Re: Lenses...

I lived with a 28, 50 and 150 for a long time, using 35mm film, and the 20-35mm covers two of those and everything in between, on APS-C digital. It also produces lovely images so for me it's close to perfect, though I do miss having an ultra wide option. On 11/12/2015 6:49 PM, Mark C wrote: I

Re: Lenses...

I still have my 20-35 f4 and am waiting to see how it does on the FF digital. It is a great lens on film and lives in my film bag, where ti gets regular use. I never warmed to the focal range on the APS-C DSLR's. Mark On 11/11/2015 11:54 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Every time I look at a photo I've

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On 11/11/2015 10:54 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Every time I look at a photo I've taken with the FA 20-35mm f4.0, whether on film or digital, I can't help to thing why couldn't it be a limited sheathed in machined aluminum rather than plastic... They changed it up slightly and called it the 20-40 L

Re: Lenses for sale - try 2

Thanks for the advice everyone. I've had a few nibbles from PDMLers and will follow those through. Ebay beckons for the rest or any that don't happen. Chris On 22 August 2013 20:31, Chris Mitchell wrote: > OK, I should have known that too much information would generate a lot > of interesting bu

Re: Lenses for sale - try 2

That's kind what ".. then adjust to suit" intended to address. :-) Godfrey On Aug 22, 2013, at 1:52 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > When comparing "SOLD" prices, don't forget to add the selling price > and shipping together for the actual dollars spent. Then factor in > your shipping costs, depending

Re: Lenses for sale - try 2

Chris, I'd use KEH prices and then go to ebay and up the prices for ebay and Paypal fees. You can start ebay with a low price, set your reserve at what you need, and offer a Buy-it-Now price for 10-20% more than you want. You may be surprised by some Buy-it-Now offers. Your only problem will be s

Re: Lenses for sale - try 2

When comparing "SOLD" prices, don't forget to add the selling price and shipping together for the actual dollars spent. Then factor in your shipping costs, depending upon where you want to ship. You may also note that items that ship to other countries will bring higher dollars than those that are

Re: Lenses for sale - try 2

I search on eBay completed auctions and see what th market is paying recently, then adjust to suit. Godfrey On Aug 22, 2013, at 12:31 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote: > OK, I should have known that too much information would generate a lot > of interesting but (to me) extraneous chat! > > So I'm l

Re: Lenses for sale - try 2

Look on eBay for completed auctions. Note the average price of items that sold (disregard items that were put up, but didn't sell). Throw out any odd high or low outliers. It's probably the best pricing engine ever created by man. > Any other ideas for getting a target price for these? Anyone >

Re: Lenses for cheap (one lens left!)

Nevermind, it's gone! Thank you for shopping J-Mart. John -- http://www.jacelio.com http://www.cafepress.com/jacelio - Original Message - From: "John Celio" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 8:45 AM Subject: Re: Lenses for cheap (on

Re: Lenses for cheap (one lens left!)

I've got one lens still in need of a home: the Sigma 28-80 macro II. This inexpensive little wide-to-short-tele macro zoom lens is perfect for beginners or photographers who frequently drop their cameras (*coughcough*Larry*cough*wheeze*). Break it and you won't be out much dough! It comes wi

Re: Lenses for cheap

The 35-70mm is also collectable but probably only of interest to someone who already has the ME-F, (os is looking to buy one), as it's nearly unusable on any other camera, or so I've been told. The 35-70 works on any K-mount camera, you just have to take your time focusing because you're worki

Re: Lenses for cheap

I just noticed this. I'm not a collector, but the 200 is a collectible item, I think it's fairly rare, as such the price was /very/ reasonable. The 35-70mm is also collectable but probably only of interest to someone who already has the ME-F, (os is looking to buy one), as it's nearly unusabl

Re: Lenses for cheap

PSSST! I'm hella flexible on those prices! The 200mm is gone, but if you want one of the other lenses, I'm more interested in getting them out of my house than getting those prices I noted. John - Original Message - From: "John Celio" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 12:46 PM

