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Just watched the clips. Interesting footage of meteorite showers, laser displays, CLOUDS, and CGI hoaxes there! The apocalyptic message reminds of that stupid viral video allegedly showing one of the horsemen of the apocalypse in Tahrir square! (It's actually lens flare lol)
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Another UFO thread - Media Coverage at 17/04/2011 - 17:40
Dangermouse wrote:
Do I believe in aliens? Yes, in an apparently infinite universe it's unthinkable that we're on the only planet with life.
Do I believe in UFOs? Well given they're just something you don't recognise in the air it's a bit like believing in the postman - unnecessary and doesn't make your parcels turn up faster!
Do I believe UFOs are alien spacecraft? No, I strongly suspect that this is a bit of misinformation fed by various government bodies so that anyone commenting on the funny lights in the sky is regarded as a crackpot, thereby avoiding hordes of people turning up with 1000mm lenses to photograph the latest super-secret experimental aircraft which are undoubtedly responsible for the sightings!
Do I believe in aliens? Yes, in an apparently infinite universe it's unthinkable that we're on the only planet with life.
Do I believe in UFOs? Well given they're just something you don't recognise in the air it's a bit like believing in the postman - unnecessary and doesn't make your parcels turn up faster!
Do I believe UFOs are alien spacecraft? No, I strongly suspect that this is a bit of misinformation fed by various government bodies so that anyone commenting on the funny lights in the sky is regarded as a crackpot, thereby avoiding hordes of people turning up with 1000mm lenses to photograph the latest super-secret experimental aircraft which are undoubtedly responsible for the sightings!
Matt, I agree - in all probability there must be 'life out there in space' and also that it's very doubtful that other sentient life forms have made it across the vast expanses of space to earth. If they did, I am sure it wouldn't be like the classic ufo sighting!
Personally I believe most sightings are mundane objects which, unable to make out what they are straight away, the brain starts misinterpreting. This is similar to the hard wired instinct to see pattern I mentioned above. It probably explains ghost sightings too. And I have experienced it first hand, so I know how the brain can build a 3d surround-sound horror show from a few mis-cues!
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Another UFO thread - Media Coverage at 17/04/2011 - 16:37
Don, there is an extremely good reason for people to evolve the mental equipment which almost inevitably leads to a belief in god. We are hard wired to instinctively see pattern and 'agency' in stuff. This is expedient for survival, for example allowing us to see animal tracks and instinctively know a potential predator or prey animal made them, but as cultures get more complex, leads to things like astrology and superstitions, because the desire to see pattern is so irresistable.
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Another UFO thread - Media Coverage at 17/04/2011 - 16:26
hefty1 wrote:
And Digital Medium Format is bigger still. 35mm is a halfway measure no longer of relevance.
OTOH it offers the ideal form factor of 35mm SLRs with IQ and DOF possibilities closer to (if not rivalling) digital MF.And Digital Medium Format is bigger still. 35mm is a halfway measure no longer of relevance.
You could imagine a future market dominated by small EVIL cameras and FF cameras, with the 'between two stools' APSC cameras becoming a redundant halfway house. EVIL is more of a threat to APSC than MF is to Full Frame, IMO!
So I still think in theory it would be lovely. Would they do it, probably not. Would I buy one, if they made it financially accessible, probably!
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on When a Pentax Full Frame at 17/04/2011 - 14:00
Yeah, the review has sample images though, which confirm the review. Very soft edges, and looks decentred in the 18mm shot. The middle of the shots are good though (so it's not BF/FF. And the shots look pretty good until you pixel peep. I think we should expect better, but it's probably a useful lens if you don't make big prints. But at that price?
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on 18-135 has been slaughtered by Photozone at 17/04/2011 - 02:12
Dangermouse wrote:
I just think it'd be a waste of R&D money which could be better spent on innovative models like the Auto 110D idea which has cropped up a few times (EVIL using the same lens mount as the old Auto 110).
I'm not so sure about that... I'm certain the latent market of people with 35mm Pentax lenses is bigger than that of Auto 110 lenses. I even think that the R&D costs would be less. The problem is that many of those people have given up waiting and got a Nikon D700 by now.I just think it'd be a waste of R&D money which could be better spent on innovative models like the Auto 110D idea which has cropped up a few times (EVIL using the same lens mount as the old Auto 110).
The FA31/43/70mm trio, the FA35 f2 and the DFA 100mm are just waiting for a body that can really do them real justice, IMO. But Pentax don't think like that, so we probably won't get it, and the more time that passes, the less likely it becomes.
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on When a Pentax Full Frame at 16/04/2011 - 23:54
A picture would speak a thousand words here, I feel!
I haven't noticed any problems with using a LPL on AF lenses btw - but I admit I have not checked whether there's a problem with critical focus at large apertures etc.
The only thing I can think is that the reduction in light means you need a slower shutter speed, so causing more camera shake. This would not be quite so obvious on shorter focal length lenses.
The filter would have to be truly horrendous to make your images look so soft that you thought the focus was out, I think... and it would affect all lenses equally.
I haven't noticed any problems with using a LPL on AF lenses btw - but I admit I have not checked whether there's a problem with critical focus at large apertures etc.
The only thing I can think is that the reduction in light means you need a slower shutter speed, so causing more camera shake. This would not be quite so obvious on shorter focal length lenses.
The filter would have to be truly horrendous to make your images look so soft that you thought the focus was out, I think... and it would affect all lenses equally.
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Help me with a weird problem at 16/04/2011 - 23:46
Have had the 21mm, amazing small lens but I'd skip it for the 15mm as I found the IQ of the 21mm to be very good, but there's noticeable distortion - worse than the DA16-45mm IMO. On the upside the contrast and flare resistance is fantastic, but the DA15mm is supposed to excel in those areas too, as well as being very 'straight'.
Plus there are plenty of cheaper options for 24mm primes if you want a pocketable wide-normal lens. Pentax-M 24mm or Sigma 24mm f2.8 for example. But try finding another 15mm prime the size of the DA15mm!
The 12-24mm would be more versatile, but you want small don't you!
If you don't love the DA15mm, you can always sell it to me
Plus there are plenty of cheaper options for 24mm primes if you want a pocketable wide-normal lens. Pentax-M 24mm or Sigma 24mm f2.8 for example. But try finding another 15mm prime the size of the DA15mm!
The 12-24mm would be more versatile, but you want small don't you!
If you don't love the DA15mm, you can always sell it to me
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Wide Angle - Prime v Zoom at 16/04/2011 - 23:39
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We were obviously surprised by the rather poor performance so we send the lens to the local Pentax service in Hamburg/Germany. Result: the tested lens is within factory specifications!
Oops, Pentax We were obviously surprised by the rather poor performance so we send the lens to the local Pentax service in Hamburg/Germany. Result: the tested lens is within factory specifications!
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on 18-135 has been slaughtered by Photozone at 16/04/2011 - 23:00
Hardgravity wrote:
So you think you can dance!
Cisco on tonights programme looks like the Cat from Red Dwarf!!!!
Is he for real?
I was waiting for his amazing afro to free itself from the grip of all that hair gel - BOOSH! I don't get him either, he's bizarrely good looking, but he looks like he lets a seven year old Japanese girl design his outfits.So you think you can dance!
Cisco on tonights programme looks like the Cat from Red Dwarf!!!!
Is he for real?
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Another pointless thread at 16/04/2011 - 22:47
