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Comment by niblue posted on Does such a lens exist? at 05/01/2008 - 01:37
What about the Pentax 18-250 (which is a re-badged Tamron)?
Sigma also do an 18-200 (£220 from warehouseexpress). They used to do a 18-125 as well but I think you'll struggle to find it in Pentax fit now.
Tamron to an 18-200 (£245) as well.
There are several 24-135's available, in fact I'm selling a Sigma one (F2.8-4) on Ebay at the moment.
Sigma also do an 18-200 (£220 from warehouseexpress). They used to do a 18-125 as well but I think you'll struggle to find it in Pentax fit now.
Tamron to an 18-200 (£245) as well.
There are several 24-135's available, in fact I'm selling a Sigma one (F2.8-4) on Ebay at the moment.
Comment by niblue posted on Does such a lens exist? at 03/01/2008 - 13:21
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I have at least a hundred shots that could qualify from my trip to Hong Kong in November.
When I was looking through my shots while considering what to submit I thought I'd end up using one from Hong Kong, only to realise I took surprisingly few building shots in the 2 years I lived there. The options were further limited as quite a few of the candidates weren't shot on Pentax equipment as I also Contax G and medium format set-ups at the time.I have at least a hundred shots that could qualify from my trip to Hong Kong in November.
If I went back there now I'd be looking for interesting angles for building shots with the Sigma 10-20 and Pentax 10-17.
Comment by niblue posted on Discussion: Weekly competition No. 26 at 02/01/2008 - 14:02
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Are some brands much brighter than others? Could we have some sort of straw poll of monitor brands/models and whether the noise is visible?
The noise is equally noticeable on both my Toshiba laptop display and the 19" Dell LCD on my office desktop.Are some brands much brighter than others? Could we have some sort of straw poll of monitor brands/models and whether the noise is visible?
Comment by niblue posted on Weekly Competition No 26: Buildings at 07/01/2008 - 10:16
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Could I trouble you (or someone else that sees the picture as noisy) elaborate a little on what you're seeing? (Here's a link to it again so that you don't have to trawl back through the entries.)
I can see a fair bit of noise in the sky, especially in the lighter parts just above the buildings and particularily on the left hand side of the frame.Could I trouble you (or someone else that sees the picture as noisy) elaborate a little on what you're seeing? (Here's a link to it again so that you don't have to trawl back through the entries.)
Comment by niblue posted on Weekly Competition No 26: Buildings at 07/01/2008 - 09:35
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
*istDS, Vivitar 28mm F2 @ F2
*istDS, Vivitar 28mm F2 @ F2
Comment by niblue posted on Weekly Competition No 26: Buildings at 02/01/2008 - 12:33
Mine is: Shoot more film
Comment by niblue posted on What are your New Year's resolutions? at 26/12/2007 - 22:37
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Just worked out that if I ebay all the old flasguns I CAN get a new one
You can sometimes find them cheap on Ebay - my own AF360FGZ came that way. Don't recall what I actually paid for it, but it was under £100.Just worked out that if I ebay all the old flasguns I CAN get a new one
Comment by niblue posted on AF400FTZ or AF-360FGZ TTL with Pentax 645? at 11/01/2008 - 14:04
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That said, if the AF360 has been previously used on a K10D (for example) the it will be "stuck" in P-TTL mode until it talks to a TTL only body (like an MZ10 etc). This may be the only sticking point when connecting onto a really old body that supports TTL only.
That wasn't a problem - the flash switched to TTL mode when I mounted it to the 645 and pressed the shutter button half-way.That said, if the AF360 has been previously used on a K10D (for example) the it will be "stuck" in P-TTL mode until it talks to a TTL only body (like an MZ10 etc). This may be the only sticking point when connecting onto a really old body that supports TTL only.
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You only have to push the Mode button on the AF360... if you only get P-TTL then you have to "retrain" it on a body. If you get "TTL" as one of the modes then everything should be just fine and dandy
So, if the MF 645 supports TTL then I would say it will work with the AF360 and AF540.
Don't you just love Pentax compatibility!!
Indeed I do - it's just a damn shame my AF400FTZ doesn't seem quite as compatible as I'd hoped. My initial plan was to leave that in the 645 bag however it looks like the 360FGZ will be getting moved between systems!You only have to push the Mode button on the AF360... if you only get P-TTL then you have to "retrain" it on a body. If you get "TTL" as one of the modes then everything should be just fine and dandy
So, if the MF 645 supports TTL then I would say it will work with the AF360 and AF540.
Don't you just love Pentax compatibility!!
Comment by niblue posted on AF400FTZ or AF-360FGZ TTL with Pentax 645? at 11/01/2008 - 12:27
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It is curious that the 360 seems to work, I'll be interested to hear how the pictures come out! Now, of course, I'm sitting at a table surrounded with bodies and flasguns trying out all sorts of combinations. My late 60s vintage Pentax flash works a treat with everything including the DS but I'd long forgotten, thankfully, the carry on about calculating exposures
I only took one picture (a grab portrait of my son) with the 645 & AF360FGZ - I've had the film back from that and the exposure was fine. Given the distance I think had the flash fired at full-power rather than being quenched via TTL then it'd have been very overexposed, so it's likely that TTL did work (the flash switches to TTL when attached to the camera). It is curious that the 360 seems to work, I'll be interested to hear how the pictures come out! Now, of course, I'm sitting at a table surrounded with bodies and flasguns trying out all sorts of combinations. My late 60s vintage Pentax flash works a treat with everything including the DS but I'd long forgotten, thankfully, the carry on about calculating exposures
Even if TTL didn't work the 360FGZ would still be workable as it could be used in "A" mode.
Comment by niblue posted on AF400FTZ or AF-360FGZ TTL with Pentax 645? at 11/01/2008 - 12:09
I am interested in the 24-135 - niblue how much do you expect to get for yours?