11-16-2016, 06:16 AM
Hi Arthur,
Sounds like you just can't resist a bargain! I'm of the same vain!
What brand are you shooting with your Pentax lenses, Canon with an adapter? I must admit I prefer AF where catching the moment that presents itself is imperative, MF is fine for slower stuff where you can take your time, macro for example.
A lot of recent lenses from Nikon and Canon are around a grand a pop at release, Sigma and Tamron have both upped their game and their offerings are not far behind, great lenses no doubt, but when you can find similar focal lengths and max. aperture albeit lesser performance for a 1/10th of the price, you really do need to produce results to justify the price difference (and mostly I can't justify it), not to mention the size of this modern glass.
The most fun glass I have bought is the Helios 44-2 and the Pentacon 135mm, not quality glass by modern standards, they bring novel rendering qualities to the table, their bargain factor being another one of them.
Sounds like you just can't resist a bargain! I'm of the same vain!
What brand are you shooting with your Pentax lenses, Canon with an adapter? I must admit I prefer AF where catching the moment that presents itself is imperative, MF is fine for slower stuff where you can take your time, macro for example.
A lot of recent lenses from Nikon and Canon are around a grand a pop at release, Sigma and Tamron have both upped their game and their offerings are not far behind, great lenses no doubt, but when you can find similar focal lengths and max. aperture albeit lesser performance for a 1/10th of the price, you really do need to produce results to justify the price difference (and mostly I can't justify it), not to mention the size of this modern glass.
The most fun glass I have bought is the Helios 44-2 and the Pentacon 135mm, not quality glass by modern standards, they bring novel rendering qualities to the table, their bargain factor being another one of them.