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[quote:3496ace15f="jane7l"adrian was actually asking if anybody tried it...
bye, janko[/quote]Indeed. Have you?

Reviews suggest the lens varies from meh to very good depending on focal length and apertures, and is small and beautifully constructed. Obviously this is a mixed bag but a toy lens it surely ain't.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on DA 20-40mm Ltd - anyone had a go yet? at 09/01/2014 - 10:12

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jane7l wrote:
what we've seen in the reviews, this lens is big, expensive, slow (focus and aperture), prone to flare and far from usable sharpness (not the most important, sure, but the threshold of usefulness is).
That's not a fair representation of what the reviews say at all. The lens is certainly not 'big'. It certainly offers 'usable' sharpness.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on DA 20-40mm Ltd - anyone had a go yet? at 09/01/2014 - 09:18

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In future any actions deemed to cause a 'nuisance or annoyance' may well be criminalised link

Do we trust the police (and local authorities and private security firms) not to be 'arbritary' and heavy handed in how they use such new powers?

On the evidence of this thread, probably not, so I urge you to sign the petition!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Police Bullying at 08/01/2014 - 18:33

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cabstar wrote:
I wish people would just be civil and talk to each other to get their points across without this endless going around in circles...
I agree with that too, but it's hard to remain civil when a policeman is being as overbearing and unreasonable as the one here. The officer could have asked the guy to desist from taking photos while he was doing his job, and refrain from publishing them online until the woman's relatives were informed. Not on the basis of the law, but on the basis of common courtesy.

For all we know the police officer might have done this and met with a defensive attitude from the photographer, which may have escalated the situation.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Police Bullying at 08/01/2014 - 08:31

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Sublime set of shots, well done Ralph! I love those beach huts looking like a modern art installation, and the calm mirror-like flatness of those Baltic Sea shots.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Another 2013 selection at 08/01/2014 - 08:23

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Very very nice! I love no. 7 (looks even better when I scroll down to make a square crop!)

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on 2013 Favourites at 07/01/2014 - 14:25

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Excellent, fascinating shots Jon!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Some night shots from the GR at 06/01/2014 - 21:11

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Focus peaking might be useful in, for example, ensuring a single stamen is in focus in a very shallow depth shot. It is also very useful for all sorts of manual focus shooting esp. shallow dof.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Advice re Camera Choice at 06/01/2014 - 16:31

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wvbarnes wrote:
specially it seems with the newer K50 which is sealed, metal bodied and full pentaprism I think.
Sealed yes, metal bodied, no, pentaprism yes. And these were also available in the K30.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Advice re Camera Choice at 06/01/2014 - 15:15

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Lovely shots, all of them. February looks like a fine art illustration! Wonderful.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on 2013 Wildlife (image heavy) at 06/01/2014 - 12:41

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