I'm ready for it! Are you?

jimr-pdx · 05-05-2012, 07:28 PM

Well, my Sigma 50 macro will do nicely, Rikenon manual lenses are in place from 28 to 150mm - my DA55-300 seems (edit: Not) to work reasonably well according to the test thread. Lenses will be my least worry about going FF though, as a spare $2k does not seem handy for the mythical body. Better/worse yet I really like the K-5 form factor and do not plan to move up the cubic-inch scale. I'll cheer for ya from the sidelines though!

Last edited by jimr-pdx; 05-05-2012 at 07:51 PM.

**Michaelina2** · 05-05-2012, 08:00 PM

Originally posted by Wheatfield

Ca we just call it Pentax and get on with life? These hyphenated retardities are idiotic.

Agree... shoulda been the currently correct title, "Pentax Ricoh" (no hyphen...). Plus, since the FF buzz has been officially denied, comments related to FF are just idle speculation... nothing to take seriously, or act on... just clean fun...

Cheers...

steve1307 · 05-05-2012, 09:45 PM

Well I'll have to be a 100% prime shooter and I'll have to get a wide angle.

Realistically I'm still much further behind than my lens collection and not planning to go FF for the time being even if a "real K-3" does indeed drop out of the sky this year.

Venturi · 05-05-2012, 10:47 PM

I'm going to cut to the chase and sell all my lenses so I'll be ready when the smc D-FAJ* 8~1200mm 1:1.2 WR ED IF XLT MACRO ETC compact zoom debuts.

G and T · 05-06-2012, 02:00 AM

VL Color Skopar 20mm f3.5 , FA 31 ltd, VL Ultron 40mm f2, VL Nokton 58mm f1.4, Cosina 55mm f1.2, FA 77 ltd,Tamron 90mm f2.8, Tamron 70-200 f2.8,Tokina 500mm plus various m42 lenses. I think I'm well covered thanks like many others here to still shooting film.
Glenn

twitch · 05-06-2012, 02:39 AM

I'm ready. I've got a FA*24, FA31, FA50/1.4, K50/1.2, FA77. Golden

Sandy Hancock · 05-06-2012, 02:50 AM

Totally ready.
I won't be getting rid of the DA15, DA21 or the Sigma17-50 in a hurry though; I won't be ditching my K-01 or K-5 even if a full frame materialises.

DaveHolmes · 05-06-2012, 03:38 AM

Apart from my Tamron 17-50-2.8 (which vignettes heavily on my film bodies) and the 2 DA-kit lenses, all my other lenses are full-frame compatable... If I'm actually able to get any work upon graduation from uni then I fully intend to foray into Pentax's Full-Frame adventure...

selar · 05-06-2012, 04:21 AM

Ready with full frame sigma ex 14mm f2.8, fa20, fa31, fa35, fa50, da70, viv s1 105 macro, vl sl1 180, sigma 70-200, f300, takumar 400

GlennG · 05-06-2012, 07:08 AM

Originally posted by abacus07

There was a lot of research done on this and each lens was rated on FF compatibility.

Thank you, abacus07. Do you have a link or such as that information would be good to know.

By the way, I guess you could tell from my response that I'm in the "not even close" category!

When these threads come up I hold out hope that Pentax will come out with FF, though I believe we have been told (or have we?) that FF won't happen for the foreseeable future with Pentax.

abacus07 · 05-06-2012, 08:35 AM

Originally posted by GlennG

Thank you, abacus07. Do you have a link or such as that information would be good to know.

By the way, I guess you could tell from my response that I'm in the "not even close" category!

When these threads come up I hold out hope that Pentax will come out with FF, though I believe we have been told (or have we?) that FF won't happen for the foreseeable future with Pentax.

jimr-pdx linked it at the top of page 2. I'm still in the buying lenses phase. I would rather have a DA*300 and FA77 before I bought a FF camera. I would also either keep my DA15 and my K-5 or get a K-01 (or successor) since I need a relatively light setup. A FF body would be a luxury that I would only get if I had extra money available which I might have in a year. And I could reasonably justify for work, which I might be able to in a year.

