RE: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-21 Thread SV Hovland
...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Francis Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 3:19 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? What is this parting with lenses of which you speak? Currently I don't see any way I'd let the 60-250 get away

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never*part with)?

2013-02-15 Thread Jostein Øksne
- Original Message - From: l...@red4est.com There is a big difference between not having both and not carrying both on a vacation when you are minimizing your kit. Exactly! :-) And to expand a little, if you have none of them and consider which one to buy, I'd go with the 60-250

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-15 Thread Bill
On 14/02/2013 11:51 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Thu, Feb 14, 2013, Bill wrote: On 14/02/2013 10:05 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Thu, Feb 14, 2013, Stan Halpin wrote: Ones that I wouldn't let go? The 77 Limited. The FA*200/4 Macro. The holy trinity of DA* zoom lenses: 16-50, 50-135, and 60-250.

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never*part with)?

2013-02-15 Thread Bill
On 15/02/2013 2:09 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: - Original Message - From: l...@red4est.com There is a big difference between not having both and not carrying both on a vacation when you are minimizing your kit. Exactly! :-) And to expand a little, if you have none of them and consider

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-15 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013, Rob Studdert wrote: On 15 February 2013 16:51, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: When would those advantages be enough to not bother using the 60-250? Putting it another way, when is it worth using a zoom with less than 3x range? When it's a 10-20mm zoom perhaps?

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-15 Thread Bill
On 15/02/2013 8:52 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Fri, Feb 15, 2013, Rob Studdert wrote: On 15 February 2013 16:51, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: When would those advantages be enough to not bother using the 60-250? Putting it another way, when is it worth using a zoom with less than 3x range?

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-15 Thread Darren Addy
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: Again, when would you use that instead of e.g. a 14mm? I'm looking for specific use-cases, particularly from people who use both zooms and primes. This is as silly a question as it would be to ask why you would use 14mm when

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-15 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Those storm shots are delicious, Darren. I'd like to have the equivalent of a 21mm in 35mm film camera terms. but wow, are those expensive. ann On 2/15/2013 10:17, Darren Addy wrote: On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: Again, when would you use that instead

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-15 Thread Stan Halpin
Tradeoffs. The 60-250 is bigger and heavier. Good to carry when knowing the extra length will be needed, but otherwise the 50-135 is a delight. Sent from my iPad On Feb 14, 2013, at 11:05 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 14, 2013, Stan Halpin wrote: Ones that I wouldn't

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-15 Thread Stan Halpin
I didn't see the 50-135 as that much smaller either. Until I had both in hand. And as Bill said, it is also faster. Sent from my iPad On Feb 15, 2013, at 12:51 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 14, 2013, Bill wrote: On 14/02/2013 10:05 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Thu, Feb 14,

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-15 Thread Rob Studdert
On 16 February 2013 01:52, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 15, 2013, Rob Studdert wrote: When it's a 10-20mm zoom perhaps? Again, when would you use that instead of e.g. a 14mm? I'm looking for specific use-cases, particularly from people who use both zooms and primes. Well

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-15 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sat, Feb 16, 2013, Rob Studdert wrote: On 16 February 2013 01:52, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 15, 2013, Rob Studdert wrote: When it's a 10-20mm zoom perhaps? Again, when would you use that instead of e.g. a 14mm? I'm looking for specific use-cases, particularly from

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-14 Thread Ann Sanfedele
- Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 1:03 PM Subject: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? I thought it might be an interesting discussion to ask the PDML assembled

RE: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-14 Thread John Coyle
photography, an SMC-Pentax DA16-45, a great lens for travel. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia 12. feb. 2013 kl. 19:03 skrev Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com: I thought it might be an interesting discussion to ask the PDML assembled, the following question: What lenses do you regret parting

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-14 Thread Stan Halpin
, Australia 12. feb. 2013 kl. 19:03 skrev Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com: I thought it might be an interesting discussion to ask the PDML assembled, the following question: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? I have the feeling some interesting stories

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-14 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013, Stan Halpin wrote: Ones that I wouldn't let go? The 77 Limited. The FA*200/4 Macro. The holy trinity of DA* zoom lenses: 16-50, 50-135, and 60-250. What do you see as the advantage of having both 50-135 and 60-250? (Other people have said not to bother.) -- Hugs and

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-14 Thread Bill
On 14/02/2013 10:05 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Thu, Feb 14, 2013, Stan Halpin wrote: Ones that I wouldn't let go? The 77 Limited. The FA*200/4 Macro. The holy trinity of DA* zoom lenses: 16-50, 50-135, and 60-250. What do you see as the advantage of having both 50-135 and 60-250? (Other people

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-14 Thread lrc
There is a big difference between not having both and not carrying both on a vacation when you are minimizing your kit. Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 14, 2013, Stan Halpin wrote: Ones that I wouldn't let go? The 77 Limited. The FA*200/4 Macro. The holy trinity of DA* zoom

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-14 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013, Bill wrote: On 14/02/2013 10:05 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: On Thu, Feb 14, 2013, Stan Halpin wrote: Ones that I wouldn't let go? The 77 Limited. The FA*200/4 Macro. The holy trinity of DA* zoom lenses: 16-50, 50-135, and 60-250. What do you see as the advantage of having both

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-14 Thread Rob Studdert
On 15 February 2013 16:51, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: When would those advantages be enough to not bother using the 60-250? Putting it another way, when is it worth using a zoom with less than 3x range? When it's a 10-20mm zoom perhaps? -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel:

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-13 Thread Rob Studdert
On 13 February 2013 18:42, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 12/2/13, DagT, discombobulated, unleashed: That would be the A*85 f/1.4. The worn exterior reminds me that it was my favorite lens for almost 15 years, and the glass is still nice because of the UV filter I used and changes

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-13 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 13/2/13, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: I calibrated my new pano rig to use it on the other night :) Interesting - details? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ --

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will*never*, part with)?