Re: Lenses again, again

On Jul 22, 2010, at 11:11 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: > On Jul 22, 2010, at 16:50, Eric Weir wrote: > >> I've won an SMC A 28mm f2.8 on eBay for $90. Other sellers were asking a >> little to a lot more. > > Sweet! That's about what I paid for mine a few years ago. And it's less than half wh

Re: Lenses again, again

On Jul 22, 2010, at 16:50, Eric Weir wrote: > > I've won an SMC A 28mm f2.8 on eBay for $90. Other sellers were asking a > little to a lot more. > Sweet! That's about what I paid for mine a few years ago. Handy and relatively tiny. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minnea

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I have lots of images shot with that zoom that are excellent. I have 2 copies of it because my oldest daughter fell in love with it. It is highly recommended in my book. I also have shot a fair bit with that particular 200 and it does not produce as contrasty of images. They tend to be a bit

Re: Lenses again, again

asing a professonal FF digital > SLR. > > -- > J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) > Join the CD PLAYER & DISC Discussions : > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ > http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ > > > -Original Message

Re: Lenses again, again

On Jul 22, 2010, at 6:55 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > The 70-210/4 if it's under $100, otherwise a used SMC-DA 50-200 f4-5.6 > is a better choice. > > I've owned the M 200/4 (actually the XR Rikenon, which is optically > identical and physically almost identical as well, as far as I can > tell Pentax

Re: Lenses again, again

If you don't have a lot of glass, the zoom will be more useful. The M200 is probably a somewhat sharper lens. Had one at one time. It was very good. Paul On Jul 22, 2010, at 6:40 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > > I've won an SMC A 28mm f2.8 on eBay for $90. Other sellers were asking a > little to a lot

Re: Lenses again, again

Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Eric Weir Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 6:50 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Lenses again, again On Jul 22, 2010, at 6:22 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: It they are the same price go with the 70-210. Fro

RE: Lenses again, again

ahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Eric Weir Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 6:50 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Lenses again, again On Jul 22, 2010,

Re: Lenses again, again

The 70-210/4 if it's under $100, otherwise a used SMC-DA 50-200 f4-5.6 is a better choice. I've owned the M 200/4 (actually the XR Rikenon, which is optically identical and physically almost identical as well, as far as I can tell Pentax made the lens for Ricoh, the only way to tell the difference

Re: Lenses again, again

On Jul 22, 2010, at 6:22 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > It they are the same price go with the 70-210. From my own experience, I > have a number of 70=210 lenses, the SMC Pentax F f4.0~5.6 the vmc Vivitar > Series 1, f2.8~4.0, (the third version of that lens with the A contracts), > and the Vivit

Re: Lenses again, again

It they are the same price go with the 70-210. From my own experience, I have a number of 70=210 lenses, the SMC Pentax F f4.0~5.6 the vmc Vivitar Series 1, f2.8~4.0, (the third version of that lens with the A contracts), and the Vivitar Series 1 f3.5, (the second version, no A contracts), an

Re: Lenses again

On Jul 18, 2010, at 1:09 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I've owned and used all but the A80-200 in that list. The A28/2.8 is > what I'd go for first, the A70-210/4 afterwards. Thanks, Godfrey. That's the direction I'm leaning. > The A35-70/4 was only just "OK" far as I'm concerned, the the > 80-

Re: Lenses again

I've owned and used all but the A80-200 in that list. The A28/2.8 is what I'd go for first, the A70-210/4 afterwards. (I'm not a big zoom user, had that lens and only rarely used it. But it was a very nice performer.) The A35-70/4 was only just "OK" far as I'm concerned, the the 80-200/4.7-5.6 too

Re: Lenses fogging over

2010/1/10 Larry Colen : > > On second thought, my credit card keeps getting sucked into the K-mount > black hole. proof enough - point taken; the K-amex is real... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please v

