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On to the knockout rounds! By cjfeola in Pentax Lens Tournament on Oct 16, 2014 Voting is complete in the nomination round of our Greatest Pentax Lens Tournament. With 661 votes placed for 95 different lenses, the FA 31 Limited finished first overall with 69 votes, almost tripling the second place in the Normal category held down by the FA 43 Limited. Second overall was the FA 77 Limited with 59 votes to lead the Short Telephotos, followed closely by the DA 15 Limited with 52 votes, which did more than triple the 15 votes of the DA 21 Limited in the wides.
With the nominations over, we move to the knockout rounds. Several Pentaxians asked if zooms weren't at a disadvantage in the nomination round. Some of the most interesting battles will be in the middle of the field, where fourth and fifth seeds face off. What makes for the greatest lens of all time? "The lens that launched a thousand photographers. Reviews. The Northcoast Photographer Photographing the Northcoast, one pixel at a time Camera ReviewsFlash ReviewsLens Reviews Oct 2014 Sep 2014 Aug 2014 Jul 2014 Jun 2014 May 2014 Apr 2014 Mar 2014 Feb 2014 Jan 2014 Dec 2013 Nov 2013 Oct 2013 Sep 2013 Aug 2013Jul 2013 Jun 2013 May 2013 Apr 2013 Mar 2013 Feb 2013 Jan 2013 Dec 2012Nov 2012 Oct 2012 Sep 2012 Aug 2012 Jul 2012 Jun 2012 May 2012 Apr 2012 Mar 2012 Feb 2012Jan 2012Dec 2011Nov 2011 Oct 2011 Sep 2011Aug 2011Jul 2011Jun 2011May 2011 Apr 2011 Mar 2011 RSS Feed Lens Reviews Reviews Tamron 70-200 f2.8 October 08 2014 19:52 Read More...
Pentax K-Mount Lenses Explained: The differences between various Pentax lens series. The current generation of lenses for APS-C Digital SLRs Autofocus No aperture ring Automatic aperture setting is available Image format: APS-C sensor format (18 x 24mm) Suited for DSLRs with APS-C sized sensor Sub-categories: DA* (professional), DA Limited (high-end pancake) and DA L (budget kit) Introduced in 2004 In production The smc PENTAX-DA, smc PENTAX-DA L, and smc PENTAX-DA* lenses are designed to be used exclusively on digital cameras with an APS C sized sensor (the K and *ist D digital camera series).
Their image circle covers only the 18 x 24mm format of APS C sized sensors so the corners of the image will come out dark if the lens is used on a 24 x 36mm film camera. Best lenses for the 24-MPix Pentax K-3: Recommended primes and zooms. Continuing our series of evaluation of lens systems we’ve assessed a modest range of Pentax and third-party lenses for their optical quality on the firm’s new flagship Pentax K-3 model.
As the replacement for the K-5 II and K-5 IIs, the Pentax K-3 has a new higher pixel density 24-Mpix sensor without an AA filter, and is a promising platform for lens evaluation. Read on to find out which models perform best, and which, if any, that should be avoided. As the new flagship model in the range the Pentax K-3 resembles previous iterations in terms of robust and weatherproof build, control layout and high-end features.
These include a 0.95x magnification viewfinder with a 100-percent field of view and a 1/8000th sec top shutter speed (albeit with a still somewhat low 1/180th sec flash sync). Die Cast Pro - Die Cast Pro - Pentax Lenses, Focal Length, Photos and Cards. Pentax Lens Gallery iFrame. DSLR Lens Terms and Abbreviations - Articles and Tips. DSLR Lens Terms and Abbreviations A cheat sheet to decipher arcane terms and abbreviations used to describe Pentax lenses By Inexorable in Articles and Tips on Aug 30, 2014 In an earlier article titled - Photography Terms Cheat Sheet - we explained common terms and abbreviations used when discussing photography and cameras.
Shooting with a Pentax K10D: Cleaning from fungus: SMC Pentax-M 50 f/1.7. Going on with the lens rescue series, an SMC Pentax-M 50/1.7, one of the best Pentax lenses, is the new patient.
As you can see here, back-lighted by a LED flashlight, a fungus has widely infected the lens. Since the fungus will reveal to have infected all the elements in the lens, a fully elements removal is required. As usual, before going on, the classic legalese disclaimer: What you will need to proceed:A sink cap, to remove the front name ring.A spanner wrench (got mine from MFLenses). You can get yours wherever you want, but avoid cheap ones (less than 50€).Cold cream. Measured Resolution Numbers.
Early Pentax Takumar Lenses. Early PENTAX TAKUMAR Lenses (c) Frank Mechelhoff 2005 - Copies allowed only for personal usage Usage of my pictures only up to 500x300 pixel and with referencing to the source Contact: taunusreiter "at" yahoo.de Update 2.
August 2010 slightly incorrect - a 1957 preset Takumar at a 1958 Pentax K with auto-diaphragm mechanism.. my Asahi-Pentax (1957) is away for shutter-repair currently - and from this perspective both models look quite identical... Early standard lenses 1957 "Preset" Takumar series - weird stuff: 3 lenses of 3 different design families... or are they four?? 1958-1961 "Auto-Takumar" series with semi-automatic diaphragmTest: How do these lenses compare in pictures and figures?
1958 lens size compared to newer lenses Difference in size between the 1958's top- lens (f/1.8) and of 1972 (S. Pentax Wide-Angle Prime Lenses.