why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

magkelly · 03-16-2014, 12:43 PM

Originally posted by waterfall

Well, if you shoot Jpeg you could always save files in the 12-14 mp range (Mid quality). That is what I have already been doing on business related shots where the viewers don't have any taste. But for large prints, really large prints, like 24"x26" I will use the full megapickle range. I find the K-3 menus strangely familiar and simple after using the K-30. Oops, off-topic! There may be Vegemite in my laptop keyboard creating hazardous Auto-Correct conditions.

I don't shoot jpeg anymore except for toss off web pics of stuff I'm selling on CL etc. I use the full range of MP's of the cameras that I have and shoot only RAW, but 16MP is plenty for me. I just don't see the point of 24MP unless you're into making billboard sized prints, and I don't. You can do a nice poster sized print with 16MP. 24MP just seems kind of redundant to me, but some people they like that so if they want to pay for it be my guest. I just don't think it's worth the extra bucks that the K-3 costs vs as K5/K5II really. I do kind of want a K5II vs a K5 if I can get one, better AF would be really nice, but other than that I don't really care, and the K-3's supposedly even better AF just isn't worth another $600 to me.

A K-5II is what I am aiming for pretty much though I might settle for a K5 if I must. I only have about a $400-500 budget for whatever camera I am going to buy later this year. A K-3 is simply out of my budget range anyhow. I'm going to pop for one in July or August most likely. A K-5/K5II used or a K-30 new or used. Then next year whichever one I don't have by then, a K5/K5II or a K-30, I am likely going to get as my second body so I can retire my K-x finally. That will give me 2 WR bodies to swap out and work with, give me a good backup camera system that I can use for work no matter what. This year I mean to get one or the other and the 18-135WR. That's the goal anyway...

**Ex Finn.** · 03-16-2014, 01:07 PM

Originally posted by dansamy

I did! Well, no. I really did read them first. But sometimes, I just gratuitously liked y'all anyway during post-a-thon just because it helped.

Originally posted by jac

I did the same thing but my K3 was sitting on the desk with hociR facing me so my judgement was probably impaired at the time.

Starting to sound like too much information. Could be safer to shift more towards Bacon and Cheese.

Pioneer · 03-16-2014, 01:09 PM - **1 Like**

Oh I agree. Even Ham and Cheese. As long as there is some cheese involved.

Besides, if you spread a bit of cheese on it you can even get away with less than 3MP

**Ex Finn.** · 03-16-2014, 02:51 PM

Originally posted by Pioneer

Oh I agree. Even Ham and Cheese. As long as there is some cheese involved.

Besides, if you spread a bit of cheese on it you can even get away with less than 3MP

I would have to use some heavy layers of cheese, my phone is only 1.3 MegaPickles

waterfall · 03-16-2014, 03:06 PM

Originally posted by Ex Finn.

I would have to use some heavy layers of cheese, my phone is only 1.3 MegaPickles

Cheese on the phone will make hearing the news slightly more difficult!

**Ex Finn.** · 03-16-2014, 03:17 PM

Originally posted by waterfall

Cheese on the phone will make hearing the news slightly more difficult!

Not on this old Motorola flip-phone

.
I could drop it in a bucket of mud in a zip-lock bag and still have "clarity"

They don`t make them like they used to

.

**Ex Finn.** · 03-16-2014, 05:12 PM

OK. It is snowing again, bet the kids have no school tomorrow.

**dadipentak** · 03-16-2014, 05:23 PM

Originally posted by Ex Finn.

bet the kids have no school tomorrow.

My daughter's school is on spring break and she's visiting my sister in Florida. I'm gonna tell her to fly home asap to shovel the walk.

Pioneer · 03-16-2014, 05:30 PM

Originally posted by Ex Finn.

I would have to use some heavy layers of cheese, my phone is only 1.3 MegaPickles

Just take it to Dominoes and have them run it through with the pizza!

dansamy · 03-16-2014, 05:42 PM

Originally posted by dadipentak

My daughter's school is on spring break and she's visiting my sister in Florida. I'm gonna tell her to fly home asap to shovel the walk.

