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Work night out tonight... Pondering lens choice. Probably 15, 43 and 77. Starts off with a boat trip around Cork harbour for 2hrs, back to some grub then the team building / serious drinking begins
Comment by robbiec posted on Another pointless thread at 10/08/2012 - 13:10
Main answer is that all 3 will function to some degree on your K-30
Comment by robbiec posted on Just been offered three lenses at 10/08/2012 - 12:18
Yes, they are compatible with your K-30
FA will behave as a current lens with the exception that power zoom is not supported.
The Asahi will behave like a K or M series lens, you will need to use stop down metering. Thing is, is this a K135 f/2.5 or the Takumar 135 f/2.5?
The Sirius I don't know much about, does the aperture have an A symbol? if you you will get automated metering, if not then it will act as the Asahi.
FA will behave as a current lens with the exception that power zoom is not supported.
The Asahi will behave like a K or M series lens, you will need to use stop down metering. Thing is, is this a K135 f/2.5 or the Takumar 135 f/2.5?
The Sirius I don't know much about, does the aperture have an A symbol? if you you will get automated metering, if not then it will act as the Asahi.
Comment by robbiec posted on Just been offered three lenses at 10/08/2012 - 10:56
Algernon wrote:
I've used Pentax since the Spotmatic days and won't change now, but I'm surprised that any new buyers stay with them
Aha, understand now , please excuse my slowness today. You're being a bit harsh, I'm only a blowin to the Pentax fold, later 2008, but since then we've had the robbiec wrote:
Don't quite understand the "It's unlikely that Pentax would bring out a camera and have lenses available" - 'not have lenses available' perhaps?
Lately they have been making a lot of different bodies, but apart from the Q very little in the way of lenses.Don't quite understand the "It's unlikely that Pentax would bring out a camera and have lenses available" - 'not have lenses available' perhaps?
I've used Pentax since the Spotmatic days and won't change now, but I'm surprised that any new buyers stay with them
DA*55
DA*60-250
DA17-70
DA18-135
DAL 35
DAL 50
DFA100WR
and the DA15 limited. Has to be said that I think we all hoped that under Hoya as one of the biggest glass manufacturers that new lens output would have shown a marked increase.
Comment by robbiec posted on Look what SRS have in stock at 09/08/2012 - 14:43
Algernon wrote:
The two mainstays of FF are missing 28mm and 135mm.....
They could bring back the K Mount Takumars if they
still have the factory that made them
35mm was never very popular in the 135 film format
anyway.
It's unlikely that Pentax would bring out a camera and
have lenses available
With the K-5 gone they no longer have a top of the range
APS-C
There used to be the FA28 but I think it was regarded as being closer to 30 than 28. If that is the case I would think that Pentax would suggest using the 31 as their 28! The two mainstays of FF are missing 28mm and 135mm.....
They could bring back the K Mount Takumars if they
still have the factory that made them
35mm was never very popular in the 135 film format
anyway.
It's unlikely that Pentax would bring out a camera and
have lenses available
With the K-5 gone they no longer have a top of the range
APS-C
As regards the 135, the FA135 has both its fans and detractors, build would need refreshing along the lines of the DFA100WR I think. Perhaps too soft at f/2.8? and I've seen more than one complaint about fringing. Some will shout for the A*135 f/1.8, too big, bulky, and it has its own set of gremlins with QA, some adore it, some hate it. Somewhere in between would be the K135 f/2.5, imagine with DC motors and an alloy WR body
Don't quite understand the "It's unlikely that Pentax would bring out a camera and have lenses available" - 'not have lenses available' perhaps?
Yeah, its the big question, which way will Ricoh point Pentax in? A K-5S with enhanced AF and maybe a bigger & faster memory buffer? or the longed for FF that only a fraction of mob will purchase
Comment by robbiec posted on Look what SRS have in stock at 09/08/2012 - 13:47
It does seem curious that the FA35 appears all of a sudden after what 2 or 3 years? They also have the FA50 at a good price and all of the FA Limiteds in stock.
So if a FF35mm DSLR is magically announced the line up would currently be:
FA31 f/1.8
FA35 f/2.0
FA43 f/1.9
FA50 f/1.4
DA*55 f/1.4
FA77 f/1.8
DA*200 f/2.8
DA*300 f/4
DFA50 f/2.8 Macro
DFA100 f/2.8 Macro
+ some highly probable FF, DA(L)35 f/2.4 & DA(L)50 f/1.8 and also the DA*60-250 f/4
That makes 10 plus a few probables. They need a 24mm to complete the primes and really really need a couple of FF zooms. Rerun of the FA*s 28-70 f/2.8 and 70-200 f/2.8? or would they be exorbitantly expensive to manufacture?
