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I like the Z series too, although I've only got a Z70, the budget model. However it's still a pretty sophisticated and DSLR-like camera. Only 'Penta-mirror' but still vastly better than the viewfinder on a digital APSC camera. It cost me ten quid for a mint one. (The strap was wider and nicer than the original one on my K7 so I swapped them over).

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Should I go for a film SLR? at 24/09/2011 - 12:06

I think the small size, which is the main USP of these lenses, has required a few slight compromises. However they both are very good and offer some advantages over a zoom lens which are harder to quantify on a MTF chart. The contrast and flare resistance is very good. You can shoot pretty much directly at the sun with the DA15mm, and won't really get any flare.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on A landscape prime at 24/09/2011 - 11:57

Both nice lenses, and useful focal lengths in different ways. However there is nothing else like the 15mm in manual lens world, whereas many 20mm and 24mm options exist. So I went for the 15mm. You don't gain much compared to a zoom like the 16-45mm in IQ terms, with either lens. You have to really value the small size and beautiful build quality.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on A landscape prime at 24/09/2011 - 11:05

Photozone.de:

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The 24mm is the sweet spot of the lens. The center performance is exceedingly high here and the border/corner quality is much higher at max. aperture. It even reaches very good to excellent results at medium apertures.

Seems to be confirmed by these shots. They're nice and sharp. Photozone notes that the performance trails off as you get towards longer focal lengths though. I wonder what your next example's going to be.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on 18-135 first impressions (on the K-5) at 24/09/2011 - 10:16

I think the p30s are good if you want something small, straight forward and very reliable, and want a camera in good condition for under a Tenner.

But the Super A does look like a very good bet if you want that shiny metal classic look combined with great features like Sv mode (which lets you indirectly control the aperture of DA lenses, which lack an actual aperture ring).

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Should I go for a film SLR? at 24/09/2011 - 00:36

Thanks Gary. I knew the k200d had a grip, and assumed from the OP that the k100d did also!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Lack of battery grip at 23/09/2011 - 23:10

I think providing a battery grip for an entry level camera is really unusual. Pentax wanted the k100d and especially the k200d to be a bit more than just another entry level camera. And they were.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Lack of battery grip at 23/09/2011 - 21:02

karma mechanic wrote:
Only if they were in the Thatcher cabinet

Oh yeah...

A slightly tongue in cheek commemoration then

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on This land was ravaged by... IR version at 23/09/2011 - 16:12

Someone needs to buy that K135mm f2.5. Lovely lens, and sharp enough wide open to park it in Av mode (where it will always be at max. aperture) for low light stuff.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Pentax K-5, K-x, 43ltd, 77ltd, 135/2.5, tamron 17-50 2.8 and more! at 23/09/2011 - 14:43

Great image. Does that stone commemorate the highway's engineers who planned the motorway? It's slightly Ian Hamilton Finlay-esque.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on This land was ravaged by... IR version at 23/09/2011 - 14:14

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