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Dangermouse wrote:
Flicking through a copy of this today, as I noticed the cover feature "Star Cameras: Our Lab Tests Put The Big Brands Under The Spotlight"
Apparently Pentax aren't a "Big Brand" as those tested were Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, Olympus, Samsung and Sony. They even comment on the "huge range of Nikkor lenses" for the Nikon DSLR. I think the fact that all Pentax DSLRs can use any K mount lens (so anything made since 1975) evidently passed them by.
Does anyone else get fed up with reviewers failing to even notice Pentax? It's especially galling when they feature a Samsung which most likely has a bit of Pentax design/experience in it (the NX10).
The NX10 has an upgraded K20D sensor in it, does that count? Flicking through a copy of this today, as I noticed the cover feature "Star Cameras: Our Lab Tests Put The Big Brands Under The Spotlight"
Apparently Pentax aren't a "Big Brand" as those tested were Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, Olympus, Samsung and Sony. They even comment on the "huge range of Nikkor lenses" for the Nikon DSLR. I think the fact that all Pentax DSLRs can use any K mount lens (so anything made since 1975) evidently passed them by.
Does anyone else get fed up with reviewers failing to even notice Pentax? It's especially galling when they feature a Samsung which most likely has a bit of Pentax design/experience in it (the NX10).
As far as lenses are concerned, most camera buyers aren't interested in 35-year old second-hand lenses on eBay: the current lens lineup, which one can buy new from a camera store, is what differentiates between brands. On versatility/choice/whatever you want to call it Pentax clearly loses by quite some distance - though the lenses Pentax does have are very good.
Comment by MrCynical posted on October 2010 "Which?" magazine at 29/09/2010 - 22:12
Pictures of the front elements would be more useful in telling them apart - the first picture is quite similar-looking to my 77M-4 (so presumably auto-only with an aperture pin you can glue down to make it manual) whereas the second has a weird layout (aperture ring at the front).
Comment by MrCynical posted on HELIOS 44M-4 58mm f2.0 M42 at 29/09/2010 - 13:28
Pentaxophile wrote:
It's surprising though how intolerant we are of graffiti, whereas billboard advertising seems to be acceptable. My sister used to have a beautiful view of a 15ft tall diseased lung from her bedroom window, courtesy of a government health campaign. She was going through a spell of depression and I'm sure it didn't help!
The key difference is that billboards have the permission of the property owner - i.e. the owner of the land the billboard stands on - whereas graffiti typically does not.It's surprising though how intolerant we are of graffiti, whereas billboard advertising seems to be acceptable. My sister used to have a beautiful view of a 15ft tall diseased lung from her bedroom window, courtesy of a government health campaign. She was going through a spell of depression and I'm sure it didn't help!
Comment by MrCynical posted on Graffiti - art or bullsht? at 28/09/2010 - 01:39
Smeggypants wrote:
I went out shopping earlier and took a load of drive by shootings with my K20D. I started off on ISO1000 and was upto ISO6400 on the way home after it got dark.
The K20D does ISO6400? I went out shopping earlier and took a load of drive by shootings with my K20D. I started off on ISO1000 and was upto ISO6400 on the way home after it got dark.
Comment by MrCynical posted on Pentax K-5 high ISO examples from photokina at 28/09/2010 - 01:35
hefty1 wrote:
Having said that I (as the owner of a DA35 Limited) don't need that half stop of speed but I would miss the Quick Shift, the built in hood and the ability to keep focussing up close until the lens is almost touching the subject.
That's my current thinking too: f2.4 isn't going to produce lots more bokeh (not at this focal length anyway) and (IMHO at least) in situations where f2.8 isn't fast enough f2.4 probably won't be either. Plus the DA35 is so shiny Having said that I (as the owner of a DA35 Limited) don't need that half stop of speed but I would miss the Quick Shift, the built in hood and the ability to keep focussing up close until the lens is almost touching the subject.
I suppose I should be grateful that the DA*30 f2 Unicorn didn't make it to this year's Photokina, though when Pentax replace the lens motors in the DA* series with the new (hopefully) reliable ones I'm going to have other LBA issues!
Comment by MrCynical posted on DA-L 35 test shots vs DA 35 Macro at 27/09/2010 - 16:02
There are some sample shots from the new lens on the other forum, which gives a useful opportunity to discuss the elephant in the room: what do those who have the DA35 think of this new lens?
Obviously this is important to the Pentax system, but I must confess to an element of self-interest here: I've had an eye on the DA35 for quite some time and want to confirm that it'll offer me something more over the DA-L
Obviously this is important to the Pentax system, but I must confess to an element of self-interest here: I've had an eye on the DA35 for quite some time and want to confirm that it'll offer me something more over the DA-L
Comment by MrCynical posted on DA-L 35 test shots vs DA 35 Macro at 27/09/2010 - 15:27
I prefer lenses with Polo myself.
Comment by MrCynical posted on Buy a Lens with Marco at 25/09/2010 - 23:26
aliengrove wrote:
As if Hasselblads weren't expensive enough without adding a Ferrari badge....
The sort of people who can afford Hasselblads probably see Ferrari as a chav brand As if Hasselblads weren't expensive enough without adding a Ferrari badge....
As far as coloured cameras go, nothing can beat the Harlequin Kx.
Comment by MrCynical posted on Coloured cameras at 25/09/2010 - 00:11
They're on SRS's site for the same price - only Sony and Pentax mounts still in stock so presumably it's either being discontinued (in which case, an OS version is presumably coming soon) or SRS aren't stocking it any more. The one word of warning is that my second copy is waiting for their courier to come and take it back: real-world focus performance was very poor indeed at anything short of infinity (didn't bother test-charting it after I saw the results of my realworld test).
Comment by MrCynical posted on Sigma 50-150mm 2.8 only £349 at 25/09/2010 - 00:08
