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I haven't been there since last year, and the Yonge & Bloor area looks absolutely crazy with all that demolition and construction... Pentax Z-1P, Pentax-A 35-210mm F3.5-4.5, Portra 400, Noritsu lab ...

Pentax KP, Pentax-A 35-135mm F3.5-4.5

Thanks for the review! I bought my Tamron used. It is soft on the left edge (worst at 24mm), but I agree with you on the autofocus. It is spot on! My Pentax KP had problematic autofocus, hit and ...

Here's a little comparison of 3 lenses, similar subjects, same aperture F5.6: Pentax-A 35-105mm F3.5 Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm F2.8-4 Pentax-A 35-210mm F3.5-4.5

Thanks, Peter! For general shooting and portraits it is equally good or better than the Pentax-A 35-105 and Vivitar 70-210 combo, but as a botanical lens it's not even close! Flowers turn out ...

Z-1P, MZ-30, *ist Yes, in camera. Works in all PASM modes. The *ist and MZ-30 can't work with an aperture ring unless it's set to "A". The Z-1P can work with any aperture.

I successfully use DA 35/2.4, 50/1.8 and 70/2.4 on film. Of course, full frame digital is more demanding.

Pentax KP, Pentax-A 35-210mm F3.5-4.5

James, thank you very much for the scientific explanation!

Mike, thank you very much for this detailed and comprehensive answer! I have the 35-105mm and 35-210mm, so I don't need another manual zoom in this range, but thanks for the offer :)

Conclusion: the actual aperture doesn't stay constant, but the metering remains correct, and the camera compensates for the aperture change by adjusting the shutter speed that reduces gradually ...

If I set the aperture to F8, the shutter speed still drops by a stop at the long end. It means that the actual aperture at the long end is about F11. Maybe it's because the KP and Z-1P were made to ...

I've just experimented with my film camera Z-1P. The F3.5 didn't change either. However, the shutter speed decreases by 1 stop at the long end on both cameras.

On my KP it doesn't change and remains F3.5 at both ends.

Can anybody explain to me how a manual A-series zoom with variable max aperture behaves on a digital Pentax camera? For example, I have an F3.5-4.5 zoom. Do I understand correctly that the camera ...

Removing Tudor Pentax KP, Pentax-A 35-210mm F3.5-4.5

For a technical reason to use in a professional environment. A street photographer with a big black camera and a huge lens looks suspicious like a paparazzi. A small unobtrusive camera will ...

If you decide to go 35mm, use an autofocus camera. It's not easy to focus manually on faces, and you may miss good expressions while fiddling with manual focus.

You don't need high resolution for portraits. If you use Portra, it will print very well up to 14"×11", maybe even larger. The camera should be small, with a small prime lens, preferably quiet. A ...

Another try at 210mm, F10 on a tripod. Not too shabby for a 35 y.o. zoom. Sorry for the boring subject matter. Even after rain the haze is still here. I hope the weather will improve soon, and I'll ...