Flickr '2019 Your Best Shot' winner is a Pentaxian

Orbus · 01-27-2020, 06:45 AM - **6 Likes**

Thank you all for your kind words and comments! When I saw some of the photos mine was up against, I was quite surprised to receive the news. Funny thing, I rarely use my K-x anymore (even though it's my most "up-to-date" camera

). I took it out for a few days this past summer just to give it some much-needed exercise. Considering the circumstances, this shot was more of a fluke than anything else. But, in any case, it was nice to score a win for Team Pentax!

Prohibitiory · 01-27-2020, 06:49 AM - **2 Likes**

very inspiring

normhead · 01-27-2020, 09:10 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by Orbus

Thank you all for your kind words and comments! When I saw some of the photos mine was up against, I was quite surprised to receive the news. Funny thing, I rarely use my K-x anymore (even though it's my most "up-to-date" camera

). I took it out for a few days this past summer just to give it some much-needed exercise. Considering the circumstances, this shot was more of a fluke than anything else. But, in any case, it was nice to score a win for Team Pentax!

I saw my old K-x at my step-sons place the other day. We gave it to his girlfriend. I almost took it out for a spin, just for old times sake. You're making me regret I didn't. It always had that "je ne sais quoi."

It was never my camera, it was my wifes and I used it only sporadically. MY flicker account started in 2017. There are still images taken with it that have never been bested. The wild birds folder is a folder updated with more recent images. When I get a better image, the old one is replaced. This one seems to be my permanent tribute to the K-x.

Taken October 31, 2011, and never bettered.

Orbus · 01-27-2020, 10:23 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by normhead

I saw my old K-x at my step-sons place the other day. We gave it to his girlfriend. I almost took it out for a spin, just for old times sake. You're making me regret I didn't. It always had that "je ne sais quoi."

It was never my camera, it was my wifes and I used it only sporadically. MY flicker account started in 2017. There are still images taken with it that have never been bested. The wild birds folder is a folder updated with more recent images. When I get a better image, the old one is replaced. This one seems to be my permanent tribute to the K-x.

Taken October 31, 2011, and never bettered.

That's a great shot, Norm. It proves the K-x is a decent camera even by today's standards; it is perhaps unfair that I don't use mine as much anymore. My first DSLR was the K-x and I enjoyed it immensely for many years but at some point, I started to acquire some of the older CCD-based models and ended up getting hooked on the "je ne sais quoi" of the images from those sensors. These days, I only tend to pull out the K-x for those times when a higher ISO sensitivity is needed (and I guess even the K-x is a bit of a laggard in that respect in comparison with modern cameras). I'd love to get a K-1 some day and try some of my vintage lenses on full-frame but for the time being, I continue to have fun and I don't think a newer camera or newer lenses will necessarily lead to more enjoyment of the hobby. Happy shooting!

ronniemac · 01-27-2020, 02:07 PM - **1 Like**

Rob, with the publicity you have given Pentax by being one of only five winners of the flickr 2019 Your Best Shots competition, for which there were over 17,000 entries, I think Pentax owe you a K-1!

Orbus · 01-27-2020, 06:24 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by ronniemac

Rob, with the publicity you have given Pentax by being one of only five winners of the flickr 2019 Your Best Shots competition, for which there were over 17,000 entries, I think Pentax owe you a K-1!

Cracking idea, Ronnie! I could be persuaded to go along with that; I'd even settle for a second-hand one.

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Orbus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Shelburne, Ontario Posts: 222	Thank you all for your kind words and comments! When I saw some of the photos mine was up against, I was quite surprised to receive the news. Funny thing, I rarely use my K-x anymore (even though it's my most "up-to-date" camera ). I took it out for a few days this past summer just to give it some much-needed exercise. Considering the circumstances, this shot was more of a fluke than anything else. But, in any case, it was nice to score a win for Team Pentax!

01-27-2020, 06:49 AM - 2 Likes	#17
Prohibitiory Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Buckinghamshire, UK Posts: 471	very inspiring

01-27-2020, 09:10 AM - 3 Likes	#18
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by Orbus Thank you all for your kind words and comments! When I saw some of the photos mine was up against, I was quite surprised to receive the news. Funny thing, I rarely use my K-x anymore (even though it's my most "up-to-date" camera ). I took it out for a few days this past summer just to give it some much-needed exercise. Considering the circumstances, this shot was more of a fluke than anything else. But, in any case, it was nice to score a win for Team Pentax! I saw my old K-x at my step-sons place the other day. We gave it to his girlfriend. I almost took it out for a spin, just for old times sake. You're making me regret I didn't. It always had that "je ne sais quoi." It was never my camera, it was my wifes and I used it only sporadically. MY flicker account started in 2017. There are still images taken with it that have never been bested. The wild birds folder is a folder updated with more recent images. When I get a better image, the old one is replaced. This one seems to be my permanent tribute to the K-x. Taken October 31, 2011, and never bettered.

01-27-2020, 10:23 AM - 2 Likes	#19
Orbus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Shelburne, Ontario Posts: 222	Originally posted by normhead I saw my old K-x at my step-sons place the other day. We gave it to his girlfriend. I almost took it out for a spin, just for old times sake. You're making me regret I didn't. It always had that "je ne sais quoi." It was never my camera, it was my wifes and I used it only sporadically. MY flicker account started in 2017. There are still images taken with it that have never been bested. The wild birds folder is a folder updated with more recent images. When I get a better image, the old one is replaced. This one seems to be my permanent tribute to the K-x. Taken October 31, 2011, and never bettered. That's a great shot, Norm. It proves the K-x is a decent camera even by today's standards; it is perhaps unfair that I don't use mine as much anymore. My first DSLR was the K-x and I enjoyed it immensely for many years but at some point, I started to acquire some of the older CCD-based models and ended up getting hooked on the "je ne sais quoi" of the images from those sensors. These days, I only tend to pull out the K-x for those times when a higher ISO sensitivity is needed (and I guess even the K-x is a bit of a laggard in that respect in comparison with modern cameras). I'd love to get a K-1 some day and try some of my vintage lenses on full-frame but for the time being, I continue to have fun and I don't think a newer camera or newer lenses will necessarily lead to more enjoyment of the hobby. Happy shooting!

01-27-2020, 02:07 PM - 1 Like	#20
ronniemac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Oxford Photos: Albums Posts: 244 Original Poster	Rob, with the publicity you have given Pentax by being one of only five winners of the flickr 2019 Your Best Shots competition, for which there were over 17,000 entries, I think Pentax owe you a K-1!

01-27-2020, 06:24 PM - 1 Like	#21
Orbus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Shelburne, Ontario Posts: 222	Originally posted by ronniemac Rob, with the publicity you have given Pentax by being one of only five winners of the flickr 2019 Your Best Shots competition, for which there were over 17,000 entries, I think Pentax owe you a K-1! Cracking idea, Ronnie! I could be persuaded to go along with that; I'd even settle for a second-hand one.