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Review Date: Sun, 20 May 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 6
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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cheap, light
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Cons:
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front element rotates, no lens hood, not fast enough
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Good, cheap solution if you want the long telephoto solution. Nothing spectacular about the lens, you get what you paid for.
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chr1st0ph3r
Registered: January 2009
Location: Michigan
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Sun, 18 January 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Not expensive, starter telephoto zoom lens
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Cons:
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Wish it was f/4-5.6 rather than f/4.5-5.8.
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Before you knock this lens you may want to rethink it usefulness. I purchased this lens in ignorance of its limitations and the concept of f/4.5-5.8 meant nothing to me other than it was referred to as the f-stops. All I knew is that it cost $130 :-)
After learning what exposure meant and becoming familiar with the settings of my K110D I produced a low light cityscape image that grabbed a few peoples attention.
<b>Low light cityscape view of downtown Detroit...</b>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chr1st0ph3r/2889314507/
Later on I purchased the K20D, my baby, and I regularly use the FA J 75-300mm lens as a general purpose lens or for wildlife observation using a tripod.
<b>Check this out, same thing, different day...</b>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chr1st0ph3r/3102385350/
No it is not a great lens but if you learn its limitations you can make it sing like more expensive telephoto zooms in the Pentax family. It just takes a bit more effort and patience. At least until you can afford an upgrade.
My best tips for K20D users would be to master center weight metering when using this lens. Ensure that when using <b>P mode</b> that your <b>Program Line</b> in the <b>Custom Menu</b> is set to <b>MTF</b>.
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