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On Jan 9, 2010, at 9:05 AM, eckinator wrote: 2010/1/9 Larry Colen : My credit card. you have a K mount credit card??? I WANT ONE!!! New Pentax rumours of K-amex first emerged on PDML... Mental Note: PS blurry cameraphone picture, inform RiceWine ]=) On second thought, my credit card keeps

Re: Lenses fogging over

2010/1/9 Larry Colen : > > My credit card. you have a K mount credit card??? I WANT ONE!!! New Pentax rumours of K-amex first emerged on PDML... Mental Note: PS blurry cameraphone picture, inform RiceWine ]=) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pd

Re: Lenses fogging over

On Jan 9, 2010, at 7:55 AM, eckinator wrote: Gravitational lenses don't have these issues but they're insanely hard to carry and keep shape around... and I haven't seen any K mount black holes yet My credit card. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mai

Re: Lenses fogging over

Gravitational lenses don't have these issues but they're insanely hard to carry and keep shape around... and I haven't seen any K mount black holes yet Cheers Ecke 2010/1/9 Graydon : > On Sat, Jan 09, 2010 at 09:40:15AM -, Bob W scripsit: >> > It seems that my PFA 50/1.4 is a lot more likely t

Re: Lenses fogging over

On Sat, Jan 09, 2010 at 09:40:15AM -, Bob W scripsit: > > It seems that my PFA 50/1.4 is a lot more likely to fog over, > > especially when brought in from the cold, than any other lens I have. My worst one for this is the FA100 macro; it's an aluminium brick, and has a lot of thermal inertia

Re: Lenses fogging over

I would suspect that it contains less plastic and hence takes longer to adapt to temperature changes (maybe also more glass where it hurts, i.e. front element?) so there is probably very little you can do about it :( cheers ecke 2010/1/9 Larry Colen : > It seems that my PFA 50/1.4 is a lot more li

RE: Lenses fogging over

> > It seems that my PFA 50/1.4 is a lot more likely to fog over, > especially when brought in from the cold, than any other lens I have. > > Tonight, it was fogging over at the slightest provocation, > making it tough to get sharp pictures. Does anyone else have > similar problems with any l

Re: Lenses Damien-Hirst'd

On Jul 5, 2008, at 6:42, Derby Chang wrote: > You see lots of cross-sectional diagrams in lens manuals, but it takes > the real thing, bisected, to get how complex these things are. > > http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/06/gallery-of-cut.html > > The lens he mentions on the red background isn't a

Re: Lenses announced: 60-250mm + 55/1.4 + 17-70mm

I don't care how nice they are they look like stove pipes without aperture rings... Dario Bonazza wrote: > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08012919pentaxlenses.asp > > Dario > > -- I am personally a member of the Cream of the Illuminati. A union with the Bavarian Illuminati is contemplat

Re: Lenses stolen

Here's a happy way to close a thread. Bo-Ming has surfaced and posts this on a different list. It's all been sorted. >I am Bo-Ming. >I just spoke with mehrdad over the phone. It was a >very >nice chat, we talked about computer stuff and our life >stories and stuff like that. It was all a huge >

Re: Lenses stolen

On 1/24/07 11:16 AM, "Joseph Tainter", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The name sounds like a guy who once worked for Pentax Canada I think he is a different guy. IIRC, his name was something like "Coon" and was a service person out of Pentax Vancouver. Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

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Just had this through: > >Just to follow up on this, it seems that the matter is being cleared up. >There is a thread on fredmiranda.com where Bo-Ting has posted a response. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Lenses stolen

In a message dated 1/24/2007 8:18:13 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >>Bo-Ming Tong > > > Odd. That guy is a well-respected member of a number of lists/forums. Yeah, he produced the first real Pentax FAQ, back in the day, and I am pretty sure he hung out here for a while. --

Re: Lenses stolen

>>Bo-Ming Tong > > > Odd. That guy is a well-respected member of a number of lists/forums. Yeah, he produced the first real Pentax FAQ, back in the day, and I am pretty sure he hung out here for a while. - The name sounds like a guy who once worked for Pentax Canada, and in the early 9

Re: Lenses stolen

> > From: Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/01/24 Wed PM 01:31:01 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Lenses stolen > > mike wilson wrote: > >>From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >>Bo-Ming Tong >

Re: Lenses stolen

mike wilson wrote: >>From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>Bo-Ming Tong > > > Odd. That guy is a well-respected member of a number of lists/forums. Yeah, he produced the first real Pentax FAQ, back in the day, and I am pretty sure he hung out here for a while. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail L

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> > From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Bo-Ming Tong Odd. That guy is a well-respected member of a number of lists/forums. - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -

Re: Lenses for 645D?

