35mm frame size. It looks like it would give a full frame image coverage. But fisheyes are strange beasts and direct extrapolation
of focal lengths doesn't work. That's why I'm hoping to pick up an old spiratone with waterhouse stops, cheap to play
with. Sadly they sell on e-bay for more than they are worth.
Mishka wrote:
does it cover 180 deg? or do you mean, sigma 12-24 zoom?
mishka
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 01:26:56 -0400, Peter J. Alling
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think a nice 12mm would be about the same as the 17mm full frame fisheye. (I'm looking to pick up one cheap for my inevitable jump into digital).
Paul Stenquist wrote:
Fisheye lenses are going to be a problem with any APS digital camera. Perhaps the next pentax witll be a 35mm sized sensor. Although an 8mm fisheye would probably give you a pretty good effect, even with an APS camera. Paul On Oct 19, 2004, at 10:28 PM, Mishka wrote:
no, but i like to use my fisheye lenses. not to mention, wide-angles but speaking of 144M, why stop there? why not 288M and 32bit?
best, mishka
On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 22:12:52 -0400, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
That's your opinion. I've sold a bunch of stock photos, made numerous 12 x 18 prints, and shot numerous magazine articles with my *istD. My clients find it more than adequate. Extremely sharp 144 megabyte 16-bit files are adequate for most uses. Are you shooting billboards?
Paul On Oct 19, 2004, at 9:57 PM, Mishka wrote:
if isd* were adequate, i would have already gotten one.
mishka
On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 21:42:04 -0400, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think you'll see a new TOL Pentax SLR digital within a year. Once you dip your toe in the water, you might as well go in all the way. And let's not forget that the *ist-D is quite adequate for almost all applications right now. Better will be great, but Pentax has already produced a digital SLR that is decisively topped only by very expensive pro cameras. I think the next Pentax DSLR will be a relatively affordable 8 or 10 megapixel unit. That would be in keeping with how they position the brand against the market leaders.
Paul
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