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Can they get you the S5ii + 24-105 at least with the 70-300 to follow?
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No idea and neither do Wex, Panasonic UK won't give them any info or ETA. Maybe they stopped making them and are going into administration
Jonathan-Mac
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I bought that PK-L adapter but no camera. I gave up the idea of trying to use the Pentax F*300 f4.5 on the S5ii and ordered the S 70-300 f4.5-f5.6 after seeing the lightning fast AF and the image quality. I got it for £699 along with the S5ii 24-104 f4 deal. It only weighs 780g and is apparently not front heavy and doesn't need a tripod mount. So now I'll own 2x 1:2 Macro capable lenses and 300mm 1:2 Macro is nice for keeping distance at 74cm closest focus. I hated not being able to do this with my DA* 60-250 and F*300!
The PK-L adapter can be used for the MF Samyang 14mm f2.8 and I think I'll be selling more of the legacy lenses unless I am going to use them. I'll try the F*300 f4.5 before letting it go.
I remember lusting after the PK Tamron 70-200 f2.8 all those years ago, the older one than yours...
https://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/tamron-70-200mm-f2-8-di-ld-macro.html
If you get the EF version of that Tamron and an adapter then you'd be able to use it on the S5 most likely. It would be a much cheaper option than a native 70-200/28 albeit not without disadvantages.
Here's another from the Tamron 70-210/4 on the S5
Cherry blossom by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
pdk42
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Lovely shot. So early this year!
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Nomad Nate
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taken with a canon 70-200 f4l IS on my s5ii with MF and high res mode.
- Panasonic - DC-S5M2
- 200.0 mm
- 1/800 sec
- Pattern
- Manual exposure
- ISO 500
Nice, some very nicely priced Canon EFL lenses on Ebay and apparently the AF is decent on S5ii depending on lens.
No idea they had those in England, I think St.Patrick got rid of ours
Nomad Nate
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I actually am trying to sell this one. I just have a cheap dumb adapter on it. I sold my EF body but still need to offload a lens or two. It's a nice lens for sure, but I've got my eye on the sigma 100-400 and 65 f2(or Lumix 85), so I'm hoping to sell it off and my Olympus em5mkii + 17mm to help bankroll a lens.
CharlesH
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Nice picture. I saw a Bluey while doing a little hiking in Australia last year. I had no idea what it was, but a local guy knew right away.
Pete_W
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Yes, they're reasonably common in the bush but can be found in the leafier suburbs.
Pete_W
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Really, they are in England?
Sorry Pete, in my horrible hangover I mixed you up with Paul
That strong sun and the colour didn't look like England in February too much either!
You might find them in pet shops though, I seen my solicitor walking iguanas on a leash (like a dog) in a park in Belfast. I couldn't believe my eyes but on meeting her again she has an iguana rescue centre type thing for a hobby.
So beautiful for hiking, it is so dreary in the winter in Ireland here
Pete_W
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Ah, understood! No problem.Sorry Pete, in my horrible hangover I mixed you up with Paul
That strong sun and the colour didn't look like England in February too much either!
You might find them in pet shops though, I seen my solicitor walking iguanas on a leash (like a dog) in a park in Belfast. I couldn't believe my eyes but on meeting her again she has an iguana rescue centre type thing for a hobby.
Wow, a solicitor walking an iguana is really out there! Ha ha!
Jonathan-Mac
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The Canon 70-200mm f/4 L was a lens I considered recently before finally going with the Tamron mainly because it's a more modern design that I could expect to be sharper. I'm not sure how happy I'd be using it on a dumb adapter though.
Here's another from that Tamron, a nice sunrise last week
Sunrise by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
And a shot with the Canon 50/1.8 STM which so I'm finding to be very good indeed, even wide open. Despite being on an adpater it's still my smallest and lightest full-auto 50mm option on the S5.
Pool by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr