On 6/26/06, Jaume Lahuerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Last week I had the chance to meet Kostas here, in > Barcelona, and it was thanks to the list so I would > like to let you all know. > We spent a couple of nice hours talking about football > and photography, and walking a lot around the Gothic > Quartier. > > Kostas kindly brought its MZ-S to BCN, along with its > F 70-210, so I could play a bit with them. I let him > try my Ds, along with the 18-55 kit, 28-105 f3.2-4.5, > and K85 f1.8. > > I liked a lot the MZ-S. Although I had seen it before, > I didn't remember it was so small. The viewfinder is a > joy, and, having lots of problems with horizons, I > appreciated the grid on it. > The 70-210 seemed also nice, although a little bit > heavy for my taste. > > Kostas also seemed to like the Ds but no enough to > cross the dark side line, I am afraid. ;-) > He tried a lot the 28-105. In my opinion, is a perfect > travel lens, with a great field of view…for film. The > digital equivalent would be a 17-70, and that's why I > am considering the Sigma offering, and maybe sell my > unit. (I don't see a similar lens in Pentax's > roadmaps). > Finally, he also tried the K85 f1.8 lens. Both agreed > in that it is perfectly usable in the Ds. Contrary to > the 28-105, the FOV of this lens is even better in > digital. > > Here are some links: > (WARNING: This is my first attempt with google's > Picasaweb. It is convenient, but the pictures would > need some sharpening after being resized. Anyway, they > are OK for its purpose). > Kostas in a Basque-style restaurant, with its > 'montaditos'. > http://picasaweb.google.com/jlahuer/BarcelonaMiniPDML/photo#4945027183917596690 > That's me in 'my' square. BTW, Kostas managed to get a > near perfect histogram with this shot. > http://picasaweb.google.com/jlahuer/BarcelonaMiniPDML/photo#4945027206754271250 > Kostas in la Rambla, the perfect cliché. > http://picasaweb.google.com/jlahuer/BarcelonaMiniPDML/photo#4945027246263631890 > > Regards, > Jaume
PDML is such a cool place. Thanks for the report and the pix! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
