Re: New lens to from Samyang: 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS SC

On 06/12/2013 11:33 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Igor, It makes me wonder if Samyang isn't manufacturing lenses for Ricoh & us. Regards, Bob S. Check out the family resemblance between the DA*55/1.4 and this Samyang. Pay particular attention to the cover on the focus ring. bill -- PDML Pentax-D

Re: New lens to from Samyang: 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS SC

All their lenses are A mount IIRC. I wouldn't worry too much. On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Igor, > It makes me wonder if Samyang isn't manufacturing lenses for Ricoh & us. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: >> >> >> :-) >> >> Na

Re: New lens to from Samyang: 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS SC

Igor, It makes me wonder if Samyang isn't manufacturing lenses for Ricoh & us. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > :-) > > Nano-shmano..., - says a professor in nano-materials. > > > Those are not red bands, but just very small (micro-? nano-?) red turbans

Re: New lens to from Samyang: 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS SC

On 06/12/2013 11:17 AM, CollinB wrote: The pic looks like it is M mount and not A. Alas. It looks like they are releasing it in 10 different mounts, what's the problem? bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: New lens to from Samyang: 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS SC

The pic looks like it is M mount and not A. Alas. -- 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: New lens to from Samyang: 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS SC

:-) Nano-shmano..., - says a professor in nano-materials. Those are not red bands, but just very small (micro-? nano-?) red turbans. That's a secret sign of the descendants of Red Turban troops stuck in Korea since 1360. They might have some emissaries embedded in Ricoh. ;-) Igor Fri Dec 6

Re: New lens to from Samyang: 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS SC

And look, it has nano coatings and that red band on the barrel just like the newest Pentax lenses. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 11:13 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > A new fast wide-angle rectilinear lens will be available soon for Pentax > cameras: 10/2.8 from Samyang. Unfortunately,

Re: New lens to from Samyang: 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS SC

f2.8 @ 10mm doesn't come lightly. 1.5lbs really isn't all that heavy though. I'm very intrigued by this lens! On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 12:46 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > Vey interesting. > > Igor Roshchin wrote: >> >> >>A new fast wide-angle rectilinear lens will be available soon for >>Pentax >>c

Re: New lens to from Samyang: 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS SC

Vey interesting. Igor Roshchin wrote: > > >A new fast wide-angle rectilinear lens will be available soon for >Pentax >cameras: 10/2.8 from Samyang. Unfortunately, it will have only manual >focus. >It's also relatively heavy... >It might of interest to some people here. > >http://www.dprevie

Re: New lens to from Samyang: 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS SC

That really is quite interesting. I would have hoped that Pentax would produce something in this focal length as they are still all aps-c. On 12/6/2013 12:13 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: A new fast wide-angle rectilinear lens will be available soon for Pentax cameras: 10/2.8 from Samyang. Unfort

New lens to from Samyang: 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS SC

A new fast wide-angle rectilinear lens will be available soon for Pentax cameras: 10/2.8 from Samyang. Unfortunately, it will have only manual focus. It's also relatively heavy... It might of interest to some people here. http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/12/06/samyang-announces-10mm-f2-8-manu

Re: K-5 and *new* lens purchase

Hi Darren. Congrats on your new K-5 and Sigma lens. As the buyer in your "unexpected lens sale" I'm glad to have contributed in my small way to your purchase of this outstanding camera. I hope ( and fully expect) that you'll be delighted with it, and I look forward to receiving that SMC Tak 4

Re: K-5 and *new* lens purchase

On Apr 28, 2012, at 8:47 AM, Darren Addy wrote: >> Nice images, but please let us know how you like yours. >> Dave > > Thanks to all for the congrats and input. I will certainly be posting > some stuff shot with the Sigma 28mm f1.8. While I know that there are > (no doubt) optical compromises th

Re: K-5 and *new* lens purchase

>Nice images, but please let us know how you like yours. >Dave Thanks to all for the congrats and input. I will certainly be posting some stuff shot with the Sigma 28mm f1.8. While I know that there are (no doubt) optical compromises that needed to be made in the interests of the fast maximum aper

