Re: Ken Rockwell LOVES the Pentax DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro!!!

2010-11-23 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen On 11/17/2010 12:15 PM, Miserere wrote: Well, in a roundabout way... http://kenrockwell.com/tokina/100mm-f28.htm Is the Tokina 100/2.8 macro the same as the Pentax? I'm pretty sure Tokina and Pentax worked together on the design. If it were a pure Tokina design there

Ken Rockwell LOVES the Pentax DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro!!!

2010-11-17 Thread Miserere
Well, in a roundabout way... http://kenrockwell.com/tokina/100mm-f28.htm [dons flame suit for mentioning the unmentionable name]    —M.     \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com     http://EnticingTheLight.com     A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Ken Rockwell LOVES the Pentax DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro!!!

2010-11-17 Thread P. J. Alling
I only have one word for Kennyboy, and that's putz... On 11/17/2010 12:15 PM, Miserere wrote: Well, in a roundabout way... http://kenrockwell.com/tokina/100mm-f28.htm [dons flame suit for mentioning the unmentionable name] —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com

Re: Ken Rockwell LOVES the Pentax DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro!!!

2010-11-17 Thread P. J. Alling
Damn he has all kinds of links to click on to give him money, I want one that takes it away. On 11/17/2010 12:15 PM, Miserere wrote: Well, in a roundabout way... http://kenrockwell.com/tokina/100mm-f28.htm [dons flame suit for mentioning the unmentionable name] —M. \/\/o/\/\ --

Re: Ken Rockwell LOVES the Pentax DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro!!!

2010-11-17 Thread Larry Colen
On Nov 17, 2010, at 9:17 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I only have one word for Kennyboy, and that's putz... I invite you to produce a more successful photo website than his. At the very least, Kennyboy is a well known, and successful putz. As much fun as he is to make fun of, he is occasionally

Re: Ken Rockwell LOVES the Pentax DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro!!!

2010-11-17 Thread P. J. Alling
Kennyboy is the John Stewart of photography. He has said he does it for laughs. Yet he sells himself as an expert. His advice to noob's is often positively damaging, and he wants to be paid for it. I, on the other hand, hang out here I freely give advice and don;t expect to be paid for

Re: Ken Rockwell LOVES the Pentax DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro!!!

2010-11-17 Thread eckinator
Hahahahaaa... did you know that the Nikon F6 is an APS-C digital? Quote: This is an FX lens, and works especially well with on FX, 35mm and DX Nikons like the D7000, D700, D3X, D300s and F6 2010/11/17 Miserere miser...@gmail.com: Well, in a roundabout way...

Re: Ken Rockwell LOVES the Pentax DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro!!!

2010-11-17 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Well, in a roundabout way... http://kenrockwell.com/tokina/100mm-f28.htm [dons flame suit for mentioning the unmentionable name] If he likes it, I'll buy something else.:-) I read his bit on lens sharpness. He must of got

RE: Ken Rockwell LOVES the Pentax DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro!!!

2010-11-17 Thread John Celio
Well, in a roundabout way... http://kenrockwell.com/tokina/100mm-f28.htm I *seriously* wish Pentax had included that focus limiter switch on their version of this lens. I get incredibly frustrated when I'm using my copy on my K10D and it rolls through the entire effing focus range while

Re: Ken Rockwell LOVES the Pentax DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro!!!

2010-11-17 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 10:07:22AM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: On Nov 17, 2010, at 9:17 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I only have one word for Kennyboy, and that's putz... I invite you to produce a more successful photo website than his. At the very least, Kennyboy is a well known, and

Re: Ken Rockwell LOVES the Pentax DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro!!!

2010-11-17 Thread Jeffery Smith
Hard to look at his site for more than a minute without being reminded numerous times to donate money to him. Even the Hare Krishnas give it a rest every now and then. Jeffery On Nov 17, 2010, at 11:15 AM, Miserere wrote: Well, in a roundabout way...

Re: Ken Rockwell LOVES the Pentax DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro!!!

2010-11-17 Thread Larry Colen
On Nov 17, 2010, at 12:50 PM, John Francis wrote: On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 10:07:22AM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: On Nov 17, 2010, at 9:17 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I only have one word for Kennyboy, and that's putz... I invite you to produce a more successful photo website than his. At the

Re: Ken Rockwell LOVES the Pentax DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro!!!

2010-11-17 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:15 -0500, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Well, in a roundabout way... http://kenrockwell.com/tokina/100mm-f28.htm [dons flame suit for mentioning the unmentionable name] You realise, of course, that you have broken a cardinal rule of the PDML by even looking

RE: Ken Rockwell LOVES the Pentax DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro!!!

2010-11-17 Thread Bob W
Hey, lay off the Hare Krishnas, I like them. Their restaurant in Athens is very nice and was the only place (apart from the Hilton) we could eat when I was there with a veggie gf. B Hard to look at his site for more than a minute without being reminded numerous times to donate money to him.

Re: Ken Rockwell LOVES the Pentax DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro!!!

2010-11-17 Thread Miserere
On 17 November 2010 16:31, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:15 -0500, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Well, in a roundabout way... http://kenrockwell.com/tokina/100mm-f28.htm [dons flame suit for mentioning the unmentionable name] You realise, of

Re: Ken Rockwell LOVES the Pentax DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro!!!

2010-11-17 Thread Adam Maas
If you read that again, you'll note he mentions DX (APS-C), FX (FF 35mm Digital) and 35mm (35mm film) and then lists exampls of each including the F6 as the only 35mm body on the list (the D700 and D3X are FX, the D7000 and D300s are DX). -Adam On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:35 PM, eckinator

Re: Ken Rockwell LOVES the Pentax DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro!!!

2010-11-17 Thread eckinator
I know. I deliberately misread it in the way his grammar was open to. 2010/11/18 Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca: If you read that again, you'll note he mentions DX (APS-C), FX (FF 35mm Digital) and 35mm (35mm film) and then lists exampls of each including the F6 as the only 35mm body on the list (the

Re: Ken Rockwell LOVES the Pentax DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro!!!

2010-11-17 Thread eckinator
Plus it is a dead giveaway of Kennyboy's technobla affinity because hello? what other Nikon SLR form factors are there? it works especially well on those but it is known to perform like crap on a Coolpix? come on... 2010/11/18 Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca: If you read that again, you'll note he