On 12 Feb 2006 at 9:49, David Savage wrote: > On 2/12/06, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The pixel pitch of the MF DSLR sensor will be somewhat larger than that of > > the > > current K-mount DSLRs (Sony ICX413AQ), ie 9m vs 7.8m (that is if they stick > > with the previously announce

Re: Lenses for 645D?

On 2/12/06, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The pixel pitch of the MF DSLR sensor will be somewhat larger than that of the > current K-mount DSLRs (Sony ICX413AQ), ie 9m vs 7.8m (that is if they stick > with the previously announced 18.6MP KAF-18000CE image sensor from Kodak). > Assuming

Re: Lenses for 645D?

On 11 Feb 2006 at 11:48, Mark Erickson wrote: > Check out the test results from Rob Studdert's comparison of a few top-notch > 35mm Pentax lenses against similar-focal-length 645 lenses: > > http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/mfv35lenstest/ > > The 35mm lenses look better, but not by all that

Re: Lenses for 645D?

- Original Message - From: "Bob Shell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kraakk! Watch out! The ice is breaking and the water is cold!! LOL I would suspect that other factors may influence the apparent sharpness as well, such as chromatic aberrations. I imagine that a 645 lens w

Re: Lenses for 645D?

On Sat, Feb 11, 2006 at 01:16:44PM +0100, P?l Jensen wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >35mm lenses sharper than MF-lenses? No way. The DOF is greater due to the > >smaller format. That's all. > >The rest is a question of polishing glass. Of

Re: Lenses for 645D?

>By reputation, the very best 35 mm. lenses are said to be sharper than >corresponding medium format lenses because they have to be (i.e., to get good >image quality in the smaller negative). For the reason given in the first >paragraph, I don't know this personally. It is just something I have

Re: Lenses for 645D?

On Feb 11, 2006, at 10:30 AM, Jostein wrote: A 645 original is 2.5 times the size of a 35mm original. So I suppose that any COF that is less than 2.5 times as large in a 645 optic will make a print of a given size look sharper than a corresponding print made from a 35mm optic. But I'm on t

Re: Lenses for 645D?

ay, February 11, 2006 2:26 PM Subject: RE: Lenses for 645D? Jostein. I guess that's what I meant. COF is defined according to the wanted englargement. So, a plausible COF should not be the same for MF and 35mm. Or should it? Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk

Re: Lenses for 645D?

- Original Message - From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Oh, this is about Pentax MF stuff - as opposed to Pentax 35mm. Why is that an issue? You want to use MF lenses for 35mm cameras or DSLR's? Pentax MF lenses (645) should be excellent if Pentax wants to be compeditive in

RE: Lenses for 645D?

2006 11:12 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Lenses for 645D? Hi Jens, - Original Message - From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Sharper" is also a COF issue, which means 35mm lens shots don't get > enlarged as much as MF shots. I tho

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lblad, Rolleiflex, Mamiya, Fuji, Sinar and who else...). I guess Pentax MF lenses are quite good, although perhaps not the best there is. Regards Jens -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 11. februar 2006 13:17 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Lenses for

Re: Lenses for 645D?

- Original Message - From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 35mm lenses sharper than MF-lenses? No way. The DOF is greater due to the smaller format. That's all. The rest is a question of polishing glass. Of course the 35-mm lenses are smaller, thus smaller tolerences - in order to o

Re: Lenses for 645D?