DaveHolmes · 05-06-2012, 09:37 AM

Originally posted by abacus07

I'm still in the buying lenses phase

Oh... Its a phase... It'll pass though right?!

Marc Sabatella · 05-06-2012, 10:52 AM

I'm completely ready for it - ready to completely ignore it and continue to use my much smaller and less expensive APS-C bodies and lenses with no difference in quality that 99.999999% of the world would ever see. Of course, if my photography depended on extreme shallow DOF at wide angles I might feel differently, but like most of the world, that doesn't apply to me.

redrockcoulee · 05-06-2012, 03:36 PM

Not one of my Pentax lenses is incapable of full frame. However it is unlikely I will go FF or at least not for the first or maybe even the second generation and only if it is smaller than a D200 as that was my only dslr for several years and no desire for one that large anymore. My wife's main lens is the 16-45 followed by the 10-20 so she is not but then she still shoots K10D. What I would like to see is that as soon as Pentax announces FF the price of a used 15DA crashes and then I will buy one. And maybe my 17-28FE will be easy to sell at that point as well.

More to the point is I thought more people commented on Pentax not being ready lens wise.

cmohr · 05-06-2012, 06:20 PM

Lets see,

Hmmm... FF Lenses

Sigma 8mm fisheye,
Pentax FA 17-28mm Fisheye,
Pentax FA 20-35mm
Sigma 12-24mm
Sigma Superwide II 24mm macro AF
Pentax D FA 50mm Macro
Pentax FA*85
Pentax D FA 100mm Macro
Pentax FA*200mm
Sigma APO EX DG 300mm
Sigma AF 400mm

Selection of Teleconverters and extesion tubes

Yeap, I'm ready.

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05-05-2012, 07:28 PM	#16
jimr-pdx Pentaxian Join Date: May 2010 Location: now 1 hour north of PDX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,897	Well, my Sigma 50 macro will do nicely, Rikenon manual lenses are in place from 28 to 150mm - my DA55-300 seems (edit: Not) to work reasonably well according to the test thread. Lenses will be my least worry about going FF though, as a spare $2k does not seem handy for the mythical body. Better/worse yet I really like the K-5 form factor and do not plan to move up the cubic-inch scale. I'll cheer for ya from the sidelines though! Last edited by jimr-pdx; 05-05-2012 at 07:51 PM.

05-05-2012, 08:00 PM	#17
Michaelina2 Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SE Michigan USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,300	Originally posted by Wheatfield Ca we just call it Pentax and get on with life? These hyphenated retardities are idiotic. Agree... shoulda been the currently correct title, "Pentax Ricoh" (no hyphen...). Plus, since the FF buzz has been officially denied, comments related to FF are just idle speculation... nothing to take seriously, or act on... just clean fun... Cheers...

05-05-2012, 09:45 PM	#18
steve1307 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sydney Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,130	Well I'll have to be a 100% prime shooter and I'll have to get a wide angle. Realistically I'm still much further behind than my lens collection and not planning to go FF for the time being even if a "real K-3" does indeed drop out of the sky this year.

05-05-2012, 10:47 PM	#19
Venturi Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,636	I'm going to cut to the chase and sell all my lenses so I'll be ready when the smc D-FAJ* 8~1200mm 1:1.2 WR ED IF XLT MACRO ETC compact zoom debuts.

05-06-2012, 02:00 AM	#20
G and T Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Langwarrin Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 382	VL Color Skopar 20mm f3.5 , FA 31 ltd, VL Ultron 40mm f2, VL Nokton 58mm f1.4, Cosina 55mm f1.2, FA 77 ltd,Tamron 90mm f2.8, Tamron 70-200 f2.8,Tokina 500mm plus various m42 lenses. I think I'm well covered thanks like many others here to still shooting film. Glenn

05-06-2012, 02:39 AM	#21
twitch Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,571	I'm ready. I've got a FA*24, FA31, FA50/1.4, K50/1.2, FA77. Golden

05-06-2012, 02:50 AM	#22
Sandy Hancock Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Adelaide Hills, South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,267	Totally ready. I won't be getting rid of the DA15, DA21 or the Sigma17-50 in a hurry though; I won't be ditching my K-01 or K-5 even if a full frame materialises.

