[guinnessman]

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From Thursday's Fresno Grizzlies - Las Vegas 51's game, when Pablo Sandoval was down for a rehab (taken with the 70-200 2.8):

[el baroda]

Pentax K5, plus Tamron 18-200mm (cropped)

[racingsnake]

tamron 17-50
http://www.flickr.com/photos/themaxim/7181093053/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/themaxim/7182682333/

sorry but have to add photos this way.my flickr account is playing up on me

[mattb123]

28-75 2.8

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Last edited by mattb123; 06-13-2012 at 09:58 AM.

[mikeSF]

To those with the stuck aperture issue, HOW does one unstick the aperture?

I bought the 90 Macro in like new condition and took just one photo and the aperture is now frozen in wide open position. I will ship it away if need be but if there is some way to release it, i'd like to know. I do not mind opening it up if there is a relatively easy fix.

thanks!

[Designosophy]

Mike, I wish I knew something about unsticking the aperture. Please post what you discover.

Here are a few with the 28-75.







And the 24-135

[Jonathan Mac]

A few more from Angkor with the 17-50.

[racingsnake]

[racingsnake]

had a chance to see how the tammy 17-50 holds up against some sun.
here's the result. no filter on the lens while shooting.

[DanB]

Worn paint, repaired filter ring but a new lease on life with a newly found and functional PKA adapter on my DS, shooting RAW at the Bronx Botanical Garden

[Designosophy]

If anyone out there is looking for a copy of the SP 24-135, here's a rare one on Ebay. Though it isn't fast at f/3.5-5.6, it does a very good job wide open at all focal lengths, which can't be said of most zooms in this range.

The above shot with this lens is at f/8. Here's a wide-open shot at 80mm:



The close focus is pretty nice, too. This scorpion was about an inch long:



And here's the ebay link:
Tamron SP AF24-135mm Macro f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical (IF) Lens for Pentax mODEL 190DP | eBay

[dadipentak]

Cwmorthin in N. Wales

Splewndiud. That's a typo but I decided to leave it that way 'cause it looks so Welsh ;~)

[Jonathan Mac]

17-50

[pacerr]

. . . a copy of the SP 24-135. . . Though it isn't fast at f/3.5-5.6, it does a very good job wide open at all focal lengths, which can't be said of most zooms in this range.

I'll heartily endorse this opinion. The Tammy SP AF 24-135 is a very satisfying "normal" lens for outdoor use. So is the SP AF 17-35. Both are old-school FF lenses with more than adequate speed, color and sharpness in today's DSLRs. They're my first choice in everyday use. I do keep the SP AF 28-75/2.8 around for 'special' occasions. The DA 55-300 is the only DA survivor in the competing zoom category at this address.

The high end Pentax equivalents MAY outperform the Tammies under certain conditions but at well less than half the cost I can afford to spend a little more time tweaking the shots in PP such that I can't tell the practical difference.

I'd also note that all my primes longer than a few classic Pentax 28's, 35's and 50's are manual focus, F/2.x 90, 180 and 300 Adaptall-2 SP's. They're better'n I am.

I'd go for a few Limited primes for the pleasure in using 'em but just can't justify the cost at this point in life.

H2

[BlackRockBacon]

HDR from K-5 and 17-50.