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Comment by Mike-P posted on Beetles, dragonflys, a Swift, a lizard and a flower at 10/09/2008 - 18:52
If anyone can tell me the names of the beetles I would be grateful.
Tamron 70-210mm
In our house last night.
Me trying to manually focus on a Swift ... took about 20 shots, nailed one.
Tamron 90mm mf f2.8 macro
Tamron 70-210mm
In our house last night.
Me trying to manually focus on a Swift ... took about 20 shots, nailed one.
Tamron 90mm mf f2.8 macro
Comment by Mike-P posted on Beetles, dragonflys, a Swift, a lizard and a flower at 10/09/2008 - 18:01
Comment by Mike-P posted on For Trade : SDM Tamron 1.4X AF teleconverter at 10/09/2008 - 12:14
I have a spare Tamron 1.4X AF teleconverter for trade.
It is the MC4 version and therefore is supposed to work with the K20D and SDM lenses (I cannot check this as I have neither but is reported as so on the other Pentax forum).
Before I put it on Ebay (they are fetching around £150+ atm which is mad imo) I just wondered if anyone had something interesting lens wise to trade for it.
It is just the Teleconverter with both caps, no box or instructions and is in mint unmarked condition.
Will do some photos tomorrow.
Thanks.
It is the MC4 version and therefore is supposed to work with the K20D and SDM lenses (I cannot check this as I have neither but is reported as so on the other Pentax forum).
Before I put it on Ebay (they are fetching around £150+ atm which is mad imo) I just wondered if anyone had something interesting lens wise to trade for it.
It is just the Teleconverter with both caps, no box or instructions and is in mint unmarked condition.
Will do some photos tomorrow.
Thanks.
Comment by Mike-P posted on For Trade : SDM Tamron 1.4X AF teleconverter at 09/09/2008 - 19:05
ikillrocknroll wrote:
Am I missing something or would most people prefer a weather sealed pentax lens at the expense of £40 over a sigma lens with 15mm more at the long end?
Well I also thought that but decided not to say anything as I didnt want to be missing 2 things in a row Am I missing something or would most people prefer a weather sealed pentax lens at the expense of £40 over a sigma lens with 15mm more at the long end?
Comment by Mike-P posted on Sigma EX 50-150/2.8 II - HSM at 09/09/2008 - 17:10
philstaff wrote:
I sent an E email to Jessops staiting all of the facts and am waiting for there reply will keep you posted.
I would be interested to hear the reply.I sent an E email to Jessops staiting all of the facts and am waiting for there reply will keep you posted.
The Sigma 180mm macro is £100 dearer for the Pentax mount compared to the Nikon and Canon.
Saying that, have you tried using the Sigma at 300mm?, when I did the results werre more than acceptable.
As that is the lengtrh you are looking at with a replacement perhaps it would be better to just limit the length you use the Sigma at.
Edit: my spelling is atrosious, atrocus, artrociouse, terrible.
As that is the lengtrh you are looking at with a replacement perhaps it would be better to just limit the length you use the Sigma at.
Edit: my spelling is atrosious, atrocus, artrociouse, terrible.
Comment by Mike-P posted on Lens advice at 09/09/2008 - 12:03
The colour in those shots is just fantastic, are you doing anything to them or is that the K20D at work again.
Clarky wrote:
I will be selling the Sigma 105 in a couple of weeks time once I have finished playing with it and doing comparisons. hope this helps.
May be interested if the price is right and postage not too heavy.I will be selling the Sigma 105 in a couple of weeks time once I have finished playing with it and doing comparisons. hope this helps.
Comment by Mike-P posted on More Bug Macros at 09/09/2008 - 11:30
Im pretty sure SRS have a couple of shops.
I wonder actually how dificult it would be to build quickshift into the camera body, or even a button on the back within easy reach that would disengage/engage the auto focus rather than that terrible lever.
Since most of the lenses I have bought since getting my K10D have been old good quality manual focus I actually tend to use autofocus lenses the same way.
I wonder actually how dificult it would be to build quickshift into the camera body, or even a button on the back within easy reach that would disengage/engage the auto focus rather than that terrible lever.
Since most of the lenses I have bought since getting my K10D have been old good quality manual focus I actually tend to use autofocus lenses the same way.
Comment by Mike-P posted on Lens advice at 09/09/2008 - 10:55
I have the Sigma 135-400mm as well and seem to get very mixed results from it. Sometimes its very good and other times quite disappointing (Of course that could just be me ). I am waiting to see how the new Tamron and Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 lenses perform with a teleconverter.
Comment by Mike-P posted on Lens advice at 09/09/2008 - 07:50
The lizard, is a Turkish Gecko.