Ran into my first Pentaxian today...

narual · 10-24-2015, 08:42 PM - **5 Likes**

besides myself, of course. I had to hug her because it was so nice to see I wasn't the only one!

Unfortunately, she was supposed to be photographing my uncle's wedding (Photog was his wife's sister-in-law, not a pro or anything)... and her K-7 had apparently fallen off a table or something earlier that day. (or more precisely, her husband's K-7... he's the normal photographer, but he was in the wedding party and couldn't be behind the camera).

It looked OK, the screen was working and everything, but she couldn't get the shutter to release... and we figured this out just before the bride stepped into view. So I got drafted into photographing yet another wedding despite my "I don't do weddings" policy. lol.

All I had was my K3 with the 50-135, and a pouch with the 31 ltd and 15 ltd (using the op/tech double lens cap). No flash except the in-camera one. Thankfully, even though it was an outdoor wedding, on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, in late afternoon, the sky was so overcast that everything was lit really well and I didn't really *need* a fill flash.

Anyway -- yay, I met a wild Pentaxian. Felt I needed to share that

VisualDarkness · 10-24-2015, 09:08 PM

I meet a new one every now and then and know plenty. Maybe I am like a magnet?

**ramseybuckeye** · 10-24-2015, 09:40 PM

Originally posted by narual

All I had was my K3 with the 50-135, and a pouch with the 31 ltd and 15 ltd

That's too bad

Too bad you didn't have something pro grade like a Rebel with a kit lens. <sarcasm font for the challenged>

As far as others, I met one at the last festival I was at, he had two others with him. I work with one. And I have a daughter with a kx and a son wit a K-50. I've actually seen quite a few in the last couple of years, before that it was very rare.

**Another dyemention** · 10-25-2015, 04:44 AM

I've never met another pentaxian but I've met a few guys that had nikons and said they wished they would've bought a pentax instead. So that kind of counts

one guy actualy works at the local camera store. I actually just bought my 12-24 lens from a guy about 20 miles away from my city. And, a few months ago, there was a news story that some guy left his pentax gear in a parking lot by accident and someone stole it. It happened in the next city over from me.

---------- Post added 10-25-15 at 04:45 AM ----------

So there's a few floating around the cleveland area.

aremmes · 10-25-2015, 05:50 AM

I bumped into one who noticed my K-50 and commented that he had just acquired a K-S2 (this when that model had just become available). And last month I found one carrying a K-3 with the 18-135 out to shoot pictures of Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia.

**gaweidert** · 10-25-2015, 06:30 AM

I finally ran into a fellow Pentaxian at Yellowstone National Park in 2013. We were in line waiting to order food. I had a K5 and K5-IIs. He was using a Spotmatic. The only one I have ever seen in the wild in the modern era.

milewis · 10-25-2015, 06:42 AM

Not to show off, but There are three of us in my local photo club. We're still a minority, but at least not everyone rolls their eyes when I talk about my K-3.

bertwert · 10-26-2015, 10:46 AM

I met one last year!
She was part of a local newspaper shooting with a K-100D.

narual · 10-26-2015, 03:20 PM

Originally posted by ramseybuckeye

That's too bad

Too bad you didn't have something pro grade like a Rebel with a kit lens. <sarcasm font for the challenged>

As far as others, I met one at the last festival I was at, he had two others with him. I work with one. And I have a daughter with a kx and a son wit a K-50. I've actually seen quite a few in the last couple of years, before that it was very rare.

yeah, yeah, I suppose that's true. But I didn't pack any extra batteries (I was down to a sliver before we left) or a flash (which would have been very useful), and I'd probably have used my 28-75 on the K5 and 50-135 on the K3.

EdMaximus · 10-29-2015, 11:45 AM

The only ones I've met are the ones I've made. 5 of them so far.

Pavel_Zhelev · 10-29-2015, 02:33 PM

Originally posted by EdMaximus

The only ones I've met are the ones I've made. 5 of them so far.

Me too

Not too many of us out-there, however the quality is better than quantity

bdery · 10-30-2015, 05:07 AM

Originally posted by VisualDarkness

I meet a new one every now and then and know plenty. Maybe I am like a magnet?

Same here. We're rare, but not that rare.