Re: K-5 and *new* lens purchase

it is when you fire the shutter. I can take pictures up > close behind people's back and they don't even hear it. Heck, *I* can > hardly hear it! I think I'm in love. > > In another departure from my bottom-feeder ways, I ordered my first > *new* lens yesterday. I made an

Re: K-5 and *new* lens purchase

camera, like you af points etc. > > In another departure from my bottom-feeder ways, I ordered my first > *new* lens yesterday. I made an unexpected lens sale and ordered the > Sigma 28mm f/1.8 EX DG DF Macro AF with the windfall. It should be > here next Friday. If nothing else, it

Re: K-5 and *new* lens purchase

rom my bottom-feeder ways, I ordered my first *new* lens yesterday. I made an unexpected lens sale and ordered the Sigma 28mm f/1.8 EX DG DF Macro AF with the windfall. It should be here next Friday. If nothing else, it should provide me with some faster exposure times the next time the North

Re: K-5 and *new* lens purchase

y what I see of the K-5 so far. What I've never >>> heard anybody talk about before (or maybe I wasn't paying attention) >>> is how QUIET it is when you fire the shutter. I can take pictures up >>> close behind people's back and they don't even hear i

Re: K-5 and *new* lens purchase

the K-5 so far. What I've never >> heard anybody talk about before (or maybe I wasn't paying attention) >> is how QUIET it is when you fire the shutter. I can take pictures up >> close behind people's back and they don't even hear it. Heck, *I* can >> hard

Re: K-5 and *new* lens purchase

on) > is how QUIET it is when you fire the shutter. I can take pictures up > close behind people's back and they don't even hear it. Heck, *I* can > hardly hear it! I think I'm in love. > > In another departure from my bottom-feeder ways, I ordered my first > *new* l

Re: K-5 and *new* lens purchase

ear it! I think I'm in love. I think that's the first thing anyone comments on when they first use a K-5, but until you experience it for yourself, it just doesn't register how significant it is. > > In another departure from my bottom-feeder ways, I ordered my first > *ne

Re: K-5 and *new* lens purchase

I'm looking forward to seeing some images taken with the Sigma. A friend of mine just bought the Pentax 10-17, but I don't like the distortion of it. I'm hankering' for a good ultra wide angle, and it is going to either be Pentax or Sigma. Jeffery On Apr 27, 2012, at 3:50 PM, Darren Addy wro

Re: K-5 and *new* lens purchase

There are no bad lenses. Only lenses used badly. I'm not sure if some of those images are truly low contrast from flare, or if they have been lomographied with Instagram or something. In any event, in this day and age, there is no excuse not to know what you are getting when you purchase a lens.

Re: K-5 and *new* lens purchase

ke pictures up > close behind people's back and they don't even hear it. Heck, *I* can > hardly hear it! I think I'm in love. > > In another departure from my bottom-feeder ways, I ordered my first > *new* lens yesterday. I made an unexpected lens sale and ordered the

Re: K-5 and *new* lens purchase

ack and they don't even hear it. Heck, *I* can > hardly hear it! I think I'm in love. > > In another departure from my bottom-feeder ways, I ordered my first > *new* lens yesterday. I made an unexpected lens sale and ordered the > Sigma 28mm f/1.8 EX DG DF Macro AF with th

K-5 and *new* lens purchase

bout before (or maybe I wasn't paying attention) is how QUIET it is when you fire the shutter. I can take pictures up close behind people's back and they don't even hear it. Heck, *I* can hardly hear it! I think I'm in love. In another departure from my bottom-feeder ways, I order

Re: New lens prices

Bryan Jacoby wrote on Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:39:07 -0700 > So, how 'bout them new lens prices?!? > > I have been pretty impressed with what I've seen in the Ricoh era > (yes, I think the K-01 is a great idea) and therefore I've been > optimistic about the future.