05-06-2012, 03:38 AM	#23
DaveHolmes Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1,501	Apart from my Tamron 17-50-2.8 (which vignettes heavily on my film bodies) and the 2 DA-kit lenses, all my other lenses are full-frame compatable... If I'm actually able to get any work upon graduation from uni then I fully intend to foray into Pentax's Full-Frame adventure...

05-06-2012, 04:21 AM	#24
selar Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,042	Ready with full frame sigma ex 14mm f2.8, fa20, fa31, fa35, fa50, da70, viv s1 105 macro, vl sl1 180, sigma 70-200, f300, takumar 400

05-06-2012, 07:08 AM	#25
GlennG Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 824	Originally posted by abacus07 There was a lot of research done on this and each lens was rated on FF compatibility. Thank you, abacus07. Do you have a link or such as that information would be good to know. By the way, I guess you could tell from my response that I'm in the "not even close" category! When these threads come up I hold out hope that Pentax will come out with FF, though I believe we have been told (or have we?) that FF won't happen for the foreseeable future with Pentax.

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05-06-2012, 08:35 AM	#26
abacus07 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Taiwan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,075	Originally posted by GlennG Thank you, abacus07. Do you have a link or such as that information would be good to know. By the way, I guess you could tell from my response that I'm in the "not even close" category! When these threads come up I hold out hope that Pentax will come out with FF, though I believe we have been told (or have we?) that FF won't happen for the foreseeable future with Pentax. jimr-pdx linked it at the top of page 2. I'm still in the buying lenses phase. I would rather have a DA*300 and FA77 before I bought a FF camera. I would also either keep my DA15 and my K-5 or get a K-01 (or successor) since I need a relatively light setup. A FF body would be a luxury that I would only get if I had extra money available which I might have in a year. And I could reasonably justify for work, which I might be able to in a year.

05-06-2012, 09:37 AM	#27
DaveHolmes Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1,501	Originally posted by abacus07 I'm still in the buying lenses phase Oh... Its a phase... It'll pass though right?!

05-06-2012, 10:52 AM	#28
Marc Sabatella Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denver, CO Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,685	I'm completely ready for it - ready to completely ignore it and continue to use my much smaller and less expensive APS-C bodies and lenses with no difference in quality that 99.999999% of the world would ever see. Of course, if my photography depended on extreme shallow DOF at wide angles I might feel differently, but like most of the world, that doesn't apply to me.

05-06-2012, 03:36 PM	#29
redrockcoulee Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Medicine Hat Posts: 2,306	Not one of my Pentax lenses is incapable of full frame. However it is unlikely I will go FF or at least not for the first or maybe even the second generation and only if it is smaller than a D200 as that was my only dslr for several years and no desire for one that large anymore. My wife's main lens is the 16-45 followed by the 10-20 so she is not but then she still shoots K10D. What I would like to see is that as soon as Pentax announces FF the price of a used 15DA crashes and then I will buy one. And maybe my 17-28FE will be easy to sell at that point as well. More to the point is I thought more people commented on Pentax not being ready lens wise.

05-06-2012, 06:20 PM	#30
cmohr Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Brisbane. Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,824	Lets see, Hmmm... FF Lenses Sigma 8mm fisheye, Pentax FA 17-28mm Fisheye, Pentax FA 20-35mm Sigma 12-24mm Sigma Superwide II 24mm macro AF Pentax D FA 50mm Macro Pentax FA85 Pentax D FA 100mm Macro Pentax FA200mm Sigma APO EX DG 300mm Sigma AF 400mm Selection of Teleconverters and extesion tubes Yeap, I'm ready.