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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-23-2018, 01:20 AM
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The Sigma family got to show its stuff today. Both shots handheld.
The EX DG 24mm f1.8 is going to shade out the Tokina ATX Pro 20-35 f2.8 purely on image quality, I like the Tokina, like its focal range, but the Sigma is such a sharp lens and at the end of the day that's what I am looking for.
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The EX DG 70-200 f2.8 has had a trip to the Sigma factory in Japan and is upgraded to K1 mount specifications and I struggle with packing the DFA 100 and DA* 200 in its place (it is really hard to leave the 200 home !!)....but it is such a handy focal range on full frame, so it is going to win out as well.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-19-2018, 01:10 AM
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Some shots from my wanderings with the "lesser" lenses....I am getting a bit fitter out of this. (emphasis on " bit " ).
Note: Minimal processing done on these with the exception of the stone cottage.
Tamron 28-300 @ 28mm Tripod. Previously posted. A shot that would please most photographers.
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Tamron 28-300 @ ? 200+ mm. Tripod. Still ok, shot nothing great but it gives you an idea of what it does under these conditions.
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Pentax SMC F 35-80 Handheld. Dull, grey, flat day. No pp on this what so ever, just converted to jpeg. Also used the Tamron on this day and it struggled.
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Tokina ATX Pro 20-35 f2.8. I like this lens a lot and fights for a place in the bag with Sigma EX DG 24mm f1.8.. I am really undecided on these two.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-19-2018, 12:59 AM
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Sorry, didn't get that first time around....no. Passed on the K1.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-18-2018, 08:54 PM
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Hi Rob, answered that in post #7 & 8.... this is a K1 Mk 2....the real McCoy, not the upgrade.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-18-2018, 04:57 PM
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You would be wrong in that interpretation. I will say the same thing about any camera, put average glass / lens on the front of a really good camera and you are limited by the capability of that particular lens. Put a top quality lens on a lower spec camera and you are limited by the camera's capability.
Sometimes though you discover a vastly under rated lens that surprises you....and vice versa. The best example I can give you is the performance of the little plastic fantastic Pentax F 35-80, this thing is a genuine surprise in a positive sense.
My testing ( put lens on camera...go for walk & shoot ) to date has been mainly with the lesser known lenses to discover any hidden gems as I have full confidence in the ability of my high end glass.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-18-2018, 04:47 AM
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Its been cold and miserable Tony, so haven't been out a lot, but when I have, been messing around with lesser lenses in dull conditions has seen those lenses consigned to the shelf. Think this will be my prime lens camera.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-04-2018, 03:35 PM
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-03-2018, 03:29 PM
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clickclick….it is the Mk 2 new camera...not an upgraded original K1.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-03-2018, 03:24 AM
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Picked up my Mk2 from the post office 5 days ago and here are my first impressions.
and this is going to be a big surprise...… shock even …….
it is all going to come down to the glass you bolt on the front of it. :eek:
I have been experimenting with my ridiculous glass collection, put together over 45 years of Pentax Participation.
...and I will list what I have on hand
...and what my LBA itch has started to get my attention (at the end)
My full frame lenses: Tokina ATX Pro 20-35 f2.8. Sigma 24mm f1.8. FA 43 Ltd. DFA 100. Tamron 28-300. Pentax SMC F 35-80. Sigma 70-200 f2.8. Pentax DA*200. Pentax DA*300. Sigma 135-400.
My impressions to date:
Tokina....very good, gives me the wide angle I am looking for.
Sigma....initially I went here for my "go to " but the Tokina is better.
Tamron 28-300....purchased this second hand at the right price, thinking of a travel lens option, backing it up with more notable primes... impressed...very impressed !! I accept I may have landed a very good copy of this lens, but it is in the bag for Sept.
FA 43 Ltd... Say no more. Superb.
Sigma 70 -200 f2.8....if only I was shooting sports again, love it, but it is heavy and a special purpose lens now overtaken by the Tamron.
almost forgot....the 35-80... $30 a few years back.....it is also in the bag... amazing little lens.
The rest have not been tested yet.
The LBA itch.???? The 15-30. or one of the Irix 15mm offerings.
Oh...the camera ?.... nothing wrong with that, works perfectly and am very, VERY happy with the images I am getting during this experimentation stage with glass, I am very confident once I get the combinations worked out I am going to enhance my photography.
If you are on the fence like I was, step off it, inhale the smell of burning plastic (credit card)and get on board.
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