Re: Taking aim at my pocketbook
> On Feb 1, 2024, at 2:16 PM, John Francis wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 01:16:05PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: >> I just found out that Samyang makes a 135 f/2 in K-mount. >> >> I don't have any specific need for that focal length and speed, though if it >> was autofocus it could be nice for photographing musicians. It's just about >> one stop between and 85/1.4 and a 200/2.8 in length and speed, so in reality >> I'd be better off just cropping down my 85/1.4. But, shiny! > > I'd guess you'd probably be better off putting a 1.4x TC behind your 85/1.4 > than using a lens that sells for about the same price as the TC, no matter > how shiny ... I'd be even better off saving my money, especially when I hardly have any chance to play with cameras these days. > (Ricoh show the HD PENTAX-DA AF REAR CONVERTER 1.4x AW as being compatible > with the HD PENTAX D-FA* 85mmF1.4ED) I picked up an FA* 85/1.4 on ebay for less than a third of what the dfa 85 costs. There's a long whinge to be had about how few new Pentax lenses there are, and that they seem to have been designed in conjunction with Gold's Gym and a consortium of finance companies. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Taking aim at my pocketbook
On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 01:16:05PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: > I just found out that Samyang makes a 135 f/2 in K-mount. > > I don't have any specific need for that focal length and speed, though if it > was autofocus it could be nice for photographing musicians. It's just about > one stop between and 85/1.4 and a 200/2.8 in length and speed, so in reality > I'd be better off just cropping down my 85/1.4. But, shiny! I'd guess you'd probably be better off putting a 1.4x TC behind your 85/1.4 than using a lens that sells for about the same price as the TC, no matter how shiny ... (Ricoh show the HD PENTAX-DA AF REAR CONVERTER 1.4x AW as being compatible with the HD PENTAX D-FA* 85mmF1.4ED) -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Taking aim at my pocketbook
I just found out that Samyang makes a 135 f/2 in K-mount. I don't have any specific need for that focal length and speed, though if it was autofocus it could be nice for photographing musicians. It's just about one stop between and 85/1.4 and a 200/2.8 in length and speed, so in reality I'd be better off just cropping down my 85/1.4. But, shiny! -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
