> On May 15, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 5/15/2016 7:54 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: >>> >>> On May 14, 2016 7:50:46 PM PDT, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> The local pusher had their annual dog and pony show today, so I got to >>>> play with a couple of the new lenses for the K1. >>>> This one was shot with the 15-30. Not much to say about it, other than >>>> that it's a brick wall. >>>> The lens is nicely balanced to the camera, and seems very, very sharp. >>>> >>>> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/brickwall.html >>>> >>>> K1, 15-30mm zoom, f/2.8 1/2000 at ISO 100. >> >> Earlier today, I had a look at this lens on the Pentax web site, and I >> thought, that’s a lens for me. Today I shot indoors with the DA 15-45mm & a >> flash and was so frustrated with the autofocusing. I’m assuming the 15-30mm >> would be better for indoor autofocusing. I may try to rent one for a few >> days to try it out. >> >> The other thing I’m going to do this summer is practice my manual focusing >> skills. >> >> Cheers, Christine >> > > The AF indoors with this lens on the K1 was just fine. I didn't try it on any > other cameras. > I'm going to enable you a little bit here. If you use manual focus a lot, the > K1 is definitely a much improved camera over the K3 (I can't speak to the > K3II). For manual focus, the K1 is definitely in a class of it's own due to > the focus assists that are built in. > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/greyhall.html > > Another nothing shot, but the AF was in center point, I suspect it focused on > the far wall.
You know, I had the talk with my husband last night: not the one where you casually mention, while he’s reading the paper, how a specific piece of kit just came out, and you wax it’s virtues, then casually and most strategically dismiss it by saying, “well, maybe down the road”; nor the one (which comes two weeks later) where you mention how said kit would be really great to address some specific shooting situation you plan to experience in the near future; and nor the one where you come home (three weeks later) with said piece of kit and you proceed to rationalize your purchase with arguments so persuasive even Aristotle would be impressed. No, not any of those. The other one, where you begin while cuddled under the blankets after a good day of married life, and he’s just about ready to slip off dreaming how lucky he is to have a wife who made him his favorite meal and served it with his favorite ale— The one where you begin: “Honey, do you know what a full frame camera is?” Yes, that one, which is not just about another camera body, but rather about a new trajectory in camera equipment enablement. The one where you do your best to load him down with technical explanations so expert you make him dizzy, and you do this when his desire for blissful sleep is high, yet because he’s a good husband, he’s trying hang on and take an interest. But, of course, he can’t hang on any longer as you prattle on, and you hear him slipping into dreamland saying, “Sounds like a good plan, dear. Can’t wait to see the pictures.” Then the two of you drift off into a very lovely sleep. Cheers, Christine -- 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.
