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Venus Optics Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro lens ..
Pentax K mount

Rather looking forward to this one

Comment by Mike-P posted on Venus Optics Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro lens at 07/03/2018 - 17:51

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Wait for a sale from SRS. Quite often they have the 150-450mm for a lot less than 2k.

The 300mm and 1.4x is an excellent combination for birds as long as they aren't in flight but remember if you splashed out on the 150-450mm then that will also take the 1.4x well although you need reasonable light.

The Sigma 50-500mm OS is also an excellent lens if you can find one new ... Again SRS may have one.

Comment by Mike-P posted on do i need to change kit at 05/03/2018 - 18:23

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I bought a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye off them a couple of weeks ago and when it arrived the metal hood had a slight dent. I emailed them 3 times before getting a response but when they did reply we came to a satisfactory agreement very quickly.

Comment by Mike-P posted on Cameraworld ? at 04/03/2018 - 18:14

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Shame indeed but I suppose we will all have had enough of our jobs eventually. I know I would have retired after my first year at work given the chance.

Comment by Mike-P posted on Harrow Technical to close at 04/03/2018 - 14:12

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Gwyn wrote:


I hope your son is doing OK Mike. I suppose there are worse places to be stranded by snow.

Well we came in for a couple of days and tomorrow start our second week

Comment by Mike-P posted on Another pointless thread at 04/03/2018 - 09:33

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Hmmm, wondering if I should part with some of the funds freed up from the sale of my
250-600mm

Comment by Mike-P posted on Pentax FA* 400 f5.6 ED (IF) at 03/03/2018 - 14:52

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At the moment I use more Sigma lenses than Pentax I think.

15mm fisheye f2.8 EX
12-24mm DG EX
24-70mm f2.8 DG EX OS HSM
85mm f1.4 DG EX
180mm f3.5 DG EX Macro
70-200mm f2.8 DG EX HSM OS
100-300mm f4 DG EX

They cover my full frame needs for most things.

Comment by Mike-P posted on New Pentax Lens Roadmap out at 02/03/2018 - 09:26

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Abe_Normal wrote:
Or Sigma could allow the conversion of all Art / Contemporary / Sport lenses; not just those that got released in K-mount.
Not going to happen. Sigma are selling everything they can produce at the moment and they have just announced the full set of primes in Sony mount.

Comment by Mike-P posted on New Pentax Lens Roadmap out at 02/03/2018 - 08:06

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Me and the wife have been in hospital all week with our son. Looked out the window at 4am today, nothing, 6am ruddy snow everywhere but still not bad.

9pm now and half the hospital staff are bunked up in a big hall, they have cancelled all outpatient appointments for tomorrow and we couldn't go home even if we wanted to.

The Polish staff are highly amused as some of them left -19 degrees at home to come work in the UK.

Comment by Mike-P posted on Another pointless thread at 01/03/2018 - 21:14

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Well that's a good sign.

Comment by Mike-P posted on New Pentax Lens Roadmap out at 28/02/2018 - 04:54

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