Re: Pentax lenses I want
The problem with small light autofocus lenses is once you put the autofocus motor in the lens it's no longer small. They can be smallish, but I would hate to see a 43mm limited with a built in AF motor. It would have to be much bigger. On 11/2/2019 9:51 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote: Dear Mark, you would have noticed that in the Film SLR days ALL Pentax Lenses were Full Frame. Even the SLR themselves were pretty small and petite looking. And these Lenses were as large or as small as the DA Lenses on the current crop of APSC DSLRs. So why NOT design all Lenses as Full Frame? This would have kept design and manufacturing efforts and costs down. Now please don't start searching for a Technical reason why this is detrimental to Photography. I just responded to your thread "I want a full-frame version of this lens". As for Lenses I am a zoom lover - covered between 10 & 300 mm as I am not into wild life, nature or sports photography - so do not need longer lenses. No GAS. Now all my Zooms are brutally sharp. How do I assure this?? Simple: I will go on buying lenses till I find the sharpest one. That's the Keeper. I do have some Prime Lenses because of their f1.2 or f1.4 Apertures for special Low Light Photography or DOF needs. Thanks for reading. Bipin. Toronto & Bangalore -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- 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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Juan, welcome back! I have been in BA a few times in the last couple of years, kept thinking I needed to track you down and ask for restaurant recommendations down there… And thanks for starting this discussion. Long story short, over the last 20 years I have bought and sold many lenses. Gradually got to the point where I probably don’t need any more and am not actively looking. For my K-1 I have the big 3 DFA lenses. (And yes, they are big.) 15-30/2.8, 24-70/2.8, and 70-200/2.8 So, a funny thing happened on my last trip to Europe. I left all of those lenses home. I took an A-20/2.8, FA43/1.9, and DFA 100 macro WR. And I also took the new GR III, APS-C with a fixed lens (28mm effective length). Sometimes I used the 43mm, sometimes I used the 20mm e.g. when I was inside a church or wanted wider landscapes, but most of my K-1 shots were with the 100mm, and the GR III got extensive use for wider shots. Essentially a two-camera two-lens system. I did sometimes miss having my zooms, but mostly was pleased I had saved the weight and fuss of carrying multiple heavy lenses. A few decades ago, in the late ‘70s, early ‘80s, I did extensive rock climbing and mountaineering. I had a similar two-camera, two-lens system then: a Nikkormat with 100mm lens and a MInox G with a zone-focus fixed focal length lens (28mm? 35mm?). The Minox was carried on my gear sling, I could be holding on the rock with left hand, with the right hand pull up the camera, flip open the cover with my thumb, set the focus, match-needle the exposure, compose and shoot, flip the cover closed, and be on my way all in just a very few seconds. The Ricoh GR III comes the closest to a totally functional everything-just-right of any camera I have used since those MInox cameras. I just wish it were WR so it would be usable in the rain and had a better coating on the screen so that it was usable in bright sun. Actually, I am at the point where I really need to let go some of those lenses in the closet. I love the almost sensual feel of the 77/1.8 but I seldom take it anywhere nor use it if I do have it. It is not WR, and when using AF it does not allow the manual fine tuning of focus that more modern Pentax lenses have. Same is true of the 43mm. Next time I will just take my 50/1.2 for mid-range shots. And so I see no reason to keep the 43mm. Back to the original “lens lust” theme… I had a 400/4.0 (?5.6?) which I bought for an Alaska trip in 2016. I was glad to have it, used it often, but too long for me to handhold, and other than Alaska there are too few times I shoot wildlife when using a tripod. So I sold it after the trip. (Bought a DA* 300/4.0 instead, which I don’t think I will ever let go.) I would buy another 400mm if/when I go back to Alaska. And then one other, by far the best lens ever, the DA*200/4.0 Macro. I had one, I wasn’t using it, I sold it to a list member who could take far more advantage of that gem than I could. But don’t think of looking for one, such a search is akin to a search for the Golden Fleece or the Holy Grail; you may hear rumors of sightings, but you will not find one. Stan > On Nov 1, 2019, at 2:12 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: > > I figured I'd start a thread about lens lust. Note this is not "lenses I > need". I have too many as it is, covering every focal length I care about > (which doesn't go much further than 100 or 135mm anyway) > > DA15/4: I have the DA21mm, and it's an awesome lens. Seems like the 15 > would be a great companion to it. I don't really need it, since I have some > zooms that cover this focal length, plus I haven't been shooting with the > KP much anyway. > > M20/4: I don't know why I want this one, I just do. I really like the M > lenses. I do have the DA21 Limited for APS, and the Sigma 20/2.8 for APS on > the Sony, and an awesome Zeiss 21/2.8 for full frame on Leicas and Sonys. > And that's without counting the zooms that cover that both on APS and full > frame: I have a 17-70/4, a 12-24/4, and a Canon 17-40/4 that covers full > frame with fast AF via an adaptor on the Sony. > > M40/2.8: I just always wanted that little pancake lens. Don't need it, as I > have tons of both 35mm and 50mm lenses, plus a really nice Konica Hexanon > 40mm/1.8 that is perfect for the A7ii. > > DA20-40: This seems like the perfect street lens for the KP. Been wanting > it since it came out, but never pulled the trigger. Again, I already have > other lenses covering this range. > > K85/1.8: I had this lens. It fell from my motorcycle jacket the day I was > getting my istD back in 2004. I never saw it again. It's not a FL I > regularly use so it's hard to justify. I had found it in pristine condition > for under $100 back in the late 90s. > > M28/3.5: This was my main 28, my copy seemed to be a lot sharper than what > should be legal. I lost it years ago. I do have an M28/2.8 and the > FA28/2.8, plus a Takumar 28/3.5 (the big barreled one). Oh and I do have > the
Re: Pentax lenses I want