Hi Jens, - Original Message - From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Sharper" is also a COF issue, which means 35mm lens shots don't get enlarged as much as MF shots. I thought this was the other way around. With a larger format you can enlarge more without revealing the COF. A

RE: Lenses for 645D?

35mm lenses sharper than MF-lenses? No way. The DOF is greater due to the smaller format. That's all. The rest is a question of polishing glass. Of course the 35-mm lenses are smaller, thus smaller tolerences - in order to obtain a CORRESPONDING quality measuere. That doesn't make them sharper, tho

Re: Lenses for 645D?

Hi Joe, I'm quite optimistic about the Pentax 645 lenses regarding digital. I have very little evidence to substantiate my opinion, but some randomly obtained shots with the *istD suggests that they're not much worse than their K-mount counterparts with corresponding AOV. Of course, how they

Re: Lenses for 645D?

- Original Message - From: "Sylwester Pietrzyk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 10:39 PM Subject: Re: Lenses for 645D? On 2006-02-10, at 20:27, jtainter wrote: By reputation, the very best 35 mm. lenses are said to be sharper than correspondi

Re: Lenses for 645D?

On 2006-02-10, at 20:27, jtainter wrote: By reputation, the very best 35 mm. lenses are said to be sharper than corresponding medium format lenses because they have to be (i.e., to get good image quality in the smaller negative). For the reason given in the first paragraph, I don't know thi

Re: Lenses for 645D?

saying that MF lenses are less sharp than 35mm lenses is the same as saying that motorcycles are faster than cars. that is, too broad a generalization. best, mishka On 2/10/06, jtainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But if MF lenses are less sharp than 35 mm. lenses, I wonder if existing MF > l

Re: Lenses for 645D?

On Feb 10, 2006, at 3:31 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Not less sharp, but of lower resolution ... that's my understanding. Perhaps, but the resolution is high enough for digital, and for most film. Bob

Re: Lenses for 645D?

On Feb 10, 2006, at 3:28 PM, Pål Jensen wrote: Nothing mythical about my lenses. I have the 645 - K adapter and compare the lenses with K mount lenses of similar focal lenght on a K mount body. Both the FA645 45/2.8 and standard lens 75/2.8, which Swdish test performed by Hasselblad claims

Re: Lenses for 645D?

Not less sharp, but of lower resolution ... that's my understanding. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Bob Shell > This whole thing about MF lenses being less sharp is largely mythical. > On Feb 10, 2006, at 2:27 PM, jtainter wrote: > > > But if MF lenses are less sharp than 35 mm. lenses,

Re: Lenses for 645D?

- Original Message - From: "Bob Shell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This whole thing about MF lenses being less sharp is largely mythical. Nothing mythical about my lenses. I have the 645 - K adapter and compare the lenses with K mount lenses of similar focal lenght on a K mount body. Both

Re: Lenses for 645D?

On Feb 10, 2006, at 2:27 PM, jtainter wrote: But if MF lenses are less sharp than 35 mm. lenses, I wonder if existing MF lenses will be good enough for a digital sensor? As we know, some lenses that do well (or okay) in 35 mm. do not perform so well on APS-C. Will 645D buyers need new lens

Re: Lenses for 645D?

- Original Message - From: "jtainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> But if MF lenses are less sharp than 35 mm. lenses, I wonder if existing MF lenses will be good enough for a digital sensor? As we know, some lenses that do well (or okay) in 35 mm. do not perform so well on APS-C. Will 645D

RE: Lenses

A (manual Focus), F and FA will work. The "SMC Pentax-F 1.4 50mm" is one of the sharpest 50mm lenses ever made on this planet. The SMC-FA 1.4 50mm is not bad either. Regards Jens Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Sunny Chung [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 1

Re: Lenses

They're all compatible to some extent, but you probably want full metering compatibility. For that you need an A, F or FA .lens. The A of course won't auto focus... Sunny Chung wrote: Hi I just recently bought a ist* DL and have been using it for a couple months... Although now I wish I had

