On 11/05/11 4:06 PM, Brian Walters wrote:
G'day all
My son is looking at this lens for his K20D.
The reviews look good but I'm just wondering if anyone here has any
experience with it.
Cheers
Brian
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Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.o
G'day all
Thanks for all of the feedback. I've passed the info on to my son. The
ball is now in his court!
Cheers
Brian
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Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
On Wed, 11 May 2011 22:13 +0300, "Bulent Celasun"
wrote:
I have the * 50-135mm.
It failed a few weeks after the warranty period.
The SDM died.
Until that time I have not used it for more than a couple of times
(less than ten, I believe).
Unfortunately, Pentax strictly forbids using it as a screw driven lens
on recent bodies.
The screw drive mechanism sit
On 11-05-11 2:06 AM, Brian Walters wrote:
G'day all
My son is looking at this lens for his K20D.
The reviews look good but I'm just wondering if anyone here has any
experience with it.
Brian, I can't recommend it more highly. Superb optics and handling.
The few negatives are typical for a ph
Look at that one:
http://thibs.no-ip.org/photo/photo_one.php?dir=5a696e6e656b652032303130&name=32303130303532322d4b37494d383438322e6a7067
The whole serie Zinneke 2010 (didn't sort them yet, so lot of not so
good photos) was shot with the DA*50-135.
If you still don't want that lens then, you won'
Brian,
Paul has already written what I wanted to say.
I find it sharper than my FA 50/1.4 in the comparable range of settings.
Also, It is much sharper than 17-70/4 in the range that they overlap.
I bought that lens almost 1.5 years ago. Before that D-FA 100/2.8 macro
was always in my bag. Now,
ey! Tell him to go for it, Brian. Cheers, Christine
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Subject: Pentax 50-135mm f/2.8 DA* ED IF
G'day all
My son is looking at this lens for his K20
g the quality of the images it's
capable of producing.
Jack
--- On Tue, 5/10/11, Brian Walters wrote:
> From: Brian Walters
> Subject: Pentax 50-135mm f/2.8 DA* ED IF
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
> Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 11:06 PM
> G'day all
>
LOL. I think a combination of primes will always have an optical
advantage and an operational disadvantage compared to zooms. All
zooms suck? Not anymore. Too many zooms produce images that are
excellent to well within a normal range of expectations and use. For
some, there is never "sharp eno
> As for the lens itself, it isn't very fast to AF but optically this is
> a pure gem. And yes, not very discrete lens, hood is huge :)
> I wouldn't sell mine for all the tea in China ;)
>
> Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs
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It's great. Perfect for shooting performers in clubs. Great portrait lens, and
a sharp, contrasty all-around workhorse.
Paul
On May 11, 2011, at 2:06 AM, Brian Walters wrote:
> G'day all
>
> My son is looking at this lens for his K20D.
>
> The reviews look good but I'm just wondering if anyone
On 5/11/2011 12:31, Thibouille wrote:
17-70 is SDM only (as is the 55/1.4 btw) so no screwdriver option.
The problem is, if SDM fails, the body will not allow a fallback to
usual screwdrive (and we are angry at PEntax because of that) but a
non-SDM body (ist-D serie, K100D) will work with screwdr
17-70 is SDM only (as is the 55/1.4 btw) so no screwdriver option.
The problem is, if SDM fails, the body will not allow a fallback to
usual screwdrive (and we are angry at PEntax because of that) but a
non-SDM body (ist-D serie, K100D) will work with screwdrive just fine.
AFAICT the 16-50 had a l
On 5/11/2011 10:45, Brian Walters wrote:
If I recall correctly, if the SDM fails, the
screwdriver drive is available not a fall back option. Is that correct?
I cannot say for sure for lack of direct experience with this. I do know
for a fact from a friend here that 17-70/4 cannot do screwdriv
Paul, John, Boris
Thanks for the feedback - I'll pass it on. If my son goes ahead and
gets one, maybe I'll get to play with it (fathers should have some
privileges).
Regarding the SDM issue, I think I recall a discussion on this some
months back but didn't pay a lot of attention because this
I bought mine from Godfrey a couple of years ago. So far (touches wood
nervously) I have had no trouble with SDM. It and the 16-50 are my go-to
lenses when I'm not hiking (they're too heavy for hillwalking!) and I won't
have time for frequent lens changing.
Lovely lens for shooting concerts a
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 04:06:04PM +1000, Brian Walters wrote:
> G'day all
>
> My son is looking at this lens for his K20D.
>
> The reviews look good but I'm just wondering if anyone here has any
> experience with it.
Sure do.
I bought one (to complement my 16-50 on the K10D) just before the pr
On 5/11/2011 09:06, Brian Walters wrote:
G'day all
My son is looking at this lens for his K20D.
The reviews look good but I'm just wondering if anyone here has any
experience with it.
Cheers
Brian
Except the SDM issue (of which you're either paranoid or not), it is
said to be stellar. I s
G'day all
My son is looking at this lens for his K20D.
The reviews look good but I'm just wondering if anyone here has any
experience with it.
Cheers
Brian
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Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
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