Another point.... are you using the default focus screen? And have you checked the adjustment of the dioptre wotsit (very technical this)? I have found my eyes are not up to manual focusing on the K10/20. Much easier on the LX/MX/ME Super...

Perhaps the main plus for the Pentax is the quick shift focusing. Makes using AF to get in the right ball park and manual for fine tuning very easy to do. I have the Sigma 50mm and wish I had gone for the Pentax for just that reason.

Image-wise, probably not very much between them.

K.

Do Clarky and Lance have Australia's supply of Pentax lenses split between them?



K.

Excellent lens and a good price.

K.

Post the link when you do!

K.

I tend to take each advert on its own merits. Sometimes there is something about them that sends alarm bells ringing and I steer clear, sometimes it is clearly a genuine offer and I'll buy if there is something I want. Lately, I have bought many more things through the forum than I have through ebay including a K20D body, a Jupiter-9 lens and a microscope adapter to name but a few.

Best wishes, K.

Firstly, don't leave them in the bag, put them somewhere dry and airy. Secondly, try the lenses on your dSLR. You might be pleasantly surprised.

K.

I have no idea what the best lens is under that price. I can have a stab at what the best lens is that I own under that price, which is probably the the 210mm lens for my Horseman. I can't even remember the make! For my SLRs it might be the SMC-K 135mm f/2.5 which held its own very well against the DA* 50-135mm. The Jupiter-9 is rather nice too but I need to take some shots with it on a tripod to be sure. The 40 quid Tammy is surprisingly good in the right circumstances. Apart from one comparison between 135mm lenses posted previously, I have never really put my mind to testing them, preferring to go out and take pictures instead.

Cheers, K.

The truth of the matter is the Sigma will suit some peoples uses, the Pentax other peoples uses, and most of us will never ever know because having bought one we are unlikely to buy the other.

I would have bought the Sigma at current prices. When I bought my DA the difference in price was much less and I will admit that I used to buy Pentax lenses automatically unless there is an obvious good reason to buy something else (like the bargain Tamron at 40 quid or the Jupiter-9 because hefty was kind enough to let me play with it and I decided it was rather nice). With the current prices I'll look long and hard elsewhere.

I'm going back to look at the fisheye images...

K.

The old slip on correctors will still fit the K10/K20 and I guess they should fit the K7 too. I think I am right in saying that the Pentax viewfinder fitting has been the same since the introduction of the M-series cameras and so all the older accessories still fit. John R. will know for certain.

K.