Re: New lens prices

On Wed, 4 Apr 2012 07:36:39 -0400 Steven Desjardins wrote: > Agreed. Some zooms are just Freudian for polite company. the 80-320 does well in the impolite company -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, pleas

Re: New lens prices

Agreed. Some zooms are just Freudian for polite company. On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > What Christine said--that's me too on the 16-5mm--I so hate that external > zoom.  There's something very rude about the way it juts out. :-)  Course, I > do wish I could replace

Re: New lens prices

What Christine said--that's me too on the 16-5mm--I so hate that external zoom. There's something very rude about the way it juts out. :-) Course, I do wish I could replace my DA 16-45mm with a weather sealed lens--I can't deny that, but I've become very skilled at walking between raindrops--s

Re: New lens prices

I must have missed that. I'm sure glad I've already got the 16-50, 50-135 & 60-250; Between them they now add up to around $2000 more than I paid. They're nice glass, but I'd think hard before paying that much. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdm

Re: New lens prices

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Christine Nielsen wrote: > >>I was having a hard time justifying the purchase at the old >>price, due to the lens' uneven reputation.  I can't imagine shelling >>out at the new price. > > I bought my 16-50 as soon as the lens was introduced an

Re: New lens prices

On Apr 3, 2012, at 14:27, Mark Roberts wrote: > > I bought my 16-50 as soon as the lens was introduced and it's worked > without a hitch for years, including several rain-sodden hikes across > Grandfather Mountain. It's my most-used lens. > > I know I'm just one data point but it's the data point

Re: New lens prices

On Apr 3, 2012, at 12:18 PM, Sam L wrote: > > I sure can't, especially when I can get a tamron 16-50/2.8 for $400 - $500. > The weather proofing and the brand name are not worth $1000 to me. The weather proofing is critical for me. The 16-50 on the K-5 is a nearly perfect "daily driver" combi

Re: New lens prices

Christine Nielsen wrote: >I was having a hard time justifying the purchase at the old >price, due to the lens' uneven reputation. I can't imagine shelling >out at the new price. I bought my 16-50 as soon as the lens was introduced and it's worked without a hitch for years, including several rai

Re: New lens prices

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Bryan Jacoby wrote: > So, how 'bout them new lens prices?!? > > I have been pretty impressed with what I've seen in the Ricoh era > (yes, I think the K-01 is a great idea) and therefore I've been > optimistic about the future.  

Re: New lens prices

Apr 3, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Bryan Jacoby wrote: So, how 'bout them new lens prices?!? I have been pretty impressed with what I've seen in the Ricoh era (yes, I think the K-01 is a great idea) and therefore I've been optimistic about the future. ?But these new lens prices seem, shall

Re: New lens prices

on 2012-04-03 10:35 Mark Roberts wrote At a certain point, Pentax has to price their lenses comparably to the competition because a lot of people will assume that cheaper means inferior and expensive = "better". i can see that working both ways — good equipment at a better price can also build

Re: New lens prices

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:50 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > The critical thing is that Ricoh/Pentax increase the build quality > (particularly on this specific lens!) so that it's worth the new price > point. Based on the problematic history reported here and elsewhere, I > wouldn't pay this amo

Re: New lens prices

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > At a certain point, Pentax has to price their lenses comparably to the > competition because a lot of people will assume that cheaper means > inferior and expensive = "better". The critical thing is that Ricoh/Pentax increase the build quality

Re: New lens prices

On 4/3/2012 11:35 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Sullivan wrote: On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Bryan Jacoby wrote: On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: The Penatx 16-50, for example, is now priced in the same ballpark as its Canon and Nikon equivalents. Right. So the que

Re: New lens prices

Bob Sullivan wrote: >On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Bryan Jacoby wrote: >> On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Mark Roberts >> wrote: >>> >>> The Penatx 16-50, for example, is now priced in the same ballpark as >>> its Canon and Nikon equivalents. >> >> Right.  So the question is: is that a good

Re: New lens prices

The DA 55~300 increase is actually late in coming. A Fan - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 9:13 AM Subject: Re: New lens prices Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >Prices are rising across the board on camera equipment,

Re: New lens prices

Probably a good idea given their cost structure... On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Bryan Jacoby wrote: > On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Mark Roberts > wrote: >> >> The Penatx 16-50, for example, is now priced in the same ballpark as >> its Canon and Nikon equivalents. > > Right.  So the quest

