> > From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/02/26 Mon AM 08:57:43 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: Re: Ah ... a new lens > > No, Mike, I just chose to report few lenses that I use most according > to this statistic. At least 2,000 shots were made with K and KA mount > lenses that do not transmit full lens information, and of course there > is at least 5-7 more lenses that score generally less than those I > mentioned. Please rest assured that I don't forget to mount the lens > and don't forget to take the cap off the lens ;-), unlike certain > politicians and their binoculars.
Ooooh, politics! That would get you thrown off a few lists.... 8-))) > > On 2/26/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > From: Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: 2007/02/26 Mon AM 05:24:23 GMT > > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > > > Subject: Re: Ah ... a new lens > > > > > > Godfrey, I do enjoy our conversation about this lens. I've just clicked > > > on some button (I am still quite a kludge in LR 1.0 that I downloaded > > > for a trial) and the statistics of which lenses I used how many times > > > showed. > > > > > > So, for roughly 9,000 images I shot with *istD and K10D the distribution > > > is as follows: > > > > > > 77 lim - 1079 > > > 43 lim - 607 > > > 31 lim - 579 > > > Tamron 28-75/2.8 - 791 > > > > You shot a lot of pictures with no lens. Or was it lenses that do not > > transmit information? > > > > > > > > I am fascinated, 'cause I never thought of my shooting habits in these > > > terms... > > > > > > Anyway, it appears that limited lenses get their limited use ;-). > > > > > > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > > Here's a rather extreme demonstration of flare with the FA31: > > > > > > > > http://homepage.mac.com/godders/FA31-flare.jpg > > > > > > Extreme indeed. > > > > > > > A good lens hood would likely eliminate it for the DSLR, if you could > > > > fit a good lens hood with that fixed hood. Grr. > > > > > > I totally agree. > > > > > > > For me, the 43 Limited is going to replace the 35/2 and 50/1.4 ... it > > > > slots in between the 28 and 70 perfectly. The kit I've assembled now > > > > is very complete, for my purposes: DA14, DA21, FA28, FA43, DA70 and > > > > the DA50-200. All (except the 14) very compact and light, just the > > > > right FoV coverage, very high image quality throughout. The graph of > > > > FoV vs FL is pretty nice: > > > > > > > > http://homepage.mac.com/godders/FoVs-Pentax-DSLR.jpg > > > > > > This is what 43 limited did to me. I sold 35/2.8 and basically > > > deprecated 50/1.7. It is there mostly because of sentimental value. > > > After all, FA 50/1.7 was my first prime lens that taught me great many > > > things about photography. > > > > > > > I still use the FA20-35 too ... it's such a good wide-normal zoom for > > > > when I want to carry just one lens. > > > > > > For me it is Tamron 28-75/2.8. But I hear what you're saying ;-). > > > > > > Boris > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > PDML@pdml.net > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email > > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > -- > Boris > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
