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Comment by robbiec posted on FS: Pentax K-5IIS + D-BG4 + O-ME53 at 07/03/2014 - 10:35
Item for Sale
DA*55 f/1.4
Asking Price
£425GB €515EUR
Item Location
Cork (Ireland)
Item Description
Excellent copy of DA*55 f/1.4. Comes boxed with caps, bag and genuine hood.
Glass is pristine and focusing snappy.
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DA*55 f/1.4
Asking Price
£425GB €515EUR
Item Location
Cork (Ireland)
Item Description
Excellent copy of DA*55 f/1.4. Comes boxed with caps, bag and genuine hood.
Glass is pristine and focusing snappy.
Please PM if you require addition details.
Thanks for Looking,
Are you selling or trading this item?
Selling
Item Condition
Used
Like New
Shipping Destinations
Worldwide
Shipping Charge
€10
Shipping Services
AnPost - Tracked and Insured
Accepted Payment Types
PayPal
Return Policy & Additional Details
Buyer pays Paypal fees and is responsible for any duties incurred.
Comment by robbiec posted on FS: SMC DA*55 f/1.4 at 07/03/2014 - 09:43
PM Sent.
Comment by robbiec posted on WTB. Pentax Magnifier FB. at 13/01/2014 - 11:01
Out of the 2 mentioned, DA(L) but we are still waiting for a good updated 50. Let me explain...
Build quality wise the DA(L) 50 is poor. I mean that from a tactile sense, cheap caps, no distance scale. It is basically a 50 setup in point and shoot form. Saying that, optically it is well corrected. Given the choice between it and an FA50 f/1.4, optically I think I would give the nod to the DA(L) variant. Spend some money on a good corrected hood for the FA and you will give it a boost contrast wise to help it at wider than f/2. As Smeggy mentions above, the A50 f/1.2 is superior, vastly so bokeh wise, build wise, tactile wise but you are losing AF and weight wise it is like having a stubby 85 f/1.4 mounted.
Value wise... DA(L) is £125 give or take, plastic, no hood, no distance scale, no aperture ring but optically pretty good.
FA is just over twice the price, a step up tactile wise, metal and plastic, distance scale, apeture ring, better quality caps and a bit faster at f/1.4 but you need to price in a good quality hood to really get the best performance.
A50 f/1.2 is £400, all metal, distance scale, apeture ring, can venture into the wilds of f/1.2 and stopped down sharpens up beautifully. Bokeh wider than f/2.8 is better than the other two. It also needs a hood and it is tricky to master at f/1.2.
Forgot to mention, none of the above have Quickshift
So there you have it, we are still waiting for a good 50. Really Pentax should take the glass of the 50 f/1.2, put it into a new Limited WR body with DC and stop it down to f/1.4 and then we could all complain about the price
!
Build quality wise the DA(L) 50 is poor. I mean that from a tactile sense, cheap caps, no distance scale. It is basically a 50 setup in point and shoot form. Saying that, optically it is well corrected. Given the choice between it and an FA50 f/1.4, optically I think I would give the nod to the DA(L) variant. Spend some money on a good corrected hood for the FA and you will give it a boost contrast wise to help it at wider than f/2. As Smeggy mentions above, the A50 f/1.2 is superior, vastly so bokeh wise, build wise, tactile wise but you are losing AF and weight wise it is like having a stubby 85 f/1.4 mounted.
Value wise... DA(L) is £125 give or take, plastic, no hood, no distance scale, no aperture ring but optically pretty good.
FA is just over twice the price, a step up tactile wise, metal and plastic, distance scale, apeture ring, better quality caps and a bit faster at f/1.4 but you need to price in a good quality hood to really get the best performance.
A50 f/1.2 is £400, all metal, distance scale, apeture ring, can venture into the wilds of f/1.2 and stopped down sharpens up beautifully. Bokeh wider than f/2.8 is better than the other two. It also needs a hood and it is tricky to master at f/1.2.
Forgot to mention, none of the above have Quickshift
So there you have it, we are still waiting for a good 50. Really Pentax should take the glass of the 50 f/1.2, put it into a new Limited WR body with DC and stop it down to f/1.4 and then we could all complain about the price
!
Comment by robbiec posted on Which Pentax 50mm is best? at 11/01/2014 - 13:28
Or that my copy of the 85 f/1.8 was a lemon and my 77 is a good example
I found the 85 was very Zeiss like in its rendering, it was somehow cold and precise, lacked the warmness of touch that the 77 returns. I am talking intangibles, viewpoints that can't be measured and as such a personal preference. Beautifully tactile to use though like all K series lenses.
I found the 85 was very Zeiss like in its rendering, it was somehow cold and precise, lacked the warmness of touch that the 77 returns. I am talking intangibles, viewpoints that can't be measured and as such a personal preference. Beautifully tactile to use though like all K series lenses.
