On 4/15/07, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmmm - not sure how I wound up here but looking over the last month: > > - In a March snowflake shooting session I fumbled the AF360FGZ and it > fell just a foot or so, but in the cold that was enough to damage the > battery door latch. It works OK but doesn't really snap into place. At > any rate - I get anxious having only one flash that works with the K10D, > so I picked up a second AF360FGZ. (I just don't need that other flash...) > > - three weeks ago I had a bad day at work which made me wonder why I > bother working, so I bought a DA 16-45 f4 to justify having a job. First > impressions: excellent lens, very nice focal length, a few steps up from > the DA 18-55, but still has a whiff of chromatic aberration in high > contrast areas on K10D (my old FA 20-35 tests out slightly better still > > - though the zoom range is much more limited.) Glad I bought it.
One thing i noticed, and not sure why, but the 16-45 on the K10D gives a sharper image, on screen, that the istD. I have both cameras "zero'd out". The 50-200 appears to give a slightly sharper image on the K10D as well, but less noticeable then the 16-45. Still the images are not as sharp as the Nikon ones, "zero'd out". Dave > > - Shooting wildflowers a couple of weeks ago I leaned too heavily on my > old Bogen 3021 (the circa 1998 model) and broke one of the leg hinges. > Probably time for a diet, definitely time for a new tripod. I had the > new version of the 3021 (the "Pro" version that allows for sideways > mounting of the head) in the trunk before I got home and changed out > of my muddy clothes. (I still gotta see about fixing the old tripod.) > The new one is vastly better for low-to-the-ground shots. Let me know how that diet works out. I'll buy it from you.LOL > > - I was worried by the prospect of not having a mid weight tripod (the > heavy duty Bogen 3026 is still around) but I was downright freaked out > by the prospect of not having the A* 200 macro for a while. My much > beloved Kiron 105mm macro is OK on the K10D, but suffers badly from > chromatic aberration on the K10D. So I ordered up a DA 100 f2.8 macro > earlier this week and it arrived friday. First impressions - a really > excellent lens, light, compact, one whale of a hood as well. First tests > look quite good optically. I doubt I will need a protective filter for > this one - though I like the 49mm filter size. > > All this on the heals of getting the Compact Drive PD70x. A few more > lenses and cameras and I'll be ready to quit work again. :-) > > WRT the lenses - I have to admit that up till the arrival of the K10D I > was doubtful about the DA lenses. I figured (erroneously) that I'd shoot > 35mm film for some time, and also figured that full frame sensors would > be the norm in the near future. Missed the mark on both predictions, so > I'm suddenly open to the DA lenses. > > Looking forward to a DA 600 f4 some day... :-) Aren't we all.:-) Dave > > - MCC > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, Michigan > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
