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Spider-Man

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Ian, I have the Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 & use it with my K3, the image quality this combination delivers is simply outstanding.

The 18-35mm might not be a great zoom range but, what I like about this lens apart from the great quality feel, weight and light gathering ability of the lens, is the fact that with such a sharp lens you can crop the images quite dramatically and still produce good quality results. I'll try and add some images later, when I'm at my computer.

Peter P.

I'd also be tempted to take a tripod as you'll need a reasonably long exposure to capture the north lights in all their glory.

Thanks for the suggestions, I can see the arguments for both both the Telephoto and the Wide angle options. I agree that you can't go longer than the longest lens you have and that you can stitch wide shots together to produce wider panoramic shots. However stitching wide shots together doesn't give you the same altered reality shots which shooting at 8mm does.

I'll probably have a trial run this weekend seeing just how much gear I can sensibly pack into what space and how much it all weighs. I hadn't got as far as thinking about a Tripod, here again I have the choice of a decent (substantial weight) vanguard tripod or a Velbon Monpod, which is also substantial but obviously that bit lighter, or I could borrow my son's lightweight Camlink tripod, which will be prone to wind movement but is much lighter and shorter +ve in terms of packing.

Decisions decisions?

Hi, I'm off to Santorini in a couple of weeks time, which I understand is a very photogenic location, and is famous for its spectacular views and dramatic sunsets. My quandary given flight weight restrictions and generally not wanting to take everything is, which lenses should I consider taking?

I have the Pentax 18-135 which I'll be taking as my walk around Lens as it offers weather protection if we get the odd shower and is a good general purpose jack of all trades but should I then go wider, (I have the Sigma 8-16) or should I go narrower & further (Sigma DG EX 70-300), any suggestions?

On paper and in practically all the online written and video reviews the Sigma 18-35 F1.8 Art series lens seems to be redefining the definition of 'Sharpness' & 'Quality'. However, as it's only relatively recently appeared in the Pentax mount version, there seems to be a lack of reviews or sample images available produced with a Pentax camera. Does anybody in the Forum want to offer a mini review with pictures.

Coupling this Lens to the front of a K3, could be one of the all time dream combinations!

I'd welcome your thoughts.

I have a K30 and I think it is a great camera, which is seriously underrated, particularly by Canon and Nikon owners at my local camera club, but I am working hard to show them the error of their ways. As always to get pin sharp, vibrant images straight out of the camera you need good glass in from of the sensor.

Most of the competition entries I produce are A3 sized prints, to me a digital image isn't really a photograph, in the true sense, unless you can hold it in your hands.

I'm considering buying a second camera body, to reduce the number of lens changes I do out in the field, as Pentax haven't yet produced a weather sealed 8-300mm F2.8 DA* lens.

I'm thinking of missing out the K5ii family completely and jumping straight to the K3, as I don't believe getting another 16 megapixel camera is going to offer me much of an upgrade in image quality of the K30.

I'd welcome your thoughts.

I think John has a point, Pentax/Ricoh have a lot of crop sensor lenses and not that many which are Full Frame. A clue to the imminent arrival of a FF Camera would be the refresh of some of the FA lenses, or FA versions of the current DA lenses appearing.

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Spider-Man

I'm not sure the K3 Prestige edition's price does represent a premium? On the forums news page it says the K3 Prestige edition is going to be £1099 in the UK, which is cheaper than the silver and black special edition currently retails at, even with Pentax/ retailer discounts!

To me this suggests that the prices for all the other variants of the K3, (and then by necessity the rest of the Pentax DSLR range) are likely to drop shortly, so that the Prestige is the top product?

I think it does look cool in Gun Metal, but I'd be interested to know from K3 silver and black owners how well the silver holds up after reasonable wear and use, before I committed to buy anything other than all black.

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Spider-Man