cnotsniw96
Member
Fully agree. Use with scb bonus saver ac get $39. break up the purchases over a few months and continue to earn multiples. Good enough to buy more accessories
New Pentax K-30 now on sale for $784 (before GST)
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Fully agree. Use with scb bonus saver ac get $39. break up the purchases over a few months and continue to earn multiples. Good enough to buy more accessories
cnotsniw96
Member
Hehe, maybe thats why I wasn't so eager to get it on the launch day this round. This time I might go for a black one 'cause I already played the white and the blue ones.[/QUOT
Deliberating between black and white. Which is nicer do u reckon?
How does black lens look on the white body?
drunkenchivas
New Member
Called slr k30 with 18-135 is 1327. Seems a better deal than orient.
K30 is like making many pple going out of control.
Can someone already got this try it out and advise how good is this? And do a comparison between this k30 and k5 interns of output quality both jpeg and raw, also on handling.
Please please brothers and sisters out there quick quick help on this, as very itch to get one also (currently using k5).
Can someone already got this try it out and advise how good is this? And do a comparison between this k30 and k5 interns of output quality both jpeg and raw, also on handling.
Please please brothers and sisters out there quick quick help on this, as very itch to get one also (currently using k5).
hellfire88
Senior Member
very tempting but no spare cash to buy new gear for now after my last overseas trip and my upcoming CB9 trip.
hope we get local reviews and samples images, will be great to see how the K-30 perform!
hope we get local reviews and samples images, will be great to see how the K-30 perform!
sunnycamera
Senior Member
because, dual kr lens set is cheap to make, while the long zoom range lens is expensive to make, manufacture costs counts more than the focal length numbers
jasonlel
Senior Member
i will try this few days....
leroyishere
New Member
Pentax SMC-DA 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] WR - Review / Lens Test
Seems the 18-135 lens is pretty disappointing?
Seems the 18-135 lens is pretty disappointing?
JohnTaylor
Member
It has a weakness- when at 18mm lines become curved. But this is something you can work around very easily because most people do not usually take photos of purely horizontal lines very often. Usually it's a mixture of curves, diagonal/horizontal/vertical lines and colours and depth.
So for normal daily use, it's not a big deal at all.
In fact, overall I love it- sharp, quick and quiet auto focus, reasonable bokeh for a normal zoom, nice colour, and, of course, when paired with a WR body, weather resistance- you become just that much more confident using your camera because you dont have to worry about rain/snow/sand damage.
To me, the real weakness is that it only zooms to 135mm, and not, say, 200 or 250mm
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Zenislev
New Member
You mean they will call you before they make their way to your house for delivery?
leroyishere
New Member
It's really irritating how they bundle their products. Shops do not have the camera bundled with the WR kit lens. Only way to get it with WR kit lens is the webstore. And if I get it from the webstore I don't get a chance to handle the camera first.
And the webstore doesnt bundle the white/blue ones with the WR lens. Do you guys think the bundles will change over time? Or it's just gonna stay like this?
And the webstore doesnt bundle the white/blue ones with the WR lens. Do you guys think the bundles will change over time? Or it's just gonna stay like this?
My advice regarding photozone's reviews is to take as reference, but no more than that.
Reason is that all these reviews focus on the measurables (ie. sharpness, distortion, etc)
What these fail to evaluate are the important for real world usage stuff like size/weight; close focus; rendering/contrast; weather sealing; etc
I did a review of this lens some time back.
To me its a good lens and ideal all rounder. Basically, the 18-55+50-200 combo and then some on just one lens.
Real world use, a lot of the measurables as described on photozone are not that discernible (nor matter for most photos).
The practical implications of this lens not measured nor even mentioned in such reviews, matter in real world use though.
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/pent...ax-da-18-135mm-f3-5-5-6-ed-al-[if]-dc-wr.html
of course, its only for reference only too...
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JohnTaylor
Member
My advice regarding photozone's reviews is to take as reference, but no more than that.
Reason is that all these reviews focus on the measurables (ie. sharpness, distortion, etc)
What these fail to evaluate are the important for real world usage stuff like size/weight; close focus; rendering/contrast; weather sealing; etc
I did a review of this lens some time back.
To me its a good lens and ideal all rounder. Basically, the 18-55+50-200 combo and then some on just one lens.
Real world use, a lot of the measurables as described on photozone are not that discernible (nor matter for most photos).
The practical implications of this lens not measured nor even mentioned in such reviews, matter in real world use though.
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/pent...ax-da-18-135mm-f3-5-5-6-ed-al-[if]-dc-wr.html
of course, its only for reference only too...
Here's a series of 5 phots I took of "The Predator" outside a Phuket Thai Boxing arena using the K-5 and 18-135mm lens. There's no post processing, all OOC. I think they look ok
Pentax 18-135mm WR lens - a set on Flickr
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