Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
09-22-2023, 07:25 AM
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I'd recommend the Samyang 14 2.8 (Also branded as Rokinon, Bower & Opteka from memory). It's the best you can do on a budget IMO, but it might be a bit beyond yours. You just have to be careful for poor quality control, and build quality isn't great.
I had one but sold it and got the (much more expensive) Laowa 12mm 2.8, which I prefer. I've also tried the Tokina 17 3.5, well built but I felt my copy had low contrast and poor flare resistance.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III
08-19-2023, 06:55 PM
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Thanks Kobie, this is great!
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Forum: Sold Items
07-24-2023, 10:02 PM
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Hi there, thanks for responding :)
Not sure if you've sent a PM but I haven't received one yet.
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Forum: Sold Items
07-23-2023, 12:39 AM
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Hi,
I'm looking for a Pentax A* 85 1.4 in good condition. I'm in Singapore, so I'm happy with International postage.
Cheers!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
04-21-2023, 03:01 AM
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The 43 is a fantastic lens on APS-C in my opinion. My favourite of the original three princesses for this format. It's on FF that the 31 and 77 really shine IMO.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-31-2022, 05:02 PM
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Great work! I love these posts. Any chance of seeing some shots from this lens?
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Forum: Sold Items
07-16-2022, 07:32 PM
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
01-12-2022, 12:36 AM
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Gorgeous. Loving the wide open images you're posting, keep them coming!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
01-05-2022, 09:31 PM
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That rendering is sublime!
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Forum: Pentax DSLR and Camera Articles
12-14-2021, 07:28 PM
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Brilliant! Thanks for sharing.
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Forum: Winners' Showcase
07-08-2021, 08:19 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III
06-20-2021, 09:04 PM
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That would be the very obvious thing I was missing. 🙂
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III
06-20-2021, 06:10 PM
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On page 64 of the K-3 Mark iii User Manual it mentions Continuous AF can be selected for Movie Mode. I've tried every AF combination and input I can think of but I cannot change this setting to Continuous AF in the menu - it's set to AF.S and greyed out. I'm probably missing something very obvious, but has anyone managed to change this setting? I'm running FW 1.02.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-31-2021, 01:13 AM
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Thank you.
Just wondering why you didn't order it a couple of months ago. :)
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
03-23-2021, 10:27 PM
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Nice. Looking really good!
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
03-23-2021, 04:29 PM
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I hope you're correct and that it is just fungus.👍
I don't have any experience with this particular lens, but with other K lenses I've looked at you just take off the mount and then unscrew pieces one by one using a lens spanner or just your fingers. The trickiest bit I find is keeping the aperure mechanism intact and the spring attached.
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Forum: Sold Items
03-14-2021, 05:43 PM
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I finally got one! It cost me an arm and a leg, but I'm happy. :)
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Forum: Sold Items
02-21-2021, 06:14 PM
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Bumpity-bump! Still looking :)
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III
02-20-2021, 02:58 AM
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Thanks so much, it sounds exactly like the sort of camera I want. 😀
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Forum: Sold Items
01-31-2021, 05:43 PM
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Still looking for one of these. Anyone want to help fund their k-3iii? :)
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
01-19-2021, 09:59 PM
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I'm prepared to go one step further and say it's also the most exciting time until the next one.
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Forum: Sold Items
01-15-2021, 02:09 AM
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Hi,
I'm looking for a Carl Zeiss 35mm F2 Distagon ZK in good condition. I'm in Singapore, so I'm happy with International postage.
Cheers!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
01-14-2021, 08:33 PM
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I've been living in Singapore for 18 months now. It's a great place, I love it here, however Pentax gear is hard to acquire and is relatively expensive. My plan was to travel back to Australia once or twice a year, and I figured I could always bring back Pentax gear from there. Yeah, that plan hasn't aged well. :lol:
Anyway, the thread on the forum about Aussie prices increasing motivated me to check local prices here in Singapore again. I was a bit bored on Wednesday evening, so I spent a couple of minutes on my phone. I've been mulling over the DFA 70-210/4 so I had a look, and this led me pretty much directly to Amazon. The price was not bad, but in the other items pane I saw what looked like a DFA 70-200/2.8 for a ridiculously low price. I thought it must be a scam. Checked the seller - Amazon Asia Pacific Holdings... OK, seemed legit. Checked the condition - New... So I ended up staring at my phone, prevaricating for a good 5 minutes. They only had one left in stock, maybe they were trying to get rid of it. Bugger it, even if it is a scam it's too good a price.
Long story short(-ish). I've had a brand new DFA 70-200/2.8 just dropped off to me at an unbelievable price. I feel like I've won the lottery.
And the price - SGD $947.62. That's USD $715.16 or EUR 588.45. Now to begin playing with it. :)
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Forum: Sold Items
01-09-2021, 01:58 AM
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