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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-31-2017, 02:22 PM
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That is the same lens, previous generation.
No I don't have a problem with that, I'm just replying to already off-topic comments.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-31-2017, 10:21 AM
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That is a full frame 15mm lens, if you think it is large, please find me smaller 15mm for any mount whenever and wherever it is made in the last 100 years.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-31-2017, 08:46 AM
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Voightlander Hellar III 15mm f/4.5, year of production 2016, specifications:
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- Diameter: 66.4 mm
- Field of view: 110° (diagonally)
- Length: 62.3 mm
- Weight: 298g
- Filter Diameter: 58 mm
- Number of Aperture Blades: 10 (straight)
- Elements/Groups: 11/9
- Close Focusing Distance: 0.3 m
- Maximum Magnification: 1:12
- Mount: Sony-E
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-31-2017, 08:20 AM
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Yes, we were stronger and lens were smaller.
It is opposite now...:(
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-28-2017, 02:31 PM
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First 899€ is my bet, we'll see was that a good one or not, but everything below 999€ is acceptable for me.
Second that DA12-24 for 799€ is most overpriced Pentax lens. I bought it second hand in 2012 when new one was ~ 650€. Based on my expirience with that lens I thought that 650€ was overpriced and then they decided to raise price on that lens to 850€ which was insane for lens with average optics and below average mechanics and materials. Quality of plastic and rubber is the worst I saw on modern Pentax lenses, also Lens is not sharp wide open and have very noticable amount of CAs.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-28-2017, 11:39 AM
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DFA15-30 is a big pig, too big and too heavy.
If Ricoh needed 18 months for 50mm prime that full frame uwa prime from a lens map will come probably somewhere around 2030.
If DA11-18 will be good I'll sell my K-1 and buy new APS-C body.
Regarding its weight and price I'm expecting half weight, half price of DFA15-30 something like 550g and 899€.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-27-2017, 12:57 AM
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UPDATE: I just noticed this lens on freshly updated K mount lens roadmap: ULTRA WIDE-ANGLE SINGLE FOCUS LENS (Pentax D-FA 2018 or later) which looks like something between 15 and 20mm (more precisely probably 17 or 18mm) which could be my holy grail for FF landscaping. Oh boy, maybe I'll skip DA11-18 and wait for that lens.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-26-2017, 11:01 AM
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Noise level in shadows/night photos on m43 systems is not acceptable for me.
That is one of the main reasons why I switched from APS-C to FF, the other is using high ISO in low light photos. I use high ISOs a lot with 28-105 for handheld shooting to compensate for slow speed.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-26-2017, 10:27 AM
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Money is not a problem for me, my wife is getting much more money from my photography then I spend for a new lenses and other photo equipment.
Problem is that I did most of my landscaping while taking a long weekend tracks 20-40miles, usually in wilderness where food and even water is a problem to find.
This is a typical autumn scenario with DFA lenses included:
a) wide angle zoom or super wide prime, 1kg
b) normal zoom or 2 primes(wide and normal) 1kg
c) telephoto (70-200 zoom only) 2kg
d) macro lens 0,5kg
e) 2 bodies (FF and crop as a backup) plus grip 2kg
f) large carbon tripod 2kg
g) filters and holders 0,5kg
h) 4 batteries + power bank 1kg
By selecting DFA15-30, 24-70 and 70-200 my current backpack will be already full with that but I also have to carry some other things like:
i) 3 liters of water
j) 2 kg of food
k) sleeping bag 1,5kg
l) tent 3kg
m) additional clothes 3kg
n) additional shoes 1kg
o) all other things neccessary for camping and preparing food 4-5kg
p) walking sticks 0,5kg
r)Large backpack itself is around 2kg.
All in all with a few additional things it is 35kg of weight on my back&shoulders, probably in a large 80l backpack.
That is a typical setup for walking and climbing 20 miles/day and I have 2 problems:
1) It is too heavy for such a long walk where every kg matters
2) More important is that DFA Lenses are too big and I'll be forced to carry much bigger backpack than it is necessary and that is dangerous (for me and for the lenses) while climbing rocks or jumping over some obstacles especially at the end of the day when I am tired.
As a conclusion, my wife won't kill me, but my back will kill me for sure.
Also protection of those huge lenses while carrying them around in a backpack is a big problem also.
Two big lenses inside of backpack=trouble.
Best case scenario for me and long tracks in general could be
DFA 15 Limited WR for landscapes - doesn't exist
DFA 28-105 WR for walk - I have it
DFA 150-450 WR for wildlife - coming this xmass (replacement for Sigma because of WR)
DFA 100mm WR macro for flowers, plants and other details - I have it
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-26-2017, 07:15 AM
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I was hoping that someone will release wide angle primes for K mount compact in size and weight, as example like new 15mm Voightlander (65mm length, 250g weight) but that obviously won't happened.
Irix which is not even close with its IQ is 110mm and 600g which is ridiculous. I don't give a fuc* for its fast apperture because my camera is mostly on tripod while shooting wide angle landscapes.
I am using Pentax for decades, waited long time for K-1, using it for 16months and made 0 really good landscapes ("money shots") because of inadequate wide angle lenses.
Old Pentax lenses wider than 24mm are hard to find and ones that I already have are not good enough. I also tried new Irix and Samyang/Rokinon lenses from 14 to 20mm but their IQ on K-1 is below average.
Despite the much lower resolution I had better landscape shots with K-5 + DA 12-24mm combo and that is frustrating.
On K-1 I had best results in landscaping with Pentax A 28mm f/2, very good IQ especially in pixel shift mode, but that lens is simply not wide enough for serious landscaping.
Cmon Ricoh, is it so hard to made one compact (limited) FF wide angle prime?
Yes, I will wait for a new crop body, if it will be a good combo with DA11-18 I will probably sell my K-1 because it is not usable for what it is primarily made - landscaping. At least for me.
Sorry Ricoh, but I'm not reach enough to have a chopper or caddy to take care of my D-FA lenses.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-26-2017, 05:01 AM
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Can't agree with you, it is not a FF lens but I'm expecting to be better than 10-17mm and 12-24mm in FF mode on K-1.
I tried them and both lenses are usable (without vignetting) on K-1 in FF mode, DA10-17 from 14,5mm and DA12-24 from 18mm.
In compare to them I am expecting that DA11-18 will be usable in FF mode from 14-15mm and with much better sharpness at the edges, also with less distortions and CAs.
p.s. For me DFA 15-30 is not an option, it is simply too big and too heavy, so usability of DA11-18 in FF mode on K-1 is very important to me.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-26-2017, 02:05 AM
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It will be very interesting to see how this lens performs on K-1 in FF mode.
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