Have the DA16-50 and it was my 2nd favorite lens after the 43mm Ltd (or maybe most favorite after being introduced to Scottish weather.) We were away for a weekend to one of the western islands, decent weather. Walking around all day, 16-50 was just fine. Back to the hotel for lunch, back out and suddenly found that I had a 20-50. No drops, no jolts. Lens just decided that I no longer needed the range from 16 to 20. Found some references on this list to this problem, googled it, checked service cost and decided that 20-50 wasn't so bad consider the weagher sealing. Later decided that it was just too damn big and heavy - and obvious - for walking around towns and cities, so I bought a 2nd hand DA21 from Japan. Love it. Have since bought the 28-105WP and tend to go with that. Will still drag out the 16 (20) - 50 if I'm feeling a bit land-scapey in inclement weather. On 03/11/2019 13:18, Paul Stenquist wrote: I have an excellent barely used DA 16-50/2.8. Pentax sent me a new one about 5 years ago after failing to fix my original one. This was when I was working with them a bit on promotions, so I believe they took care to make sure it was a good one. Make me an offer. Paul On Nov 2, 2019, at 11:02 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Actually the lens I want, but can't justify, is the DA 16-50mm f2.8. I already have a Sigma 17-70 f2.8~4.5 which covers the range, and suits my needs most of the time. Plus the Tamron 17-50mm is a wee bit better optically by all accounts and much closer to my budget. I wouldn't turn my nose up at the Pentax if I could get it for the same price as the Tamron, since it probably beats it like a rag doll as far as build quality is concerned. On 11/1/2019 2:12 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: I figured I'd start a thread about lens lust. Note this is not "lenses I need". I have too many as it is, covering every focal length I care about (which doesn't go much further than 100 or 135mm anyway) DA15/4: I have the DA21mm, and it's an awesome lens. Seems like the 15 would be a great companion to it. I don't really need it, since I have some zooms that cover this focal length, plus I haven't been shooting with the KP much anyway. M20/4: I don't know why I want this one, I just do. I really like the M lenses. I do have the DA21 Limited for APS, and the Sigma 20/2.8 for APS on the Sony, and an awesome Zeiss 21/2.8 for full frame on Leicas and Sonys. And that's without counting the zooms that cover that both on APS and full frame: I have a 17-70/4, a 12-24/4, and a Canon 17-40/4 that covers full frame with fast AF via an adaptor on the Sony. M40/2.8: I just always wanted that little pancake lens. Don't need it, as I have tons of both 35mm and 50mm lenses, plus a really nice Konica Hexanon 40mm/1.8 that is perfect for the A7ii. DA20-40: This seems like the perfect street lens for the KP. Been wanting it since it came out, but never pulled the trigger. Again, I already have other lenses covering this range. K85/1.8: I had this lens. It fell from my motorcycle jacket the day I was getting my istD back in 2004. I never saw it again. It's not a FL I regularly use so it's hard to justify. I had found it in pristine condition for under $100 back in the late 90s. M28/3.5: This was my main 28, my copy seemed to be a lot sharper than what should be legal. I lost it years ago. I do have an M28/2.8 and the FA28/2.8, plus a Takumar 28/3.5 (the big barreled one). Oh and I do have the awesome K30/2.8 and a bunch of other 28s for other mounts, so it's super hard to justify buying this one. Takumar 50/1.4, 8 element: I REALLY don't need this. My best 50mms are a Summicron, the A50/1.4, maybe the M50/1.7 or FA50/1.7 (yes, I have all those plus a lot more 50s!) K50/1.2: Again, I don't need another 50. But it sure would be nice to play with that extra third of a stop. How about you? Any lenses you've always wanted but haven't gotten around to getting? Any opinions on that list above? j -- Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- 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.
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It’s optically the same as the FA43 Limited, but that lens is se up for the screwdriver AF drive — the focusing is a bit too quick with a loose feel. Makes it hard to be precise. The Special is RF coupled and has a beautiful focusing feel and built in hood. The only downside is that close focus is .7m, like most RF lenses. Not a big issue on the CL since it’s FOV is cropped and it’s a short portrait tele in this application. G > On Nov 3, 2019, at 11:22 AM, Juan Buhler wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 10:46 AM Godfrey DiGiorgi > wrote: > >> The Pentax lens I always wanted is the Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special that >> they produced in Leica Thread Mount for a short run of about 2000 units. >> Most were sold in Japan and still command a price around $1500 or so as a >> complete set with the matching optical viewfinder. >> >> A year or so back after I bought the Leica CL, I found one available in >> Japan EBay for $600 without the finder and nabbed it. It’s every bit as >> good a lens as I expected. (-: > > > Ohhh, yes, good one Godfrey, I would also love to have that one! > > Is it any different optically to the 43mm Limited? I mean--if you'll use it > on a camera with live view/EVF, then there's no difference, correct? Is its > only advantage that it is rangefinder coupled? > > j > > -- > Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com > -- 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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On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 10:46 AM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > The Pentax lens I always wanted is the Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special that > they produced in Leica Thread Mount for a short run of about 2000 units. > Most were sold in Japan and still command a price around $1500 or so as a > complete set with the matching optical viewfinder. > > A year or so back after I bought the Leica CL, I found one available in > Japan EBay for $600 without the finder and nabbed it. It’s every bit as > good a lens as I expected. (-: Ohhh, yes, good one Godfrey, I would also love to have that one! Is it any different optically to the 43mm Limited? I mean--if you'll use it on a camera with live view/EVF, then there's no difference, correct? Is its only advantage that it is rangefinder coupled? j -- Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com -- 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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I have an excellent barely used DA 16-50/2.8. Pentax sent me a new one about 5 years ago after failing to fix my original one. This was when I was working with them a bit on promotions, so I believe they took care to make sure it was a good one. Make me an offer. Paul > On Nov 2, 2019, at 11:02 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > > Actually the lens I want, but can't justify, is the DA 16-50mm f2.8. > > I already have a Sigma 17-70 f2.8~4.5 which covers the range, and suits my > needs most of the time. > > Plus the