>PENTAX Hey Pentax bros, tell me about your camera and why

Really good cameras in terms of value. But The autofocus is definitely a step behind cannon and Nikon

i don't like how those amazing full frame limited lenses look tinydick on the K-1

>Pentax
>horrible out of date cameras

Just buy a Canon camera like a normal person you fucking wannabe autistic hipster

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>>2953505
Decent sensors.
IBIS is very useful.
The grips can feel small to begin with, but aren't.
Resist water and bumps, 1m drops admirably.
Menu's are good, controls same. It's a camera, not a computer peripheral.
I don't think I have ever used the inbuilt flash, nor video.
Buying lenses is a matter of research. So that's what determines what you end up with. There's a huge number of current and old lenses available.
I buy older lenses, and get them from Japanese sellers. Most are as good as new.
I've found that pentax and other brands *lens* autofocus is pretty good in some lenses and shithouse in others, so again; research.

Here's ~90,000 images shot with various lenses, on two different K5 and a K3
http://oh-hi.info

also be aware of:
http://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/
and
http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/

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>>2953531
man, those people sure are comfortable having their picture taken on the street by a stranger. what city is this?

>>2953525
Horrible bait.

Do Canikony have pixel shift? Do they have superior image processing? Do they offer fully weathersealed bodys and lenses even in the lower price range?

What are you looking for when buying a new Camera? Aesthetics? Get a Fuji then. If you want a serious tool for taking images even in harsh conditions, get a pentax.

>>2953535
>pixel shift

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>>2953505
Probably worth mentioning:
I have a fairly large pile of older and some new lenses. It's taken me a while to figure out what I want and what is good in that category.
If I had to put a couple of lenses and a body (FF or APS-C) together again from scratch I would consider the following a fairly comprehensive list of very decent gear.
http://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/SMC-Pentax-DA-10-17mm-F4-Fisheye-Zoom-Lens.html

http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/sigma-17-50mm-f2-8-ex-dc-os-hsm-no-stabilizer.html

http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/sigma-70-200mm-f2-8-ex-dg-apo-macro-hsm-ii.html

http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/tokina-500mm-f8-mirror-lens.html
or better yet:
http://fedka.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=115

http://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/SMC-Pentax-K-1000mm-F11-Reflex-Lens.html
or equally good:
http://photogearheads.com/mto-11ca-f10-1000mm-rubinar-telephoto-mirror-lens/

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>>2953505
FWIW, I used to sell cameras some years ago, and for some reason could never get quite as comfy with the Canon/Nikon controls as I did with Pentax.

As for lenses, the relatively recent 16-85 is really good as far as longish normal zoom lenses go, but that's a no go if you're eying the K1 as it's APS-C only :(

>>2953525
but canon cameras dont have isoless sensors

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>>2953525
Pic related

>>2953535
>Horrible bait
>continues to bite
Ignore it you dumb nigger

>>2953531
what older lenses do you have? I'm considering the k70 for some winter photography up in the cascades this season

>>2953553
The bait was quite delicious though!

>>2953531
>ISO 6400
>nice clean image
This is what I love in my K-3, it delivers solid performance on high ISO.
The AF is snappy, fast and accurate in single focus, even on older AF lenses and is decent in tracking but only in select situations. Once the subject comes towards you at high speed it loses the subject. It has been greatly improved in the K-1 by the reports. Motorsports with subject moving towards the camera is not a problem.
Lens: the early primes are mighty cheap and pretty solid. DA 35/24 cost me $80 and performs exceptionally well. DA 50/1.8 is reported similar.
The Limited lens series is something worth salivating over, well built, hyperfocal indicator, pancake design, excellent optics.

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>>2953554
I haven't always been completely diligent with remembering to record everything, but the copypasta looks like this.
I need to unload most of it too, if anyone wants to make an offer on anything.

