"Oh my" /Sulu On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Miserere <miser...@gmail.com> wrote: > I use "wacky" with no intention to insult those who truly are wacky. I > just can't use the word I'd like to use. I'll stick with "wacky" and > "inept". > > So now he's got another K-x, which turns out to be the same unit he > had tested previously, but thise time they gave him a 43mm Ltd to test > it with because he'd indicated the kit lens was faulty. Aparently, he > can't take good pictures with the 43mm Ltd. He doesn't seem to like it > because 43mm on APS-C is equivalent to 64mm...which is even longer > than the kit lens's 18-55mm range, thus too long to be useful. > > You read that correctly. That is what he said. And not only did he say > it, when several people commented that this assertion was wrong and > explained it to him, he stuck to his guns. In a hilarious turn of > events, he told everyone they were just not getting it, and they > should read up on equivalent FoVs and crop facotrs, at which point he > linked to a web page explaining the matter. The web page is correct, > of course, but the irony was lost on him as he continued to champion > his cause that 18-55mm DA lens is not the same as an 18-55mm FA lens > because the first is for APS-C sensors and the second for Full-Frame. > > Catch all the action here: > > http://briard.typepad.com/get_the_picture/2010/04/pentax-k-x-testing-round-2----im-damned-if-i-do-and-im-damned-if-i-dont-you-see-the-vultures-on-the-forums-ha.html > > I left him a comment explaining that focusing your lens to infinity is > not the best way to get tack-sharp shots of people at 20-40m. He seems > to think infinity starts after 8m, so maybe I'm wrong. > > Can any of the Australians here get in touch with Pentax Oz and tell > them not to loan anymore gear to this guy? It's making Pentax look > really bad. And him too, of course--but I have no investment in his > reputation. > > Cheers, > > > --M. > > > -- > > http://EnticingTheLight.com > A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. >
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