Originally posted by rayallen I found these images while searching through my laptop for something else. They were taken in 2012 with a Takumar lens according to the EXIF but I don't recall which one. I am guessing maybe 28mm or 24mm.
My K10D was less than 5 years old then (from when I bought it) and it is still producing images like these.
Outstanding clarity in these images! On the first one there's so much nice microcontrast I'm thinking it would be the Takumar 35mm f/3.5 - but probably the 28mm f/3.5 from what you're saying. The 2nd could be 24mm.
Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave I see from your thread about polarisers that you've got a DA*16-50 to replace your 16-45. I really hope we'll get to see some shots with it on your K10D.
Ah yes. I was saving up for a DA 21mm for ages but with the DA 16-45 having that upper left corner really soft I put out an ad in the Wanted section to see what I could get... and I got a super deal on one in great condition. I figured I'd get offers because 1. A lot of people moved to the K-1 and 2. The replacement DA*16-50 was just announced... and wow, boy I did get a good one. No AF adjustments necessary and it's sharp at both 16mm and 50mm in the focus area. Rendering and color is on par with the DA 35 Limited, perhaps even a bit more pleasing to my eyes! And the fact that they didn't correct the CA too much means the bokeh is good - not just for a zoom, it's actually good, period.
I like how the Pentax designers thought - let's leave some CA uncorrected, which won't matter for the use cases of this lens (portraits, events and landscapes - people in the real world won't be using this to be shooting branches against the sky at f/2.8) so that the bokeh can be smooth and nice. People hung up on lens testing don't get this and buy the Tamron 17-50 with its horrible bokeh instead. I was considering the Tamron and it's a sharp lens that is selling very cheap nowadays, but comparing images from the Pentax and Tamron left me with absolutely no question that the Pentax 16-50 is the better lens. I preferred the colors and rendering and especially the bokeh every single time. So what if it doesn't please the people who only buy lenses to test charts in their basements or brick walls...
Ebay history shows that DA 16-50s have been selling at times for under 200 dollars... time to grab one
And I can't wait to use the 16-50 with the K10D. I studied K10D+16-50 images before I bought this and wow, such clarity
Once I am able to get to my office, where I haven't been in months now, I should be able to have access to the K10D again....