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Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Weekly competition 261 Wide angle at 09/07/2012 - 10:51
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Pentax K-30 Preview at 09/07/2012 - 00:20
Thanks all. I'm surprised no-one has suggested a manual focus prime lens.
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on DA 14 f2.8, DA 15 f4 or something else? at 08/07/2012 - 22:48
The lenses seem to have different strengths and weaknesses, but the 12-24mm does seem to have the best across-the-frame sharpness at a wider range of apertures.
(f4 bokeh on the DA15mm looks like this - http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4820342318_e78e3e5665_z.jpg )
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on DA 14 f2.8, DA 15 f4 or something else? at 08/07/2012 - 22:44
Real hands on videos from people who have actually bought the camera are coming out now.
E.g. kitty continuous AF test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aGTZ2zK74w&feature=relmfu
Note link to the images he took.
And CDAF test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1GwD1XMtnU&feature=relmfu
Don't know about the K5 but seems miles ahead of the K7 in CDAF!
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Pentax K-30 Preview at 08/07/2012 - 20:24
I have a solution which is a little different using one of these.
Basically it's a mini copier and it is a dream to use. Plug the USB lead from your camera into the 'copy from end' then plug pretty much anything in the other end which has a USB connector such as a card reader, disk drive, even an iPod or Android Phone in data mode) and it will copy without a computer.
The great thing is you are not tied to a single system - you can take whatever you need and have on that occasion (although it does have to be FAT32, not NTFS).
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Backing up - is there a small mobile device out there? at 08/07/2012 - 00:08
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on SMC M 20mm and SMC M 85mm at 07/07/2012 - 22:56
[quote:3496ace15f="Pentaxophile"]I'm not trying to suggest these aren't fine lenses, only that for a marque you are only as good are your last camera, or lens. If you don't make an effort to keep up with the others (which would include matching design to current production techniques), then you are simply sitting on the quayside watching the ship sail way. No lens motors and no WR in so many of Pentax's higher end lenses strikes me as baffling, before we get to video requirements. But that's up to Pentax, of course. Fortunately we can change if we have to; they will always be Pentax.
I don't know what you mean by 'optimised for video' though - that term sounds like marketing-speak to me. Strikes me that a lot of the really old lenses, and M42 lenses, are much in demand for video. You want a fast lens, and one with a smooth manual focus action.
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Pentax K-3 at 07/07/2012 - 22:52
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Why did you choose Pentax? at 07/07/2012 - 16:40
I don't think f2.8 is really that much of an advantage on a UWA. The DA15 has soft edges at f4 which could be an issue for some shots, but who uses a lens wide open expecting edge to edge sharpness.
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on DA 14 f2.8, DA 15 f4 or something else? at 07/07/2012 - 16:30
I would imagine that most folks will have a lens capable of this as the kit lens is 18-55.
Photo's to be taken with Pentax camera's or their Samsung DSLR clones and exif MUST be included.
Good luck to all.