Re: New lens prices

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > The Penatx 16-50, for example, is now priced in the same ballpark as > its Canon and Nikon equivalents. Right. So the question is: is that a good idea, given Pentax's position in the market? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: New lens prices

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >Prices are rising across the board on camera equipment, due to cost of >materials, cost of doing business, and the general economic climate. >Look at Canon's 5D III .. it's not *that* much more camera than the 5D >II yet its intro price is $1000 higher. And Nikon, Canon a

Re: New lens prices

expensive as Canikon, but quirkier, and with no FF option? -c On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Bryan Jacoby wrote: > So, how 'bout them new lens prices?!? > > I have been pretty impressed with what I've seen in the Ricoh era > (yes, I think the K-01 is a great idea) a

Re: New lens prices

done lens price revisions lately. Buy less, use it more. G On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 7:38 AM, Bryan Jacoby wrote: > So, how 'bout them new lens prices?!? > > I have been pretty impressed with what I've seen in the Ricoh era > (yes, I think the K-01 is a great idea) and theref

New lens prices

So, how 'bout them new lens prices?!? I have been pretty impressed with what I've seen in the Ricoh era (yes, I think the K-01 is a great idea) and therefore I've been optimistic about the future. But these new lens prices seem, shall we say, less than well-considered. I guess I

Re: New lens for all you 645D owners

Hm... I see that dpReview has timed the announcement to general availability. Wonder what the problem with that lens has been. Will query my pusher over the week-end. Ten months' delay between first and second deliveries is quite substantial... I wrote: > Well that was about time for dpReview. The

Re: New lens for all you 645D owners

Well that was about time for dpReview. They're about one year amiss on the launch date. :-) Had my paws on one over here in June last year. Lovely beast, but heavy and big. Just like its price tag... :-( -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mai

Re: New lens for all you 645D owners

Bruce Walker wrote: >On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Mark Roberts > wrote: >> 25mm f/4.0 >> Looks vry nice indeed! At five thousand dollars list price it had >> better be! >> >> http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/03/22/Pentax-announced-25mm-F4-lens-for-645D > >Colour me unexcited. Where are al

Re: New lens for all you 645D owners

On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > 25mm f/4.0 > Looks vry nice indeed! At five thousand dollars list price it had > better be! > > http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/03/22/Pentax-announced-25mm-F4-lens-for-645D Colour me unexcited. Where are all the new 150-200mm portrait l

New lens for all you 645D owners

25mm f/4.0 Looks vry nice indeed! At five thousand dollars list price it had better be! http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/03/22/Pentax-announced-25mm-F4-lens-for-645D -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://p

Re: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

The issue becomes the fact that film is FAR more forgiving of alignment errors than digital. Not to mention the fact that the AF sensor & Refle mirror needs to move with the imaging sensor and that essentially dictates the shutter has to move too. Add the fact that wider lenses require far smaller

Re: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 12:06 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > How much "throw" of the sensor would you need to focus?  a few cm? It's the same as adding extension tubes; the answer depends on the focal length of the lens, and how close you want to focus. If you want to achieve 1:1 macro capabilit

Re: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

How much "throw" of the sensor would you need to focus? a few cm? I wonder if you could actually sell fixed focus lenses (hyper-focal point, infinity, etc.) and let the sensor. If you could move the sensor fast enough, would there be any lens advantage? A fixed focus prime could be sealed pret

Re: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

Margus, Given the amount of travel in some of my lenses, I think the idea is a non-starter. Digital cameras are too thick now. This would only make it worse. Regards, Bob S. 2010/11/12 Margus Männik : > I know about Contax, I've even tested it years ago. AX autofocus wasn't > simply slow, it was a

Re: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

I know about Contax, I've even tested it years ago. AX autofocus wasn't simply slow, it was a disaster. Still it doesn't mean that in-body AF couldn't be done better - especially if we consider that instead of film mechanism there's only a sensor to move. After all, weight comparison between le

