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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-28-2011, 03:28 PM
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I've decided not to get rid of the FE, the only change that might happen would be the superzoom going and a 50-135 coming in eventually.
The FE doesn't get used all the time, but certainly when I'm out bouldering (which is quite often) it quite often is the only lens I take because I can creep up super close to take some quite dramatic pictures!
The 15mm will just be a great addition, I will use it when I'm travelling light, for landscapes and to stitch photos, but it will also serve well if I want to hide my camera into a small bag!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-28-2011, 01:25 PM
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God that was a good analysis and in fact very helpful, and especially your last question, which is YES at the moment, I don't have the patience, nor the mood to go snapping wildlife at 500mm, won't bother lugging a 60-250 f2,8 around and the 3 lenses pretty much sums up what I'd need, I could do with a more "normal" UWA but again, if it's for landscape I doubt I couldn't get away with stitching pictures from the 31mm, when I have the spare pennies I'd no doubt get the 15mm, but as far as I can come to a conclusion the superzoom might be on it's way out and the 50-135 on the way in! (plus I've just realised, it's weather sealed so that'd be a BIG bonus for me!)
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
11-28-2011, 11:34 AM
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Finally had a chance to properly think, and use the FA31mm so took it out on a walk, most of the pictures required a certain degree of cropping but in my little head I've came to the conclusion that to get what I want I seem to have to think within the frame of the 31mm and look more into the picture instead of expecting it to come just as it is like a ready meal!
would love to hear what you think. the full album is here
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-28-2011, 11:30 AM
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I agree with both of you, abacus07 and sylber.
I had a long chat with a friend who also uses a dslr and came to a similar conclusion, if I were to keep 3 lenses it would be the 31mm, 50-135 and the 10-17mm fisheye (instead of the 12-24), it is a combo that excels in flexibility, and after defishing the FE, depending on the distortion it will roughly equate to something between 12-15mm on a normal UWA (personal experience, might not be true)
Yet it is also true that the 50-135's weight could add onto the burden but I suppose I should be able to cope with that and bring less of other stuff, last time I was trying everything out so I brought the 31mm, FE and superzoom, along with a K5 and MZ5 body plus a olympus XA. In the end I've came to the conclusion that the MZ5 was completely redundant and the XA does it's job so that's one less body and more space/weight!
I've just took the 31mm out yesterday and will put some of the pictures up on the forum so it would be great if I could get some comments and perhaps ideas if you guys think that the 31mm suits, I think it serves quite well as a landscape and general lens, not the smallest but I wouldn't want to give it up and swap for a 15 or 21mm after using it for a day now!
Plus abacus has a good point that I could always pick up a cheap 18-55 for the rough days. I've been through a period that I've owned enough lenses to decide upon what I roughly want, but would really like to hear from the more experienced before I make my mind up! Thanks guys!!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-27-2011, 03:11 PM
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Mike, the reason I didn't mention getting rid of the fisheye is because it's a fisheye and I save it for special purposes and that actually comes into use, didn't count it into my normal range but yes the 15mm or the 21mm will be on the list.
I've had a play with the 31mm properly today and it seems to be doing a fairly great job at landscapes and all sorts and I didn't particularly miss the wider end of things, there wasn't much I couldn't get in the frame by moving around and thinking a bit!
With the 18-250 I always find myself gravitating towards the 18mm end then everything looks flat and boring. Most of my best shots have actually been shot around.
Anyway the biggest appeal of the DA ltds really is their size, I just can't fault having a pancake!
so, I guess there's lots of thinking to be done now.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-27-2011, 12:00 PM
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I find that range quite good at taking pictures of people from a distance, essentially spying sometimes but it's does come in handy, the 50mm end sometimes works in landscapes when I just take a few and stitch them up.
I'm experimenting at the moment how well I actually get on with the 31mm, because since I've owned and used it I don't seem to be able to get the full potential out of it so far and it might be pointing in the direction of a 15mm or 21mm instead.
So eventually I might end up with a fisheye, 15mm or 21mm, the 18-55 WR and a 50-150!
It is a wierd choice but I think the more I shoot landscapes the less I use the wide end!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-26-2011, 07:57 AM
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I have thought about that but then I don't really want to get a 70-200 since I hardly really shoot tele, plus I have previously owned the 16-45 and 17-70mm, whilst I liked them I wasn't a huge fan of them for some reason, the 15mm simply gets the edge for being small, so when Iｗａｎｔ ｔｏ Ｉ ｃａｎ ｊｕｓｔ ｐｕｔ ｉｔ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｃａｍｅｒａ ａｎｄ ｔａｋｅ ｉｔ ｏｕｔ as a small little thing! Also works when I am travelling and only want to sneak a pancake in to plcaes I don't want a zoom knocking about. Thanks for the suggestions though! I'm really wondering if anyone uses the combination I mentioned !