Tamron 17-50mm is a wee bit better optically by all accounts and > much closer to my budget. > > I wouldn't turn my nose up at the Pentax if I could get it for the same price > as the Tamron, since it probably beats it like a rag doll as far as build > quality is concerned. > >> On 11/1/2019 2:12 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: >> I figured I'd start a thread about lens lust. Note this is not "lenses I >> need". I have too many as it is, covering every focal length I care about >> (which doesn't go much further than 100 or 135mm anyway) >> >> DA15/4: I have the DA21mm, and it's an awesome lens. Seems like the 15 >> would be a great companion to it. I don't really need it, since I have some >> zooms that cover this focal length, plus I haven't been shooting with the >> KP much anyway. >> >> M20/4: I don't know why I want this one, I just do. I really like the M >> lenses. I do have the DA21 Limited for APS, and the Sigma 20/2.8 for APS on >> the Sony, and an awesome Zeiss 21/2.8 for full frame on Leicas and Sonys. >> And that's without counting the zooms that cover that both on APS and full >> frame: I have a 17-70/4, a 12-24/4, and a Canon 17-40/4 that covers full >> frame with fast AF via an adaptor on the Sony. >> >> M40/2.8: I just always wanted that little pancake lens. Don't need it, as I >> have tons of both 35mm and 50mm lenses, plus a really nice Konica Hexanon >> 40mm/1.8 that is perfect for the A7ii. >> >> DA20-40: This seems like the perfect street lens for the KP. Been wanting >> it since it came out, but never pulled the trigger. Again, I already have >> other lenses covering this range. >> >> K85/1.8: I had this lens. It fell from my motorcycle jacket the day I was >> getting my istD back in 2004. I never saw it again. It's not a FL I >> regularly use so it's hard to justify. I had found it in pristine condition >> for under $100 back in the late 90s. >> >> M28/3.5: This was my main 28, my copy seemed to be a lot sharper than what >> should be legal. I lost it years ago. I do have an M28/2.8 and the >> FA28/2.8, plus a Takumar 28/3.5 (the big barreled one). Oh and I do have >> the awesome K30/2.8 and a bunch of other 28s for other mounts, so it's >> super hard to justify buying this one. >> >> Takumar 50/1.4, 8 element: I REALLY don't need this. My best 50mms are a >> Summicron, the A50/1.4, maybe the M50/1.7 or FA50/1.7 (yes, I have all >> those plus a lot more 50s!) >> >> K50/1.2: Again, I don't need another 50. But it sure would be nice to play >> with that extra third of a stop. >> >> How about you? Any lenses you've always wanted but haven't gotten around to >> getting? Any opinions on that list above? >> >> j >> >> -- >> Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com > > -- > America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. > America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. >- P.J. O'Rourke > > > -- > 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.
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Actually the lens I want, but can't justify, is the DA 16-50mm f2.8. I already have a Sigma 17-70 f2.8~4.5 which covers the range, and suits my needs most of the time. Plus the Tamron 17-50mm is a wee bit better optically by all accounts and much closer to my budget. I wouldn't turn my nose up at the Pentax if I could get it for the same price as the Tamron, since it probably beats it like a rag doll as far as build quality is concerned. On 11/1/2019 2:12 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: I figured I'd start a thread about lens lust. Note this is not "lenses I need". I have too many as it is, covering every focal length I care about (which doesn't go much further than 100 or 135mm anyway) DA15/4: I have the DA21mm, and it's an awesome lens. Seems like the 15 would be a great companion to it. I don't really need it, since I have some zooms that cover this focal length, plus I haven't been shooting with the KP much anyway. M20/4: I don't know why I want this one, I just do. I really like the M lenses. I do have the DA21 Limited for APS, and the Sigma 20/2.8 for APS on the Sony, and an awesome Zeiss 21/2.8 for full frame on Leicas and Sonys. And that's without counting the zooms that cover that both on APS and full frame: I have a 17-70/4, a 12-24/4, and a Canon 17-40/4 that covers full frame with fast AF via an adaptor on the Sony. M40/2.8: I just always wanted that little pancake lens. Don't need it, as I have tons of both 35mm and 50mm lenses, plus a really nice Konica Hexanon 40mm/1.8 that is perfect for the A7ii. DA20-40: This seems like the perfect street lens for the KP. Been wanting it since it came out, but never pulled the trigger. Again, I already have other lenses covering this range. K85/1.8: I had this lens. It fell from my motorcycle jacket the day I was getting my istD back in 2004. I never saw it again. It's not a FL I regularly use so it's hard to justify. I had found it in pristine condition for under $100 back in the late 90s. M28/3.5: This was my main 28, my copy seemed to be a lot sharper than what should be legal. I lost it years ago. I do have an M28/2.8 and the FA28/2.8, plus a Takumar 28/3.5 (the big barreled one). Oh and I do have the awesome K30/2.8 and a bunch of other 28s for other mounts, so it's super hard to justify buying this one. Takumar 50/1.4, 8 element: I REALLY don't need this. My best 50mms are a Summicron, the A50/1.4, maybe the M50/1.7 or FA50/1.7 (yes, I have all those plus a lot more 50s!) K50/1.2: Again, I don't need another 50. But it sure would be nice to play with that extra third of a stop. How about you? Any lenses you've always wanted but haven't gotten around to getting? Any opinions on that list above? j -- Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- 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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Ah, yes, a gentle Scottish mist, when the heavens open up and the fish swim up out of the rivers and into the sky... On 11/1/2019 8:01 PM, Pat Temmerman wrote: Have the DA21... would love if it were fully WP (I live in Scotland. Rain is real.) On 01/11/2019 23:39, John Francis wrote: On Fri, Nov 01, 2019 at 04:58:45PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: I would think a full frame 24-70/4 is very unlikely in that Pentax already offers an excellent 24-70/2.8. Yeah, it's excellent. But it's also huge compared to the 28-105. ... and with a price tag to match! I could never quite persuade myself I needed the older FA* 28-70/2.8 to go along with the FA* 80-200/2.8 that was my main lens. But that's because I was mostly doing motorsports photography - very different from the sort of thing that Juan does - so the 28-105/f4.0-5.6 I had met my needs for the occasional pit or paddock shots. I'm waiting to see whether the announced flagship APS-C camera body makes it all the way into production; if it does, (and assuming that it has the sort of feature upgrades that could tempt me) there's a fairly good chance I'll buy one last Pentax body. But despite what my PDML T-shirt says I'm not sure I'll be buying any more lenses; the main potential candidate - the D FA 150-450 - would add quite a bit to whatever the new body (plus grip) would cost. