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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
01-17-2021, 06:53 AM
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a wr hd 50 would be nice... internal focusing... less ca... a ff wide angle macro, extension tubes not from the 70's... 200mm reissue... anything that goes further than 1:1 would be nice.:D
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
01-12-2021, 08:46 AM
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turns out pentax made some pretty great lenses. if only they would update them maybe i wouldn't be chasing ever other macro lens:lol:
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
12-10-2020, 09:58 AM
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the laowa lens length doesn't change... the front element retracts into the body of the lens at infinity, closer to the end of the lens body at 2:1. mine took a while to arrive... 4-5 days longer than someone i know who ordered it the same day.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
12-09-2020, 03:01 PM
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the sigma 180, pentax 200, and laowa 100 are all internal focusing.
unscientific but pretty close distance from subject to front of lens at indicated 1:1
sigma 70mm: 6.35cm
laowa 100: 8cm
pentax dfa100: 13cm
irix 150: 17.5cm
sigma 180: 22.5cm
do with that what you will :p. in real world usage, they're very different!
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
12-09-2020, 01:02 PM
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the sigma 180 and irix 150 are both great... the irix is a bit more flare resistant. you don't loose as much contrast when pointed toward the sun as you do with the sigma. the irix is also shorter, so if you use a flash the lens doesn't get in the way as much.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
11-28-2020, 05:58 PM
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didn't horse around too much today, but another f8 on the k3.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
11-27-2020, 06:38 PM
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mine arrived today. f8 on a k-3. hopefullly more time to test it out over the weekend.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
11-15-2020, 02:54 PM
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I'll post some sample images when mine arrives.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
11-02-2020, 11:10 AM
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
11-02-2020, 10:38 AM
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-28-2020, 09:33 PM
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I reached out to laowa on twitter, the said "coming soon in a few weeks"
I hope so!
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-27-2020, 10:42 AM
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still not available to anyone who can read this, but i hope it is sooner or later.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-23-2020, 07:21 AM
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-21-2020, 11:13 AM
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my email never got a response, so i'll believe it when i see it. they did update the drop down menu for available mounts on their website, but not for k-mount.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-01-2020, 11:54 AM
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i sent them an email today for an update, we'll see what they say
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
05-08-2020, 05:48 PM
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without auto aperture, no reason to buy it over the 2:1 60mm they offer. with auto aperture, no reason not to buy it!
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-21-2020, 01:34 PM
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i'll still believe is when i see it, but this is good news!
also on twitter:
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-15-2020, 08:48 AM
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the 150 is way easier at 1:1 than the 180, i have both. it isn't any longer than the 100 at 1:1 since it's internal focusing, so easier to get light on the subject. i haven't has a chance to use both (150 and 180) against each other yet, but it's starting to warm up, so maybe over the next few weeks. i did rough measurements from the subject to the end of the lens a few weeks ago in another thread:
doing very quick unscientific measurements (i'll do better ones before too long). distance from end of lens to subject in focus at 1:1
pentax dfa 100mm 5"
irix 150mm 7"
sigma 180mm 7.5"
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-14-2020, 06:35 PM
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i'd prefer not to shoot in the dark... the 60 doesn't even have an aperture lever, and 2:1 is pretty easy to get to with extension tubes.
if you want something longer, the irix 150 is great, and has auto aperture.
a 2:1 with auto aperture would be great, esp if it focuses to infinity! now if pentax would make the focus assist beam turn on with manual focus lenses, that would be even better. the newer cactus v6ii shoots a nice focus assist light (don't need a flashlight at night now) but it doesn't get triggered with mf lenses unfortunately.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-12-2020, 11:37 AM
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same here, but it'll believe it when i see it.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
05-08-2019, 09:18 AM
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a couple people asked about pentax on their fb page, but no response yet.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-15-2019, 09:50 AM
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well, confirmed by a tester on twitter, nikon mount definitely has auto-aperture
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-20-2018, 01:14 PM
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(even though pentax is now capable of electronic aperture)
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