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-26-2011, 07:38 AM
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I have, indeed but decided against it, I don't really need it any wider than 15mm plus it's the size appeal!
I'm thinking if I could crop out of the 15mm for the length up to 50mm, just not sure if I have the technique to shoot that way
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-26-2011, 07:06 AM
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So, here's my current situation, I've got the 10-17mm fisheye, DA 18-250mm and 31mm f1.8 and a K5
I tend to bring them along when I'm backpacking, or if I'm heading out to the hills or somewhere interesting. If I'm travelling I'll most likely take all 3 if not I'll just take one of my pick.
I've always liked the thought of the 15mm f4 ltd though, and have also considered something like the 50-135mm or sigma 50-150mm instead of the superzoom, but that'll leave me with a 15mm prime, 50-135/150 and either 31mm or fisheye, which I'm not sure if I want to sacrifice the versatility at the wider end on the zoom, but I know with the resolution I could easily crop at the tele end.
Weight and size also comes into concern, if necessary I'll just take 2 lenses.
It has even came to me to cash in on the 31mm and swap for the 15mm and 50-135mm, and probably eventually getting rid of the superzoom.
What would you guys do? I'm struggling here really!
Thanks
Adrian
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
12-18-2010, 11:14 AM
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Ok, too much snow in the UK, and hence a cancelled mountaineering trip.
Stuck at home, bored, so a few shots from the garden, with a bit of lightroom treatment trying to be creative, and generally cure the boredom. Comments much needed as I'm still learning to use the fisheye and generally need to improve!
 soft snow
 drip?
 mini icicle
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
12-13-2010, 10:25 AM
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
12-12-2010, 08:05 PM
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was shot at 1/50
Roundabout in Bath, UK
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
12-12-2010, 02:31 PM
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ooops, sorry about that, now fixed :D
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
12-12-2010, 12:52 PM
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Rather bad quality due to facebook albums, but have fun looking! (or not :P)
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-02-2010, 03:15 PM
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I am very much tempted by getting an ultra wide (around 10-24mm) and a 10x (ish) zoom, then save up for a 21mm
I have two travelling modes, one that I will bring the absolute minimal so I'll just go on a 18-200 do it all zoom, shooting locals as well as architecture, the other one will mean I'm travelling with friends and being more chilled I'll probably bring a zoom and one or two primes.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-02-2010, 07:55 AM
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I'd probably end up going for the 18-200 tamron because of the "macro" function which comes in quite handy whilst travelling, plus the price means I won't worry excessively about it :P
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-02-2010, 04:32 AM
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Thanks for the advise guys, I know I will need a handy, wide ranging zoom when I'm travelling light/backpacking, otherwise if I'm just going for a walk I'd probably use a prime. The 17-70 f4 is optically excellent but somehow annoying with it's range when I'm travelling, it doesn't cover enough at the long end whilst the 17mm is very handy indeed.
I know I'll use the 10-24mm plenty as it would create some very nice images at that angle and I quite often find myself looking at the wide end of things.
I guess maybe I'll have to change the 17-70 into a 10-24, then find a 18-250 and a 15mm or 21mm prime!
probably not going to worry about the tele end of things, those could wait :P
How would people compare the tamron and pentax version of the 18-250??
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-01-2010, 03:10 PM
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Right, I own a DA 17-70 f4 and a 43mm f1.9, and a 1.7x AF TC
At the moment the 43mm is on the camera most of the time, and when I want to close things up then I'll add on the AF TC.
The 17-70mm hasn't been used since I got back from morocco in August, and in fact I haven't had much time to plod around shooting, but I just can't see myself using it a lot.
I will be travelling again in january but not backpacking so changing lenses and bringing an extra one wouldn't be a pain. At the moment I am very tempted by the ultra wide Tamron 10-24mm, but I will have to sell the 17-70mm to fund it, and that also means losing a walkabout zoom, although I have also targeted the 18-250mm and the DA 21mm as more a travelling and everyday use respectively, but that will take a fair while.
I'm just thinking is it a bad idea selling the 17-70mm, it is a very very good piece of optic IMO, or would you guys reckon that it'll come into use eventually? I'm just torn, to bits.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
09-02-2010, 09:55 AM
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thanks! I always used to have to crop away bits of my pictures before they're good enough to be looked at..so i guess it's a slight improvement!
the last one is the saharan desert at night, taken at 30s f4, i thought it looked like mars! :P
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
09-01-2010, 04:05 AM
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A collection of shots taken whilst in morocco travelling, none of them have been processed at all, no cropping/lightroom/ps, all originals.
Comments and tips are more than welcomed, i need them! :D
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
08-31-2010, 03:49 AM
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Hi I'm adrian from england (well, studying and based here but from hongkong originally)
fairly new to (owning a) dslr, and spending most of my time trying to pass my degree, if not climbing....
love shooting landscapes and cultural things, as well as climbing pics!
Recently been to Morocco and had some great captures out there.
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