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tyronet2000 wrote:
As long as he's not Rankin, Peston style

You mean Robert Peston?

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Comment by Pentaxophile posted on TV to watch Thursday night. at 02/12/2011 - 17:43

Both in excellent condition with original boxes and pouches etc, front and rear caps, hoods - all the original bits!

Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6: £270
Tamron Di 90mm f2.8: £220

Free P&P to UK, add £5 for anywhere else in EU.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on FS: Sigma 10-20mm / Tamron Di 90mm at 02/12/2011 - 12:24

It should work, give it a try. See how it performs against your modern zoom! The 50-200 isn't stellar so there's a chance it may be on par... some of my old heavy pre-digital zooms kick the a**es of modern budget kit. Among these older lenses there are keepers and stinkers, the fun is finding out which is which.

Agree with John... I wouldn't be under any illusion it'll be worth too much money.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Chinon auto zoom lens. at 02/12/2011 - 12:11

"All persons, living and dead, are purely coincidental." KV

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Your Quote for the Day at 02/12/2011 - 11:06

Does this lens have any other setting than f2.4?

Seriously it's great wide open. And at f2.4 the dof is hardly wafer thin (sadly) but it is narrow enough to give images a pop (fortunately).

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on The cheap 2.4 35mm... or spend elsewhere? at 01/12/2011 - 22:45

What ISO were you using?

I wonder if your expectation of the ability to retrieve deep shadows, owing to the DR of the K5, has led you to neglect lighting your shadow areas properly.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on What on earth is going on here? at 01/12/2011 - 10:00

Right on brother! But as someone in my early thirties working in the private sector, my retirement will probably resemble the latter half of the film 'Threads'. At least I will have the knowledge that those that went before me had it better!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Another pointless thread at 01/12/2011 - 01:14

I used this lens almost exclusively on holiday recently - the only other I took was the DA15mm. Excellent range for landscape and general shooting in a tiny package, and reliably sharp!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on PENTAX SMC AF 35-70mm F3.5/4.5 - First lens purchase and first disappointment! at 30/11/2011 - 22:12

Yep the iTunes link has gone now Pa, what was the track? It's quite nice for one of YT's 'Audioswap' tracks, and considering you had no control over the timing, the transitions aren't toooo bad (the slow dissolves take the edge off). It's a good selection of shots.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on video I made of my photos at 30/11/2011 - 19:35

I see what you mean! Well I expect the differences in jpeg quality are only vanishingly slight, and probably a bit subjective. I've read comments that the K5 is better.

Want to play with new toys? Why not try a few A or M manual lenses, low price and zero risk as you can easily flog them if you don't like them!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on New Member at 30/11/2011 - 13:22

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