The problem with small light autofocus lenses is once you put the
autofocus motor in the lens it's no longer small. They can be smallish,
but I would hate to see a 43mm limited with a built in AF motor. It
would have to be much bigger.
On 11/2/2019 9:51 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote:
Dear Mark,
Juan, welcome back! I have been in BA a few times in the last couple of years,
kept thinking I needed to track you down and ask for restaurant recommendations
down there…
And thanks for starting this discussion. Long story short, over the last 20
years I have bought and sold many lenses.
Have the DA16-50 and it was my 2nd favorite lens after the 43mm Ltd (or
maybe most favorite after being introduced to Scottish weather.) We were
away for a weekend to one of the western islands, decent weather.
Walking around all day, 16-50 was just fine. Back to the hotel for
lunch, back out
It’s optically the same as the FA43 Limited, but that lens is se up for the
screwdriver AF drive — the focusing is a bit too quick with a loose feel. Makes
it hard to be precise.
The Special is RF coupled and has a beautiful focusing feel and built in hood.
The only downside is that close
On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 10:46 AM Godfrey DiGiorgi
wrote:
> The Pentax lens I always wanted is the Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special that
> they produced in Leica Thread Mount for a short run of about 2000 units.
> Most were sold in Japan and still command a price around $1500 or so as a
> complete set
I have an excellent barely used DA 16-50/2.8. Pentax sent me a new one about 5
years ago after failing to fix my original one. This was when I was working
with them a bit on promotions, so I believe they took care to make sure it was
a good one. Make me an offer.
Paul
> On Nov 2, 2019, at
Actually the lens I want, but can't justify, is the DA 16-50mm f2.8.
I already have a Sigma 17-70 f2.8~4.5 which covers the range, and suits
my needs most of the time.
Plus the Tamron 17-50mm is a wee bit better optically by all accounts
and much closer to my budget.
I wouldn't turn my
Ah, yes, a gentle Scottish mist, when the heavens open up and the fish
swim up out of the rivers and into the sky...
On 11/1/2019 8:01 PM, Pat Temmerman wrote:
Have the DA21... would love if it were fully WP (I live in Scotland.
Rain is real.)
On 01/11/2019 23:39, John Francis wrote:
On
I don't really need any more lens, I go from 16mm to 400mm (with a gap
between 210 and 400), but none of my current photography would justify the
expense of filling in the gap. If I could find one, the power zoom 28-105
was one of the best I have had, and wouldn't mind getting it for when my
Nicely captured image - good job.
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>From: Toine
>Subject: Re: Pentax lenses I want
>
>My last lens, HD DA 55-300, probably makes my wanted list complete. I
>do have the 60-250 which is somewhat better but a monster compared to
>the tiny HD 55-3
On 11/2/2019 17:51:10, Dale H. Cook wrote:
My wishlist for anything generally greatly exceeds the contents of my wallet.
For now I have to be content owning a Pentax-DA 18-270mm as my walking-around
lens, a Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm as my long glass, and a Pentax-A 50mm f2. The
only lens
My last lens, HD DA 55-300, probably makes my wanted list complete. I
do have the 60-250 which is somewhat better but a monster compared to
the tiny HD 55-300. The old 55-300 was excellent, the HD version is
even better. The other lenses on my wanted list are or were the DA35
macro, DFA 100 macro
My wishlist for anything generally greatly exceeds the contents of my
wallet. For now I have to be content owning a Pentax-DA 18-270mm as my
walking-around lens, a Rokinon 650Z 650-1300mm as my long glass, and a
Pentax-A 50mm f2. The only lens currently on my wishlist is a suitable
late-model
> On Nov 1, 2019, at 11:12 AM, Juan Buhler wrote:
>
> I figured I'd start a thread about lens lust. Note this is not "lenses I
> need". I have too many as it is, covering every focal length I care about
> (which doesn't go much further than 100 or 135mm anyway)
I’ve been very lucky that in the
> On Nov 2, 2019, at 6:51 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote:
>
> Dear Mark, you would have noticed that in the Film SLR days ALL Pentax
> Lenses were Full Frame. Even the SLR themselves were pretty small and
> petite looking.
