Movement in one's peripheral vision is an instinctive "danger signal", so not surprising it's a bit distracting

Personally I think it's a bit inconsiderate - particularly that one with the bug running around...

R

I suspect it may have more to do with the low value of Sterling currently, as the lenses sold don't have DA equivalents.

The prices that caught my attention were these:

A24/2.8 £190
A28/2 £340



I'm almost tempted flog some A lenses myself before people come to their senses (or the pound rises in value)

R

Not that I've found, but I do visit the Micro Four Thirds forum on DPR.
Seems to be all good natured discussion and there are plenty of current & former Pentax users participating

R

I love the G1 viewfinder

In low light (or when you stop a manual lens down) the viewfinder
image gets brighter so you can still see to focus. The viewfinder
image does get a bit noiser and the refresh rate drops, but it's still
enough to focus. In fact, I prefer it to an optical one when it's really dark.

The downside is the images are quite noisy at high ISO (800+),
compared to Pentax cameras.

In general, I would say the G1 image quality is not as good as the
K20D but still pretty good.

The K20D has smoother tonality, higher resolution and better colours IMHO.
Overall a less "digital" look.

Interestingly, in AP tests the G1 had a higher resolution than the Nikon D300.

R

You can still use old Pentax lenses on the G1, with the appropriate adapter (eg link)

In fact, it's even easier to use them on the G1 than on a Pentax DSLR

The instant magnified live view makes manual focus a breeze. I can focus my 50/1.2 at f1.2 no problem on the G1. It's almost impossible on my K20D...

Anyone fancy a 100mm f1.2 lens?

R

Thanks Hefty, I would appreciate it

R

Damn, I was hoping no-one would notice that

More importantly, I'm missing the original lens cap.
So if anyone has a 46mm metal "AOCO" or "Pentax" lens cap for sale, please let me know?

R

It's got a film in (B&W of course), but the weather's been so awful recently I've not taken any pictures since it's been repaired

R

Just got my 1957 Asahi Pentax back from being repaired by Harrow Technical (thanks Robin!).

Not quite back to new condition, but not bad for a 52 year old camera

It's a thing of beauty, so I thought I'd celebrate with a picture:




This is the camera that determined what SLR's would look like for the next 30-odd years...

The only real differences from more modern SLR's like the Spotmatic are the Slow-speed Dial on the front (inherited from the Asahiflex) and the shutter speed progression runs 50,100,200,500 rather than the more modern 60,125,250,500.

R

The K35/3.5 is an excellent and quite rare lens; £30 sounds like a bargain

I would have thought 2-3 times that was a reasonable price.

This is in contrast to the M35/3.5 which can be had quite cheaply or the SMC-Tak 35/3.5 which is optically the same as the K, but cheaper as considerably more were produced.

R