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Hi Ricardo@Jono- how did you find the 35 DA Limited "pancake" macro? That's the one I am considering next. I decided to skip the 40mm and for the macro so I can do macro plus another more reasonable focal length (to me).
- Raist
Ah, the fens. Reminds me of school runs from King's ...Ah yes, then there's these three - also from the fen - I like them
So - now - Michael - you'd better nip out and get your K5 quick - Tom and Ricardo - you aren't pulling your weight - anybody else - please join in!
Well, now i do not feel like i was the crazy one returning the same lens. You can just tell when a lens is just too soft, especially in the center of the pic, even stopped down. I read so many user reviews of the lens telling of how sharp this lens was. I must have been mass hypnosis or something:ROTFL:Here are a couple with the (soon to go back) 15mm:
f7.1 (and still soft off centre - even at this resolution)
Still, sometimes the curvature of field (towards one at the corners / edges) can work in one's favour.
The DR of the camera never ceases to amaze me - just a few minutes in Aperture to bring up the foreground:
Hi JoeWell, now i do not feel like i was the crazy one returning the same lens. You can just tell when a lens is just too soft, especially in the center of the pic, even stopped down. I read so many user reviews of the lens telling of how sharp this lens was. I must have been mass hypnosis or something:ROTFL:
People were telling me how wrong i was in PMs, that the lens was sharp.
In any case, with Jono returning the lens as well, i feel a little better.
Joe
Thank you DianeNot good for testing but the results are lovely nonetheless.
The above came up after I had posted. Love it.
Diane
Wow!! It certainly was the weather that made that photo........gosh......I wish I could handle a DSLR again.....but no.....I will stick with the mu4/3rds......I have to say that back in the days in the early 1950s when I was behind the counter the Asahi Pentax 35mm single lens reflex camera was all the rage...the glass was great and better still the price was spot on!! I sold literally hundreds of them! Gosh, have they ever come around to producing a great Digital Camera!! And of course, Jono, you won't like this but you are selling it with your great photographic eye!!No weather to be testing a wide angle zoom!
This was taken with the Sigma 10-20 f3.5
16mm f8
dreary weather!
OK Jono, your beautiful images lured me in. I replaced my m43 cameras (except for the G1-IR) with the Pentax K5 as my travel kit. Couldn't resist the great build quality, weather sealing, small size, etc. Currently using the 35 2.8 macro ltd and 70 2.4 ltd. Here are a few from my first outing today with the K5 and 35 macro. SR, Auto ISO (standard option), and highlight correction were on for all shots. I still managed to lose a few shots to hand shake (it was cold) with the 1/80 at f/8 limit kicking in for auto iso so may have to switch to the fast option. So far I'm very pleased with the K5 and two ltd lenses and will probably add the 21 to my kit.Thank you Diane
I'm trying to lure others into posting here . . . . . I won't give up!