> And these Lenses were as large or as small as the DA Lenses on the
> current
> On 02 November 2019 at 13:51 Bipin Gupta wrote:
>
> And these Lenses were as large or as small as the DA Lenses on the
> current crop of APSC DSLRs.
> So why NOT design all Lenses as Full Frame?
> This would have kept design and manufacturing efforts and costs down.
Who needs to search?
The Pentax lens I always wanted is the Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special that they
produced in Leica Thread Mount for a short run of about 2000 units. Most were
sold in Japan and still command a price around $1500 or so as a complete set
with the matching optical viewfinder.
A year or so back after
> On Nov 2, 2019, at 12:44 PM, John Francis wrote:
>
> On Sat, Nov 02, 2019 at 08:23:20AM -0400, John wrote:
>>> On 11/1/2019 19:39:33, John Francis wrote:
>>> On Fri, Nov 01, 2019 at 04:58:45PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote:
Paul Stenquist wrote:
> I would think a full frame
On Sat, Nov 02, 2019 at 08:23:20AM -0400, John wrote:
> On 11/1/2019 19:39:33, John Francis wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 01, 2019 at 04:58:45PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote:
> > > Paul Stenquist wrote:
> > >
> > > > I would think a full frame 24-70/4 is very unlikely in that Pentax
> > > > already offers
On 11/1/2019 19:39:33, John Francis wrote:
On Fri, Nov 01, 2019 at 04:58:45PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote:
Paul Stenquist wrote:
I would think a full frame 24-70/4 is very unlikely in that Pentax already
offers an excellent 24-70/2.8.
Yeah, it's excellent. But it's also huge compared to the
Have the DA21... would love if it were fully WP (I live in Scotland.
Rain is real.)
On 01/11/2019 23:39, John Francis wrote:
On Fri, Nov 01, 2019 at 04:58:45PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote:
Paul Stenquist wrote:
I would think a full frame 24-70/4 is very unlikely in that Pentax already
offers
On Fri, Nov 01, 2019 at 04:58:45PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote:
> Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
> >I would think a full frame 24-70/4 is very unlikely in that Pentax already
> >offers an excellent 24-70/2.8.
>
> Yeah, it's excellent. But it's also huge compared to the 28-105.
... and with a price tag
On Fri, Nov 1, 2019 at 12:09 PM Ralf R Radermacher wrote:
>
> I'm about to sell a load of M and A primes because my old eyes aren't
> good at focussing anymore, including a M3.5/28 and a M4/20.
>
>
Make sure to post here when you do, who knows... :)
j
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Paul Stenquist wrote:
>I would think a full frame 24-70/4 is very unlikely in that Pentax already
>offers an excellent 24-70/2.8.
Yeah, it's excellent. But it's also huge compared to the 28-105.
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I would think a full frame 24-70/4 is very unlikely in that Pentax already
offers an excellent 24-70/2.8.
Paul
> On Nov 1, 2019, at 3:08 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
>
> Juan Buhler wrote:
>
>> I figured I'd start a thread about lens lust. Note this is not "lenses I
>> need". I have too many as
Am 01.11.19 um 19:12 schrieb Juan Buhler:
M20/4: I don't know why I want this one, I just do. I really like the M
lenses.
A nice lens if you have a thing for primes. On the downside it's not
faster than most wide-angle zooms. Have one in my camera bag (aka The
Millstone) and haven't used it
Juan Buhler wrote:
>I figured I'd start a thread about lens lust. Note this is not "lenses I
>need". I have too many as it is, covering every focal length I care about
>(which doesn't go much further than 100 or 135mm anyway)
>
>DA15/4: I have the DA21mm, and it's an awesome lens. Seems like the
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