Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-27 Thread steve harley
On 2015-06-26 21:12 , Larry Colen wrote: The fact that it can do both doesn't mean that it had to do both at the same time. yeah that's the utility appeal of this lens; a 12mm extension tube on the DA 15 is an alternative, but it's much less flexible (and the Kenko is the only tube i know

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-27 Thread Darren Addy
On Friday, June 26, 2015, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: The fact that it can do both doesn't mean that it had to do both at the same time. True. IMHO this lens would be intriguing even without the close focus ability. 15mm with 6mm +/- SHIFT? I'm wondering what severe storms would look

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-27 Thread Larry Colen
steve harley wrote: On 2015-06-26 21:12 , Larry Colen wrote: The fact that it can do both doesn't mean that it had to do both at the same time. yeah that's the utility appeal of this lens; a 12mm extension tube on the DA 15 is an alternative, but it's much less flexible (and the Kenko is

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 12:38 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Unless you're Mark. I bet that he could. Mark routinely does the impossible. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-26 Thread Christine Aguila
That looks like great fun! Thanks for the heads up. Cheers, Christine On Jun 23, 2015, at 1:40 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: This lens makes images unlike anything I've ever seen before. I'm an ultrawide guy anyway, so having the ability to include close focus ability like

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
I wondered about the shadows, too... I notice that most of those sample shots seem to be done with additional lighting... Still. Hmmm ;) -c On Jun 24, 2015, at 1:21 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: That’s very cool but I don’t think I’d have the patience to use it. I have

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-26 Thread steve harley
On 2015-06-26 14:49 , Christine Nielsen wrote: I wondered about the shadows, too... I notice that most of those sample shots seem to be done with additional lighting... Still. Hmmm the sample still photos don't seem to be from anything close to 1:1 distances, i think they could have

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-26 Thread Larry Colen
The fact that it can do both doesn't mean that it had to do both at the same time. On June 26, 2015 3:05:41 PM PDT, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: On 2015-06-26 14:49 , Christine Nielsen wrote: I wondered about the shadows, too... I notice that most of those sample shots seem to be done

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-24 Thread steve harley
On 2015-06-24 10:01 , Darren Addy wrote: For a normal SLR you apparently can't use much of an extention tube with anything wider than 16mm perhaps that's because you don't need much of an extension tube? i just tried my DA 15mm Ltd with a 12mm extension tube (Kenko auto, since the DA 15

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-24 Thread steve harley
On 2015-06-23 23:21 , David Mann wrote: That’s very cool but I don’t think I’d have the patience to use it. I have enough trouble casting shadows on my subjects with the FA 100mm Macro. I could only imagine the struggle with something that physically wide at 4.7mm distance! i find myself

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-24 Thread Eric Weir
On Jun 23, 2015, at 2:40 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: This lens makes images unlike anything I've ever seen before. I'm an ultrawide guy anyway, so having the ability to include close focus ability like this would be awesome. It is relatively affordable AND will be available

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-24 Thread Darren Addy
Wow Eric! Thank you so much for that link. Googling him, I found the following fascinating sites and his $4.99 eBook entitled Wide Angle Macro | The Essential Guide. http://learnmacro.com/wide-angle-macro-the-essential-guide-now-available/ This is one area where mirrorless cameras definitely have

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-23 Thread Larry Colen
Dayum! That looks like fun. And full frame compatible too. I wonder what Mark C could do with that on a reverse mount. On June 23, 2015 11:40:02 AM PDT, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: This lens makes images unlike anything I've ever seen before. I'm an ultrawide guy anyway, so having

I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-23 Thread Darren Addy
This lens makes images unlike anything I've ever seen before. I'm an ultrawide guy anyway, so having the ability to include close focus ability like this would be awesome. It is relatively affordable AND will be available in K-mount. What can I sell? Hm.

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-23 Thread David Mann
That’s very cool but I don’t think I’d have the patience to use it. I have enough trouble casting shadows on my subjects with the FA 100mm Macro. I could only imagine the struggle with something that physically wide at 4.7mm distance! Kudos to them for using cats in their sample photos, too

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-23 Thread Zos Xavius
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Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-23 Thread Yolanda Rowe
Completely drool-worthy! Darn it! I thought I was done with LBA Yonnie On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 2:21 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Dayum! That looks like fun. And full frame compatible too. I wonder what Mark C could do with that on a reverse mount. On June 23, 2015 11:40:02 AM PDT,

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-23 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 8:25 PM, Yolanda Rowe ypr...@gmail.com wrote: Darn it! I thought I was done with LBA Oh, how we all laughed ... -- -bmw -- 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

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-23 Thread Yolanda Rowe
OOPS! Bruce, I was laughing so hard that I hit send on a blank message. Yonnie On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 7:34 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 8:25 PM, Yolanda Rowe ypr...@gmail.com wrote: Darn it! I thought I was done with LBA Oh, how we all laughed ...

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-23 Thread Yolanda Rowe
On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 7:34 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 8:25 PM, Yolanda Rowe ypr...@gmail.com wrote: Darn it! I thought I was done with LBA Oh, how we all laughed ... -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net