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thoughton wrote:

RR wrote:
It shouldn't be wider, 18mm with a crop factor of 1.5 is the eq of 27mm, whereas the olympus has a crop factor of 2, so is the eq of 28mm.

Yeah I knew they should be very similar, interesting that the pentax should in theory be slightly wider. Nevertheless, in my quick and dirty tests in my mate's kitchen the Oly seems to capture about 10% wider views. Specifically on my 18-55 while leaning against the sink I could fit a whole row of kitchen cupboards plus the bin into my view. On his camera it was the cupboards, bin, plus a doorway. Not very scientific, I realise but just illustrating that it wasn't a small difference.

My guess is the numbers aren't entirely accurate (either the crop factor numbers or the focal length numbers).

Were you comparing the image in the viewfinder or the downloaded one? Don't forget the K20D only has 95% coverage in the viewfinder.

K.

Comment by womble posted on Pentax zooms and the competitions' at 14/11/2009 - 22:53

I have purchsed quite a bit of used equipment from here with never a problem. To be highly recommended!

K.

Comment by womble posted on Lenses at 14/11/2009 - 17:45

The SMC Pentax 200mm f/4 (so called 'K' series lens) is a bigger beast than the M-series equivalent. Does anyone know how the two compare in terms of IQ etc.?

Thanks, Kris.

Comment by womble posted on Pentax 200mm f/4: , M v. 'K' at 12/11/2009 - 19:25

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Comment by womble posted on Why is this allowed ? at 12/11/2009 - 18:03

Darkmunk's does indeed seem terrible but he seems to be the only person with a bad one that I know of.

K.

Comment by womble posted on Finding a good copy at 12/11/2009 - 17:55

I think I'll just abandon this one as an experiment that didn't quite come off.

Thanks for all your comments.

K.

Comment by womble posted on Lamplight at 11/11/2009 - 22:57

Please be blunt, the reason I posted it is I am unsure about it! It was intended as a little bit of a visual pun. I have also tried a square crop which cuts down on the amount of black but my better half preferred the shot as posted.

Cheers, Kris.

Comment by womble posted on Lamplight at 11/11/2009 - 21:41

I still fancy a 67. There is something about the SLR on steroids look I like but that is, again, heart over head. Interestingly, the closing column in this weeks AP made much the same point about polarised opinions, this time concerning Leicas.

Cheers, K.

Comment by womble posted on Brand loyalty at 11/11/2009 - 18:41

Well you seem to have cracked two fundamentals of photography: (a) excellent lenses are not necessarily expensive and (b) excellent focusing. You also have a good eye for composition. My only suggestion would be to straighten up the first one a little bit so the window frame near the front of the image is dead vertical.

Looking forward to seeing more shots.

Best wishes, Kris.

Comment by womble posted on First Photos at 11/11/2009 - 18:07

I recently read an article on the "Luminous Landscape" site about brand loyalty that I rather liked and agreed with (it is generally an excellent site). That didn't, however, make me any the less pleased that an excellent set of wildlife photographs published in this month's "Black and White Photography" was taken using a Pentax 67, and the winner of the under 21 category of the "Black and White Photographer of the Year" competition was using a Pentax MX.

Funny how often brain and heart are not quite in agreement.

Cheers, K.

Comment by womble posted on Brand loyalty at 11/11/2009 - 18:00

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