SMC Pentax DA 10-17mm f3.5-4.5
SMC Pentax-M 1:2.8 28mm
SMC Pentax-A 1:2.8 28mm
SMC Pentax-M 1:1.2 50mm
SMC Pentax-A 1:1.2 50mm
SMC Pentax-M 1:1.4 50mm
SMC Pentax-A 1:1.4 50mm
SMC Pentax-A 1:1.7 50mm
Zeiss 85mm F/1.4 ZK Planar T* PK Mount
SMC Pentax-F Zoom 1:3.5-4.5 28-80mm
Tamron 35-135mm f3.5-4.2 Macro
Pentax-F Zoom 1:4-5.6 70-200mm
Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f2.8-4.0
Tamron SP 70-210mm 1:3.5 CF MACRO BBAR MC (19AH)
SMC Pentax-M 1:4 300mm
Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 300mm f/2.8 LD IF (60B)
Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 500mm f/8 Mirror (55BB)
ZM-6A 6.3/500 Mirror Zenit Tele Lens M42
Sigma 600mm f8 mirror
SMC Pentax Reflex 1:11 1000mm
MTO-11CA 10/1000
Sigma 600mm f8 Mirror
Tamron 350mm f5.6 (06B )
SMC Pentax-F * 300mm 1:4.5 ED(IF)
SMC Pentax-F 1:2.8 100mm macro
SMC Pentax-FA star 200mm f2.8 ED IF
Tokina AT-X PRO 80-200mm 1:2.8
SMC Pentax-F 35-70mm f3.5-4.5
SMC Pentax FA 50mm F2.8 MACRO
SMC Pentax-F 35-135mm f3.5-4.5
Pentax DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8
Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM
Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM

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>>2953586
>SMC Pentax-F * 300mm 1:4.5 ED(IF)
I can give you 500 €, that is all I have for lenses. Or a 50-500 in exchange.

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>>2953559
Yeah. The recommended max of 6400 is so useful at the resolutions I generally need that I don't even care when it maxxes out unecessarily. I'm infinitely more likely to be annoyed by camera shake than noise.
That said, i've tried using 51200 on a couple of occasions, partly just to see how well it works, and partly becasue it was really fucking dark and I had a long lens I usually reserve for the daytime.
It's very useable if you need it, and at one point I was setting the automatic max to 16000 and still getting good results as per 6400, the only thing that really puts me off using higher then 6400 all the time is the weird and sudden whitebalance shifts that you get....and I try to avoid processing if possible, especially on everything-is-crap-anyway-shooting like at parties. So trying to adjust WB in completely unnatural light is a bit more tedious than I like. But yeah, it's very useful to be able to shoot in the dark like that if you need to.

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>>2953590
I do expect to need to beat market prices in order to get rid of them, but E500 feels a fair chunk on the low side....but maybe... Pity you chose a lens I actually like, even if will probably never use it again :)
Shoot an email to whatever@the web site in my other photos, and let me ponder (and find/inspect the lens) for a bit.

A 50-500...what?

>>2953586
You wouldn't happen to have an old Pentax A 70-210mm f4 that you forgot to list, would you?

>>2953600
>iso 6400
>clean
fuji btfo.
sony on suicide watch.
why sony is so shitty at image processing?

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>>2953623
Er... I used to have one without any aperture blades.. I might still have it, but ...er... no aperture blades.

Did you see I listed a:
Pentax-F Zoom 1:4-5.6 70-200mm
http://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/Pentax-F-70-200mm-F4-5.6-Zoom-Lens.html

It sucks about the same as the one you mentioned
http://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/SMC-Pentax-A-70-210mm-F4-Zoom-Lens.html

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>>2953505
I just want to comment on how much I like the design. Reminds me of the Sony a900/850, especially with that pentaprism bump at the top.

>>2953668
>Pentax-F Zoom 1:4-5.6 70-200mm
Not a fan of the F series. I know some of the primes are absolutely excellent, but I can't stand the look or feel of them. Also no constant aperture on this lens.

I love the old A and M lenses, so I'm trying to stick with those. Also I just noticed
>SMC Pentax-M 1:1.2 50mm
>SMC Pentax-A 1:1.2 50mm
Damn son

>>2953605
Bigma f/4.5-6.3
But that has to wait ill January due to retarded taxation law.

>>2953605
Also this is a SFW board, keep the porn for the NSFW boards.

