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Comment by Mike-P posted on 24-90mm on eBay at 28/06/2008 - 12:22
My daughter, ( the one with the teeth as Chris A would say ), seems to have caught your bug.
Comment by Mike-P posted on A family snap. at 28/06/2008 - 21:45
I thought you only had macro lenses!.
So you weren't that far out ...
Comment by Mike-P posted on A family snap. at 28/06/2008 - 21:31
I know it's not technically brilliant or clever but it was just a nice moment to capture.
I just wish I had caught it seconds before, the look of suprise on his face was somethiing to behold (and no, not the dogs).

Comment by Mike-P posted on A family snap. at 28/06/2008 - 11:10
I use the older manual focus version and its a cracking lens.
Comment by Mike-P posted on Pentax or Sigma? at 27/06/2008 - 19:42
Comment by Mike-P posted on Taken with my K mount 300mm at 26/06/2008 - 21:34

Comment by Mike-P posted on Taken with my K mount 300mm at 26/06/2008 - 16:52
The trick to taking shots of bright things (such as festivals and gigs) in very dark conditions is to use manual mode and spot metering
Switch to spot metering, zoom in and point the centre to a face that's lit and press the green button. Then reframe and shoot away. (You may even have to use less than ISO1600 to make this possible!!)
Might help...
Matt
Theres one coming up where they have this big parade, everybody stops and then they fill the street completely with that white foam stuff.
Wonder if the sealing on the K10D is up to that
Comment by Mike-P posted on K20d review on dpreview. at 26/06/2008 - 14:27
Then a couple of nights ago I went to a festival here in Spain which started around 9pm (still quite light) and took my Tamron 24-135mm. It got dark quite suddenly so I upped the ISo to 1600 rather than try to use the built in flash and have to say when I got home I scrapped just about every picture because the noise was so bad. I now wonder how the K20D would have coped.
Of course it could have just been my total lack of experience in using the camera when its dark
Comment by Mike-P posted on K20d review on dpreview. at 26/06/2008 - 14:02
Comment by Mike-P posted on K20d review on dpreview. at 26/06/2008 - 12:30





I've just put my SMC Pentax-FA 24-90mm lens on eBay, so if anyone is interested in one in pristine condition, hardly used, then it's starting at a very modest price. I am of course hopeful that the bidding will be brisk...