Comment by robbiec posted on Consolidating my lens collection . Good Idea? at 07/01/2014 - 22:40
I would go the following:
DA15 f/4 (Fantastic little lens)
FA28 f/2.8
FA31 f/1.8 in preference over Sigma Art 35 (size and focus accuracy winning for 31)
A50 f/1.2 vs FA43 vs K50 f/1.2 vs DA*55? A is better than K, small differences but they all add up, extra blade, no need for stop down metering, 1/3 aperture increments. DA* has weather sealing and slow if accurate AF. For portraiture the DA* is better than the 50s and 43 but I don't think it sharpens up as much stopped down, has some PF wide open too. 43? if I have a lens that always returns a keeper, it is the 43. Colours, micro contrast, sharpness, 3d.. 43 has it all in a small discrete package.
FA77 f/1.8 instead of K85 f/1.8 (77 stomps all over the 85, beg, borrow and steal one for a week and you will know what I mean)
FA135 f/2.8
I have the 31, 43, A50 f/1.2, DA*55 and 77 and if I was to sell them off for some reason it would be in the following order: 55, 50, 31, 77, 43
Good Luck with the revamp
DA15 f/4 (Fantastic little lens)
FA28 f/2.8
FA31 f/1.8 in preference over Sigma Art 35 (size and focus accuracy winning for 31)
A50 f/1.2 vs FA43 vs K50 f/1.2 vs DA*55? A is better than K, small differences but they all add up, extra blade, no need for stop down metering, 1/3 aperture increments. DA* has weather sealing and slow if accurate AF. For portraiture the DA* is better than the 50s and 43 but I don't think it sharpens up as much stopped down, has some PF wide open too. 43? if I have a lens that always returns a keeper, it is the 43. Colours, micro contrast, sharpness, 3d.. 43 has it all in a small discrete package.
FA77 f/1.8 instead of K85 f/1.8 (77 stomps all over the 85, beg, borrow and steal one for a week and you will know what I mean)
FA135 f/2.8
I have the 31, 43, A50 f/1.2, DA*55 and 77 and if I was to sell them off for some reason it would be in the following order: 55, 50, 31, 77, 43
Good Luck with the revamp
Comment by robbiec posted on Consolidating my lens collection . Good Idea? at 07/01/2014 - 12:26
MattyH wrote:
Just sat down with my new What Digital Camera mag and they only gave the K3 88% and a bit of a mixed bag assessment but give the new nikon D5300 91% ???
On the cons section they state poor AF, no wifi? And performance quirks???
And on the section for noise they state on the last paragraph , "Overall sticking to the ISO 100-800 sensitivity range and shooting raw files produces highly detailed images with little noise particularly if images are well exsposed" Doesn't sound that great to me,
But it will not put me off as such but the price has to fall a bit yet for me to buy what I see as I a camera with one hand tied behind its back...........
The What Digital Camera review was a rehash of the AP one. I almost threw the magazine away in disgust; had been looking forward to a decent write up. Both by Richard Sibley. Strangely enough in WDC it only mentions reaching 32 LPM in the resolution test verses AP getting 38!Just sat down with my new What Digital Camera mag and they only gave the K3 88% and a bit of a mixed bag assessment but give the new nikon D5300 91% ???
On the cons section they state poor AF, no wifi? And performance quirks???
And on the section for noise they state on the last paragraph , "Overall sticking to the ISO 100-800 sensitivity range and shooting raw files produces highly detailed images with little noise particularly if images are well exsposed" Doesn't sound that great to me,
But it will not put me off as such but the price has to fall a bit yet for me to buy what I see as I a camera with one hand tied behind its back...........
Comment by robbiec posted on Shooters Report - K-3, Imaging Resource at 28/12/2013 - 13:28
An additional set of thoughts to IR's K-3 review from a K-5 user.
LINK
Bit of post Christmas reading for your pleasure
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Bit of post Christmas reading for your pleasure
Comment by robbiec posted on Shooters Report - K-3, Imaging Resource at 27/12/2013 - 09:32
I wonder if K-5II used pricing will harden a little due to K-3 teething issues and better high ISO?
Still shocked at the crash pricing at B&H last weekend ($599 or £367)!
Still shocked at the crash pricing at B&H last weekend ($599 or £367)!
Comment by robbiec posted on K5II disappearing in the US. at 07/12/2013 - 20:21
Very nice Peng. Has a look reminiscent of the VL90, especially No 2 but with reduced DOF
Comment by robbiec posted on K5 + Voigtlander 58/1.4 at 04/12/2013 - 11:47
Pentax K-5II S + D-BG4 Grip + O-ME53
Asking Price
£550GB or €665.00
Item Location
Cork (Ireland)
Item Description
Bought late November as an ex-demo from SRS with circa 2,500 activation's, current activation count at less than 11,000. Comes with genuine grip and 2 genuine Pentax batteries. O-ME53 fitted and original view cup boxed in bundle. Strap is all leather by Luigi @ Leicatime. This comes with a Pentax demo box but no accessories, i.e no manual or usb cables. I will ship with genuine Pentax charger and a 400X Lexar 16GB SDHD card.
Body and grip are spotless with no signs of usage.
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Please send me a PM if you have any queries.
Thanks for looking.
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