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>>2953685
>50mm/1.2
Yeah. One was dad's from 30 years ago I used back then, the other was me thinking I was going to use the A series and buying one semi-recently. Buuuut it's heavy, soft till f/2, and modern ISOs make it sort of redundant.I feel the constant desire to use it, but never do. I kinda want to keep the A, and the K is damaged enough that people would want it for nothing, despite being perfectly operational. SO chances are i'll always own them both.
I saw a bulk price for them on alibaba once, they were US$50 per unit... but you had to buy a palette.. i forget the details but i think it was 4000 units to a palette.
lol

http://oh-hi.info/tech/00030306a-1024px.jpg

http://oh-hi.info/tech/50mm_compare/

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>>2953699
Which?
http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/showcat.php?mcats=all&what=titledesc&si=50-500&showposts=0&firstpost=1

>>2953700
a few lenses I have are thought of like that by various people...i agree about that lens, but it's autofocus is a bit annoying. The things I typically shoot (heads...moving) mean I have to be *very* quick, so noisy or seeky AF is a bit of a negative.
Mostly I seem to always have issues with the lens rotating ever so slightly on it's mount and causing contact issues, or screwdrive weirdness ... or something that makes the camera think it's in a manual apertupre mode lens ofr a moment... which tends to fuck things up fairly dramatically on the K5 and just makes frames vanish on the K3... so I am pretty happy with the HSM sigma that I use a lot (always) now.
The 300 is VERY sharp though, and easy to use due to it's relatively small aperture.
A quick look shows this link is amongst some of those shot with that lens.
http://oh-hi.info/2013_8-12/?from=2013-11-10.jpg

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>>2953762
>http://oh-hi.info/tech/50mm_compare/
Nice comparison. I've got the M 50mm f1.7, it's crazy how sharp that thing is wide open, especially for how cheap they are too.

>>2953771
Hmm... you just made me reconsider. It is the OS HSM though. Heavy as fuck and it always makes me consider a lighter setup. It's performance is good, not overly excellent but nothing to complain about, it is a huge zoom after all.
Maybe I'll look for a DA 300 and try to trade the lens off, but it has to be a very good deal to make me actually switch lenses.
I always heard the F* 300 is superb optically but maybe it is just too old of a model to expect it to work without any slack or other flaws.

>>2953762
I assume you don't want to close focus wide open on those monsters. More like distant street and landscape or laboratory imaging setup use.

>>2953531
I've actually tried shooting people in public with the tamron 500mm mirror lens, on a film nikon no less. It was really fun, recently ordered an adapter for PK mount. I'm sure it'll be even more fun on the K-3 ii

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>>2953505

I ran a before/after focusing solely on pulling shadows up. I've posted these before but here's the before. This was shot on a K3 with the Sigma 18-35.

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>>2953910

And here's the after.

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>>2953910
>>2953913
At least you could've cropped them similarly
But yeah, it is quite visible. A bit more noise in extreme shadow pull than on the K-5 but still pretty much usable.
Try doing the same on a 5DIV, let alone a 70D or even 760D

>>2953600
Why the fuck does the ruler look sharper at 6400 compared to 51200?

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>>2953917

The crops don't hinder the ability to compare the shots. In any case, nowadays (if I shoot with the K3) I'm always exposing to the left by -1EV or so. The demo "before" image was something like -4EV. I shot these images a while ago and can't remember exactly how it was exposed.

Unfortunately I don't have any other DSRLs to make a comparison with (aside from a 30d). God knows I wouldn't want to do this with the GR1d.

In any case, I think folks underestimate their body's abilities. Modern sensors are remarkably capable. Here's another image recovered in the same way.

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>>2953921
Because higher the ISO the more noise the higher electric gain will introduce. It renders as a kind of softness and blurs first the subtle detail edges then the more pronounced details.

>>2953929
Yep, -4EV is pretty much the limit for pushing shadows on the K-3. Anything more and you have to deal with ugly color shift and tonal banding.
K-5 is going like a champ on -5EV.

>>2953947

Do you have any samples?

>>2953959
Nah, I only saw some samples from the K-5. I have a K-3.

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>>2953910
accidentally scrolled the EV dial while walking

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>>2953776
>OS HSM
ok, so a relatively fair trade then. Still, I'm a little over that huge dustpump lens design, even if i am sort of interested in that lens... still a maybe from me, but I suspect we would both be better off not doing the trade, what you said about a DA sounds like the correct choice. But let me know if you go back to wanting it.
Yeah its a great lens, but its got its flaws. Most are just personal preference for me, minor physical and mechanical things that get annoying after you have used a 'better' lens.
I suspect using my monopod is the source of most of my coupling-rotation issues. I'm sttrong enough that lifting 3.5Kg of gear in one hand with the camera as the hold-point is something I did without much thought or care, so it's very likely I applied force in a way that stretched the pin in my camera very slightly, and that was enough. Interestingly many of the lenses I have used in that setup already had the same issue when I got them, and when I checked the lens mount slot for any distortion there was one in a few cases, but so incredibly minor that it's hard to believe that was the source. I'm thnmking that its an issue with pentax's mount pin thaat my particular taste for large lenses and not being too gentle has exacerbated.
Image related, another lens that was like this on receipt. I'm pretty sure very few people would have it cause them problems, much less even notice it's cause.

