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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-07-2009, 06:57 AM
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The 40mm Pentax-M pancake, because it looks nice and should tell if the sensor resolution really is better than the glass.
Or the Sigma 180mm macro to have better detail than using the 2x converter.
No, the Bigma, to see if I can finally use autofocus on flying birds, like all the other people can...
Or just my M 50 1.4 inside without white balance disasters..
Or....
Never mind, I have to wait till August playing with my K100 :hmm:
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
07-02-2009, 05:20 AM
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Just got a phonecall from my supplier in Holland; the official statement from Pentax Holland is that by end July the first K-7's will be shipped. However, they expect to get insufficient camera's so the actual delivery to all shops will be 2nd week of August.
Glad I planned my holiday in September...
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
05-18-2009, 06:51 AM
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Is it technically possible to make an extending lens like a 50-200 or 55-300 weather resistant?
Changing focal length will scoop up water, won't it?
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
05-11-2009, 05:17 AM
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For those who can live without auto focus the M28 F/2.8 is a wonderful alternative. Last weekend, I made a series with it about pumping engines. You may ignore the text (in Dutch!), but the pictures speak for themselves at
aar’s log Het boezemgemaal Gouda
Cheers, Arie
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
01-26-2009, 06:16 AM
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Hi Okie,
These old lenses are still very good to use, even older M42 lenses with an adapter to K-bayonet.
Autofocus doesn't work indeed, but Shake Reduction does. You'll have to change a couple of menu items to have the camera work work with non-auto lenses, though.
Quality is usually higher than "consumer grade" modern glass.
But it's absolutely worth it! My 500mm Tamron Adaptall mirror lens is always in my luggage when I go abroad and it yields fantastic pictures!
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
01-26-2009, 01:20 AM
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Hello all,
Some 25 years ago I bought a Pentax MV camera with a nice 50mm lens. Some time later, a 28mm lens was added for city photography and extension tubes introduced me into the macro world.
Much later, after many adventures like digiscoping with a compact camera and a telescope I returned to SLR photography by buying a K100D: Shake Reduction, AA batteries and that old memory of Pentax cameras...
After a while, the newer Pentax zoom lenses stayed at home all the time and these nice old jewels from the Pentax-M era almost always accompany me: they're so nice to work with, colors are just better and photography with them is just FUN!
Since I have an old Pentax ME Super, I regularly take this fantastic camera out for Black & White pictures.
Please visit my photo weblog (in Dutch...) for many pictures:
aar’s log
Here's a mystic shot from this weekend with a 85mm 1:2 lens:
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