Mike-P

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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...
A link would be handy

Comment by Mike-P posted on 24-90mm on eBay at 28/06/2008 - 12:22

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My daughter, ( the one with the teeth as Chris A would say ), seems to have caught your bug.
Well tell her to give it back as I haven't finished taking photos of it yet.

Comment by Mike-P posted on A family snap. at 28/06/2008 - 21:45

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I thought you only had macro lenses!.

It was actually taken with a Pentax F 1/7 50mm and attached to that was a Vivitar 2X macro teleconverter as I was trying out the combination as a lightweight portable 100mm macro.

So you weren't that far out ...

Comment by Mike-P posted on A family snap. at 28/06/2008 - 21:31

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Just a family snapshot taken a week or so ago of my Son Sam and the dog.
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).


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Comment by Mike-P posted on A family snap. at 28/06/2008 - 11:10

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Or to put the spanner in the works, how about the Tamron 90mm?
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

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And taken this evening with the Tamron 1.4X Teleconverter.

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Comment by Mike-P posted on Taken with my K mount 300mm at 26/06/2008 - 21:34

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It gives the flower a really nice "glow" in my opinion, I am really quite struck with the look of it.

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Comment by Mike-P posted on Taken with my K mount 300mm at 26/06/2008 - 16:52

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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...
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Thanks .. will try that very soon, we seem to have a festival or parade here every 12 hours at the moment.
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

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I was set on upgrading to the K20D after only a few months seeing the £100 cashback deal but decided against it as it seemed a bit daft after such a short time and the fact I still havent got used to the K10D.
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

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Seems quite positive as reviews go.

Comment by Mike-P posted on K20d review on dpreview. at 26/06/2008 - 12:30

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