Good of the OP to step up and save the wedding day

10-24-2015, 08:42 PM - 5 Likes	#1
narual Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Bend (Notre Dame), Indiana Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,988	Ran into my first Pentaxian today... besides myself, of course. I had to hug her because it was so nice to see I wasn't the only one! Unfortunately, she was supposed to be photographing my uncle's wedding (Photog was his wife's sister-in-law, not a pro or anything)... and her K-7 had apparently fallen off a table or something earlier that day. (or more precisely, her husband's K-7... he's the normal photographer, but he was in the wedding party and couldn't be behind the camera). It looked OK, the screen was working and everything, but she couldn't get the shutter to release... and we figured this out just before the bride stepped into view. So I got drafted into photographing yet another wedding despite my "I don't do weddings" policy. lol. All I had was my K3 with the 50-135, and a pouch with the 31 ltd and 15 ltd (using the op/tech double lens cap). No flash except the in-camera one. Thankfully, even though it was an outdoor wedding, on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, in late afternoon, the sky was so overcast that everything was lit really well and I didn't really need a fill flash. Anyway -- yay, I met a wild Pentaxian. Felt I needed to share that

10-24-2015, 09:40 PM	#3
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,295	Originally posted by narual All I had was my K3 with the 50-135, and a pouch with the 31 ltd and 15 ltd That's too bad Too bad you didn't have something pro grade like a Rebel with a kit lens. <sarcasm font for the challenged> As far as others, I met one at the last festival I was at, he had two others with him. I work with one. And I have a daughter with a kx and a son wit a K-50. I've actually seen quite a few in the last couple of years, before that it was very rare. Last edited by ramseybuckeye; 10-24-2015 at 09:48 PM.

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VisualDarkness Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Uppsala, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439	I meet a new one every now and then and know plenty. Maybe I am like a magnet?

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Another dyemention Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 432	I've never met another pentaxian but I've met a few guys that had nikons and said they wished they would've bought a pentax instead. So that kind of counts one guy actualy works at the local camera store. I actually just bought my 12-24 lens from a guy about 20 miles away from my city. And, a few months ago, there was a news story that some guy left his pentax gear in a parking lot by accident and someone stole it. It happened in the next city over from me. ---------- Post added 10-25-15 at 04:45 AM ---------- So there's a few floating around the cleveland area.

10-25-2015, 05:50 AM	#5
aremmes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Philadelphia Photos: Albums Posts: 217	I bumped into one who noticed my K-50 and commented that he had just acquired a K-S2 (this when that model had just become available). And last month I found one carrying a K-3 with the 18-135 out to shoot pictures of Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia.

10-25-2015, 06:30 AM	#6
gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,327	I finally ran into a fellow Pentaxian at Yellowstone National Park in 2013. We were in line waiting to order food. I had a K5 and K5-IIs. He was using a Spotmatic. The only one I have ever seen in the wild in the modern era.

10-25-2015, 06:42 AM	#7
milewis New Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 16	Not to show off, but There are three of us in my local photo club. We're still a minority, but at least not everyone rolls their eyes when I talk about my K-3.

10-26-2015, 10:46 AM	#8
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,172	I met one last year! She was part of a local newspaper shooting with a K-100D.

10-26-2015, 03:20 PM	#9
narual Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Bend (Notre Dame), Indiana Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,988 Original Poster	Originally posted by ramseybuckeye That's too bad Too bad you didn't have something pro grade like a Rebel with a kit lens. <sarcasm font for the challenged> As far as others, I met one at the last festival I was at, he had two others with him. I work with one. And I have a daughter with a kx and a son wit a K-50. I've actually seen quite a few in the last couple of years, before that it was very rare. yeah, yeah, I suppose that's true. But I didn't pack any extra batteries (I was down to a sliver before we left) or a flash (which would have been very useful), and I'd probably have used my 28-75 on the K5 and 50-135 on the K3.

10-29-2015, 11:45 AM	#10
EdMaximus Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New York Posts: 318	The only ones I've met are the ones I've made. 5 of them so far.

10-29-2015, 02:33 PM	#11
Pavel_Zhelev Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 191	Originally posted by EdMaximus The only ones I've met are the ones I've made. 5 of them so far. Me too Not too many of us out-there, however the quality is better than quantity

10-30-2015, 05:07 AM	#12
bdery Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,362	Originally posted by VisualDarkness I meet a new one every now and then and know plenty. Maybe I am like a magnet? Same here. We're rare, but not that rare. Good of the OP to step up and save the wedding day