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Comment by Oggy posted on Pentax 40mm f2.8 DA Limited for £249 at 29/04/2010 - 13:02
Er - no. More the Mini.
Comment by Oggy posted on Another pointless thread at 29/04/2010 - 12:53
mayday wrote:
It's raining...
To cap it all - IT'S MY DAY OFF.....
Sorry Mayday - that's my fault. I have just become a member of the Weber* Owners ClubIt's raining...
To cap it all - IT'S MY DAY OFF.....
*the Rolls Royce of barbecues.
Comment by Oggy posted on Another pointless thread at 29/04/2010 - 12:43
I've got two.
Both from Miss Julian, but one from username chibaby and the other from rose44. John - please would you do the honours?
Both from Miss Julian, but one from username chibaby and the other from rose44. John - please would you do the honours?
Comment by Oggy posted on Spam on my portfolio page at 28/04/2010 - 12:35
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While the IQ is great - it's not going to replace my mirror lens At least not for big zooms I remember reading somewhere that mirrors were so terrible that you could just crop and manipulate a high quality 135mm lens to get the same out of it. Well, I tried. These pictures at: 18mm to show approximately where I'm standing and the point of interest, the upscaled DA* @ 135mm, my mirror (500mm), and the mirror with a 2x TC on it (1000mm).
Not really a fair test. The crop you show will have nearly 16 times as many pixels in the 500mm format as it does in the 135mm format. For distant objects there is no real substitute for longer focal length. If you were to compare pictures which occupies for the sake of argument, half the width of the sensor taken with the two lenses (you would have to be much closer with the 50-135), I think you will find that the 50-135 will knock the other lens into a cocked hat.While the IQ is great - it's not going to replace my mirror lens At least not for big zooms I remember reading somewhere that mirrors were so terrible that you could just crop and manipulate a high quality 135mm lens to get the same out of it. Well, I tried. These pictures at: 18mm to show approximately where I'm standing and the point of interest, the upscaled DA* @ 135mm, my mirror (500mm), and the mirror with a 2x TC on it (1000mm).
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The one thing that surprised me is that the TC doesn't seem to give you more than what software can get you. Has anyone else had this experience with 2x TC's? It's also possible that there was motion, and this motion was made worse with the TC. Both shots were pseudo-braced (camera on the ledge, but some shake was visible in the viewfinder).
TCs are very hit and miss, and the more magnification they provide the less well they are likely to work.The one thing that surprised me is that the TC doesn't seem to give you more than what software can get you. Has anyone else had this experience with 2x TC's? It's also possible that there was motion, and this motion was made worse with the TC. Both shots were pseudo-braced (camera on the ledge, but some shake was visible in the viewfinder).
Some people get reasonable results with them but it is usually the Pentax AF one and fast lenses that work best.
Comment by Oggy posted on Woooo, just bought a DA* 50-135mm! at 26/04/2010 - 22:54
One notch at 1.4, another at 1.7, another at 2.0? Yes - mine has that.
Comment by Oggy posted on Lens Rattle? at 26/04/2010 - 22:25
(Picks up Fa 50 and shakes it) Yup mine has a small rattle too. Works fine though.
Comment by Oggy posted on Lens Rattle? at 26/04/2010 - 20:48
Good pictures.
Also, respect to the people concerned.
We will remember them.
Also, respect to the people concerned.
We will remember them.
Comment by Oggy posted on ANZAC Day 2010 at 25/04/2010 - 22:41
Nice one Whelmed.
Possibly the finest zoom Pentax have made. A pleasure to use.
Possibly the finest zoom Pentax have made. A pleasure to use.
Comment by Oggy posted on Woooo, just bought a DA* 50-135mm! at 25/04/2010 - 21:05
It must be nice to be in a position where it doesn't matter if you wreck the gear provided you get the shot.
As to the bears - no problem, we have a house full of them.
As to the bears - no problem, we have a house full of them.
Comment by Oggy posted on How water tight? at 25/04/2010 - 21:02
Too good to be true.