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- 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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I don't really need any more lens, I go from 16mm to 400mm (with a gap between 210 and 400), but none of my current photography would justify the expense of filling in the gap. If I could find one, the power zoom 28-105 was one of the best I have had, and wouldn't mind getting it for when my 28-105 3.5/5.6 wears out. However, as I've mentioned before, my phot kit will probably last longer than I will! John in Brisbane mm -Original Message- From: PDML On Behalf Of Juan Buhler Sent: Saturday, 2 November 2019 4:13 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Pentax lenses I want I figured I'd start a thread about lens lust. Note this is not "lenses I need". I have too many as it is, covering every focal length I care about (which doesn't go much further than 100 or 135mm anyway) DA15/4: I have the DA21mm, and it's an awesome lens. Seems like the 15 would be a great companion to it. I don't really need it, since I have some zooms that cover this focal length, plus I haven't been shooting with the KP much anyway. M20/4: I don't know why I want this one, I just do. I really like the M lenses. I do have the DA21 Limited for APS, and the Sigma 20/2.8 for APS on the Sony, and an awesome Zeiss 21/2.8 for full frame on Leicas and Sonys. And that's without counting the zooms that cover that both on APS and full frame: I have a 17-70/4, a 12-24/4, and a Canon 17-40/4 that covers full frame with fast AF via an adaptor on the Sony. M40/2.8: I just always wanted that little pancake lens. Don't need it, as I have tons of both 35mm and 50mm lenses, plus a really nice Konica Hexanon 40mm/1.8 that is perfect for the A7ii. DA20-40: This seems like the perfect street lens for the KP. Been wanting it since it came out, but never pulled the trigger. Again, I already have other lenses covering this range. K85/1.8: I had this lens. It fell from my motorcycle jacket the day I was getting my istD back in 2004. I never saw it again. It's not a FL I regularly use so it's hard to justify. I had found it in pristine condition for under $100 back in the late 90s. M28/3.5: This was my main 28, my copy seemed to be a lot sharper than what should be legal. I lost it years ago. I do have an M28/2.8 and the FA28/2.8, plus a Takumar 28/3.5 (the big barreled one). Oh and I do have the awesome K30/2.8 and a bunch of other 28s for other mounts, so it's super hard to justify buying this one. Takumar 50/1.4, 8 element: I REALLY don't need this. My best 50mms are a Summicron, the A50/1.4, maybe the M50/1.7 or FA50/1.7 (yes, I have all those plus a lot more 50s!) K50/1.2: Again, I don't need another 50. But it sure would be nice to play with that extra third of a stop. How about you? Any lenses you've always wanted but haven't gotten around to getting? Any opinions on that list above? j -- Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com -- 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.
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Nicely captured image - good job. -Original Message- >From: Toine >Subject: Re: Pentax lenses I want > >My last lens, HD DA 55-300, probably makes my wanted list complete. I >do have the 60-250 which is somewhat better but a monster compared to >the tiny HD 55-300. The old 55-300 was excellent, the HD version is >even better. The other lenses on my wanted list are or were the DA35 >macro, DFA 100 macro and 08 Wide zoom. > >sample shot of today with lots of cropping: >https://www.repiuk.nl/content/imgp1852/lightbox/ > >On Sat, 2 Nov 2019 at 22:25, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> > On Nov 1, 2019, at 11:12 AM, Juan Buhler wrote: >> > >> > I figured I'd start a thread about lens lust. Note this is not "lenses I >> > need". I have too many as it is, covering every focal length I care about >> > (which doesn't go much further than 100 or 135mm anyway) >> >> I’ve been very lucky that in the past few years I’ve managed to score on >> several of my wishlist lenses, mostly through a combination of gifts and KEH. >> >> DA 35 macro >> FA 43 ltd >> DFA 100 WR macro >> Sigma 35/1.4 macro >> >> I always find myself wanting faster lenses, and particularly faster and >> wider, or faster and longer. It must be really nice to be one of those >> people that only does one small subset of photography, like sports, wildlife >> or landscape. I take some consolation in Moore’s Law in that as sensors get >> better I can use an f/2.8 lens in cases where I used to need f/1.4 or >> faster. Unfortunately, I now find myself photographing in even more >> ridiculous light levels and still needing faster glass. >> >> Also, unfortunately, I find myself needing autofocus more and more. The >> situation could be relieved a bit with decent through the eyepiece live view >> with focus peaking, or a split focusing screen (katzeye), but age is taking >> its toll on my eyesight even faster than on my memory. >> >> My 77/1.8 is still one of my favorite lenses, but when photographing >> musicians I still want faster and longer, 85/1.4, or 135 f/2 or faster. >> >> In a similar vein, a lot of the night landscapes I do require faster and >> wider than what I have. I’ve got the Rokinon 24/1.4 which is pretty nice, >> and the Pentax 15-30/2.8, but I still constantly find myself up against >> difficulties capturing the night sky, and wanting both faster and wider >> glass. It expect that better sensors, and/or better processing software >> could alleviate those issues. In theory software could take multiple >> images, separate sky from foreground, stack and stitch them separately and >> put them back together in one clean photo. In theory, the software could >> even do something fancy with convolution and unsmear the stars. >> While I’m off topic and talking about my software wishlist, it would be nice >> if I could just point my processing software and a directory, have it look >> at time stamps, GPS, compass and accelerometer data and automatically HDR >> and/or stitch any photos that could be. >> >> When photographing wildlife, I constantly find myself up against the length >> and speed limits of my bigma (50-500), I don’t know what would be better, >> but I do know that I can’t afford it. >> >> If I was shooting APS I’d definitely want the sigma f/1.8 zooms (18-35 and >> 50-100), if they were full