Beautiful Jens! Don
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Jens Bladt > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 12:31 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: The beauty of narrow DOF > > > I have come to appreciate the beauty of narrow DOF more, since I > (yesterday) > got the FA 1.8/77mm lens. > Using narrow DOF often leads to not very sharp pictures, unless you use a > very high quality lens. > When using an extreemly hight quality lens and a narrow DOF, the > results can > easily be quite stunning, I think. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/173336922 > > Regards > > Jens Bladt > http://www.jensbladt.dk > +45 56 63 77 11 > +45 23 43 85 77 > Skype: jensbladt248 > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af P. J. > Alling > Sendt: 21. juni 2006 07:38 > Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Emne: Re: Your Favorite Zoom Lens > > > That should be aspheric, (damned spell checker). > > P. J. Alling wrote: > > >The problem a number of us have had is the rear spheric element, which > >is a glass/plastic composite, separates over time, with the symptoms of > >the lens becoming cloudy. Don Sanderson (I believe), tried to get a > >replacement from Pentax and was told that particular part was > >unavailable. They might have made more, but if that's the problem the > >lens is probably cooked. > > > >John Coyle wrote: > > > > > > > >>Peter, I had mine fixed only a month or so ago, here in Oz, so it would > seem > >>that parts are available. They replaced a tube thingy with guide-slots > cut > >>in it for various cams, so I guess that's a pretty fundamental part! > >> > >>John Coyle > >>Brisbane, Australia > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >>Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 4:19 AM > >>Subject: Re: Your Favorite Zoom Lens > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>Good luck, but I don't think parts are available. (The decay doesn't > >>>seem to come from use, but from time, so the spares probably > fail at the > >>>same rate in storage as they do in the lenses). However keep us > >>>informed. If they can fix it then Pentax repair will probably be > >>>inundated. > >>> > >>>keith_w wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>P. J. Alling wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>It's this one Shel, with the Power Zoom feature. > >>>>> > >>>>>http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/zooms/short/FA28-105f4-5.6-i.html > >>>>> > >>>>>It's supposed to be quite good. However I'd never even considered it > >>>>>since it's quite heavy and not very fast for all that extra weight, > with > >>>>>a variable aperture. If I'm giving up a fixed aperture I would want a > >>>>>zoom to be very small and light as well. Just as an aside > my favorite > >>>>>Pentax Zoom is the 20-35 f4.0 followed closely by the 28-70 f4.0, > >>>>>unfortunately the latter is becoming extinct due to lens element > >>>>>separation. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>I have one of the latter that I just (belatedly) sent to > Pentax to have > >>>>them > >>>>bless (= fix)! > >>>>I cross my fingers! > >>>>I bought it in that condition, and have been dragging my feet (other > >>>>things to > >>>>do that have a higher priority...) > >>>>If it tests okay after it comes back, I can see it becoming one of my > >>>>favorite > >>>>lenses. > >>>> > >>>>Glad you mentioned it. No telling how long it would have been! <g> > >>>> > >>>>keith whaley > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>-- > >>>When you're worried or in doubt, > >>>Run in circles, (scream and shout). > >>> > >>> > >>>-- > >>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>[email protected] > >>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > When you're worried or in doubt, > Run in circles, (scream and shout). > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.1/369 - Release Date: 06/19/2006 > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.2/373 - Release Date: 06/22/2006 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
