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Sold the bulk of my Pentax gear and will look for a replacement brand in the near future. The sony face and eye detection atttacts me but seeing this makes me ask the question. Does Nikons AF ...

From what i read and made sense to me. K3 has 25% less noise per pixel but 50% more pixels. Downsampled the k3 wins, but Looking at the same image like for like on the same size screen my k5iis ...

No need to apologise .... its great. Who's not to say that in the right given night, that exact view is available to the eye anyway.  Loving this.

Not a lot in it ? For the interior shots, to my eye, the DA15 comes out very marginally better. The exterior shots surprised me. I would have thought the DA15 to have be a clear margin of IQ better ...

Whilst mine is now for sale, It has been and is still a very good little lens. For those looking at the new 11- 18 or whatever it is .... be prepared for the big $$$. The 12-24 will surprise you ...

I may be a little harsh about IQ but I have had some really top quality zooms of late, so this was "average" as a fair assessment. As a travel zoom for a Pentax body, it's in a fight with the 16-85 ...

Is there a dog underneath all that fur ................. ??!!

Ok ok, I know .... how long has this lens been out I hear you say!!?? Whilst simplifying my pentax kit, i opted to finally get the 18 135 as a walkabout rig for my old battered k3. I obtained a ...

Huge effort Mike. Thus your telling the story like it is and pretty much what has pushed me over the edge. For most here, thats fine and works for them. Horses for courses.......

Darn, mines for sale and i thought about $580 was ok .... re think that

At a recent family wedding i attended in NZ, my sister, who is an avid enthusiast and camera club member used her 4/3 panasonic for some images of her own. Nailed focus everytime, tack sharp and ...

Its clear to all that the k1 is not a pure sports camera but that a good photographer can take good action shots with pretty much anything. Its a clear fact that technology from Nikon and Sony ...

Being a gear forum, i guess discussion about gear is the primary reason to be here. However: I know what you speak of ...... but Photography whilst in yours and may i suggest my own eyes also, is ...

No, definitely not rude, however, I'll suggest a little mis interpreting the requirements at a wedding reception. Often case its an image showing people interacting at the reception, not being the ...

Photography like many passions is many things to many people. Is it an art / hobby / work ???? Therefore it brings all sorts and all perspectives on the one subject. Some just love cameras and can ...

FA j 18 35 was a cheap and cheerful option for my k1 at 1/10th the cost if that.... centtal sharpness was excellent

Looks like slightly better edge sharpness on the K mount prime as may be expected albeit a very old lens by comparison.(great effort by the Pentax) K mount has more contrast. Personal ...

Thanks, ill go see a counsellor regarding my failings .... all the best.

Its not too tough selling good gear. Newer and high quality lenses around the 70% of their purchase price. A lot of people are trying to sell used gear for prices that new can be purchased online. ...

When the focus is right, there is no doubt that Pentax files are fantastic to work with and some of the glass is superb, making for images that just about make one cry with joy. I am fully aware ...