frame I’d probably try to rent out my body on >> street corners to come up with the money. In the department of wishing it >> were full frame, I could really use the 50-135/2.8 range in full frame, >> although a 35-100/2.8 would probably do me even more good. >> >> I also wish that I had weather sealed versions of pretty much all of my >> legacy glass. I don’t stop taking photos when the weather gets a bit damp. >> As has been recently observed, that’s often when the best opportunities >> happen. >> >> The DA40/2.8 was mentioned, and back in the days of my K-x that was one of >> my favorite walkabout lenses because it turned the K-x into practically a >> pocket camera. Like the DA35 macro, it vignettes a little bit on the K-1, >> but is still manageable. Processing software could solve a lot of that. >> Speaking of software wishlists, I wish my K-1 gave me an option between APS >> and FF, and also that the square format option didn’t store all of the raw >> sensor data so that it was useful in raw mode to save the K-1 buffer space. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com -- 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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On 11/2/2019 17:51:10, Dale H. Cook wrote: My wishlist for anything generally greatly exceeds the contents of my wallet. For now I have to be content owning a Pentax-DA 18-270mm as my walking-around lens, a Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm as my long glass, and a Pentax-A 50mm f2. The only lens currently on my wishlist is a suitable late-model replacement for the 50mm as I want to return it to the K-1000 and sell all of my 35mm film kit as a lot. Check KEH. I frequently see the "Pentax 50mm F/1.4 SMC FA" there at "won't break the bank" prices. Plus it's a full-frame lens if you ever get a K-1, although as far as I could tell, the "Pentax 50mm F/1.8 SMC DA" doesn't vignette on the K-1 even though it's technically a crop sensor lens. They usually have that one available too. Actually, I have you to thank for my latest acquisition. I was looking at KEH for sturdy tripods to recommend in response to your post lamenting that yours wasn't steady enough for photographing hummingbirds. After I found several good Gitzo/Manfrotto legs, I figured "What the heck, I'll see if they've got any Pentax lenses I want." ... and the FA 600/f4 just kind of fell into my lap. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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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My last lens, HD DA 55-300, probably makes my wanted list complete. I do have the 60-250 which is somewhat better but a monster compared to the tiny HD 55-300. The old 55-300 was excellent, the HD version is even better. The other lenses on my wanted list are or were the DA35 macro, DFA 100 macro and 08 Wide zoom. sample shot of today with lots of cropping: https://www.repiuk.nl/content/imgp1852/lightbox/ On Sat, 2 Nov 2019 at 22:25, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > On Nov 1, 2019, at 11:12 AM, Juan Buhler wrote: > > > > I figured I'd start a thread about lens lust. Note this is not "lenses I > > need". I have too many as it is, covering every focal length I care about > > (which doesn't go much further than 100 or 135mm anyway) > > I’ve been very lucky that in the past few years I’ve managed to score on > several of my wishlist lenses, mostly through a combination of gifts and KEH. > > DA 35 macro > FA 43 ltd > DFA 100 WR macro > Sigma 35/1.4 macro > > I always find myself wanting faster lenses, and particularly faster and > wider, or faster and longer. It must be really nice to be one of those > people that only does one small subset of photography, like sports, wildlife > or landscape. I take some consolation in Moore’s Law in that as sensors get > better I can use an f/2.8 lens in cases where I used to need f/1.4 or faster. > Unfortunately, I now find myself photographing in even more ridiculous light > levels and still needing faster glass. > > Also, unfortunately, I find myself needing autofocus more and more. The > situation could be relieved a bit with decent through the eyepiece live view > with focus peaking, or a split focusing screen (katzeye), but age is taking > its toll on my eyesight even faster than on my memory. > > My 77/1.8 is still one of my favorite lenses, but when photographing > musicians I still want faster and longer, 85/1.4, or 135 f/2 or faster. > > In a similar vein, a lot of the night landscapes I do require faster and > wider than what I have. I’ve got the Rokinon 24/1.4 which is pretty nice, and > the Pentax 15-30/2.8, but I still constantly find myself up against > difficulties capturing the night sky, and wanting both faster and wider > glass. It expect that better sensors, and/or better processing software > could alleviate those issues. In theory software could take multiple images, > separate sky from foreground, stack and stitch them separately and put them > back together in one clean photo. In theory, the software could even do > something fancy with convolution and unsmear the stars. > While I’m off topic and talking about my software wishlist, it would be nice > if I could just point my processing software and a directory, have it look at > time stamps, GPS, compass and accelerometer data and automatically HDR and/or > stitch any photos that could be. > > When photographing wildlife, I constantly find myself up against the length > and speed limits of my bigma (50-500), I don’t know what would be better, but > I do know that I can’t afford it. > > If I was shooting APS I’d definitely want the sigma f/1.8 zooms (18-35 and > 50-100), if they were full frame I’d probably try to rent out my body on > street corners to come up with the money. In the department of wishing it > were full frame, I could really use the 50-135/2.8 range in full frame, > although a 35-100/2.8 would probably do me even more good. > > I also wish that I had weather sealed versions of pretty much all of my > legacy glass. I don’t stop taking photos when the weather gets a bit damp. As > has been recently observed, that’s often when the best opportunities happen. > > The DA40/2.8 was mentioned, and back in the days of my K-x that was one of my > favorite walkabout lenses because it turned the K-x into practically a pocket > camera. Like the DA35 macro, it vignettes a little bit on the K-1, but is > still manageable. Processing software could solve a lot of that. > Speaking of software wishlists, I wish my K-1 gave me an option between APS > and FF, and also that the square format option didn’t store all of the raw > sensor data so that it was useful in raw mode to save the K-1 buffer space. > > > > > -- > Larry Colen > l...@red4est.com > > > > > -- > 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.
