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Comment by MrCynical posted on DA-L 35mm f2.4 announced at 10/09/2010 - 15:06
womble wrote:
Hells Bells. All this fuss over half a stop! The question will be what the IQ is like at the same aperture? Great having an f/1.8 lens but less so if you have to stop it down to f/5.6 to get reasonable IQ.
[quote="Photozone"]The lens deliveres excellent resolution figures in the center thoughout the whole tested aperture range[/quote]Any guesses as to which lens review that's from?Hells Bells. All this fuss over half a stop! The question will be what the IQ is like at the same aperture? Great having an f/1.8 lens but less so if you have to stop it down to f/5.6 to get reasonable IQ.
Comment by MrCynical posted on DA-L 35mm f2.4 announced at 09/09/2010 - 22:17
Hardgravity wrote:
Just from memory I think the Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon was a 2.4 lens.
True, but to get the bokeh potential of a f2.4 lens (on film) with APS-C digital you need a 35mm f2. Now if only Pentax had one of those. Oh wait...Just from memory I think the Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon was a 2.4 lens.
Mike-P wrote:
It may be 2.4 but with the cameras being able to do such high ISO and unlike Canon and Nikon Pentax having SR, is it such a necessity these days?
For shutter speed probably not (on my K20D I can get away with ludicrous shutter speeds, and I understand the newer bodies have improved SR), but for shallow DOF?It may be 2.4 but with the cameras being able to do such high ISO and unlike Canon and Nikon Pentax having SR, is it such a necessity these days?
Snootchies wrote:
I also cannot understand comments about this lens being slow. f2.4 is not slow at all.
True, but for a prime it isn't fast either.I also cannot understand comments about this lens being slow. f2.4 is not slow at all.
The fundamental issue here is that, while we all know of lenses which are very nice despite being relatively slow (e.g. the Flektogon), new DSLR buyers (the target market for this) are going to see 'f2.4', then see that the Nikon is 'f1.8' and conclude that the Nikon is better. For available-light portraits they might well have a point.
Comment by MrCynical posted on DA-L 35mm f2.4 announced at 09/09/2010 - 19:37
robbie_d wrote:
Do they?
This will be the DA-L 35mm AL. The only other current production 35mm is the DA 35mm Macro Limited.
Yep, and 'Limited' is often abbreviated 'L' (e.g. DA40L). Plus I don't doubt that DA-L35 and DA35 will be confused anyway! If they had made it 30mm it would have avoided the issue and also allowed me to justify buying both Do they?
This will be the DA-L 35mm AL. The only other current production 35mm is the DA 35mm Macro Limited.
Comment by MrCynical posted on DA-L 35mm f2.4 announced at 09/09/2010 - 14:18
f2.4 isn't particularly fast, especially at 35mm. Still, a slowish cheap prime is better than having no cheap prime at all, and if it's sharp (and as good looking as that preview shot) then who cares about being a stop slower than others' cheap 35mms?
Not sure what Pentax's marketing department is playing at though. They now have two completely different lenses called the "DA35 L", nice consistent message there *facepalm*
It might not be lightning fast, but I'm interested enough in this to be hesitant about ordering a DA35 Limited. Anyone know when it'll be out/available for reviews?
Not sure what Pentax's marketing department is playing at though. They now have two completely different lenses called the "DA35 L", nice consistent message there *facepalm*
It might not be lightning fast, but I'm interested enough in this to be hesitant about ordering a DA35 Limited. Anyone know when it'll be out/available for reviews?
Comment by MrCynical posted on DA-L 35mm f2.4 announced at 09/09/2010 - 14:04
dougf8 wrote:
Mine needs the lens adjust on the K-7. Most other lenses are fine. Tim, you and me all have similar issues with the lens, but once adjusted the results seem pretty good.
The problem is that it's (more or less) fine at other focal lengths but inaccurate at 17mm. It's going back tomorrow because I don't see it as being fixable with microadjust, unfortunately.Mine needs the lens adjust on the K-7. Most other lenses are fine. Tim, you and me all have similar issues with the lens, but once adjusted the results seem pretty good.
Comment by MrCynical posted on Tamron 17-50 test shots at 09/09/2010 - 02:08
EDIT: Never mind, I managed to get a chart test set up properly, which has given me the answer
Comment by MrCynical posted on Tamron 17-50 test shots at 08/09/2010 - 14:49
kiwao wrote:
the images are at about infinity so I am probably misjudging the lack of contrast in the small object I am focusing on. I am sorting through them at this moment. I will post and so you can judge for yourself.
Images taken at or near to a lens's minimum focus distance are easier to use for diagnosing focus problems - not that ones at infinity are entirely useless, but they're less useful.the images are at about infinity so I am probably misjudging the lack of contrast in the small object I am focusing on. I am sorting through them at this moment. I will post and so you can judge for yourself.
Comment by MrCynical posted on Lens based autofocus inconsistencies at 08/09/2010 - 13:18
Anvh wrote:
You also need an awful lot of iThings to get it to work, I at least have non and sounds complicated.
True - if you don't already have an iPod then it's pretty pointless to buy one for storing photos, since most of the cost is in the other components. However if someone already has an iPod (I have a 160Gb Classic for example), and will presumably be taking it with them (to play music) then it provides additional storage for a cost of £0.You also need an awful lot of iThings to get it to work, I at least have non and sounds complicated.
Comment by MrCynical posted on USB flash drive instead of memorycard? at 08/09/2010 - 13:11
intheframe wrote:
Slightly away from the topic, but can PSE and Lightroom share the same index/database of photos?
90% sure they don't, but as I don't own a current version of Elements I could be wrong.Slightly away from the topic, but can PSE and Lightroom share the same index/database of photos?
Comment by MrCynical posted on OU Course update at 08/09/2010 - 13:06
Wow - if suggestions are true that this is actually a baby FA35, then this lens will be a corker! Not entirely sure why this lens would be slightly slower though - plastic construction or not.
My only real problem with this lens is that I've had my heart set on a DA35 Macro for quite some time - now I'm not so sure.
In the future, I think that the FA 50 f1.4 might be retired and then a few months later (ie once the frenzy buys have depleted remaining FA50 stock!) a DAL 50 f1.7 will be introduced. This would make Pentax's range in that focal length much more sensible, as well as stopping the FA 50 from taking sales away from the DA*55.