Welcome to the "Vintage Digital Camera" thread, celebrating old, obsolete cameras that are still in use, and the people that use them
In countless threads, almost daily (it seems), folks discuss what the next Pentax camera might or should be, what features and specs it must have, how the AF needs to be better, or the continuous shooting buffer larger, how Nikon / Canon / Sony / Panasonic / Fujifilm are ahead of the game in this, that or another area... how, if Pentax doesn't catch up and/or release a new model soon, they'll jump to another brand etc.
It seems like, for some folks, what they have is never going to be enough, that there's always something they need or want that their current equipment doesn't deliver, that the grass is always ever-so-slightly greener on the other side or with the next potential or yet-to-be-released model. It seems like the latest equipment has become more important than the process, challenges and fun of photography itself. I've even been guilty of thinking this way myself, in the past... but not any more.
I don't know about you, but whilst I find a few of these discussions interesting, I get tired of them too. If you'd like a break from all that, this thread might be for you.
There'll be no discussions of K-3II or K-1II replacements here. No talk of a future mirrorless camera. No analysing of Ricoh Imaging's financial performance. No debating the future of the digital photography industry. No doom and gloom. No, this thread is about the old digital cameras we love (or hate) and hopefully still use. Why we like them or loathe them. Whether they're our main photographic tools, or merely a pleasant and nostalgic addition to our more modern gear. The lenses we use with them. How we use them. And, perhaps, why we miss those that we sold, and wish we hadn't. Maybe some photos that demonstrate just how relevant these older cameras still can be to our wonderful hobby.
Since this is PentaxForums, I expect the majority of interest and contribution to be Pentax and Ricoh related, but other brands are just as welcome too! There will be no brand snobbery here. Any kind of camera is OK - DSLR, mirrorless, fixed lens, compact.
BUT... (there's always a but, right?)... your camera(s) must be at least TEN years old at the time of posting, using the year of release (rather than the exact date) as a reference. Since this thread is starting in 2019, initial posts must therefore be for cameras first released no later than 2009 (so, for instance, the K-x from 2009 would be valid, but not the K-r from 2010). If the thread is a success and remains active into 2020, then cameras released in 2010 and earlier will be allowed (the K-r would now be OK)... and in 2021, cameras from 2011 and before, and so on.
So, over to you good folks. Please get involved and enjoy a gear discussion with not a hint of angst regarding the latest equipment and industry woes. Tell us what "vintage" digital cameras you own and shoot, maybe a bit about their specs, capabilities and limitations, what you like and dislike and why, what lenses you pair them with, what sort of photography you use them for etc. Or maybe you just want to be nostalgic and tell us about old cameras you've owned and loved, but no longer have and wish you did? And whilst this isn't intended to be a "post your photos" thread, by all means show us the occasional example of what you've done with them, especially if it illustrates what you like.
I'll post here about my own "vintage" digital gear in the coming days
Let's begin...
Last edited by BigMackCam; 03-09-2019 at 02:37 PM.