The only thing I don't like about the 31mm is the fixed lens hood, (I've
only handled one once so maybe it's not a bit problem, but), it seems
that might be problematic when it's used on an APS-C sensor camera.
On 1/1/2014 12:32 PM, Juan Buhler wrote:
Thanks Bob... The idea of the 20-40 was really nice, but the 31 seems
like it will be superb.
Does the focusing ring allow you to move it with the camera on AF?
j
On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 2:18 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote:
Juan,
I really like the 31.
It's fast and kind of small and sharp.
You'll not regret owning one.
Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 10:47 AM, Juan Buhler <[email protected]> wrote:
OK.
So, after thinking a lot, and more importantly, after going out to
shoot with the 6D and a nice Zeiss 35mm lens, I've decided to stay
with Pentax.
I got some really nice frames from the 6D. The shallower depth of
field is really noticeable to me.
But the camera is bulky, heavy, and so are the lenses. I can see
myself buying this camera and then leaving it at home while I go shoot
with the Leica.
I'll keep waiting for a full frame Pentax MX. I know the technology is
there... I'd be happy with a full frame 10MP camera, MX-sized, similar
viewfinder. Hey, make it all manual and drop the LCD screen, even, I
don't care, as long as mi DNGs are on the SD card when I come back
home. Or course, that's a pipe dream.
In the meantime, the K3 will be a really nice thing to shoot with.
I'll put a Katz Eye screen on it and my viewfinder magnifier.
Now my decision is: do I get the 20-40 with it, or, since it's just a
little bit more money, the 31/1.8, which seems like the ideal normal
lens for these cameras?
j
On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 10:01 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote:
I was saving up for a full-frame Pentax. Doesn't look like that's in the
near future, but that's Ok, because some other things came up & wiped out
the money I was saving for that, setting me back to square one.
Maybe Pentax will have something to offer me by the time I've saved up
again.
On 12/28/2013 12:58 PM, [email protected] wrote:
The Canon 24/105 is a great lens.
Just saying... Marnie aka Doe :-) Actually so is the 17-40, I believe.
In a message dated 12/28/2013 8:48:46 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
Hello all,
I don't post here much anymore, but I decided to ask this because I
see a lot of the old names and the pdml has always been an awesome
group of people.
As some of you might know, I've shot with Pentax all my photographic
life. Starting with an ME-Super, going through PZ-1, MX (I still have
two black ones!), ZX-n, istD, K10D, to my current ones, a K5 and a
K-01 I bought because it was a really cheap way to put a sensor behind
my lenses.
I love the quality and ergonomics of my Pentax cameras. After all
these years, I obviously have a nice set of lenses. I am currently
traveling in South America long term, so I have a subset of those with
me: 12-24 zoom, 21 Limited, FA28/2.8, FA35/2, FA50/1.7, 17-70 zoom.
The first three are my most used ones right now. I also shoot a lot
with a Leica M8 and either a 28 or 35mm lens on it.
Now the time has came to renew my DSLR. Obviously, an option that is
up there is a K3. It seems like a camera I'd love, and given that it's
a Pentax, I can just use it without waiting for my fingers to learn
where the controls are.
BUT. I've missed having full frame all this time. I would love to go
back to shooting mostly with a 50mm, because of its shallow depth of
field. I would love to have a big viewfinder, and fast AF wouldn't
hurt. Every time I pick up a Canon, it makes me sad how fast the AF
is. Even way older models, like an original 5D, focuses way faster
with a 50/1.8 than my K5 with a 50/1.7 or 35/2.
So I am now trying to make this decision: get a K3, along with a 20-40
(that zoom looks great for photos in the street!), or get a 60D ($1300
at KEH), with a 50/1.8 and possibly a 28/1.8? If I get a Canon, I have
lenses available through my girlfriend: a 17-40/4 and a 24-105/4, so I
would immediately have a complete kit.
The money spent would be about the same. One option means staying with
a brand I know and love. The other means getting full frame and state
of the art AF, no more little screws on my lenses.
I feel like if I get the 60D I will miss Pentax tremendously. And if I
get the K3 I will love it, and in three months I will be wishing for a
full frame K mount.
What says the PDML? It seems like the only good thing about Pentax not
releasing a FF camera is that Cotty's hat is still intact, no?
j
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