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I do Quite fancy a Q with the fisheye and standard lens. Especially the silver edition, but the black is also nice.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Quite I..... at 29/02/2012 - 21:46

Good idea checking your commonly used focal lengths. My 16-45 seemed to be at its widest setting most of the time, so the DA15 was right for me. I did get the DA21 though, nice lens, but I sold it when I realised it was no 15mm replacement. I also have lenses in a similar range to the DA21 - e.g. the sigma 24mm (which is faster, and has less distortion). The DA21 did have that extra DAltd 'pop' though!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Should I buy 21mm Ltd at 29/02/2012 - 19:26

Hey, thanks for the second place, and all the great comments. I agree with you about Lilly's shot - very beautiful, atmospheric image.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Fortnightly competition 87 entries: bokeh at 29/02/2012 - 19:04

Yep I would check the Hanimex. Most flashes are OK but a few have voltages which are totally off the charts and may harm your camera! The Hanimex TZ2 is listed at 225V here!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Which is the best mode at 28/02/2012 - 23:37

The styling is outrageous, but I still want one!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Batmobile Looking Outdoor Camera by Pentax at 28/02/2012 - 23:32

Which flash do you have? Many are actually safe to use. My only flashes are a Pentax 280t and a cobra 480AF.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Which is the best mode at 28/02/2012 - 14:48

Dave - the in built flash will give unattractive results. I would urge you to use window light, and bump the ISO if needed. Even use tungsten lighting (position lamps in the room to light her).

As a last resort, use a bit of white paper to deflect the on-board flash upwards to the ceiling, which will illuminate the room evenly... but you will need to experiment with exposure settings in advance.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Which is the best mode at 28/02/2012 - 12:08

A job where you don't actually have to do anything but stand there? Doesn't sound that bad to me!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Most boring job at 27/02/2012 - 22:27

fatspider wrote:
I only use centre point on the K5 as it is, 51 would be just another 50 chances for the camera to select the one I don't want

I don't think we should rule out other systems being more reliable in terms of selecting the correct focus point Although I must admit it's a moot issue for me, as I shoot MF so much anyway. I can see a K-01 in my future sometime for that reason.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on K5d or D300s at 25/02/2012 - 21:19

OM-D to K-01 isn't really a fair comparison... the K-01 isn't trying to be what the OM-D is, and is significantly cheaper. I'm intrigued by the MFT cameras but I'm not prepared to sacrifice even a little IQ (and DOF) for a smaller body, especially in a £999.99 camera. A cheap Olympus-Pen makes sense though, as an alternative to a quality compact camera.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Pentax K-01 at 24/02/2012 - 14:54

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