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My wishlist for anything generally greatly exceeds the contents of my wallet. For now I have to be content owning a Pentax-DA 18-270mm as my walking-around lens, a Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm as my long glass, and a Pentax-A 50mm f2. The only lens currently on my wishlist is a suitable late-model replacement for the 50mm as I want to return it to the K-1000 and sell all of my 35mm film kit as a lot. -- Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html -- 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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> On Nov 1, 2019, at 11:12 AM, Juan Buhler wrote: > > I figured I'd start a thread about lens lust. Note this is not "lenses I > need". I have too many as it is, covering every focal length I care about > (which doesn't go much further than 100 or 135mm anyway) I’ve been very lucky that in the past few years I’ve managed to score on several of my wishlist lenses, mostly through a combination of gifts and KEH. DA 35 macro FA 43 ltd DFA 100 WR macro Sigma 35/1.4 macro I always find myself wanting faster lenses, and particularly faster and wider, or faster and longer. It must be really nice to be one of those people that only does one small subset of photography, like sports, wildlife or landscape. I take some consolation in Moore’s Law in that as sensors get better I can use an f/2.8 lens in cases where I used to need f/1.4 or faster. Unfortunately, I now find myself photographing in even more ridiculous light levels and still needing faster glass. Also, unfortunately, I find myself needing autofocus more and more. The situation could be relieved a bit with decent through the eyepiece live view with focus peaking, or a split focusing screen (katzeye), but age is taking its toll on my eyesight even faster than on my memory. My 77/1.8 is still one of my favorite lenses, but when photographing musicians I still want faster and longer, 85/1.4, or 135 f/2 or faster. In a similar vein, a lot of the night landscapes I do require faster and wider than what I have. I’ve got the Rokinon 24/1.4 which is pretty nice, and the Pentax 15-30/2.8, but I still constantly find myself up against difficulties capturing the night sky, and wanting both faster and wider glass. It expect that better sensors, and/or better processing software could alleviate those issues. In theory software could take multiple images, separate sky from foreground, stack and stitch them separately and put them back together in one clean photo. In theory, the software could even do something fancy with convolution and unsmear the stars. While I’m off topic and talking about my software wishlist, it would be nice if I could just point my processing software and a directory, have it look at time stamps, GPS, compass and accelerometer data and automatically HDR and/or stitch any photos that could be. When photographing wildlife, I constantly find myself up against the length and speed limits of my bigma (50-500), I don’t know what would be better, but I do know that I can’t afford it. If I was shooting APS I’d definitely want the sigma f/1.8 zooms (18-35 and 50-100), if they were full frame I’d probably try to rent out my body on street corners to come up with the money. In the department of wishing it were full frame, I could really use the 50-135/2.8 range in full frame, although a 35-100/2.8 would probably do me even more good. I also wish that I had weather sealed versions of pretty much all of my legacy glass. I don’t stop taking photos when the weather gets a bit damp. As has been recently observed, that’s often when the best opportunities happen. The DA40/2.8 was mentioned, and back in the days of my K-x that was one of my favorite walkabout lenses because it turned the K-x into practically a pocket camera. Like the DA35 macro, it vignettes a little bit on the K-1, but is still manageable. Processing software could solve a lot of that. Speaking of software wishlists, I wish my K-1 gave me an option between APS and FF, and also that the square format option didn’t store all of the raw sensor data so that it was useful in raw mode to save the K-1 buffer space. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- 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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> On Nov 2, 2019, at 6:51 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote: > > Dear Mark, you would have noticed that in the Film SLR days ALL Pentax > Lenses were Full Frame. Even the SLR themselves were pretty small and > petite looking. > And these Lenses were as large or as small as the DA Lenses on the > current crop of APSC DSLRs. > So why NOT design all Lenses as Full Frame? Only two reasons, size and cost. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- 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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> On 02 November 2019 at 13:51 Bipin Gupta wrote: > > And these Lenses were as large or as small as the DA Lenses on the > current crop of APSC DSLRs. > So why NOT design all Lenses as Full Frame? > This would have kept design and manufacturing efforts and costs down. Who needs to search? -- 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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The Pentax lens I always wanted is the Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special that they produced in Leica Thread Mount for a short run of about 2000 units. Most were sold in Japan and still command a price around $1500 or so as a complete set with the matching optical viewfinder. A year or so back after I bought the Leica CL, I found one available in Japan EBay for $600 without the finder and nabbed it. It’s every bit as good a lens as I expected. (-: G -- 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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> On Nov 2, 2019, at 12:44 PM, John Francis wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 02, 2019 at 08:23:20AM -0400, John wrote: >>> On 11/1/2019 19:39:33, John Francis wrote: >>> On Fri, Nov 01, 2019 at 04:58:45PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: > I would think a full frame 24-70/4 is very unlikely in that Pentax > already offers an excellent 24-70/2.8. Yeah, it's excellent. But it's also huge compared to the 28-105. >>> >>> ... and with a price tag to match! >>> >>> I could never quite persuade myself I needed the older FA* 28-70/2.8 >>> to go along with the FA* 80-200/2.8 that was my main lens. But that's >>> because I was mostly doing motorsports photography - very different >>> from the sort of thing that Juan does - so the 28-105/f4.0-5.6 I had >>> met my needs for the occasional pit or paddock shots. >>> >>> I'm waiting to see whether the announced flagship APS-C camera body >>> makes it all the way into production; if it does, (and assuming that >>> it has the sort of feature upgrades that could tempt me) there's a >>> fairly good chance I'll buy one last Pentax body. But despite what >>> my PDML T-shirt says I'm not sure I'll be buying any more lenses; >>> the main potential candidate - the D FA 150-450 - would add quite >>> a bit to whatever the new body (plus grip) would cost. >>> >>> >> >> I got lucky and the one last lens that I was pining away for just happened >> to fall into my lap this fall (even if I will still be paying for it for the >> next three years). > > My lucky moment came around 20 years ago, when the lens I'd always longed for > (but thought I'd never own, as it wasn't cheap) turned up on the used market. > Apparently someone who earned his living shooting NASCAR was switching from > Pentax to Nikon, as his editors were now insisting on digital images. > > I found out about this from a post on rec.photos.marketplace, which went > something like "If you're looking for a bargain, Charlotte Camera have a > Pentax 250-600 for sale for _only_ $3000", plus some other remarks which > made it fairly clear the poster meant this mostly as a humorous comment. > > Five minutes later I followed up with a post that said "No they don't ..." > > Then I had to explain to the household expenditure committee why I'd just > paid that much for a lens, especially since it was only a couple of months > since I'd picked up a used A* 300/2.8 (with 1.4x and 2x teleconverters). > > I think you were shooting with the 250-600 for the first time when I ran into you at the Long Beach race. Do you still use it? How is it on digital? > -- > 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.
