Yes a Henrys in Markham. They had 1 camera and 2 lenses, thats it. On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 7:56 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > It's a Henry's isn't it? My K-3 came from the unfashionable Brampton > store where they had one counter-width devoted to Pentax. Quite well > represented, I thought. > > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 7:39 PM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: >> Not even sure this store stocks Pentax cameras, i'll find out Sat >> >> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 7:05 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >>> One last thought: make sure you clean the mount contacts really >>> thoroughly. And did you try it on another camera body besides your >>> own? >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 6:58 PM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Inside and outside. Inside 2 may be 3 seconds to get in focus. out >>>> side 1-2 seconds >>>> Another is on order for Sat if its still the same i'll get them to >>>> order me the Sigma 17-70 2.8-4 the PF review is good >>>> Even sales man said its to slow >>>> >>>> >>>> Dave >>>> >>>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 6:53 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> What kind of light was illuminating your subject? How contrasty was it? >>>>> >>>>> Try AF outdoors. >>>>> >>>>> When working correctly on the K20D, SDM can focus in something like >>>>> 0.2 seconds. But in reduced light you can count on many seconds -- >>>>> while the smile fades from your portrait subject ... >>>>> >>>>> This all improves quite noticeably on the K-3. But really low light >>>>> still causes problems that I solve by switching to MF. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 6:43 PM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> Could be, i mostly tried it at 650-70 length. It was and i', m not >>>>>> exagerating at least 2-3 if not more seconds to focus. You could see >>>>>> it in th efinder getting closer and closer and hey there ist in focus. >>>>>> Not sure i want something i need to just hold and hope. >>>>>> >>>>>> Dave >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 6:31 PM, Dario Bonazza >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> Well, the DA* 50-135mm SDM is probably the slowest AF lens on Earth, >>>>>>> gaining >>>>>>> it the nickname of "the sloth". Generally speaking, SDM lenses are >>>>>>> slower >>>>>>> than both screw-driven ad DC Pentax AF lenses, so the DA 17-70mm is a >>>>>>> good >>>>>>> candidate for being another slow-AF lens. However, I own it and I don't >>>>>>> find >>>>>>> it THAT slow as you pointed out. >>>>>>> There is however another problem I saw on several samples of that lens >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> is the almost impossibility to autofocus above 50mm focal length, >>>>>>> hunting >>>>>>> forever while you try & find the focus. Perhaps that's the problem you >>>>>>> spotted. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dario >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Messaggio originale----- From: David J Brooks >>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 11:17 PM >>>>>>> To: Pentax Discuss >>>>>>> Subject: Pentax 17-70 f4 and SDM motor question >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I went to pick up above mentioned lens this afternoon. loks and feel >>>>>>> nice on the K-5, however me thinks there is a problem. >>>>>>> I know the AF of Canon and Nikon are quite fast leaving us Pentaxians >>>>>>> hunting and pecking our way through landscapes and soccer photos, BUT, >>>>>>> 2-3 seconds to lock on and focus on a static object.?? Me thinks >>>>>>> that's a bit to slow. >>>>>>> The salesman and i played with it for 10-15 minutes. It did get a tad >>>>>>> faster to focus but it was still painfully slow. I know it will not be >>>>>>> as snappy as my Nikon 70-200 f2,9 VR lens, you can barely hear >>>>>>> anything and it locks on faster than Mike Johnson deleting a cat >>>>>>> photo. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So, am i missing something with this SDM system. Is it painfully slow >>>>>>> or should it be as fast or faster to AF on a subject as the screw >>>>>>> focus lenses. Do i need to adjust a menu setting or something. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Another is on order for Saturday >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dave >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >>>>>>> www.caughtinmotion.com >>>>>>> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >>>>>>> York Region, Ontario, Canada >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ----- >>>>>>> Nessun virus nel messaggio. >>>>>>> Controllato da AVG - www.avg.com >>>>>>> Versione: 2013.0.3462 / Database dei virus: 3722/7216 - Data di >>>>>>> rilascio: >>>>>>> 19/03/2014 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >>>>>> www.caughtinmotion.com >>>>>> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >>>>>> York Region, Ontario, Canada >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> -bmw >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >>>> www.caughtinmotion.com >>>> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >>>> York Region, Ontario, Canada >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -bmw >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> >> -- >> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >> www.caughtinmotion.com >> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >> York Region, Ontario, Canada >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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