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>pentax fags think clean ISO 6400, legacy lens support, industry leading image processing, weather sealing, clean 4-5 EV pushes, and solid build quality are unique to pentax

At least you fags have IBIS, too bad your OVF image will be so messy at long focal lengths.

>b-but use a tripod
Well, IBIS sure was useful, wasn't it

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>>2954130
Careful, your rampant fanboyism is showing
>Well, IBIS sure was useful, wasn't it
Pentax dont auto-disable IBIS when you put a screw in the tripod hole... and it is commonly used alongside the gps unit to trqack stars. So yes, it's usefu on a tripod. Moreso than any other brand that I can think of offhand.
Also, yes, it's also generally very useful. People like to say it's less effective than lens stabilisation, but I have never once seen any kind of technical proof of that. So it's entirely possible it's just as good or better in the real world of people who actually use cameras.

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>>2954130
>put it on a tripod
>i can now use its sensor-moving abilities to produce still life photos with triple its megapickle count in quality

>>2953586
damn, that's quite the collection

I was asking more for a few specific cheap-ish ones I could buy if I ended up buying a k70. Which are your favorite?

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>>2954157
>Which are your favorite?
The ones I use -> >>2953538

also:
SMC Pentax-A 1:2.8 28mm
Zeiss 85mm F/1.4 ZK Planar T* PK Mount
Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 500mm f/8 Mirror (55BB)
ZM-6A 6.3/500 Mirror Zenit Tele Lens M42
SMC Pentax Reflex 1:11 1000mm
MTO-11CA 10/1000
Tamron 350mm f5.6 (06B )
SMC Pentax-F * 300mm 1:4.5 ED(IF)
SMC Pentax-F 1:2.8 100mm macro
SMC Pentax FA 50mm F2.8 MACRO
Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM
Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM

basically I like the good ones, but I can't always justify using them

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>>2954134


Resize your fucking pictures you stupid fucking moron, stop inconveniencing us with your shit gigantic fucking photos

>>2954134
>but I have never once seen any kind of technical proof of that.
Well, Pentax needs telephotos first.

>>2954166
>not using the IBM T220
Are you poor?

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>>2954166
>ppfpfpfpfpfpfpptpfpfptptpfp!!!!!1111
...
>245KB
In the words of a great Australian Poet:
Fuck off ya dumb cunt.

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>>2954187
Posting old shots that were processed in RawTherapee is reminding me why I don't use it any more. I wonder if they will ever release the fixation with this pastelly shit.

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>>2953505

Hijacking thread for a moment..

>BEST PANTEX AF FILM SLR THAT CAN USE CURRENT AF LENSES?

>Best Pentax AF lenses no longer in production that would work on said SLR and K1??

Cheers

>>2954166
>254KB
Shut the fuck up you cock gobbling faggot, read the fucking sticky

>>2954163
fantastic

thank you for not being a giant tripfag

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>>2954205
Pretty much everyone is ok until they perceive you being a cunt.

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>>2954218
ur a proper cunt, mate

>>2954218

Every picture you have posted is neither interesting nor a good example of picture quality.

God Pentax makes some ugly fucking cameras.

I get that function over form and all that but holy SHIT those cameras are fuck ugly. They look like a blind man tried to design a camera without quite understanding what a camera was.

>>2954248
They look far better than the bitch looking cameras that canikon makes (with the exception of the D800/D810).

Can't handle a manly camera huh? I bet your faggot ass shoots Sony lmao.

>>2954196
The AF film SLRs can't use the modern lenses, technically any lens with SDM or built-in micromotor -focusing only - They only work with lenses that have the screw-drive AF (IIRC some had both?).

>Best Pentax AF lenses no longer in production that would work on said SLR and K1??
Any of the fuckhueg tele primes, but they're rare and expensive.