2013-02-13 Thread Darren Addy
I do a lot of buying/selling and try to end up improving my overall team by doing so. But the one lens I regretted selling in that effort was the original Vivitar Series 1 Bokina (90mm f2.5 with 1:1 matched multiplier). Fortunately, I recently found the Bokina II, the improved Tokina AT-X 90mm

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-13 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2013-02-12 15:57, DagT wrote: That would be the A*85 f/1.4. The worn exterior reminds me that it was my favorite lens for almost 15 years, and the glass is still nice because of the UV filter I used and changes when it was to full of dirt and scratches. For me it would be the FA* 200/2.8

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-13 Thread Doug Brewer
On 2/12/13 1:03 PM, Darren Addy wrote: I thought it might be an interesting discussion to ask the PDML assembled, the following question: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? I have the feeling some interesting stories, images, and who-knows-what-else might come

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-13 Thread Rick Womer
Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 1:03 PM Subject: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? I thought it might be an interesting discussion to ask the PDML assembled, the following question: What lenses do you regret parting

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-13 Thread David Mann
On Feb 13, 2013, at 8:11 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Can't remember, and I'm too lazy to go and look at it. You're not being lazy, you're being efficient by delegating the task of finding out to whoever wants to know. :) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-13 Thread David Mann
, Dave On Feb 13, 2013, at 7:03 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I thought it might be an interesting discussion to ask the PDML assembled, the following question: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? I have the feeling some interesting stories, images

What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread Darren Addy
I thought it might be an interesting discussion to ask the PDML assembled, the following question: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? I have the feeling some interesting stories, images, and who-knows-what-else might come from this thread. Depending upon everyone's

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread Bob Sullivan
/photo?photo_id=16535116 Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I thought it might be an interesting discussion to ask the PDML assembled, the following question: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? I have

RE: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Darren Addy I thought it might be an interesting discussion to ask the PDML assembled, the following question: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? [...] I'd like the discussion to include anything

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread Darren Addy
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 1:00 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: and the A 24-35/3.5 (I still have one of those for my MX). That's an M lens, isn't it? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

RE: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob Sullivan [...] He had some moose pictures, and suggested 'keeping your distance.' Here's an early shot from 2010 with my K-7 and DA60-250/4. The young male was so close I had to pull the zoom back to 200mm. And you can't believe how

RE: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Darren Addy On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 1:00 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: and the A 24-35/3.5 (I still have one of those for my MX). That's an M lens, isn't it? Can't remember, and I'm too lazy to go and look at it. B --

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread Igor Roshchin
it checked by Eric Hendrickson, and he didn't find anything wrong with it. Igor Tue Feb 12 13:03:25 EST 2013 Darren Addy wrote: I thought it might be an interesting discussion to ask the PDML assembled, the following question: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will*never*, part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread Don Guthrie
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Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will*never*, part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread Bob Sullivan
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Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread Walt
you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? I have the feeling some interesting stories, images, and who-knows-what-else might come from this thread. Depending upon everyone's participation (of course) it has the potential to be a whopper of a thread. I'd like the discussion to include

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread DagT
/05may/pugkamer.html Dag Thrane http://www.thrane.name 12. feb. 2013 kl. 19:03 skrev Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com: I thought it might be an interesting discussion to ask the PDML assembled, the following question: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? I

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread steve harley
on 2013-02-12 11:03 Darren Addy wrote I thought it might be an interesting discussion to ask the PDML assembled, the following question: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? i have a small regret for selling my Super Takumar 85/1.9; it seemed rather special

RE: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread J.C. O'Connell
- -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Darren Addy Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 1:03 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? I thought it might be an interesting discussion to ask

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread P. J. Alling
On 2/12/2013 1:03 PM, Darren Addy wrote: I thought it might be an interesting discussion to ask the PDML assembled, the following question: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? I have the feeling some interesting stories, images, and who-knows-what-else might come

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
discussion to ask the PDML assembled, the following question: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? I have the feeling some interesting stories, images, and who-knows-what-else might come from this thread. Depending upon everyone's participation (of course) it has

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread Mark C
thought it might be an interesting discussion to ask the PDML assembled, the following question: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? I have the feeling some interesting stories, images, and who-knows-what-else might come from this thread. Depending upon everyone's

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread Bill
On 12/02/2013 12:03 PM, Darren Addy wrote: I thought it might be an interesting discussion to ask the PDML assembled, the following question: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? I have the feeling some interesting stories, images, and who-knows-what-else might

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread John Francis
What is this parting with lenses of which you speak? Currently I don't see any way I'd let the 60-250 get away from me, and even though I haven't used it in a couple of years I hope that I don't need to reclaim the equity tied up in the 250-600. But while five years ago I wouldn't have

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Have to agree. The 60-250, my most used lens, is a keeper. The 16-50 would be hard to part with as well. Paul via phone On Feb 12, 2013, at 9:19 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: What is this parting with lenses of which you speak? Currently I don't see any way I'd let the 60-250

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 13 February 2013 05:03, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? I have the feeling some interesting stories, images, and I regret selling my A*135/1.8 and A*200/4 macro not because I was enamored with them

RE: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread SV Hovland
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? I thought it might be an interesting discussion to ask the PDML assembled, the following question: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)? I have the feeling some

Re: What lenses do you regret parting with (or will *never* part with)?

2013-02-12 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 12/2/13, DagT, discombobulated, unleashed: That would be the A*85 f/1.4. The worn exterior reminds me that it was my favorite lens for almost 15 years, and the glass is still nice because of the UV filter I used and changes when it was to full of dirt and scratches. Yup. Still have mine,