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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
08-25-2014, 02:28 AM
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Morning.
I noticed that SRS Microsystems have dropped the priced of Pentax lenses. There is nothing on their homepage about a sale but there seems to be £70is off the 200, 300 & 60-250 DA* lenses.
I checked on Clifton Camera's and they are advertising a 10% sale until August 31 although their reductions don't seem to include the DA*'s.
Had a look at Ffordes and they are carrying the same prices as last week so they would be good for a price comparison.Maybe this is available in other territories?
Think I might be about to becomt the proud owner of a 60-250...:D
Cheers
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
05-15-2014, 07:22 AM
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18mm is more than wide enough. Shooting wider than this gives a different perspective to your shots with much consideration to what is in your foreground and what may not be visible on the horizon.
I was in the Isle of skye recently and proposed to shoot mostly with a 10-20mm. When I switched to my 18-135 @ 18 I realised how much tighter (although still wide angle) it is but how much more I seemed to gain in frame because more distant points of interest became larger.
Have a bash at using the 55mm end of your lens too for items in the foreground (flowers, signposts etc..) with softer backgrounds.
If you are keen to go for wider than 18 a good place to start would be a 16-45. This is a decently sharp lens, gives you a taste of wide ultra angle and are in abundance on the second hand market.
The advice from Des re the superzoom is sound. I shot exclusivley in with a Sigma 18-250 last year on a beach, on safari and in a city and it performed very well.
You may find you have preference for one particular focal length and style of photography and the superzoom allows you to try all this out without investing in individual lenses.
Most of all get tore in!
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
02-28-2014, 02:49 PM
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HeyI Our country may be small but it does not mean we live in each other pockets:)
---------- Post added 02-28-14 at 09:56 PM ----------
Ha ha the OP. I did not notice the phone book worth of catharsis that followed. Looks like good craic :D
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