Re: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

PM, Phil Northeast wrote: On 10/11/10 10:53 AM, paul stenquist wrote: Hmmm. It's marked Pentax A*. Doesn't sound like a new lens. But I'd like a 135/1.8. Great lens for shooting performs in clubs. Paul Oh, and keep the rumors coming. They're not the least bit tedious. On

Re: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

2010/11/11 Margus Männik : > Want some crazy suggestion? ;) > Future Pentax bodies will have in-body autofocus. It's much faster to move a > light sensor than tons of glass. And you'll have AF with any K-mount lens > (and others that you can mount via adapters) ever produced. Great, isn't it? > Why

Re: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

Pentax would bo back to an A* designation. It doesn't appear to be a contemporary lens in any way. Paul On Nov 9, 2010, at 7:10 PM, Phil Northeast wrote: On 10/11/10 10:53 AM, paul stenquist wrote: Hmmm. It's marked Pentax A*. Doesn't sound like a new lens. But I'd like a

Re: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

A japanese member of pentaxforums said thr 135-1.8 looked much like the special versions made for japanese army (50/1.2 at least were made such according to him). 2010/11/10, Dario Bonazza : > Jaume Lahuerta wrote: > >> Please, tell me if I am too tedious with this: >> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-l

Re: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 9:24 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > I can't identify many of them, but the one immediately to the right of the > 135f1.8 looks like a Pentax 67 lens, and I found a Pentax 67 100mmf4 Macro > lens that it might be. > > That would be consistent with the 67 to K mount adapter on t

RE: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

From: "John Celio" What an amusingly strange collection of lenses! The 135 is certainly intriguing, since it looks pretty different from the original version. I wonder if it's some sort of special/limited release? Those two odd lenses behind the 35 macro must either be something new, in protot

Re: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

From: Steve Sharpe > At 3:32 PM -0800 11/9/10, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: >Please, tell me if I am too tedious with this: >http://k-rumors.com/pentax-lens-group-foto-unveils-new-lenses/ > Strange that it has an aperture ring. Looks a whole lot like the one on B Dimitrov's site to me. Only differ

Re: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

Jaume Lahuerta wrote: Please, tell me if I am too tedious with this: http://k-rumors.com/pentax-lens-group-foto-unveils-new-lenses/ Not tedious at all. Please keep this stuff coming! That's a nice intriguing mix of old & new stuff! I believe that 135 to be an old prototype lens, unsure if ear

Re: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

On 11/10/2010 1:32 AM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: Please, tell me if I am too tedious with this: http://k-rumors.com/pentax-lens-group-foto-unveils-new-lenses/ I have enough lenses, thank you so much, sir. And then I have some more lenses... Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

on of the old A* lens. Can't see why Pentax would bo back > to an A* designation. It doesn't appear to be a contemporary lens in any way. > Paul > On Nov 9, 2010, at 7:10 PM, Phil Northeast wrote: > >> On 10/11/10 10:53 AM, paul stenquist wrote: >>> Hmmm. It&

RE: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

ncake lens on the far left. I had one for a while and finally sold it last year. Except for that one lens, I am jealous of this set. ;) John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/jacelio Original Message Subject: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !! From: Jaum

Re: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

wrote: > On 10/11/10 10:53 AM, paul stenquist wrote: >> Hmmm. It's marked Pentax A*. Doesn't sound like a new lens. But I'd like a >> 135/1.8. Great lens for shooting performs in clubs. >> Paul >> >> Oh, and keep the rumors coming. They're not

Re: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

On 10/11/10 10:53 AM, paul stenquist wrote: Hmmm. It's marked Pentax A*. Doesn't sound like a new lens. But I'd like a 135/1.8. Great lens for shooting performs in clubs. Paul Oh, and keep the rumors coming. They're not the least bit tedious. On Nov 9, 2010, at 6:32 PM,

Re: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

At 3:32 PM -0800 11/9/10, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: Please, tell me if I am too tedious with this: http://k-rumors.com/pentax-lens-group-foto-unveils-new-lenses/ Strange that it has an aperture ring. -- Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca • http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html -- PDML Pentax-

Re: Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

Hmmm. It's marked Pentax A*. Doesn't sound like a new lens. But I'd like a 135/1.8. Great lens for shooting performs in clubs. Paul Oh, and keep the rumors coming. They're not the least bit tedious. On Nov 9, 2010, at 6:32 PM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: > Please, tell me i

Stop buying K-5s...new lens(es) !!