How can they call it spring break if it's still snowing...

**Ex Finn.** · 03-16-2014, 06:01 PM

Originally posted by dansamy

How can they call it spring break if it's still snowing...

It is spring, sort of. Just spitting some snow, up to 6 inches predicted. No biggie.

---------- Post added 03-16-14 at 09:02 PM ----------

Originally posted by Pioneer

Just take it to Dominoes and have them run it through with the pizza!

Three meat thin crust with bread-sticks. Yumm.

normhead · 03-16-2014, 06:03 PM

Originally posted by dansamy

How can they call it spring break if it's still snowing...

More to the point, how can they call it spring break if it's not spring yet? It's still winter for 5 more days... where I live, young people don't party in speedos and bikinis on the beach during spring break, you can't find the sand or the water under the ice and snow...

stevebrot · 03-16-2014, 06:09 PM

What does the Shmoo say?

Name: shmoo.jpg
Views: 163
Size: 7.8 KB

...and are they stamped hociR on their tasty rears?

Steve

Racer X 69 · 03-16-2014, 06:09 PM

Originally posted by OrchidJulie

Apologies! I should have said "Brand N" or "Brand C"... (would you believe too much blood in my caffeine stream? )

Now removing egg from face...

Its quite alright Julie. I did punctuate the post with a smiley.

I was just funnin' ya.

Besides, Mrs. Racer hardly ever checks in here. She checks the news, e-mail, plays some solitaire or mahjong, then watches TV. I have to twist her arm to do much else.

If it weren't for the Optio she wouldn't bother at all.

She is definitely not getting a K3.

stevebrot · 03-16-2014, 06:15 PM

Originally posted by Racer X 69

She is definitely not getting a K3.

ummmm...perhaps you should check your front porch when you get home.

Steve

03-16-2014, 03:17 PM	#7611
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Originally posted by waterfall Cheese on the phone will make hearing the news slightly more difficult! Not on this old Motorola flip-phone. I could drop it in a bucket of mud in a zip-lock bag and still have "clarity" They don`t make them like they used to.

03-16-2014, 06:09 PM	#7618
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	What does the Shmoo say? ...and are they stamped hociR on their tasty rears? Steve Last edited by stevebrot; 03-16-2014 at 06:14 PM.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
why I will buy a K3	chicagojohn	Pentax K-3 & K-3 II	80	09-18-2016 08:42 AM
Suggestion Neutralize the 'why I won't buy a k-3' thread	crewl1	Site Suggestions and Help	61	10-04-2014 05:08 PM
Why I Won't Be Buying A K5IIs	Racer X 69	Pentax K-5 & K-5 II	40	02-03-2014 08:12 PM
Why I don't buy Pentax lenses	keyser	Pentax SLR Lens Discussion	44	12-20-2012 01:58 AM
I feel so old: 8 things the facebook gen won't buy	Nesster	General Talk	27	04-22-2012 11:01 AM

03-16-2014, 12:43 PM	#7606
magkelly Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,901	Originally posted by waterfall Well, if you shoot Jpeg you could always save files in the 12-14 mp range (Mid quality). That is what I have already been doing on business related shots where the viewers don't have any taste. But for large prints, really large prints, like 24"x26" I will use the full megapickle range. I find the K-3 menus strangely familiar and simple after using the K-30. Oops, off-topic! There may be Vegemite in my laptop keyboard creating hazardous Auto-Correct conditions. I don't shoot jpeg anymore except for toss off web pics of stuff I'm selling on CL etc. I use the full range of MP's of the cameras that I have and shoot only RAW, but 16MP is plenty for me. I just don't see the point of 24MP unless you're into making billboard sized prints, and I don't. You can do a nice poster sized print with 16MP. 24MP just seems kind of redundant to me, but some people they like that so if they want to pay for it be my guest. I just don't think it's worth the extra bucks that the K-3 costs vs as K5/K5II really. I do kind of want a K5II vs a K5 if I can get one, better AF would be really nice, but other than that I don't really care, and the K-3's supposedly even better AF just isn't worth another $600 to me. A K-5II is what I am aiming for pretty much though I might settle for a K5 if I must. I only have about a $400-500 budget for whatever camera I am going to buy later this year. A K-3 is simply out of my budget range anyhow. I'm going to pop for one in July or August most likely. A K-5/K5II used or a K-30 new or used. Then next year whichever one I don't have by then, a K5/K5II or a K-30, I am likely going to get as my second body so I can retire my K-x finally. That will give me 2 WR bodies to swap out and work with, give me a good backup camera system that I can use for work no matter what. This year I mean to get one or the other and the 18-135WR. That's the goal anyway...

