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FA* 85mm was delivered this morning, well packed and in excellent condition. A beautiful piece of glass. Thank you Peng.

Comment by smudge posted on FS: Pentax Lenses in PK or M42 Mount at 20/03/2017 - 11:25

Papa_Lazarou wrote:
Smudge - you won't regret it.
Best piece of Pentax glass i've ever bought.

Thanks. I noticed your positive review on the other site. I have been considering getting one for a while. I look forward to using it once I get my sticky hands on it!

Comment by smudge posted on FS: Pentax Lenses in PK or M42 Mount at 17/03/2017 - 11:12

PM sent re: FA* 85mm f1.4

Comment by smudge posted on FS: Pentax Lenses in PK or M42 Mount at 17/03/2017 - 10:44

Blythman wrote:
The Sigma 10-20 or Pentax 12-24 will work. Got first hand experience of the 12-24. It covers the full frame from about 18mm. From what I've read the 10-20 covers it from about 15mm. As incidentally does the 10-17 fisheye.

That's interesting. I'd never thought to try my Tamron 10-24 on the K1 until I read your post. I just tried it and it also seems to cover from about 15mm. I must test it more thoroughly tomorrow.

Comment by smudge posted on Ultra Wide Angle for K1 at 13/03/2017 - 23:02

JAK wrote:

michaelblue wrote:
How does one update a lens??

With one of these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sigma-USB-Dock-UD-01-PA-for-Pentax-Fit-Lenses-/3618618...
As to whether updates are available for the lens I cannot make sense of the Sigma website to find out, it partly runs on flash and I have that disabled (why on earth these days when I thought it was obsolete.) Maybe someone knows!

I think the USB dock only works with the new generation Sigma lenses, so not the 150-500mm

Comment by smudge posted on Sigma 150-500 on Pentax k70 at 13/03/2017 - 18:57

My Sigma 150-500 does the same on the K1. It worked fine on the K5II and also works on my new K3. So I reckon it must need an update to work on the very latest bodies.

Comment by smudge posted on Sigma 150-500 on Pentax k70 at 13/03/2017 - 16:37

sebas77 wrote:
The Sigma 12-24 was also my favorite some time ago, until I read that it's not that sharp

It isn't but if you want a F/F A/F wide zoom there is not much else except the much more expensive new Pentax 15-30. Another option is to put your K1 into crop mode - then you have a much wider range of lenses to choose from.

Comment by smudge posted on Ultra Wide Angle for K1 at 13/03/2017 - 13:30

As you don't mind manual focus I also think the Samyang 14mm would be a good choice. Personally I prefer auto focus so I went for the Sigma 12-24. A big slow lump but it does the job on the K1.

Comment by smudge posted on Ultra Wide Angle for K1 at 13/03/2017 - 13:00

Just for fun here is one of the reject shots of the day which I like because it sums up the perils of working with kids. Ryan bored to tears and longing to get back to his football game while Nicole dribbles down her jaw.

Comment by smudge posted on K1: the good and the bad. at 13/03/2017 - 12:01

Blythman wrote:
I choose a focus point which will allow me to focus on the eye, and still keep the model framed how I like. So I always know which focus point I am using. Thought everyone would do similar, which is why I didn't understand why it would be a problem. Like everything else, people have their own technique.

Yes I do the same but I still need to be able to see the focus point clearly in the viewfinder.

Comment by smudge posted on K1: the good and the bad. at 13/03/2017 - 11:37

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