Re: Got myself a new lens

2024-03-15 Thread Henk Terhell
OK, welcome in the club. I love my 55-300 PLM in particular for the short distance of 95 cm making it an excellent semi-macro lens at 300 mm. Henk Op 2024-03-15 om 13:35 schreef Postmaster: Henk Terhell wrote: I have the PLM type of 55-300 which is always attached to my K-70. However the

Re: Got myself a new lens

2024-03-15 Thread Alan C
I thought he bought a K3ii with built in GPS? Alan C On 15-Mar-24 10:48 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: I have the PLM type of 55-300 which is always attached to my K-70. However the PLM lens is not compatible with a K-5 II. Henk Op 2024-03-15 om 07:43 schreef Alan Cole: I don't think you'll be

Re: Got myself a new lens

2024-03-15 Thread Postmaster
Henk Terhell wrote: >I have the PLM type of 55-300 which is always attached to my K-70. >However the PLM lens is not compatible with a K-5 II. My bad. Typo. My new camera is a K-3ii, not K-5. Works a treat with the new PLM lens. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an

Re: Got myself a new lens

2024-03-15 Thread Henk Terhell
I have the PLM type of 55-300 which is always attached to my K-70. However the PLM lens is not compatible with a K-5 II. Henk Op 2024-03-15 om 07:43 schreef Alan Cole: I don't think you'll be disappointed. Henk Terhell in Belgium uses his with great success for virtually everything. I have the

Re: Got myself a new lens

2024-03-15 Thread Alan Cole
I don't think you'll be disappointed. Henk Terhell in Belgium uses his with great success for virtually everything. I have the screw-drive WR version which is pretty good too. Alan C On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 11:52 PM Mark Roberts wrote: > Not content with buying a camera recently (a lovely

Re: Got myself a new lens

2024-03-14 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 14.03.24 um 22:45 schrieb Mark Roberts: ...I went for a weather-sealed lens, the DA 55-300. Bought one, years ago, and love it to bits. Great handling and quality if you stay away from the very long end (i.e. 270 mm and up). Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog :

Re: Got myself a new lens

2024-03-14 Thread lrc
I'm interested in how it works on the k1 On March 14, 2024 2:45:29 PM PDT, Mark Roberts wrote: >Not content with buying a camera recently (a lovely K-5ii), I decided >this week to treat myself to a new lens. I haven't bought a lens >since... 2018, I think (it was the 28-105 for the K-1).

Got myself a new lens

2024-03-14 Thread Mark Roberts
Not content with buying a camera recently (a lovely K-5ii), I decided this week to treat myself to a new lens. I haven't bought a lens since... 2018, I think (it was the 28-105 for the K-1). Anyway, I just bought another travel lens for the trips we have planned for the summer: walking England and