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a50mm 1.7 nice and clean example , i bought it off here never used it 60 quid
Comment by nipper posted on a 50mm 1.7 at 21/04/2012 - 23:20
ChrisA wrote:
Another bump... now £229 including Special Delivery in the UK.
This lens is brand new, it's only come out of the box for the pics at the beginning of the thread.
Please, someone buy it quick - I'm starting to feel tempted to keep it
please keep it i'm keep getting tempted to buy it Another bump... now £229 including Special Delivery in the UK.
This lens is brand new, it's only come out of the box for the pics at the beginning of the thread.
Please, someone buy it quick - I'm starting to feel tempted to keep it
Comment by nipper posted on FS: Pentax SMC FA 50mm F1.4 (as new) at 14/04/2012 - 10:22
Very nice , love number 1 cracking shot
Comment by nipper posted on DA 55-300 at the RNZAF 75th at 03/04/2012 - 11:13
davidstorm wrote:
Not had any locking so far Nipper, and have used a variety of lenses. I don't own any SDM lenses though so I can't make any comment on whether or not this could be a cause.
Regards
David
Not had any locking so far Nipper, and have used a variety of lenses. I don't own any SDM lenses though so I can't make any comment on whether or not this could be a cause.
Regards
David
yep i think its a bit hit and miss whether you get a good one or a slightly not so good one David well it does for me this will be my fourth if this one goes t-ts up, hope yours his a good un its just the process of sending it back and forth does me head in
Comment by nipper posted on oh no not again at 29/03/2012 - 23:42
ChrisR wrote:
Each time it was under the same condition. I was too close to the subject, therefore outside of the lens focusing range, which made it hunt, and the camera locked. Maybe it should not do this ?.
But as I have identified the problem, if the lens/camera starts hunting for focus, I just move back, to be within the lens close focusing range, and have not had it lock since.
Now I know under which condition it occurs, I can live with it, if however it continued to happen or started to lock under other conditions, then it would be a warranty claim.
As John has said, the best thing is to use it, because if there is a fault that is the only way its going to show.
Take care.
Funny you should say that Chris i was very close to a robin when it happened i must have been close to minimum focusing range so could have been that, and yep i think your both right i must use it more often to see if it self destructs , oh and i was in AFS cheersnipper wrote:
My k5 locked up today pressed the shutter and it locked up till i took the battery out and re inserted . this his my third edition hope its not trouble ahead anybody else had this will it get worse : only took 600 shots with it , getting so i dare not touch it it seems to have got noisier has well :
My K5, has locked, I think three times, each time it was with the Pentax 100mm macro lens fitted.My k5 locked up today pressed the shutter and it locked up till i took the battery out and re inserted . this his my third edition hope its not trouble ahead anybody else had this will it get worse : only took 600 shots with it , getting so i dare not touch it it seems to have got noisier has well :
Each time it was under the same condition. I was too close to the subject, therefore outside of the lens focusing range, which made it hunt, and the camera locked. Maybe it should not do this ?.
But as I have identified the problem, if the lens/camera starts hunting for focus, I just move back, to be within the lens close focusing range, and have not had it lock since.
Now I know under which condition it occurs, I can live with it, if however it continued to happen or started to lock under other conditions, then it would be a warranty claim.
As John has said, the best thing is to use it, because if there is a fault that is the only way its going to show.
Take care.
Comment by nipper posted on oh no not again at 29/03/2012 - 11:24
carmagw wrote:
Mine locked up once on AFC whilst tracking birds. Hasn't happened since but I tend not to use AFC very often.
After lock up my Sigma 100-300 played up but has since been fixed by Sigma.
Which lens were you using ?
Sigma told me my K5 AF drive shaft is shorter than the K10, K7 etc which could impact screw drive lenses (AF slipping). I'll be discussing this with SRS as the AF drive shaft does ot seem as 'sturdy' when compared to my K7.
Regards
George
i had pentax da300 on , so it was sdm when it lockedMine locked up once on AFC whilst tracking birds. Hasn't happened since but I tend not to use AFC very often.
After lock up my Sigma 100-300 played up but has since been fixed by Sigma.
Which lens were you using ?
Sigma told me my K5 AF drive shaft is shorter than the K10, K7 etc which could impact screw drive lenses (AF slipping). I'll be discussing this with SRS as the AF drive shaft does ot seem as 'sturdy' when compared to my K7.
Regards
George
Comment by nipper posted on oh no not again at 29/03/2012 - 10:52
My k5 locked up today pressed the shutter and it locked up till i took the battery out and re inserted . this his my third edition hope its not trouble ahead anybody else had this will it get worse : only took 600 shots with it , getting so i dare not touch it it seems to have got noisier has well :
Comment by nipper posted on oh no not again at 29/03/2012 - 02:02
08tiger wrote:
Nice shots of the robin
what about my pigeon a much maligned bird Nice shots of the robin
Comment by nipper posted on out and about for acouple of hours at 29/03/2012 - 01:47
today with the k5 which locked up today ??
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