03-16-2014, 01:07 PM	#7607
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Originally posted by dansamy I did! Well, no. I really did read them first. But sometimes, I just gratuitously liked y'all anyway during post-a-thon just because it helped. Originally posted by jac I did the same thing but my K3 was sitting on the desk with hociR facing me so my judgement was probably impaired at the time. Starting to sound like too much information. Could be safer to shift more towards Bacon and Cheese.

03-16-2014, 01:09 PM - 1 Like	#7608
Pioneer Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wandering the Streets Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,411	Oh I agree. Even Ham and Cheese. As long as there is some cheese involved. Besides, if you spread a bit of cheese on it you can even get away with less than 3MP

03-16-2014, 02:51 PM	#7609
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Originally posted by Pioneer Oh I agree. Even Ham and Cheese. As long as there is some cheese involved. Besides, if you spread a bit of cheese on it you can even get away with less than 3MP I would have to use some heavy layers of cheese, my phone is only 1.3 MegaPickles

03-16-2014, 03:06 PM	#7610
waterfall Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Northern Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,812	Originally posted by Ex Finn. I would have to use some heavy layers of cheese, my phone is only 1.3 MegaPickles Cheese on the phone will make hearing the news slightly more difficult!

03-16-2014, 05:12 PM	#7612
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	OK. It is snowing again, bet the kids have no school tomorrow.

03-16-2014, 05:23 PM	#7613
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by Ex Finn. bet the kids have no school tomorrow. My daughter's school is on spring break and she's visiting my sister in Florida. I'm gonna tell her to fly home asap to shovel the walk.

03-16-2014, 05:30 PM	#7614
Pioneer Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wandering the Streets Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,411	Originally posted by Ex Finn. I would have to use some heavy layers of cheese, my phone is only 1.3 MegaPickles Just take it to Dominoes and have them run it through with the pizza!

03-16-2014, 05:42 PM	#7615
dansamy Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,450	Originally posted by dadipentak My daughter's school is on spring break and she's visiting my sister in Florida. I'm gonna tell her to fly home asap to shovel the walk. How can they call it spring break if it's still snowing...

03-16-2014, 06:01 PM	#7616
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Originally posted by dansamy How can they call it spring break if it's still snowing... It is spring, sort of. Just spitting some snow, up to 6 inches predicted. No biggie. ---------- Post added 03-16-14 at 09:02 PM ---------- Originally posted by Pioneer Just take it to Dominoes and have them run it through with the pizza! Three meat thin crust with bread-sticks. Yumm.

03-16-2014, 06:03 PM	#7617
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by dansamy How can they call it spring break if it's still snowing... More to the point, how can they call it spring break if it's not spring yet? It's still winter for 5 more days... where I live, young people don't party in speedos and bikinis on the beach during spring break, you can't find the sand or the water under the ice and snow...

03-16-2014, 06:09 PM	#7619
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,068	Originally posted by OrchidJulie Apologies! I should have said "Brand N" or "Brand C"... (would you believe too much blood in my caffeine stream? ) Now removing egg from face... Its quite alright Julie. I did punctuate the post with a smiley. I was just funnin' ya. Besides, Mrs. Racer hardly ever checks in here. She checks the news, e-mail, plays some solitaire or mahjong, then watches TV. I have to twist her arm to do much else. If it weren't for the Optio she wouldn't bother at all. She is definitely not getting a K3.

03-16-2014, 06:15 PM	#7620
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by Racer X 69 She is definitely not getting a K3. ummmm...perhaps you should check your front porch when you get home. Steve