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On Sat, Nov 02, 2019 at 08:23:20AM -0400, John wrote: > On 11/1/2019 19:39:33, John Francis wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 01, 2019 at 04:58:45PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: > > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > > > > > I would think a full frame 24-70/4 is very unlikely in that Pentax > > > > already offers an excellent 24-70/2.8. > > > > > > Yeah, it's excellent. But it's also huge compared to the 28-105. > > > > ... and with a price tag to match! > > > > I could never quite persuade myself I needed the older FA* 28-70/2.8 > > to go along with the FA* 80-200/2.8 that was my main lens. But that's > > because I was mostly doing motorsports photography - very different > > from the sort of thing that Juan does - so the 28-105/f4.0-5.6 I had > > met my needs for the occasional pit or paddock shots. > > > > I'm waiting to see whether the announced flagship APS-C camera body > > makes it all the way into production; if it does, (and assuming that > > it has the sort of feature upgrades that could tempt me) there's a > > fairly good chance I'll buy one last Pentax body. But despite what > > my PDML T-shirt says I'm not sure I'll be buying any more lenses; > > the main potential candidate - the D FA 150-450 - would add quite > > a bit to whatever the new body (plus grip) would cost. > > > > > > I got lucky and the one last lens that I was pining away for just happened > to fall into my lap this fall (even if I will still be paying for it for the > next three years). My lucky moment came around 20 years ago, when the lens I'd always longed for (but thought I'd never own, as it wasn't cheap) turned up on the used market. Apparently someone who earned his living shooting NASCAR was switching from Pentax to Nikon, as his editors were now insisting on digital images. I found out about this from a post on rec.photos.marketplace, which went something like "If you're looking for a bargain, Charlotte Camera have a Pentax 250-600 for sale for _only_ $3000", plus some other remarks which made it fairly clear the poster meant this mostly as a humorous comment. Five minutes later I followed up with a post that said "No they don't ..." Then I had to explain to the household expenditure committee why I'd just paid that much for a lens, especially since it was only a couple of months since I'd picked up a used A* 300/2.8 (with 1.4x and 2x teleconverters). -- 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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Dear Mark, you would have noticed that in the Film SLR days ALL Pentax Lenses were Full Frame. Even the SLR themselves were pretty small and petite looking. And these Lenses were as large or as small as the DA Lenses on the current crop of APSC DSLRs. So why NOT design all Lenses as Full Frame? This would have kept design and manufacturing efforts and costs down. Now please don't start searching for a Technical reason why this is detrimental to Photography. I just responded to your thread "I want a full-frame version of this lens". As for Lenses I am a zoom lover - covered between 10 & 300 mm as I am not into wild life, nature or sports photography - so do not need longer lenses. No GAS. Now all my Zooms are brutally sharp. How do I assure this?? Simple: I will go on buying lenses till I find the sharpest one. That's the Keeper. I do have some Prime Lenses because of their f1.2 or f1.4 Apertures for special Low Light Photography or DOF needs. Thanks for reading. Bipin. Toronto & Bangalore -- 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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On 11/1/2019 19:39:33, John Francis wrote: On Fri, Nov 01, 2019 at 04:58:45PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: I would think a full frame 24-70/4 is very unlikely in that Pentax already offers an excellent 24-70/2.8. Yeah, it's excellent. But it's also huge compared to the 28-105. ... and with a price tag to match! I could never quite persuade myself I needed the older FA* 28-70/2.8 to go along with the FA* 80-200/2.8 that was my main lens. But that's because I was mostly doing motorsports photography - very different from the sort of thing that Juan does - so the 28-105/f4.0-5.6 I had met my needs for the occasional pit or paddock shots. I'm waiting to see whether the announced flagship APS-C camera body makes it all the way into production; if it does, (and assuming that it has the sort of feature upgrades that could tempt me) there's a fairly good chance I'll buy one last Pentax body. But despite what my PDML T-shirt says I'm not sure I'll be buying any more lenses; the main potential candidate - the D FA 150-450 - would add quite a bit to whatever the new body (plus grip) would cost. I got lucky and the one last lens that I was pining away for just happened to fall into my lap this fall (even if I will still be paying for it for the next three years). I think I've now got not only everything I need, but everything I wanted ... unless I run across a Tokina ATX-Pro 287 28-70 f/2.8 to replace the one I wore out. I've got the Sigma 24-70, but I don't love it the way I loved that Tokina lens. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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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Have the DA21... would love if it were fully WP (I live in Scotland. Rain is real.) On 01/11/2019 23:39, John Francis wrote: On Fri, Nov 01, 2019 at 04:58:45PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: I would think a full frame 24-70/4 is very unlikely in that Pentax already offers an excellent 24-70/2.8. Yeah, it's excellent. But it's also huge compared to the 28-105. ... and with a price tag to match! I could never quite persuade myself I needed the older FA* 28-70/2.8 to go along with the FA* 80-200/2.8 that was my main lens. But that's because I was mostly doing motorsports photography - very different from the sort of thing that Juan does - so the 28-105/f4.0-5.6 I had met my needs for the occasional pit or paddock shots. I'm waiting to see whether the announced flagship APS-C camera body makes it all the way into production; if it does, (and assuming that it has the sort of feature upgrades that could tempt me) there's a fairly good chance I'll buy one last Pentax body. But despite what my PDML T-shirt says I'm not sure I'll be buying any more lenses; the main potential candidate - the D FA 150-450 - would add quite a bit to whatever the new body (plus grip) would cost. -- 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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On Fri, Nov 01, 2019 at 04:58:45PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > >I would think a full frame 24-70/4 is very unlikely in that Pentax already > >offers an excellent 24-70/2.8. > > Yeah, it's excellent. But it's also huge compared to the 28-105. ... and with a price tag to match! I could never quite persuade myself I needed the older FA* 28-70/2.8 to go along with the FA* 80-200/2.8 that was my main lens. But that's because I was mostly doing motorsports photography - very different from the sort of thing that Juan does - so the 28-105/f4.0-5.6 I had met my needs for the occasional pit or paddock shots. I'm waiting to see whether the announced flagship APS-C camera body makes it all the way into production; if it does, (and assuming that it has the sort of feature upgrades that could tempt me) there's a fairly good chance I'll buy one last Pentax body. But despite what my PDML T-shirt says I'm not sure I'll be buying any more lenses; the main potential candidate - the D FA 150-450 - would add quite a bit to whatever the new body (plus grip) would cost. -- 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.