Please, tell me if I am too tedious with this: http://k-rumors.com/pentax-lens-group-foto-unveils-new-lenses/ -- 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

Re: New lens - 300mm or 400mm - Sigma 135-400mm APO

Jens, I never owned any of those telephoto (zom or prime) but spaking Sigma, the 50-500 is said to be better than any other telephoto zoom from Sigma. It is of course more expensive as well. On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Jens wrote: > Hello list > I was recently recommended, by some og you grea

RE: New lens - 300mm or 400mm - Sigma 135-400mm APO

Regards, John From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Jens [p...@planfoto.dk] Sent: 27 June 2009 08:24 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: New lens - 300mm or 400mm - Sigma 135-400mm APO Hello list I was recently recommended, by some og you great guys, buying af P

New lens - 300mm or 400mm - Sigma 135-400mm APO

Hello list I was recently recommended, by some og you great guys, buying af Pentax 300mm F4 lens. I decided the cost was too high (considering how litle use this lens would get). So, I got a used Sigma 135-400mm APO lens. I have made som test shots, an I must say I'm not thrilled. Not very sharp,

Re: Interesting new lens. Voigtlander 20/3.5 Aspherical SLII

On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 7:34 AM, Derby Chang wrote: > Adam Maas wrote: >> >> >> http://www.mapcamera.com/sho/search.php?MODE=M_VIEW&ACT=A_DETAIL&map_code=reserve0009172&class=01 >> >> KA mount coming soon >> >> Looks like an alternative to the 21 Limited for those who still shoot >> film too. No A

Re: Interesting new lens. Voigtlander 20/3.5 Aspherical SLII

Adam Maas wrote: http://www.mapcamera.com/sho/search.php?MODE=M_VIEW&ACT=A_DETAIL&map_code=reserve0009172&class=01 KA mount coming soon Looks like an alternative to the 21 Limited for those who still shoot film too. No Af of course, but an aperture ring and a well-damped focus ring. If it's any

Re: Interesting new lens. Voigtlander 20/3.5 Aspherical SLII

On 14/2/09, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >I bought a Voigtlander 28/2 Ultron a few weeks ago - it's a really good >lens. It reminds me of the Pentax M series. Nice one. As you know I have the older 28/1.9 - my 'standard' lens on the R-D1. It fits

Re: Interesting new lens. Voigtlander 20/3.5 Aspherical SLII

On 14/2/09, Adam Maas, discombobulated, unleashed: >This is a K and F mount lens, wouldn't do you much good on an R-D1. Well that's a right old bag of bollocks then eh. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

RE: Interesting new lens. Voigtlander 20/3.5 Aspherical SLII

> > >http://www.mapcamera.com/sho/search.php? > >MODE=M_VIEW&ACT=A_DETAIL&map_code=reserve0009172&class=01 > > > >KA mount coming soon > > > >Looks like an alternative to the 21 Limited for those who still shoot > >film too. No Af of course, but an aperture ring and a well-damped > >focus ring. If

Re: Interesting new lens. Voigtlander 20/3.5 Aspherical SLII

On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 14/2/09, Adam Maas, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>http://www.mapcamera.com/sho/search.php? >>MODE=M_VIEW&ACT=A_DETAIL&map_code=reserve0009172&class=01 >> >>KA mount coming soon >> >>Looks like an alternative to the 21 Limited for those who still

Re: Interesting new lens. Voigtlander 20/3.5 Aspherical SLII

On 14/2/09, Adam Maas, discombobulated, unleashed: >http://www.mapcamera.com/sho/search.php? >MODE=M_VIEW&ACT=A_DETAIL&map_code=reserve0009172&class=01 > >KA mount coming soon > >Looks like an alternative to the 21 Limited for those who still shoot >film too. No Af of course, but an aperture ring