I like the 20-35mm F4 zoom myself. Yea, it's slow and the zoom is limited, but it has pretty spiffy color rendering.

>>2954248
this is bait

>>2954271
this is retard being baited

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>>2954196
this:
>>2954294
although they might not have been totally clear:
Theres two types of AF interface in pentax:
screw drive - mechanical
HSM - electronic
same with aperture couplings, older ones are mechanical only, newer ones are mechanical with the option to select "A" mode on the lens aperture dial which allows the aperture to be controlled via the camera controls.
Film bodies will either have none (manual focus) screw drive only.
Digital bodies all have both afaik.
Some very new (DA & third party) lenses will have both mechanisms too.
Slightly older ones like F and FA series have screwdrive and electronic aperture.
The previous generation of A series have electronic aperture, but no AF.
K and M series are 100% manual AF and aperture.
If the lens has an actual aperture dial and has A mode on it (as well as f/diggits) then you can use it on any old film body by selecting the aperture on the dial, and if you put it on a fiklm body that suppports it, or a digital model then you can select A mode on the aperture and contyrol it via the camera body.

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>>2954303
I had to open that photo to see if it was a man or a woman.
I still can't decide.

>>2954196
>same with aperture couplings, older ones are mechanical only, newer ones are mechanical with the option to select "A" mode on the lens aperture dial which allows the aperture to be controlled via the camera controls.

And the very newest DA etc that have no aperture ring.. are only controllable on a camera that can do that. So *not* most of the classic older film bodies.

>>2954307
Also the newestest DA lens (55-300 PLM so far) doesn't have direct aperture control mechanism, it is controlled digitally with an electromagnetic aperture drive in the lens.
Can only be used with bodies newer than K-3, so K-S2, K-3II, K-1 and K-70 only.

>K1 RAW FILES

Anyone know where I can get some decent K1 RAWS? They can be snapshits but at least of something..

I Found some online already, but they were taken in (probably london) it is overcast and dull as shit, I really want to see how I can push and pull the files in harsher light.

>>2954330
Try Pentax Forums. I think you will get many to play around including PS ones if you ask nicely.

>>2954330
Just found this one
>http://hlaville.free.fr/K1/IMGP0122.DNG

It more shows the capabilities at extreme ISO's, it has a small area of harsh light though.

Thinking of buying the sigma 30 for my k5 ii. Read some complaints about focus speed/accuracy with pentax cameras, anyone have any experience with this?

>>2954366
Why do you need f/1.4?
If you want something more refined than the 35/2.4 then there is the 35/2.8 Limited.
The Sigma 30/1.4 Art has higher than average failure rate, not just on Pentax mount, much higher than the DA 16-50 with it's SDM plague.
I wouldn't put my money on it, the 35/1.4 Art is a much better built lens though 2x the price. And size. And weight.

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Pentax bros,

What's the deal with fixing older Pentax lenses? I am interested in picking up some older equipment before purchasing a DSLR (K1) and was looking into getting a used 24mm f/2 (FA) which I believe is screw drive.

If this breaks.. Any chance Pentax would even look at it and/or be able to repair it?

Also, is this a good lens? I read that it was considered the. best 24mm Pentax made.

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>>2954695
>best 24mm Pentax made
>best McDonalds coffee ever!

The only thing stopping me from getting a Pentax k-3 is the shitty selection of primes in accessible focal lengths. Mostly the lack of a good 35mm equivalent on crop (21 3.2 may be an exception but 3.2 is so fucking slow). Anyone have any recommendations in this regard?

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>>2954366
The 30mm Art is an excellent lense for film as well, give you a great combination of wide angle and high speed, as well as truly excellent central sharpness. I'd recommend it.

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>>2954724
resist the disposable-society mindset:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentax_K-mount#List_of_lenses_with_any_K-mount_variant

Also: trying this hard to find a very specific or 35mmEquivalent focalllength is a common rookie mistake.

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>>2954743
>Also: trying this hard to find a very specific or 35mmEquivalent focalllength is a common rookie mistake.
Yeah Eggman, real pros like you know the best focal length is 200-REEE GET AWAY FROM ME NORMIEmm

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>>2954786
>RRREEEEEEEEE
The sound made by the dumpster i'm hiding in as I drag it at least 500 yards away to fit people in-frame.

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