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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
04-05-2010, 06:40 AM
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That's a definite aspiration of mine, but I'll have to see where a few more years of school and a (possible) career in the military will take me. If there's anything I want to do with photography, it's to document my future travels, the people, and world in general from my perspective.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
04-03-2010, 02:18 PM
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Thanks for the technical info, I found the grub screw and tightened the barrel. This mitigated the wobble enough to make it only discernible by touch or sound when given a good shake, but then again, why should a lens be shaken vigorously? haha Unfortunately, I maned to strip the grub screw upon tightening it, so further adjustments will be nearly impossible.
I've started to like the lens more, especially after looking at the results of some shots that I took of my roommate for his acting portfolio and some experimental DoP shots It's definitely a keeper, and the bokeh and sharpness are incomparable to the kit lens. Now, I just have to find some money for that Pentax-M 135mm that I've been eyeing...
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
04-02-2010, 06:18 PM
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
04-02-2010, 04:47 PM
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Wow, haha you actually clicked. Anyways..
Hey everybody, my name is Mickey. I live in southwest Virginia presently and hoping to get out as fast as can. I'm not new to the world of Pentax imaging, but I approached the forum as a way to better understand the joy of using Pentax and photography systems in general. I got my first dSLR, a K200, over a year ago and always finding ways to improve my style. I already formed my first thread, so feel free to segue over to it.
I'm a student as well, so I usually have to curb those pesky lens buying desires and purchasing other costly unnecessary things for just the basics. If anyone else here is also a student, or remembers back when their budgets couldn't quite catch up to their hobby, feel free to dispense advice or stories on how you managed to keep the photography bug going.
-Mick
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
04-02-2010, 12:48 PM
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I just might take a look at marketplace. I'll prob. have regrets letting it go, but my photography experience is still a young one and I'll certainly have more financial leverage down the road (I'm only 20). I just don't have much use for a portrait lens right now.
Can anybody recommend a good manual focus lens as a general purpose one (a walk-about lens), taking into consideration the crop factor on the APS-C sensor?
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
04-02-2010, 10:26 AM
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True, the focal length remains, so it'll be more like a cropped photo taken from a film camera when mounted on the K200. Also, the lens isn't damaged, it just has a wobble and the general feel I get from handling it is a "meh" or "ok" compared to my canon 50mm of the same age along with a LOT more dust inside. Maybe I got a bad example, and for me at least, build quality adds to the experience as a whole.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
04-02-2010, 09:44 AM
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Greetings from scenic Virginia!
Hey everyone, I'm as new to the forum as one can get (just made the profile), so I apologize for being naive in any manner regarding forum lingo, but I'm a younger photo enthusiast who is facing the problem of buying lenses on a student budget.
I shoot a K200D with the kit lens and I recently acquired my first prime lens, a Pentax-A 50mm 1.4 that I got for under $70 at my local camera shop. I wish I could say that I love the 50mm, but on my DSLR, it has a focal length a little too long for general use. I took portraits with it for my actor roommate, and they look fantastic, but that's pretty much all the equivalent 75mm length is good for. I was also a little unimpressed with the build quality compared to my canon manual focus lenses, the barrel has a wobble and the aperture ring doesn't always click right on (because it's plastic ;)).
Anyway, I've heard good things about using the even older Takumar screwmounts on a DSLR with an adapter. I've been trawling through good ol eBay and found some good Takumars, as well as at KEH.
The problem? I'm in school and have a virtually non-existent income, and I can't buy another lens without getting a profit from selling something else. So, I was thinking about letting go of the 50mm 1.4 for the going price on eBay (up to $200!) and use that profit to get a Takumar and adapter with money to spare. I was looking at the S-M-C Takumar 35mm f3.5 since KEH has it for only $72 in "excellent" condition, and the resulting crop factor will make it a 52mm lens in a solid metal body. I also looked at the Super-Takumar 28mm f3.5 since the crop factor will give a wide-normal perspective, also for about $70.
Anybody have any thoughts as to whether letting go of the 50mm 1.4 could be the biggest mistake I can make? Or are the Takumars up to what everyone says?
stay easy,
Mickey
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