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Comment by womble posted on Another pointless thread at 06/04/2011 - 12:14
If you physically have room I find the SMC-M 100mm f/2.8 lens good for portraits. Otherwise I resort to my "K" 50mm/1.2.
As much as I would like a 77mm or one of the various 85mm options, I haven't had the funds available when the opportunities have arisen. As I am not someone who takes a lot of portraits (very few in fact), I have tended to collect lenses in the 15-55mm range.
Best wishes, Kris.
As much as I would like a 77mm or one of the various 85mm options, I haven't had the funds available when the opportunities have arisen. As I am not someone who takes a lot of portraits (very few in fact), I have tended to collect lenses in the 15-55mm range.
Best wishes, Kris.
Comment by womble posted on Portrait Lens at 06/04/2011 - 12:08
Even cheaper than my Horseman...
Comment by womble posted on 645D goes Kr? at 06/04/2011 - 11:27
"Grasshopper, today's lesson is..."
Comment by womble posted on Caption competition at 06/04/2011 - 09:44
lemmy wrote:
The impossibility of keeping it still, atmospheric haze and limited aperture make it a toy for rich boys and dreamers. On the other hand, if you are one of those, why not?
Given the final price was well below what one would pay for a K-5, DA* 300, 31mm Ltd or a 12-24mm zoom it is hardly in the realms of "rich boys" toys although I'll admit it is probably an extravagance that the majority of us would find hard to get that much use from. Greg gets more light to play with than those of us from more northerly latitudes --- I have enough problems with a 300/4! I decided not to buy it in January for £395 because (a) I was skint and (b) my lady love could hardly not notice that addition to my lens collection!The impossibility of keeping it still, atmospheric haze and limited aperture make it a toy for rich boys and dreamers. On the other hand, if you are one of those, why not?
Best wishes, Kris.
Comment by womble posted on Who needs a big white one? at 06/04/2011 - 09:39
Comment by womble posted on Who needs a big white one? at 06/04/2011 - 09:31
This is the third time this lens was offered for sale on ebay. The first two times it was on ebay for BIN prices well below its final selling price. I almost bought it for £395 a while back. I believe I started a thread about it...
Comment by womble posted on Who needs a big white one? at 06/04/2011 - 09:11
Mike-P wrote:
How is that right .. surely its against the trades descriptions act.
Smeggypants wrote:
I used to go into pound shops and ask the price of things. Even though the assistants obviously hear the same quip all day long it's still funny ?)
But not everything in the pound shop is a pound .. they have other stuff priced higher.I used to go into pound shops and ask the price of things. Even though the assistants obviously hear the same quip all day long it's still funny ?)
How is that right .. surely its against the trades descriptions act.
Comment by womble posted on Another daft ebayer... at 05/04/2011 - 22:22
vincechu wrote:
I'd love to hear your thoughts on the katzeye, does it affect AF in anyway?
I have a Katzeye in my K20D and it transformed how I use the camera. I must take 90% of my images with manual focus older glass now. The K50/1.2, M100/2.8 and K135/2.5 being my favourites although at the moment I am going out with just the K300/4 in an attempt to get used to using longer lenses. My DA* 50-135mm doesn't see nearly as much use as it deserves.I'd love to hear your thoughts on the katzeye, does it affect AF in anyway?
I wish Pentax would fit their dSLRs with good quality split/microprism screens from the start, or at least manufacture them as an option.
K.
Comment by womble posted on I was begining to doubt the K-5 at 05/04/2011 - 13:32