Re: Lenses

On 13 Dec 2005 at 11:21, David Oswald wrote: > While on the topic of lenses, I have a love hate relationship with my > 16-45. I love it because it's so good that I don't get that feeling of > "I wish I had taken that shot with a prime." I hate it because it is so > good that I can't seem to j

Re: Lenses

On Dec 13, 2005, at 12:42 PM, Adam Maas wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I'm also not sure what you mean by "true Aperture Priority". Since the lens is always stopped down to working aperture with these lenses, the Av mode works for the normal range of apertures, but is that more "true"

Re: Lenses

can add the basic aperture communication, which enables matrix metering as it's just contact patterns on the mount, but there's also the A contact which indicates if a lens is set to A. F, FA, DA and D-FA lenses have an extra contact which transmits information between lens and camera. I don'

Re: Lenses

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Dec 13, 2005, at 12:10 PM, Adam Maas wrote: ... I find that M42 lenses work better than K/M lenses on the DSLR's. You get true Aperture Priority and a quick Auto/Manual Aperture switch on some of them. ... Better is a matter of opinion. If the lack of auto-diap

Re: Lenses

On Dec 13, 2005, at 12:10 PM, Adam Maas wrote: ... I find that M42 lenses work better than K/M lenses on the DSLR's. You get true Aperture Priority and a quick Auto/Manual Aperture switch on some of them. ... Better is a matter of opinion. If the lack of auto-diaphragm operation is not a

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I'm with Godfrey in regard to the FA 35/2. It's a must have that offers incredible performance for the price. And, as he notes, those two extra stops are essential for some situations. I do like the DA 16-45 as well, and use it a great deal. Size isn't a factor for me, and the range and image qu

Re: Lenses

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:51:06 +0100, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: use such lenses, which should be in your user's manual. Sigma lenses made for pentax should also work. Canon lenses will not work however. The catch is 'made for pentax' or 'K-mount'. Lens makers like Sigma, Tamron, Tokina

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David Oswald wrote: --SNIP-- Thanks for the clarification, Godfrey. You are right. I was blurring the distinction between auto aperture, and auto diaphragm, and there certanly is a difference. I too have the SMC Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, and love the lens. My wife calls it her lens. Not sure

Re: Lenses

On Dec 13, 2005, at 11:21 AM, David Oswald wrote: While on the topic of lenses, I have a love hate relationship with my 16-45. I love it because it's so good that I don't get that feeling of "I wish I had taken that shot with a prime." I hate it because it is so good that I can't seem to

Re: Lenses

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Dec 13, 2005, at 10:45 AM, David Oswald wrote: ... An SMC Pentax-M lens doesn't support AF nor does it have an auto-diaphragm. In other words, it doesn't support auto aperture. Mounted on one of Pentax's DSLR's, you have to jump through an extra hoop to get it to

Re: Lenses

Get the SMCP-FA 50/1.4 - it is a legendary prime lens worth every penny. On 12/13/05, Sunny Chung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi I just recently bought a ist* DL and have been using it for a > couple months... > Although now I wish I had the DS2, but it wasn't out then. > Anyway, I'm interested i

Re: Lenses

On Dec 13, 2005, at 10:45 AM, David Oswald wrote: ... An SMC Pentax-M lens doesn't support AF nor does it have an auto-diaphragm. In other words, it doesn't support auto aperture. Mounted on one of Pentax's DSLR's, you have to jump through an extra hoop to get it to meter for you. Many p

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Welcome Sunny. The DL will work fine with all pentax 50mm lenses. Any lenses that do not have an "A" setting (M and K lenses) will work also, but you are going to have to set the camera to manual and allow it to use such lenses, which should be in your user's manual. Sigma lenses made for pe

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Sunny Chung wrote: Hi I just recently bought a ist* DL and have been using it for a couple months... Although now I wish I had the DS2, but it wasn't out then. Anyway, I'm interested in buying a fast 50mm fixed lens, but I'm not sure which ones are compatible. I don't know what all the letters in

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Hi Sunny, welcome to the list. The following resource will explain things better than I can, well worth a look: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/index.html Best regards, John John Whittingham Technician "you can't be optimistic with a misty optic" -- Original Message --- From: Su

