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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-13-2010, 07:12 PM
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Ah, I have the Tiffen. Dear me, now I have an excuse- wait til I take that thing off!!!
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-13-2010, 06:34 PM
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Again, thanks. I'll make a go first with the kit lens- I know I have a lot to learn! Starting with the nice photo seller who made me buy a UV filter for my camera- I forgot that they can degrade the image and I've been leaving it on.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-13-2010, 05:12 PM
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Thanks for the tips. I submitted the two pictures because I thought the second at 50mm looked a lot better than the first. I just checked the specs- the first was shot at 28mm at f8 1/650 and ISO 200. Is the f stop too low for sharp depth of field? Apologies for improper terms.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-13-2010, 09:05 AM
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Thanks for replies. Maybe my question is whether at a budget of, say, $150 or less I can go better than the kit lens- as I said the top sample was taken at the widest setting on the kit lens. I think it's OK but I'd like to get a sharper image. I want a prime because it's small and portable and I'm about to travel. Could someone explain the advantage of the DA 16-45? Isn't that too much like the kit lens which is DA 18-55?
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-13-2010, 08:08 AM
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Hello,
I recently bought the Pentax K-x. I like the camera so far and would like to buy a lens in addition to the kit lens. I've read some of the lens reviews on this site but am a bit confused. I want to buy a wide angle prime lens, probably an old manual because my budget is low. Judging from the kit lens, to my eye, it works better at 50 mm as seen in the second image below than at a wide angle in the top image- there, the images are not sharp enough. Any quick tips?
There seem to be so many acronyms- will any lens at all work on my K-x or do I need an adapter for, say, an M lens? I'd like to just purchase something on ebay as I'm going on a trip soon- I'll be in Israel and want a good, wide, sharp lens to take in landscapes that won't cost me too much. Thanks.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
09-22-2010, 07:33 PM
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Hi there, I've just bought a Pentax K-x. I've had a few Pentaxes before, like a K-1000 in high school about three million years ago and a little P&S Optio I've been using for six years. I wouldn't say I have a particular brand loyalty, but so far I'm happy with the K-x, although I do have some questions I'll post over in Beginners. I like wide-angle landscape and architectural photography, and my favorite photographer's always been Walker Evans, though such snaps are hard to get nowadays.
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