Thanks for the help everyone.. so the 1:1.4 is the one to go for then. I'll be on the look out for one.

Cheers

Liam

Hi,

regarding the previous post, I was just having a quick look for a 50mm 1:1.7 AF. What sort of price range would I be looking at for a decent second hand one. I've got the 50mm 1:2 SMC-M, and that's a lovely lens, but I wouldn't mind a little faster, and AF. I've been asked to do a few portraits for a guy who wants to promote himself as a possible pro darts player, and I've been asked to build a website for someone who already is.. which will pay for the above and a sigma 170-500.. if all goes to plan.

Cheers

Liam

Hi all,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PENTAX-50mm-f1-7-LENS-FOR-PK-CAMERA-BODIES_W0QQitemZ140062...

Just seen this. £9 inc P&P. Just got to clean the fungus off of it. I know some of you can do that, so I thought I'd point it out.

Disclaimer: Nothing to do with me.. buyer beware an' all.

Cheers

Liam

I used to get AP every week, for Mike Maloney's section mainly, and then didn't buy it for years. Then a couple of months ago I got about two years of back issues from the local library, that were just going for recycling, and it's still a good read. I don't think I'd buy it now, as there isn't really that much in the way of content useful to me to justify the outlay, especially with so much info there at the touch of a keyboard, but I still enjoyed the Maloney and Roger Hicks columns all the same. Never really read other mags enough to comment though.

Cheers

Liam

Hi Spider..

in the nicest way possible..

Cheers

Liam

Reminds me of Paul Whitehouse playing the old Toff..

"But then again.. I was very.. very drunk!"

Hi Spider,

50mm (SMC-M 1:2) + 2x converter gets the correct coverage with my DL.
An example..




A bit of work, but I ran 200+ slides in a morning, including levels, sharpening etc., shot RAW and converted afterwards. Taken using a home-made lightbox.. I'll show how to build one in my next "handy hint".. 'cos I needed a subject, and now I have one. (30year old slide, taken by someone else, and I'm not not the model.. I hasten to add.. )

Cheers

Liam

IIRC from what I've seen recently the length, and therefore the CoG changes when focussing, as well as zooming, so a heavyweight tripod will be a must. That said though, I guess that you'll be using it at the long end most of the time, so that shouldn't be much of an issue.

How about a Gimble mount, or one of those double mounts that use both the lens and camera mounts as used on MF and LF cameras..

I tried to find a link, but haven't time at the moment. Basically the lens mount goes on the tripod head, with a supplementary arm attached to both the camera body mount and a leg of the tripod, so you have it fixed twice. The movement of the lens is in fron of both mounts, so it shouldn't need much adjustment once set up.

BTW, all's fair in love war and ebay. I give no quarter and take none also.. I hope you enjoy it as much as I thought I would.

Cheers

Liam

Hi Peter, and congrats again..

There is very little about it that I could find. I've been trying for the last week or so, since I made my first bid on it. They were the only images I could find, and it's listed here and a couple of other places, but saying what amounts to the same thing.. basic tech specs.

Although it wasn't posted up as a question on the ebay page, I did contact the seller to find out the quality, and was assured that it was in good clean condition and fungus free.. if that helps.

If you decide to sell it at some point in the future etc., etc...

Cheers

Liam

Congrats on the 135-600 Peter..

I was looking forward to getting my hands on that monster as well. Still never mind.. next time..

Cheers

Liam