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A nice example of this lens - comes with original leatherette case!
£45 delivered, or near offer.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Pentax M 28mm f3.5 at 12/04/2018 - 17:52

Sold to Kea828 subject to payment.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on KPS 1.3x Eyepiece for Pentax DSLRs at 12/04/2018 - 09:20

I've used this extensively on my K30. When I took it off, the difference was immediately noticeable and I missed it straight away! It makes the viewfinder of an APSC camera seem like a full frame. Fits all Pentax DSLRs, I believe.

I bought it from the forum some time ago. Asking £20 ONO inc P+P

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on KPS 1.3x Eyepiece for Pentax DSLRs at 11/04/2018 - 18:41

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Still waiting to see how much better the AF is .....

We'll see but I am going to take a wild guess: not really significantly better.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on K-1 Upgrade service at 11/04/2018 - 11:23

I just remembered I am selling a little AF160 flash, which would be ideal as a pocketable stand in for onboard flash on the K1/K3ii. I take it all back. Full frontal flash looks brilliant in all circumstances, don't waste your time with the sliders in lightroom - buy my flash!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on K1 & K3II Owners Need Not Apply at 08/04/2018 - 20:45

As an ex K7 owner I can empathise with the workarounds the camera sometimes forces you to deploy! Using fill light and tone adjustments in LR would produce more natural looking results, given a 'clean' sensor. The onboard flash gives a stark artificial look which rarely looks very nice IMHO. That said I like this flower shot I did ages ago with onboard flash, I faffed with the aperture settings to balance the sky. It looks completely unnatural but it looks kind of on-purpose.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on K1 & K3II Owners Need Not Apply at 08/04/2018 - 20:40

Are you shooting from as far back from the background as you can? If you can get your camera, your model, and (critically) the background lights as far away as possible from your background as possible you'll get more even coverage. (Is there scope for extending your studio? LOL)

You may end up with the background not filling the frame, but if it's even and white that would be easier to sort in PP than an unevenly lit background.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Studio Questions at 04/04/2018 - 10:30

MX sold, and I think I am going to keep the 50mm.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Pentax MX / 50mm f1.7 at 03/04/2018 - 15:54

Pentax MX with M 50mm f1.7: £50
Body only: £35
Lens only: £25

The 50mm lens works fine, the glass is in great condition and the lens is in good nick cosmetically (tiny bit of wear on aperture ring paintwork as you'd expect). The MX shutter works fine, the metering was working last time I ran new batteries through it. I would not swear by the light seals so please factor in replacement. There is a tiny ding on the prism housing, not very noticeable though.