Not necessarily - I have rarely had anyone ask me about lenses I am using - but very often which camera. Wouldn't it make some sense that someone could create a great image with a Pentax SLR and a third party lens? When I bought my Sigma 100-300/4 EX lens I was looking for high optical quality and speed in a lens of about that focal length range. Guess what Pentax had to offer? FA 80-320/4.5-5.6 - not even in the same league (I had one at one point in time). So I have shots that would show the bodie is capable of good work, why not show it as well?
So someone looking in the gallery might be thinking about buying a Pentax - so all images shown would give some indication of what they might expect (or could do). I went ahead and submitted a couple from different lenses - and marked them accordingly in the comments - we'll see if they throw them all out or not. -- Bruce Friday, August 31, 2007, 1:05:37 PM, you wrote: PJA> This seems bizarre since I would think that Pentax would want to PJA> highlight it's lenses... PJA> Bruce Dayton wrote: >> In running through some of the photos today (voting), I came across >> two photos that were not shot with Pentax lenses. The person(s) who >> uploaded had clearly indicated that the lens in one was a Sigma >> 180/3.5 Macro and the other a Voigtlander 125/2.5. >> >> So I looked at the rules again and they only state that it must be >> shot with a Pentax SLR - nothing about lenses. I seem to remember in >> the beginning that the lens must be Pentax. Now it seems that you >> don't have to use a Pentax lens. >> >> That would make a big difference for me, all my shots from the Tokina >> 400, all my sports shots and macro shots have been excluded til now. >> >> PJA> -- PJA> Remember, itÂ’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