So if a FF35mm DSLR is magically announced the line up would currently be:
FA31 f/1.8
FA35 f/2.0
FA43 f/1.9
FA50 f/1.4
DA*55 f/1.4
FA77 f/1.8
DA*200 f/2.8
DA*300 f/4
DFA50 f/2.8 Macro
DFA100 f/2.8 Macro
+ some highly probable FF, DA(L)35 f/2.4 & DA(L)50 f/1.8 and also the DA*60-250 f/4
That makes 10 plus a few probables. They need a 24mm to complete the primes and really really need a couple of FF zooms. Rerun of the FA*s 28-70 f/2.8 and 70-200 f/2.8? or would they be exorbitantly expensive to manufacture?
Comment by robbiec posted on Look what SRS have in stock at 09/08/2012 - 12:01
Just noticed, SRS have found a stash of FA35s! Pricy though, £619
Comment by robbiec posted on Look what SRS have in stock at 08/08/2012 - 23:40
I had written something on this article last week (Tuesday I think) and it turned out to be quite a rant, then I noticed that I had put it in the Lens section so I deleted it.
Anyway, I'm a week calmer now so...
Noisy lens - As Tony mentioned above that is his main gripe, however he should also have pointed out that
a: the K30 does support SDM and DC lenses
b: that the K30 does have a motor to drive a lens which I believe that some of its competitors do not (D5100 springs to mind) due to I suppose cost reasons and market placing.
And can someone tell me when AP stopped using a 100mm Macro as a baseline for resolution tests? The 18-55 while worthy in its own way is not exactly the sharpest of the bunch.
So if someone from Pentax UK is reading this, next time you pass out a camera for test purposes... include the DA18-55WR or DA18-135 DC WR, DA55-300, a fast prime, say the new DA50 f/1.8 and also the DFA100mm Macro.
I do wonder about AP though, take the main pic on the cover, how many EOS-M users will actually mount a 70-200 f/2.8, or should I ask, how many typical EOS-M users would actually know what a 70-200 f/2.8 is?
Anyway, I'm a week calmer now so...
Noisy lens - As Tony mentioned above that is his main gripe, however he should also have pointed out that
a: the K30 does support SDM and DC lenses
b: that the K30 does have a motor to drive a lens which I believe that some of its competitors do not (D5100 springs to mind) due to I suppose cost reasons and market placing.
And can someone tell me when AP stopped using a 100mm Macro as a baseline for resolution tests? The 18-55 while worthy in its own way is not exactly the sharpest of the bunch.
So if someone from Pentax UK is reading this, next time you pass out a camera for test purposes... include the DA18-55WR or DA18-135 DC WR, DA55-300, a fast prime, say the new DA50 f/1.8 and also the DFA100mm Macro.
I do wonder about AP though, take the main pic on the cover, how many EOS-M users will actually mount a 70-200 f/2.8, or should I ask, how many typical EOS-M users would actually know what a 70-200 f/2.8 is?
Comment by robbiec posted on K30 Review in AP at 08/08/2012 - 23:34
For any of the FA Limiteds, the term LBA does not apply , some might argue that they are required purchases for the discerning Pentax connoisseur.
Comment by robbiec posted on More LBA madness at 06/08/2012 - 15:30
brightstone wrote:
the compliments for K-5 are all over the internet. i have been owning one of this for a couple of months and sold my K20D about a month after having my K-5. some my comments on K-5( you may disagree)
The improvement on focusing is massive; well control noise on high ISO, ISO3200 is totally usable.
However,
the image quality is not as good as K20D. i shoot raw nearly 100%, K20D maybe not good at ISO, but produce very smooth color transition, captures more details, great potential in raw. i think the sensor of K20d has deeper color depth, which has not been tested by any authority. when i process the K20d raw, i could recover the details about 2 EV, but it's probably 1 EV for K-5. i have a strong suspicion that the raw file of K-5 has been heavily processed, just like a pre-JPEG, very little potential for post-process.
Has anyone got similar experience?
Tend to agree with low ISO (sub 400) shots. Colours from the K20D in RAW just seem a bit richer / warmer. The K-5 is slightly colder, more digital. Even now I still think the K20D is a better landscape camera and it rarely clips highlights like the K-5 will do if you're not paying attention.the compliments for K-5 are all over the internet. i have been owning one of this for a couple of months and sold my K20D about a month after having my K-5. some my comments on K-5( you may disagree)
The improvement on focusing is massive; well control noise on high ISO, ISO3200 is totally usable.
However,
the image quality is not as good as K20D. i shoot raw nearly 100%, K20D maybe not good at ISO, but produce very smooth color transition, captures more details, great potential in raw. i think the sensor of K20d has deeper color depth, which has not been tested by any authority. when i process the K20d raw, i could recover the details about 2 EV, but it's probably 1 EV for K-5. i have a strong suspicion that the raw file of K-5 has been heavily processed, just like a pre-JPEG, very little potential for post-process.
Has anyone got similar experience?
Overall though the K-5 blows the K20D away, faster, smaller, way better at available light photography.
Comment by robbiec posted on like or hate K-5? at 04/08/2012 - 00:42
