Re: Got myself a new lens
I have the PLM type of 55-300 which is always attached to my K-70. However the PLM lens is not compatible with a K-5 II. Henk Op 2024-03-15 om 07:43 schreef Alan Cole: I don't think you'll be disappointed. Henk Terhell in Belgium uses his with great success for virtually everything. I have the screw-drive WR version which is pretty good too. Alan C On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 11:52 PM Mark Roberts wrote: Not content with buying a camera recently (a lovely K-5ii), I decided this week to treat myself to a new lens. I haven't bought a lens since... 2018, I think (it was the 28-105 for the K-1). Anyway, I just bought another travel lens for the trips we have planned for the summer: walking England and Scotland in May and bicycling Belgium August. With the outdoorsiness factor weighing heavily I went for a weather-sealed lens, the DA 55-300. I already had the older, non-weather-sealed budget version but the new one is very much nicer. In-lens focusing motor is silent and very quick. Build quality seems excellent. I'll take some test shots soon to check out the optics but if it's as good as the older one I'lkl be very happy indeed. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Got myself a new lens
Henk Terhell wrote: >I have the PLM type of 55-300 which is always attached to my K-70. >However the PLM lens is not compatible with a K-5 II. My bad. Typo. My new camera is a K-3ii, not K-5. Works a treat with the new PLM lens. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
FS Friday: K-5 and DA-L 55-300
In light of my recent gear acquisition posts, it should come as no surprise that I'm selling the gear I'm replacing. They're both on eBay (where I have photos posted), but I'll knock 10 bucks off the price for anyone who wants to buy direct. DA-L 55-300 https://www.ebay.com/itm/226046234043 K-5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/226047350280 -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Got myself a new lens
I thought he bought a K3ii with built in GPS? Alan C On 15-Mar-24 10:48 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: I have the PLM type of 55-300 which is always attached to my K-70. However the PLM lens is not compatible with a K-5 II. Henk Op 2024-03-15 om 07:43 schreef Alan Cole: I don't think you'll be disappointed. Henk Terhell in Belgium uses his with great success for virtually everything. I have the screw-drive WR version which is pretty good too. Alan C On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 11:52 PM Mark Roberts wrote: Not content with buying a camera recently (a lovely K-5ii), I decided this week to treat myself to a new lens. I haven't bought a lens since... 2018, I think (it was the 28-105 for the K-1). Anyway, I just bought another travel lens for the trips we have planned for the summer: walking England and Scotland in May and bicycling Belgium August. With the outdoorsiness factor weighing heavily I went for a weather-sealed lens, the DA 55-300. I already had the older, non-weather-sealed budget version but the new one is very much nicer. In-lens focusing motor is silent and very quick. Build quality seems excellent. I'll take some test shots soon to check out the optics but if it's as good as the older one I'lkl be very happy indeed. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Got myself a new lens
OK, welcome in the club. I love my 55-300 PLM in particular for the short distance of 95 cm making it an excellent semi-macro lens at 300 mm. Henk Op 2024-03-15 om 13:35 schreef Postmaster: Henk Terhell wrote: I have the PLM type of 55-300 which is always attached to my K-70. However the PLM lens is not compatible with a K-5 II. My bad. Typo. My new camera is a K-3ii, not K-5. Works a treat with the new PLM lens. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.