In the Photozone test it basically had no resolution in the extreme corners. However thanks to Pentax's wonderful marketing strategy it's your only option for a fast normal under £900.

If ultra-shallow DOF isn't a priority then the DA35 should stomp it at equivalent apertures, but the Sigma takes much better pictures at f1.4 than the DA35 does!

But as smc said, perhaps you could post a link to the auctions (or your eBay username) so that we can find them? Otherwise the thread seems rather pointless...

Borrow some fireworks from the local white-tracksuit fraternity

Haven't posted anything for a while, and photos are for looking at! All of these were taken with the Sigma 10-20, with the exception of the first one which was the DA 50-200. Incidentally, as far as that shot is concerned I'm torn as to whether I should crop it to move the pidgeon further left - thoughts anyone?

(EDIT: Should add that #4 is from a different day and place than the others, in case anyone who knows Glasgow gets puzzled I also realise that the sky on #3 is 'troubled' - haven't got round to sorting that yet)




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Hey, this lens was made by Old Pentax, not lenses-that-break-by-not-being-used New Pentax.

Hope it's ok Peter!

Don't own either, but of those two I'd have the Google Nexus any day. Allowing one company to dictate which software I can and cannot use on my property is too creepy for my liking.

Having to take the grip off to get at that slot has to be one of the most ridiculous design decisions Pentax have made (well, apart from the "let's not bother building our SDM properly" decision ). With all that hassle it's much easier to put an SD card in a pocket/camera bag!

As a possible alternative, I think SRS have a used Sigma 400mm f5.6 in stock - although not quite as long as a 300mm + TC it is likely to be both faster and better. Plus it's AF if that interests you.

I have the D-BGwhatever grip for my K20D, and since I bought it I've pretty much had it on the camera all the time. However I've now swung the other way towards only using it if I really want the vertical controls, and will test this amazing new discovery on my walkabout tomorrow . Just wondered how other people use theirs (for curiosity/discussion's sake, rather than advice!)

40% of my lens collection is 135-compatible (DFA 50 and 100 macros) [Edit: Or 57% if you want to count the M42 lenses, which I had forgotten were full frame in their original lives]

But by the time it gets over here $1 will probably equal £1 as is typical with Pentax prices (and probably those of other brands too)

As regards the original topic, I'm not sure whether I would buy one. First off I don't have £1800! Second, if I did have that sort of money to spend on camera gear, I would probably buy the FA31 and FA77 in preference to _any_ new body. The fact that I love my K20D to bits doesn't help either!

I do think it would help Pentax build their userbase - once Sony brought out the a900 sales of their APS-C bodies went up significantly. A £1500-ish body (5D MkII level) would be the best option if Pentax were to do FF - a £3000 level body simply wouldn't sell (even professional Canon users largely ignore the 1D, if I understand correctly) and would also probably be too close in the range to the 645D for Pentax's liking.