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philstaff wrote:
Which do you prefer between the 50mm 1.7 and the Tamron 90mm I have thoght about buying the Tamron a few times.
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I find it hard to pick between two lenses with different focal lengths! They both give outstanding image quality IMO, super-crisp and 3D looking. The Tamron's not a bad macro lens either (I have the old manual 'adaptall' version btw).

Like you I also have my eye on the DA70mm, which looks a superb lens.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Choice at 06/07/2010 - 23:38

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Portraits - 50 f1.7 / Tamron 90mm
Landscapes - 16-45mm

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Choice at 06/07/2010 - 22:50

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Beautiful shots.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Our trip to Seattle... at 06/07/2010 - 13:34

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Another vote for Elements. Any of the recent versions will do if you can get your mits on an old unwanted copy. (Or p2p download).

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on How much is enough (or too much?) (Digital Processing) at 06/07/2010 - 13:12

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Do reverse ND grads get darker toward the bottom rather than the top? Lol!

Sounds like it might be an idea to get the filters singly from a shop where you can play with them on your lenses, to be sure you get the most appropriate ones.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Grad filter sizes at 06/07/2010 - 10:30

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Well it shows that creative lighting is all. It's not even about the best lighting equipment - he has to improvise with halogen security lights at one point.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on All the gear and no idea? at 06/07/2010 - 09:00

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Big fan of 16-45. The 18-55 is great, but does vignette.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Which lightweight lens? at 05/07/2010 - 23:40

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The 55-300 does seem to reduce slightly in quality from about 200mm on, but reportedly less so than the alternatives from Tamron and especially Sigma. Like most long consumer zooms it focuses maddeningly slowly and noisily.

I don't think the 50-200mm reduces in quality toward the long end in the same way (but of course it doesn't even cover the long end of the 55-300mm's range so not a fair comparison). It's a MUCH more compact lens too.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Which to keep, what else to buy... at 05/07/2010 - 23:29

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flossie wrote:
I though about putting a disclaimer in, but don't want to be pretentious about it, or get pestered as a result. Lets just say, I've been working alongside pro cameras for the past 12 years, and get very depressed when people try to do things with consumer toys
Well I'm glad that making short films with really high image quality is now more possible for amateurs. I am sometimes very bored with what the professional media pump out... The Wire excepted.

I think these cameras are a probably a pain in the ass for typical home movie video compared to normal consumer camcorders, but real budding film makers would be willing work around the limitations (maybe using external screens etc) to get the unique quality.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Shooting video on K-x at 05/07/2010 - 23:08

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3 5 7 8? Love 5.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Spot the PPG reject (8 images - sorry!) at 05/07/2010 - 20:07

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