Re: PESO Granny Smith

2013-07-05 Thread Larry Colen
On Fri, Jul 05, 2013 at 03:38:01AM +, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
 Actually, I'm not your bucko, but that's a damned impressive shot given your 
 conditions.
 
 In fact it's just a good shot. Period.

Thanks a bunch Frank.

 
 Cheers,
 frank
 
 --- Original Message ---
 
 From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com
 Sent: July 4, 2013 7/4/13
 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
 Subject: PESO  Granny Smith
 
 A friend at work just got a Sigma 105/2.8 macro for his 5D3. 
 
 In the ensuing playing around with cameras, I put the tamron 18-250 on the
 K-5II, and grabbed this shot.  To my mild surprise, I actually rather like
 it for more than just a sharpness test:
 http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/9207046752/
 
 Looking at the Exif data:
 Make:  PENTAX
 Model: PENTAX K-5 II
 Exposure:  0.02 sec (1/50)
 Aperture:  f/6.3
 ISO Speed: 2500
 Focal Length:  250 mm
 Lens:  TAMRON AF 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 Di II LD
 Aspherical [IF] MACRO
 
 I'm using a camera that many claim just isn't pro level, with a lens that
 is pretty good for a superzoom, but rather soft at the long end.  The lens
 is wide open at 250mm, I'm hand holding it at 1/50 (or 5 times the nominal 
 slowest 
 shutter speed at that focal length) and I'm doing this all at ISO 2500.
 
 If this is what an OK lens will do, on an outdated mid level body, at ISO 
 2500,
 then welcome to the twenty first century me bucko.
 
 -- 
 Larry Colen  l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc
 
 
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PESO Granny Smith

2013-07-04 Thread Larry Colen
A friend at work just got a Sigma 105/2.8 macro for his 5D3. 

In the ensuing playing around with cameras, I put the tamron 18-250 on the
K-5II, and grabbed this shot.  To my mild surprise, I actually rather like
it for more than just a sharpness test:
http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/9207046752/

Looking at the Exif data:
Make:PENTAX
Model:   PENTAX K-5 II
Exposure:0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture:f/6.3
ISO Speed:   2500
Focal Length:250 mm
Lens:TAMRON AF 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 Di II LD
Aspherical [IF] MACRO

I'm using a camera that many claim just isn't pro level, with a lens that
is pretty good for a superzoom, but rather soft at the long end.  The lens
is wide open at 250mm, I'm hand holding it at 1/50 (or 5 times the nominal 
slowest 
shutter speed at that focal length) and I'm doing this all at ISO 2500.

If this is what an OK lens will do, on an outdated mid level body, at ISO 2500,
then welcome to the twenty first century me bucko.

-- 
Larry Colen  l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc


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RE: PESO Granny Smith

2013-07-04 Thread Gerrit Visser
Good shot.

My wife's K100D (the hand-me-down camera as she calls it) has that lens. It
is very versatile, esp for travel. Ocassionally she (I used to) gets a soft
shot but not often.

The Sigma 18-250 on my K5 is similar. Zero complaints from either of us.

It will be a while yet before I reach the limits of my photo gear, so not
knashing my teeth about the future of Pentax.

Gerrit

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From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen
Sent: Thursday, July 4, 2013 2:57 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: PESO Granny Smith

A friend at work just got a Sigma 105/2.8 macro for his 5D3. 

In the ensuing playing around with cameras, I put the tamron 18-250 on the
K-5II, and grabbed this shot.  To my mild surprise, I actually rather like
it for more than just a sharpness test:
http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/9207046752/

Looking at the Exif data:
Make:PENTAX
Model:   PENTAX K-5 II
Exposure:0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture:f/6.3
ISO Speed:   2500
Focal Length:250 mm
Lens:TAMRON AF 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 Di II LD
Aspherical [IF] MACRO

I'm using a camera that many claim just isn't pro level, with a lens that is
pretty good for a superzoom, but rather soft at the long end.  The lens is
wide open at 250mm, I'm hand holding it at 1/50 (or 5 times the nominal
slowest shutter speed at that focal length) and I'm doing this all at ISO
2500.

If this is what an OK lens will do, on an outdated mid level body, at ISO
2500, then welcome to the twenty first century me bucko.

-- 
Larry Colen  l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc


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RE: PESO Granny Smith

2013-07-04 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Actually, I'm not your bucko, but that's a damned impressive shot given your 
conditions.

In fact it's just a good shot. Period.

Cheers,
frank

--- Original Message ---

From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com
Sent: July 4, 2013 7/4/13
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: PESO  Granny Smith

A friend at work just got a Sigma 105/2.8 macro for his 5D3. 

In the ensuing playing around with cameras, I put the tamron 18-250 on the
K-5II, and grabbed this shot.  To my mild surprise, I actually rather like
it for more than just a sharpness test:
http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/9207046752/

Looking at the Exif data:
Make:PENTAX
Model:   PENTAX K-5 II
Exposure:0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture:f/6.3
ISO Speed:   2500
Focal Length:250 mm
Lens:TAMRON AF 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 Di II LD
Aspherical [IF] MACRO

I'm using a camera that many claim just isn't pro level, with a lens that
is pretty good for a superzoom, but rather soft at the long end.  The lens
is wide open at 250mm, I'm hand holding it at 1/50 (or 5 times the nominal 
slowest 
shutter speed at that focal length) and I'm doing this all at ISO 2500.

If this is what an OK lens will do, on an outdated mid level body, at ISO 2500,
then welcome to the twenty first century me bucko.

-- 
Larry Colen  l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc


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