I see two different versions listed on the B&H site. One is new and not yet available from B&H. Is somewhat more money, but nothing about aperture control or "L" version. Where did you buy it? J
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Davis" <jdavi...@comcast.net> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 5:33:01 AM Subject: Re: first day review I'm not aware of the version designation. Check any included info and chase it on the web. I'll take a look also. J Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 22, 2016, at 5:16 AM, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> wrote: > > its the L version if that makes a diiference > > Dave > >> On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 7:47 AM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@comcast.net> wrote: >> Could it be the new version with electronic aperture? >> J >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jul 22, 2016, at 3:58 AM, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> So i used the 55-300 at the plowing demo yesterday. Hot humid and >>> dusty day. The unit itself focused quite nicely, it fits well on the >>> K-5 and my hand zoom barrel stiff but thats fine. Barrel fully >>> extended makes for a bit of a shaky hand held. IQ and sharpness seem >>> decent enough. Only thing and i'm not sure its due to the lens or the >>> camera metering but when using the 17-70 or the 50-200 a +.3 EV >>> correction is needed. I used +0.7 and all of the DNG's are still way >>> under exposed. I would normally get a small amount of under exposure >>> shooting into the sun with my other lenses but every shot, into the >>> sun or with the sun, is quite a bit under exposed. I'll need to adjust >>> every one in LR. >>> >>> Any thoughts on this. >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> -- >>> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >>> www.caughtinmotion.com >>> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >>> York Region, Ontario, Canada >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada > > -- > 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. -- 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. -- 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.
