I don't think I'll let them go, they are very nice lenses. It is more for wedding and some portrait stuff that is less than ideal. Of course, I am looking to the new 16-50/2.8 and 50-135/2.8 to fill that role.
-- Bruce Wednesday, April 18, 2007, 12:06:24 PM, you wrote: MM> Hi Bruce MM> Thanks for the clarification. MM> Speed does not seem to be such an issue with most of the photos I see from MM> you to let those fine A lenses go? MM> Greetings MM> Markus MM> -----Original Message----- MM> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MM> Bruce Dayton MM> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 5:59 PM MM> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List MM> Subject: Re: Two questions MM> Yes, I suspect an assumption on your part. No need to do mental MM> conversions in your head. You put in the actual focal length of the MM> lens. MM> In my simple testing I found that for the A 35-105/3.5 and A 70-210/4 MM> zooms, that SR worked markedly better when the correct focal length MM> was input to match the shooting focal length. The downside to that is, MM> using zooms with SR is not as easy and quick as I would like. It sort MM> of pushes me towards considering more modern ones. MM> -- MM> Best regards, MM> Bruce MM> Wednesday, April 18, 2007, 8:47:04 AM, you wrote: MM>> I did it wrong then so far by telling SR 77mm for a A 50mm macro and MM> 42 MM>> for the 28mm? MM>> Did I overlook that in the manual or was it a simple stupid assumption MM> from MM>> my side? MM>> Could anybody tell me if that misunderstanding (if it is) would make a MM>> difference in the effectiveness of shake reduction? MM>> Greetings MM>> Markus MM>> -----Original Message----- MM>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MM>> Godfrey DiGiorgi MM>> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:36 PM MM>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List MM>> Subject: Re: Two questions >>> --Setting SR with an A lens. Do you use the actual or the 1.5 FL. I >>> used the A 28 in Vegas for a few shots and set it at 28. MM>> At the optical focal length. It's a DSLR ... they've taken the focal MM>> length into consideration, not some ridiculous equivalence factor. >>> --Polerizers. Do you add EV to make up for the lost light or shoot >>> what the meter gives you.I used it a bit in Vegas and the +.3 shots >>> look good, even though the histogram was still quite a wasys from the >>> right.I used the Tav mode for 99% of shots. Asking as i rarely use >>> filters and i wound up bracketing a lot. MM>> Usually you can use what the meter says but polarizers can be funny... MM>> G MM>> -- MM>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List MM>> [email protected] MM>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net MM> -- MM> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List MM> [email protected] MM> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