Re: lenses, lens use, and DA14 samples

On Nov 18, 2005, at 12:59 PM, Adam Maas wrote: Well, the 24mm and 50mm on a APS-C DSLR equates to the classic Leica kit of a 35mm and 75mm. So I'd tend to agree with that. I'd personally go for a 16mm and the 50mm, but I do like the 24mm and 100mm combination on 35mm. :-) My "classic" Le

Re: lenses, lens use, and DA14 samples

On Nov 18, 2005, at 12:33 PM, Bernd Scheffler wrote: Nice idea, Godfrey, to share those samples. I wasn't yet very used to the A20mm on film when I switched to digital and it became a 30mm-lens. So looking at your pics I see that my decision to go with the 16-45 zoom as wide-angle lens was

Re: lenses, lens use, and DA14 samples

Well, the 24mm and 50mm on a APS-C DSLR equates to the classic Leica kit of a 35mm and 75mm. So I'd tend to agree with that. I'd personally go for a 16mm and the 50mm, but I do like the 24mm and 100mm combination on 35mm. -Adam Bernd Scheffler wrote: Nice idea, Godfrey, to share those sampl

Re: lenses, lens use, and DA14 samples

Nice idea, Godfrey, to share those samples. I wasn't yet very used to the A20mm on film when I switched to digital and it became a 30mm-lens. So looking at your pics I see that my decision to go with the 16-45 zoom as wide-angle lens was right - just for me. 16mm resp. 24mm on 35-film is just

Re: lenses, lens use, and DA14 samples

- Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: lenses, lens use, and DA14 samples I find that most of the time now I use the FA20-35 in preference to the A24/2.8. Their performance is quite comparable, in my opinion, although the prime does have a decent edge. The A24 i

Re: lenses tests on the web ?

On 15/9/05, cflimited, discombobulated, unleashed: >Au revoir Cotty, nice Portfolio ! I really like your macro stuff, it >has a strong personality. Merçi mate. I haven't done anything for ages with the macro. I think I'm saving myself for a co-ordinated effort in a few months :-) Cheers,

Re: lenses tests on the web ?

Sure ! What an amazing work done by mister Dimitrov. Au revoir Cotty, nice Portfolio ! I really like your macro stuff, it has a strong personality. François Le 15 sept. 05 à 21:50, Cotty a écrit : Salut François, Not a testing site, but have you seen this one?

Re: lenses tests on the web ?

On 15/9/05, cflimited, discombobulated, unleashed: >Are there any other links like these ? Salut François, Not a testing site, but have you seen this one? A bientot! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.co

Carlos Royos - lost your message please email me re lenses

carlos I've killed your Lenses for sale post and can't locate an email for you. Could you email me regarding your lenses... Thanks Vic

Re: Lenses for the istd(s)

Thanks so much ... they look a lot better than the pics I saw a few weeks ago. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Shel, this link has some images taken with the DA 14: > > http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=11394137 > > Joe

Re: Lenses for the istd(s)

Shel, this link has some images taken with the DA 14: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=11394137 Joe

Re: Raw TIFF [Re: Lenses for the istd(s)]

10:34:14 AM Subject: Raw TIFF [Re: Lenses for the istd(s)] Shel Belinkoff wrote: I realized yesterday that a PEF file can be saved, unmanipulated, as a TIF or a PSD file. How? Is there a simple way to do this? A quick search showed a post to this list by John Francis, saying that the Pentax R

Re: Lenses for the istd(s)

dcn> A detail is shown of the upper left corner of tree at the dcn> bottom, which shows some CA/purple fringing. I chose this photo dcn> for an example because it has high contrast in the corners, on dcn> the other photos the effect is not strong enough to be noticed. It doesn't look so bad. This

RE: Lenses for the istd(s)

Really!!! I have to give a try then Cheers Andy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 5:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Lenses for the istd(s) I have seen it on the FA100 2.8 macro as well. DagT > fra: &q

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