the monsters they are.
I was heavily interested in a Pentax FF two years back. Lots of post's about it at the time. Fortunately, with the comments from the members here, they made me realise that it was just wishful thinking. "Of course it's of interest. This looks like the first improved wide angle for the 645D that was promised from the start."
The lack of activity on this thread proves my point I think. Members of this forum are not interested in a FF Pentax or the 645D as they have made abundantly clear in previous threads.
I hope this is part of a newfound activity & success by Pentax. Kr, K5, 645D & new lenses. I think they need something below the Kr (cheaper,smaller entry level dSLR or APS-C EVIL (probably with 28mm register distance) & a FF dSLR to give people who lust after the 645D but can't afford/justify it (most of us) an option that provides significantly better IQ than APS-C. Let's face it, a sensor 2.3 time bigger than APS-C is big step up & can be done in a body not much larger than the K5. It would make the Nikon & Canon FF cameras look the monsters they are.
I went out and bought a D700 and for the last twenty one months have never looked back or regretted it. Along with the FF came a huge bright viewfinder, silly fast AF, very low noise hi ISO and some rather nice fast glass that actually gives you the correct field of view that I came to expect after using 35mm cameras.
If Pentax ever do launch a FF, chances are, I'll buy one, along with a few Ltd lenses that actually perform as designed. The only thing I want at the moment is a 31mm Ltd but refuse to cripple it on an APS-C body.
I don't shoot enough 35mm film to justify the lens purchase alone.
Like everything else, it comes down to choices.
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Comment by K10D posted on Pentax D FA 645 25mm f/4 at 04/02/2011 - 03:02
Intersting article. Verification needed? Just compare B&H Pentax lens prices to the UK prices.
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Comment by K10D posted on Some reasons why the UK prices are what they are. at 04/02/2011 - 02:43
No rivals.
I buy different kit to do specific jobs. Just like tools in my workshop, there's no single "jack of all jobs".
I also don't sit back and wait for "maybe they will" scenario's as time and opportunity don't stand still. Doing without a piece of kit just because it's not made by your brand choice isn't an option for me.
I like my Pentax kit and have pride in ownership.
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I buy different kit to do specific jobs. Just like tools in my workshop, there's no single "jack of all jobs".
I also don't sit back and wait for "maybe they will" scenario's as time and opportunity don't stand still. Doing without a piece of kit just because it's not made by your brand choice isn't an option for me.
I like my Pentax kit and have pride in ownership.
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Comment by K10D posted on R you happier with your camera then your rivals? at 03/02/2011 - 03:25
What a difference to using a 70-200 AF lens. Makes me feel like a photographer!
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