Re: Pentax lenses I want
On Fri, Nov 1, 2019 at 12:09 PM Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > I'm about to sell a load of M and A primes because my old eyes aren't > good at focussing anymore, including a M3.5/28 and a M4/20. > > Make sure to post here when you do, who knows... :) j -- Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com -- 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.
Re: Pentax lenses I want
Paul Stenquist wrote: >I would think a full frame 24-70/4 is very unlikely in that Pentax already >offers an excellent 24-70/2.8. Yeah, it's excellent. But it's also huge compared to the 28-105. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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.
Re: Pentax lenses I want
I would think a full frame 24-70/4 is very unlikely in that Pentax already offers an excellent 24-70/2.8. Paul > On Nov 1, 2019, at 3:08 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Juan Buhler wrote: > >> I figured I'd start a thread about lens lust. Note this is not "lenses I >> need". I have too many as it is, covering every focal length I care about >> (which doesn't go much further than 100 or 135mm anyway) >> >> DA15/4: I have the DA21mm, and it's an awesome lens. Seems like the 15 >> would be a great companion to it. I don't really need it, since I have some >> zooms that cover this focal length, plus I haven't been shooting with the >> KP much anyway. > > I'd love to have this lens for the K-01 I use for street shooting. But > I just can't justify the expense. > >> DA20-40: This seems like the perfect street lens for the KP. Been wanting >> it since it came out, but never pulled the trigger. Again, I already have >> other lenses covering this range. > > I want a full-frame version of this lens. It would my daily choice on > the K-1. > > What I'm wishing for is a slower (say f/3.5 or 4) 24-70 weather sealed > zoom for full-frame. I have the 28-105 f/3.5-5.6 and it's a great lens > that's my main choice for hiking but I'd happily sacrifice 35mm on the > long end to get an extra 5mm on the wide end. > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > > > > > > -- > 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.
Re: Pentax lenses I want
Am 01.11.19 um 19:12 schrieb Juan Buhler: M20/4: I don't know why I want this one, I just do. I really like the M lenses. A nice lens if you have a thing for primes. On the downside it's not faster than most wide-angle zooms. Have one in my camera bag (aka The Millstone) and haven't used it for years. M40/2.8: I just always wanted that little pancake lens. I've had one and sold it, years ago. A typical Tessar design: pseudo-sharp with godawful bokeh. OK if you want something that can be put on a MX and still fits into your pocket. Optically, there are far better lenses. M28/3.5: This was my main 28, my copy seemed to be a lot sharper than what should be legal. That's indeed a really nice lens. A somewhat wider standard lens on APS-C. How about you? Any lenses you've always wanted but haven't gotten around to getting? Any opinions on that list above? The lenses I'd want all don't exist and probably never will: faster zooms without the bulk. I'm about to sell a load of M and A primes because my old eyes aren't good at focussing anymore, including a M3.5/28 and a M4/20. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- 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.
Re: Pentax lenses I want
Juan Buhler wrote: >I figured I'd start a thread about lens lust. Note this is not "lenses I >need". I have too many as it is, covering every focal length I care about >(which doesn't go much further than 100 or 135mm anyway) > >DA15/4: I have the DA21mm, and it's an awesome lens. Seems like the 15 >would be a great companion to it. I don't really need it, since I have some >zooms that cover this focal length, plus I haven't been shooting with the >KP much anyway. I'd love to have this lens for the K-01 I use for street shooting. But I just can't justify the expense. >DA20-40: This seems like the perfect street lens for the KP. Been wanting >it since it came out, but never pulled the trigger. Again, I already have >other lenses covering this range. I want a full-frame version of this lens. It would my daily choice on the K-1. What I'm wishing for is a slower (say f/3.5 or 4) 24-70 weather sealed zoom for full-frame. I have the 28-105 f/3.5-5.6 and it's a great lens that's my main choice for hiking but I'd happily sacrifice 35mm on the long end to get an extra 5mm on the wide end. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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.
Pentax lenses I want
I figured I'd start a thread about lens lust. Note this is not "lenses I need". I have too many as it is, covering every focal length I care about (which doesn't go much further than 100 or 135mm anyway) DA15/4: I have the DA21mm, and it's an awesome lens. Seems like the 15 would be a great companion to it. I don't really need it, since I have some zooms that cover this focal length, plus I haven't been shooting with the KP much anyway. M20/4: I don't know why I want this one, I just do. I really like the M lenses. I do have the DA21 Limited for APS, and the Sigma 20/2.8 for APS on the Sony, and an awesome Zeiss 21/2.8 for full frame on Leicas and Sonys. And that's without counting the zooms that cover that both on APS and full frame: I have a 17-70/4, a 12-24/4, and a Canon 17-40/4 that covers full frame with fast AF via an adaptor on the Sony. M40/2.8: I just always wanted that little pancake lens. Don't need it, as I have tons of both 35mm and 50mm lenses, plus a really nice Konica Hexanon 40mm/1.8 that is perfect for the A7ii. DA20-40: This seems like the perfect street lens for the KP. Been wanting it since it came out, but never pulled the trigger. Again, I already have other lenses covering this range. K85/1.8: I had this lens. It fell from my motorcycle jacket the day I was getting my istD back in 2004. I never saw it again. It's not a FL I regularly use so it's hard to justify. I had found it in pristine condition for under $100 back in the late 90s. M28/3.5: This was my main 28, my copy seemed to be a lot sharper than what should be legal. I lost it years ago. I do have an M28/2.8 and the FA28/2.8, plus a Takumar 28/3.5 (the big barreled one). Oh and I do have the awesome K30/2.8 and a bunch of other 28s for other mounts, so it's super hard to justify buying this one. Takumar 50/1.4, 8 element: I REALLY don't need this. My best 50mms are a Summicron, the A50/1.4, maybe the M50/1.7 or FA50/1.7 (yes, I have all those plus a lot more 50s!) K50/1.2: Again, I don't need another 50. But it sure would be nice to play with that extra third of a stop. How about you? Any lenses you've always wanted but haven't gotten around to getting? Any opinions on that list above? j -- Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com -- 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.
