Steve1307

Hi Yes they did No it won't Should be, but damn its heavy. I suspect it...

Only the 18-250,  bought for convenience but, turns out i just didn't prefer the convenience. (zoom creep annoyed me too). Sold it after using it only a couple of times. I preferred 55-300 for the...

Another vote for the DA*300.  The K-5 IIs is finally the body to get the best out of this stellar lens.I've never owned the 50-500 but just held it and breifly tested it to see how heavy and...

Total length 1250mmThe narrow sections at each end are 305mm long (width 10mm)The middle section of the neck strap is 640mm long (width 30mm)640+305+305 = 1250mmThis is from a K-7.

You're right about the Swallows, i think they're "Welcome Swallows". they have, the shiny dark blue feathers, light grey breast and usually a little darker "rusty red" face these might be juvenile...

If that colour is typical of Sigma, its a little off putting, but I guess it could be corrected in LR with custom profile.  Inconvenient for doing jpeg without the time to dedicate to pp. That was...

At 70mm they both look better, I'd still give it to the 18-135.I dont think youve got a "bad" 55-300  just that the focus is off on the 135mm shot.  Maybe, it back focussed at that distant...

Wow thanks DeanInteresting to see the difference in performance on something other than a brick wall, much better to see your "outdoor studio". 60-250 and 70-200 are quite impressive. The one that...

How about this series from video the NEX marketing campaign recently?  Surely you've seen these before.Pro with a NEX takes the p**s out of clueless DSLR users filmed here in...

Cheers Maaaate ! :-D

???   I got one on November 17.   Walked into a store in Sydney expecting to pre-order and walked out with one and a lighter wallet.I'm pretty sure a quite a few were available the previous week to...

Oops!I have different wrist straps on mine plus my old body is a K-7 so i only let it go up to 1600iso.K-5IIs is a big step (giant leap) for me.

My vote Pentax K-5IIs (not on list)

D800E nice IQ but is too expensive and too heavy
5D MkIII is just a more expensive MkII that can AF better
OM-D EM-5 pretty design but again too...

Yes, last time I was in Vancouver (May 2005 ?) I had a Nikon 5700 bridge camera and only 2 batteries.  Man that thing went through batteries fast, even with the 1.5" back LCD screen off.I remember...

Yep.  Batteries and charger is exactly the same on mine.Nice since we are reamed $100+ for them down here.    ($40 in the US) Having a spare charger is handy too.  One at the desk and one in the...

Searched on fleabay and found some of the similar little leather...

First thing I thought of when i saw the thread title......Weather sealed .... he lives at the North Pole you know :-D

Nice view of a unique little city.I was there around this time of year around 5 years ago.Did some night shooting for fun around the harbour and older parts of town.If I remember it correctly they...

What !!!!???  how could you do that?For DA primes 21 / 40 / 70  and then 15  is about right.    There is a decent difference  15 - 21.i recently bought a used  21 and found this FOV very useful,...

Thanks, :)  but to be completely fair,  the HOYA factory nearby makes glass substrate for high density computer hard disk drives.   It's probably not even part the optical division. HOYA do make...