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organicimagery wrote:
Any sample shots with this lens as i am going to get rid of my 50mm 1.4 for this lens
The Sigma or the Pentax one? For the Pentax one visit the Pentax Gallery website and do a lens-search.

K.

Comment by womble posted on The Sigma 17-70 vs Pentax DA 17-70 debate (again - sorry) at 29/09/2009 - 08:14

womble
Amin, I wouldn't take this personally. You clearly have gained excellent skills and have a really good eye for a photo (which is one thing the technology cannot help with).

I, personally, am guilty of this as much as the next person. I muttered under my breath about how useless my flash was until I kicked myself and stopped relying entirely on the technology and went back to older ways (with the advantage of being able to check the results instantly unlike film!). When I was taking photos of sparrows the other day (see my pictures) I was getting annoyed that the focus kept locking onto twigs and leaves and the like and not the birds until again, I remembered that I can actually focus manually (and had been all day with my LX/MX/ME-F).

If we spent more time thinking "This AF is wonderful, it gets it right 95% of the time" rather than "this AF is useless as it cannot focus on an F1 racing car hurtling towards me at 200mph every time" we might all be happier and have lower blood pressure...

Just my $0.02 worth.

K.

Comment by womble posted on Do we rely too much on Technology at 29/09/2009 - 08:09

womble
Ever seen the London Eye at night? Flashes going off all over. How many happy snaps of one's beloved standing in front of a black window with a burnt out patch of flare are there in the world, I wonder?

Comment by womble posted on Using A Flash at 28/09/2009 - 22:13

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Comment by womble posted on Do angles matter? at 28/09/2009 - 18:07

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This cross-links with another thread... the MX/LX had a wide variety of screens for different purposes/lenses etc. That is one thing that could be done!

There are always good excuses for a second body....

Comment by womble posted on Need input from manual focus lens users. at 28/09/2009 - 18:05

womble
I wanted an LX when I was a teenager in the early 80s. Eventually got one when I was in my 40s in the mid zeros... Oh well. Still trying to complete my viewfinder collection!

K.

Comment by womble posted on Digital LX anyone ? at 28/09/2009 - 17:50

womble
I loathe golf with a passion but I like these shots, especially the second one.

K.

Comment by womble posted on Do angles matter? at 28/09/2009 - 17:47

womble
Only one DA* lens (50-135mm). The SDM motor failed after about 16 months and was out of warranty as I had purchased it in the US. Took over two months to repair at a cost of 78 pounds.

Optically, I love the lens. The SDM is so-so. Sorry!

K.

Comment by womble posted on SDM issues? A straw poll. at 28/09/2009 - 17:45

womble
That looks dangerous! Good shot!

K.

Comment by womble posted on Commemoration different at 28/09/2009 - 15:51

womble
Certainly worth a second shot, very photogenic animals.

I lived in Saffron Walden youth hostel at one point, when I had a job excavating at Audley End house. I remember the church organ had a fantastic trumpet-like stop that quite took your breath away when played at full blast.

Cheers, Kris.

Comment by womble posted on Cow shots at 28/09/2009 - 14:04

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