Re: DxO recommends lenses for the K-3

2014-01-10 Thread CollinB
That explains the Jockey's on my 18-55... -p Gives new meaning to the term camera strap -- 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: DxO recommends lenses for the K-3

2014-01-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
Funny thong about my 16-45. Darn; I didn't get any lingerie around my DA* 16-50. Corset was complete in all other respects. Once again this list shows no restraint. This list shows a lot of restraint, as a matter of fact when someone offers to show you the ropes, be very careful to

Re: DxO recommends lenses for the K-3

2014-01-09 Thread Attila Boros
Thanks for the heads up! What is surprising to me is that DA 16-45/4 ranks higher than DA* 16-50/2.8. And they haven't tested the Sigma 18-35/1.8 which got a lot of attention from other sites. On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 1:37 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: DxO measured a whack of

Re: DxO recommends lenses for the K-3

2014-01-09 Thread Bruce Walker
I can't quite make out if the captain is a man or woman, but that's pretty cool. :-) On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 10:39 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Bruce, As you're talking about the sharpness of this combination, here's a sample. It's today's sunset with the K-3 and DA55/1.4

Re: DxO recommends lenses for the K-3

2014-01-09 Thread Bob W
On 9 Jan 2014, at 15:48, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I can't quite make out if the captain is a man or woman, but that's pretty cool. :-) That'd be the cabin boy. B On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 10:39 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Bruce, As you're talking about

Re: DxO recommends lenses for the K-3

2014-01-09 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 4:16 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the heads up! What is surprising to me is that DA 16-45/4 ranks higher than DA* 16-50/2.8. And they haven't tested the Sigma 18-35/1.8 which got a lot of attention from other sites. Funny thong about my

Re: DxO recommends lenses for the K-3

2014-01-09 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 7:18 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Funny thong about my 16-45. On my istd it was ok, on my K-10d it was better, but on my K-5 its great. I just got it recently, and it's lovely so far on my K-5 II, but it hasn't taken any thong shots yet, funny or

Re: DxO recommends lenses for the K-3

2014-01-09 Thread Bruce Walker
On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 7:18 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Funny thong about my 16-45. Darn; I didn't get any lingerie around my DA* 16-50. Corset was complete in all other respects. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: DxO recommends lenses for the K-3

2014-01-09 Thread Stanley Halpin
On Jan 9, 2014, at 8:04 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 7:18 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Funny thong about my 16-45. Darn; I didn't get any lingerie around my DA* 16-50. Corset was complete in all other respects. Once again this

Re: DxO recommends lenses for the K-3

2014-01-09 Thread Larry Colen
On Thu, Jan 09, 2014 at 08:12:26PM -0500, Stanley Halpin wrote: On Jan 9, 2014, at 8:04 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 7:18 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Funny thong about my 16-45. Darn; I didn't get any lingerie around my

Re: DxO recommends lenses for the K-3

2014-01-09 Thread Paul Sorenson
That explains the Jockey's on my 18-55... -p On 1/9/2014 6:18 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Funny thong about my 16-45. Dave On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 1:37 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: DxO measured a whack of glass for sharpness and stuff on the K-3 and also compared to how

DxO recommends lenses for the K-3

2014-01-08 Thread Bruce Walker
DxO measured a whack of glass for sharpness and stuff on the K-3 and also compared to how they look on the K-5. Are you sitting down? Best lens for both prime and zoom category is a Sigma ... http://www.dxomark.com/Reviews/Best-lenses-for-the-24-MPix-Pentax-K-3-Recommended-primes-and-zooms No

Re: DxO recommends lenses for the K-3

2014-01-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
Paul via phone On Jan 8, 2014, at 6:37 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: DxO measured a whack of glass for sharpness and stuff on the K-3 and also compared to how they look on the K-5. Are you sitting down? Best lens for both prime and zoom category is a Sigma ...

Re: DxO recommends lenses for the K-3

2014-01-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bruce, As you're talking about the sharpness of this combination, here's a sample. It's today's sunset with the K-3 and DA55/1.4 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17647954 and a 100% crop from the middle of the image. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17647955 K-3 continues to

Re: DxO recommends lenses for the K-3

2014-01-08 Thread Rob Studdert
Yeah, the 17-50/2.8 is almost permanently on my #2 body, it's pretty good. On 9 January 2014 10:37, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: DxO measured a whack of glass for sharpness and stuff on the K-3 and also compared to how they look on the K-5. Are you sitting down? Best lens for

Re: DxO recommends lenses for the K-3

2014-01-08 Thread Dario Bonazza
recommends lenses for the K-3 Yeah, the 17-50/2.8 is almost permanently on my #2 body, it's pretty good. On 9 January 2014 10:37, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: DxO measured a whack of glass for sharpness and stuff on the K-3 and also compared to how they look on the K-5. Are you