Interesting new lens. Voigtlander 20/3.5 Aspherical SLII

http://www.mapcamera.com/sho/search.php?MODE=M_VIEW&ACT=A_DETAIL&map_code=reserve0009172&class=01 KA mount coming soon Looks like an alternative to the 21 Limited for those who still shoot film too. No Af of course, but an aperture ring and a well-damped focus ring. If it's anything like the Ultr

Re: Australia Trip -- New Lens

On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 8:09 AM, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > He can bring one less bag, as i won't be there this year.:-( You won't be there either, Dave? Bummer. There won't be a GTA contingent for the first time in a few years... :-( cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourg

Re: Australia Trip -- New Lens

On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 9:13 AM, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good ol' Cesar. > > Packs not only for his worst case scenario but everyone else's too. > > Cheers, > > Dave He can bring one less bag, as i won't be there this year.:-( Dave > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail Li

Re: Australia Trip -- New Lens

On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 10:14 AM, Cesar Matamoros II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Pity is that I may not be able to make it up there this year... :-( I won't be able to go, if that makes any difference on whether you go or not... ;-) cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartie

Re: Australia Trip -- New Lens

Peter Fairweather wrote: > > On 23/03/2008, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 23/3/08, Cesar Matamoros II, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> I am way behind on the list - thus the tardy reply... >>> >>> I spent a month in Australia in 2006 >> This could explain a lot ! >> > I didn't even nk

Re: Australia Trip -- New Lens

Hmmm White sandy beaches, temperate weather (ie bikini babe weather) , cold beer. It's such a wicked punishment. Cheers, Dave On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 1:17 AM, Peter Fairweather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I didn't even nknow that the minimum setence had been reduced! > > Peter > > > > O

Re: Australia Trip -- New Lens

I didn't even nknow that the minimum setence had been reduced! Peter On 23/03/2008, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 23/3/08, Cesar Matamoros II, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >I am way behind on the list - thus the tardy reply... > > > >I spent a month in Australia in 2006 > > This could

Re: Australia Trip -- New Lens

On 23/3/08, Cesar Matamoros II, discombobulated, unleashed: >I am way behind on the list - thus the tardy reply... > >I spent a month in Australia in 2006 This could explain a lot ! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com __

Re: Australia Trip -- New Lens

frank theriault wrote: > On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 8:13 AM, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Good ol' Cesar. >> >> Packs not only for his worst case scenario but everyone else's too. >> >> > > Because of Cesar I lost my digital virginity. > > It was a dark and stormy night (ac

Re: Australia Trip -- New Lens

Scott Loveless wrote: > jim wrote: > >> You currently have northern hemisphere lenses. You will need to sell them >> and buy southern hemisphere ones. >> The difference is due to the magnetic fields affect on the light rays coming >> into the lens. >> All lens elements are ground different to

Re: Australia Trip -- New Lens

I am way behind on the list - thus the tardy reply... I spent a month in Australia in 2006. I found myself using my widest lens for capturing the immensity of the place. The other lens was my 77 for portraiture and available light. I only got to visit Adelaide, Cairns, and the Outback (Uluru,

Re: Australia Trip -- New Lens

mike wilson wrote: >> From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2008/02/25 Mon PM 08:05:30 GMT >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >> Subject: Re: Australia Trip -- New Lens >> >> On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 8:13 AM, David Sa

Re: Australia Trip -- New Lens

> > From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/02/25 Mon PM 09:59:32 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: Re: Australia Trip -- New Lens > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 4:22 PM, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: &g

Re: Australia Trip -- New Lens

You gotta watch where you put your finger . . . >>> "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2/25/2008 3:05 PM >>> On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 8:13 AM, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good ol' Cesar. > > Packs not only for his worst case scenario but everyone else's too. > Because of Cesar

Re: Australia Trip -- New Lens

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 4:22 PM, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Did you gain any virtual dignity? With Cesar? Dignity? Surely you jest! cheers, frank ;-) -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.

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