norman_head

SO, what's the deal. Post on Thursday... one picture? Taken on that day of that week?

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Still trying to get an image to show up here. Anyone know where I can see a set of posting guidelines? That involved uploading to this site and copying the address. Does direct linking work from sites like flickr?

The K-P appears to be a great one body option for people who just want one camera body to cover all their photographic needs.

I use that lens with a K-3. I love the weight. It also works with a HD DA 14. TC, and if you can find one you can stack a really old F 1.7x AF Adapter with it to get 476mm, ƒ6.3. That makes a fantastic lightweight long lens combination if you canny your lenses on hikes etc.

What he said.^.. my wife has shot with my K-3 and my K-1, but she still loves and uses her K-5. Last I checked in the 6 years she owned it she has 66,000 shutter actuation, it's rated for 100,000 so she should get at least 3 more years out of it. We also used to have a Sigma 18-250, which worked great on it. As long as you have a good copy (ours was decentered and couldn't be repaired) it will be better on a K-5 than it was on your K-10. The K-5 rated on DxO is still a top 50 camera, 6 years later. Of course it was top 10 when it came out, but, time marches on. As for lenses, look at the plastic fantastics, DA 35 2.4, DA 50 1.8. or my favourite, the 40 XS a no frills. no aperture ring, or DoF scale version of the famous FA 40 2.8 ltd. The 40 XS being my favourite of the three.

I barely ever use MF lenses, that being said, when I ran lens tests for various primes and zooms at 35mm, my revered Tak 35 3.5 was voted the favourite image in a poll of 7 lenses (that included the very sharp plastic fantastic DA 35 2.4,) with Approx. 100 voters. On the other hand , it took me more tries to get a good focus. So despite owning a Tak 50 1.4, a Tak 50 ƒ2. , a Vivitar M 135 2.8 (which I use to demonstrate how bad older lenses can be) and the aforementioned 35, I rarely shoot manual. It just seems un-necasrily finicky. But it's great way to get really good images for less cost, it you are on a budget. In some cases like the new Zeiss Milvus lenses, you are certain to get better resolution, although I've yet to see an image where I actually liked the rendering of those lenses. It's all a matterr of personal taste. If testing with real life images and polling users has taught me anything, it's that no lens in blind tests is going to get more than 40% of the vote, even the most famous and popular, and even older lenses like the cheap plastic FA 35-80 will get some votes as the the lens that produces the most pleasing to view images. As for the plastic mounts versus metal mounts, lens rentals in their testing decided that most people don't know these days, and the only difference they noted was plastic mounts are cheaper to repair. Metal mounts tend to destroy what they are mounted to when banged and broken. Plastic mounts usually just need the mount replaced. And most folks who complain about plastic in lenses simply don't know about the amount of plastic there is in the lenses they own.

The 55 1.4 seems to be a pretty amazing lens. There are two types of commenters on this lens, those who don't own it and see lot's of problems, those who own it and love it. Beware of taking advice from those who don't own the lens. Hard to believe that people are still talking about SDM failure. That is so 6 years ago. That would be like me saying "don't buy a Nikon, look at the sensor stand problem." Pentax's SDM problems are older than the Nikon stain problem, but in the minds of some Nikon users, the stain problem that got Nikon banned in both Russia and China should be forgotten. Pentax's gaffes should be remembered forever. All Pentax pro motors are called SDM . There is no relationship between the original SDM and the motors now called SDM. As for lens availability, many of us have FA lenses, there are millions of them, and they work just fine. Too funny saying there are only 12 lenses available for it. I myself own more than 20. As for lens quality, if that's an issue I'd currently go with the Sony, however Pentax is within months of releasing a new 50 1.4 which will be as modern as anything out there. It will be expensive but so is the Sony. I bought my K-1 a year ago, and it's an incredible camera. For still life using Pixel Shift it produces superior images to a D850, especially at high ISO, but slightly lower IQ in normal mode. The big issue for me is the price of Sony systems. I simply don't have that kind of money. With a K-1 and a few ancient lens I can compete with the best and often do. I'd get a K-1 and go for the new FDA 50 1.4. Copies of the lens are in the hands for the lens testers and sample images are being posted. It's less than 2 months away from production. An older FA 50 1.4 might keep you happy until then if you don't want the expense of the 55 1.4. So in the end, my advice, if you want it today, go for the Sony, if you can wait 4 months, consider the new Pentax 50 1.4 to be released this spring and K-1. The hit rate is fine, I regularly shoot beside Canon, Nikon and Sony shooters. if there is a hit rate difference it's minor. As one comparative review comparing the Pentax, Nikon, Sony and Pentax, the Pentax is s little slower, you are talking hundredths of a second slower. Unless you are shooting high speed sports or birds in flight Pentax can keep up with anyone. One BiF shooter told me his keeper rate went up to 75% from about 40% switching to Nikon, but I often shoot 500 frames to get 5 or 6, so 200 images to choose from instead of 350, I can live with that. I get what I need, and avoid the extra expense. And if you really want 55mm, give the {metas 55 1.4 is great lens. It might work for you.