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Pentax K roadmap 2014
#11
What's this, an Anti-Pentax Club meeting? Smile

Pentax is doing quite well, considering they went through a hostile takeover and downsizing/cost-cutting until Ricoh finally bought them. Now they're on the right track.

 

+ the lack of lenses longer than 300mm, and cheaper than the 560mm:

  - the 1.4 RC was recently launched on the market (delivery still pending in some areas); you can put it on a 60-250 or 300 f/4.

  - there's a longer zoom on the roadmap

+ compact limiteds were made to be as compact as possible, thus no in-lens motors. It's a design trade-off.

+ the K-3 brings new things regarding the AF, e.g. subject tracking coupled to the 86000 segment RGB metering system. It's an ambitious step forward.

+ the 560mm appears to be a very nice lens, although pricey. It is indeed a long lens instead of a telephoto design; and those claiming that "it must have been designed by a newbie" are kindly invited to do at least as well (I assume they are newbies, so it's doable - right?).

+ Tamron is only making lenses for Canon and Nikon, and for their shareholder - Sony. Maybe Ricoh should buy some shares?

#12
Quote:What's this, an Anti-Pentax Club meeting? Smile

Pentax is doing quite well, considering they went through a hostile takeover and downsizing/cost-cutting until Ricoh finally bought them. Now they're on the right track.

 

+ the lack of lenses longer than 300mm, and cheaper than the 560mm:

  - the 1.4 RC was recently launched on the market (delivery still pending in some areas); you can put it on a 60-250 or 300 f/4.

  - there's a longer zoom on the roadmap

+ compact limiteds were made to be as compact as possible, thus no in-lens motors. It's a design trade-off.

+ the K-3 brings new things regarding the AF, e.g. subject tracking coupled to the 86000 segment RGB metering system. It's an ambitious step forward.

+ the 560mm appears to be a very nice lens, although pricey. It is indeed a long lens instead of a telephoto design; and those claiming that "it must have been designed by a newbie" are kindly invited to do at least as well (I assume they are newbies, so it's doable - right?).
Where does it appear to be that? The only review I have seen from it shows it to be really rather bad for what it is...

Quote:+ Tamron is only making lenses for Canon and Nikon, and for their shareholder - Sony. Maybe Ricoh should buy some shares?
#13
I was looking at samples on the Internet.

I think this lens will start making a lot of sense if the price will drop a bit.

#14
Quote:I was looking at samples on the Internet.

I think this lens will start making a lot of sense if the price will drop a bit.
I have not found too many samples on the internet....

http://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/pent...ction.html

This review shows it to be a quite weak super tele prime (wide open not great, CA not great).

 

http://bbs.kakaku.com/bbs/K0000416085/So...D=1445935/

The middle image shows crappy bokeh when at distance (when the lens does not get a chance to blur the hell out of the background).

http://albertsiegel.blogspot.nl/2013/06/...m-f56.html

These images look ok, but they will look ok with any lens. 

http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/revie...11192.html

These are the best images I have seen from the lens.

Unremarkable for a lens in that price range.

 

That the Tamron (150-600mm) does not come with a Pentax mount should not be a problem, the money saved will allow you to get any Canon or Nikon DSLR body with it that you might choose, and still have lots of dough left.  B)
#15
Quote:I have not found too many samples on the internet....

http://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/pent...ction.html

This review shows it to be a quite weak super tele prime (wide open not great, CA not great).

 

http://bbs.kakaku.com/bbs/K0000416085/So...D=1445935/

The middle image shows crappy bokeh when at distance (when the lens does not get a chance to blur the hell out of the background).

http://albertsiegel.blogspot.nl/2013/06/...m-f56.html

These images look ok, but they will look ok with any lens. 

http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/revie...11192.html

These are the best images I have seen from the lens.

Unremarkable for a lens in that price range.

 

That the Tamron (150-600mm) does not come with a Pentax mount should not be a problem, the money saved will allow you to get any Canon or Nikon DSLR body with it that you might choose, and still have lots of dough left.  B)
Just for interest - these  look quite good.

 

A.

#16
Brightcolors, I don't trust Pentaxforums' reviews; they need to build up more experience (I know, it's not an easy task).

What I saw are samples like the ones indicated by arv - actually just minutes ago I was looking at new pictures from "PvC001" and IMO some of them are quite good. The lens is still too expensive for me, the 60-250 will make do - once I'll add the 1.4xRC.

Keep in mind that anyone can "test" a lens and put the results on the Internet Wink

  


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