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Comment by rparmar posted on 35mm 2.4 vs 2.8 macro or 40mm 2.8 Ltd at 02/09/2011 - 16:15
Hey Pentax, how about a small 24mm f/2 Limited sometime this decade?
(In the meantime I have my Vivitar and no over-sized Samyang will tempt me.)
(In the meantime I have my Vivitar and no over-sized Samyang will tempt me.)
Comment by rparmar posted on New Samyang lens at 02/09/2011 - 16:11
Pentaxophile wrote:
Actually it doesn't look drastically worse than the k20 at 1600.
You are comparing to a two-generation old camera. Perhaps compare to the K-5?Actually it doesn't look drastically worse than the k20 at 1600.
And even then the K20D has way more resolution, detail, DOF control etc. Not even to mention the ergonomics, system strength etc. And it's far cheaper.
I think it's polecats and polearms, apples and oranges... (insert your metaphor here)
Comment by rparmar posted on Q at ISO1600 at 29/08/2011 - 19:15
johnriley wrote:
After all, somebody had to pay £600 for an early pocket calculator. I can imagine the furore - it's too expensive, I can add up for myself, it will never catch on.....
Well, you can imagine what you like, but as none of us said anything like this, you're resorting to a straw man argument.After all, somebody had to pay £600 for an early pocket calculator. I can imagine the furore - it's too expensive, I can add up for myself, it will never catch on.....
FWIW my first calculator cost a small fortune. But it still works and is useful today. Can you imagine the same of any of these digital toy cameras in 30 years?
Comment by rparmar posted on Q at ISO1600 at 29/08/2011 - 17:30
John de Lancie? Ringo Starr? You do realise that no-one below the age of 30 even know who these people are?
Comment by rparmar posted on Q for the Q at 29/08/2011 - 14:08
No detail anywhere, soft and plastic looking -- even at a small web size. In other words it's exactly as one would expect of aggressive in-camera NR applied to a small sensor. Summary: Not a camera for photographers but a nice toy for gadget-lovers with money to burn. Exactly as I already said.
Comment by rparmar posted on Q at ISO1600 at 29/08/2011 - 14:06
Vivitar Close Focus
Pentax K
Pentax K
Comment by rparmar posted on 28mm Sigma or Pentax? at 29/08/2011 - 14:00
There is no general issue that I know of.
Why are you upgrading? What is your budget? Those questions should help determine which model is suitable.
Why are you upgrading? What is your budget? Those questions should help determine which model is suitable.
Comment by rparmar posted on K20 or K5 or K-7 at 26/08/2011 - 12:55
The DA16-45 is a fine capable lens. You'd have a hard time finding anything sharper in a zoom and the 45mm end is as useful for landscapes as the wide.
But I second the suggestion above of using the FA31 and stitching if need be. That is one nice lens corner to corner.
But I second the suggestion above of using the FA31 and stitching if need be. That is one nice lens corner to corner.
Comment by rparmar posted on Lens - decisions decisions (wrong ones) at 25/08/2011 - 17:13
So. You approached Pentax. And they said "where did you buy the camera". And you said "I went for the cheapest possible source and got it grey market from Japan". And then they said, to your great surprise, well, you're on your own then dealing with Japan. And then you went to Japan, right? Or wrong?
Believe me I might do the same to save some money. But I'd live with my choice. (And have, in fact.)
Well, that's enough time wasted on this thread.
Believe me I might do the same to save some money. But I'd live with my choice. (And have, in fact.)
Well, that's enough time wasted on this thread.
Comment by rparmar posted on Nearly K5 at 25/08/2011 - 02:37
The 35mm f2.4 must be the best value lens pentax produce, I can't fault it but the 40mm is in a different class if, as simonkit says, you can buy into its slightly quirky focal length.
Both good lenses -- 35mm for the cost and 40mm for the size.