Hello from Texas

Bclaz · 03-29-2014, 03:05 PM

Hello from Texas
I have been a long time pentax camera user. My first real camera was a PZ 10. Over the past 15 years I did not spend a lot of time taking photographs. Now that kids are older I found my self wanting to take up a hobby for myself. For Christmas this year my wife bought me a new toy. I am now the proud owner of a K-5ii. I can't wait for summer so I will have time to spend taking photos and traveling.
I enjoy reading and look at the stuff on the forum. Bruce

**Kerrowdown** · 03-29-2014, 03:07 PM

Welcome to the forum, it wont be long now 'till you put her through her paces, remember she is WR and can be used still in less than perfect conditions too.

**wtlwdwgn** · 03-29-2014, 03:27 PM

Welcome to the forum Bruce! What do you mean summer? We haven't had spring yet! Looking forward to seeing your images.

Bclaz · 03-29-2014, 08:02 PM

Originally posted by Kerrowdown

Welcome to the forum, it wont be long now 'till you put her through her paces, remember she is WR and can be used still in less than perfect conditions too.

Yes very excited about WR trying figure out what lens to buy. My birthday was 2 weeks ago and I tneed a present.

Bclaz · 03-29-2014, 08:14 PM

Originally posted by wtlwdwgn

Welcome to the forum Bruce! What do you mean summer? We haven't had spring yet! Looking forward to seeing your images.

Summer comes early to Texas. It was 80 degrees today, we visited the local zoo so I could use my camera. Just wish my photos were half as good as the ones I see on the forum. Maybe one day I will feel my stuff is worth showing others.

**wtlwdwgn** · 03-30-2014, 06:09 AM

Originally posted by Bclaz

Summer comes early to Texas. It was 80 degrees today, we visited the local zoo so I could use my camera. Just wish my photos were half as good as the ones I see on the forum. Maybe one day I will feel my stuff is worth showing others.

We're expecting 3 in of snow tonight. Don't worry about your photos not being as good as you'd like, but we'd like to see them anyway.

**ivanvernon** · 03-30-2014, 06:54 AM

Welcome to the Forum. Great birthday present, but that K-5II is not a toy. It is one of top five cropped sensor cameras you can buy. It is also a very dangerous camera for a hobbyist, as it will fit hundreds of different lenses that you may be tempted to buy! :>)

Rupert · 03-30-2014, 07:34 AM

Welcome! I live west of Ft Worth, which is a much better place than Big D (

) but I do like your skyline better!

Ft Worth

Big D

Some seriously good places to shoot in both cities! Haven't been to the Dallas Zoo since I was a kid, but theFt Worth Zoo is one of the best in the nation, you might check it out sometime too. A great layout for shooters!

When I was new to a DSLR, my favorite and most useful lens was in the 18-250 range. You could get most anything with that range and if you are "out and about" it is very handy not to have to carry more lenses or change them on a windy day. Pentax has some nice ones in this range, as does Tamron and Sigma.
When you get comfortable and more serious, the Pentax primes are unsurpassed for fantastic high IQ.

Best wishes and if you need help, people are friendly and helpful here....very unlike some other places where they shred a new guy just for fun. We're not like that here!

Best Regards!

Rupert

Bclaz · 03-30-2014, 10:00 AM

Originally posted by Rupert

Welcome! I live west of Ft Worth, which is a much better place than Big D (

) but I do like your skyline better!

Ft Worth

Big D

Some seriously good places to shoot in both cities! Haven't been to the Dallas Zoo since I was a kid, but theFt Worth Zoo is one of the best in the nation, you might check it out sometime too. A great layout for shooters!

When I was new to a DSLR, my favorite and most useful lens was in the 18-250 range. You could get most anything with that range and if you are "out and about" it is very handy not to have to carry more lenses or change them on a windy day. Pentax has some nice ones in this range, as does Tamron and Sigma.
When you get comfortable and more serious, the Pentax primes are unsurpassed for fantastic high IQ.

Best wishes and if you need help, people are friendly and helpful here....very unlike some other places where they shred a new guy just for fun. We're not like that here!

Best Regards!

Rupert

I really like your photo of the ft worth skyline. We were just there last week for a doctor visit for my daughter. The Dallas zoo is much improved most of it has been redone over the past 10 years. We visited the ftworth zoo last year with the kids,they really like it. I think my youngest enjoyed the train more than the zoo itself.

I agree the 18-250 zoom would be great if it were an WR. I really would like my everyday lense to be WR.

Jean Poitiers · 03-30-2014, 11:59 AM

Bonjour from France and welcome to PF, Bruce ... hope to see some K-5ii images soon ... Salut, J

Rupert · 03-31-2014, 06:52 AM

Originally posted by Bclaz

I agree the 18-250 zoom would be great if it were an WR. I really would like my everyday lense to be WR.

Here in Texas WR is about as important as tire chains for our snow!

Might help on the dust, but it appears we aren't ever going to see enough rain again to get wet. Look at those lake levels......going down more every day.

Regards!

03-29-2014, 03:05 PM	#1
Bclaz New Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Dallas Posts: 5	Hello from Texas Hello from Texas I have been a long time pentax camera user. My first real camera was a PZ 10. Over the past 15 years I did not spend a lot of time taking photographs. Now that kids are older I found my self wanting to take up a hobby for myself. For Christmas this year my wife bought me a new toy. I am now the proud owner of a K-5ii. I can't wait for summer so I will have time to spend taking photos and traveling. I enjoy reading and look at the stuff on the forum. Bruce

03-30-2014, 06:54 AM	#7
ivanvernon Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina, OH Photos: Albums Posts: 7,224	Welcome to the forum Welcome to the Forum. Great birthday present, but that K-5II is not a toy. It is one of top five cropped sensor cameras you can buy. It is also a very dangerous camera for a hobbyist, as it will fit hundreds of different lenses that you may be tempted to buy! :>)

03-30-2014, 07:34 AM	#8
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	Welcome! I live west of Ft Worth, which is a much better place than Big D () but I do like your skyline better! Ft Worth Big D Some seriously good places to shoot in both cities! Haven't been to the Dallas Zoo since I was a kid, but theFt Worth Zoo is one of the best in the nation, you might check it out sometime too. A great layout for shooters! When I was new to a DSLR, my favorite and most useful lens was in the 18-250 range. You could get most anything with that range and if you are "out and about" it is very handy not to have to carry more lenses or change them on a windy day. Pentax has some nice ones in this range, as does Tamron and Sigma. When you get comfortable and more serious, the Pentax primes are unsurpassed for fantastic high IQ. Best wishes and if you need help, people are friendly and helpful here....very unlike some other places where they shred a new guy just for fun. We're not like that here! Best Regards! Rupert

03-30-2014, 10:00 AM	#9
Bclaz New Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Dallas Posts: 5 Original Poster	Originally posted by Rupert Welcome! I live west of Ft Worth, which is a much better place than Big D () but I do like your skyline better! Ft Worth Big D Some seriously good places to shoot in both cities! Haven't been to the Dallas Zoo since I was a kid, but theFt Worth Zoo is one of the best in the nation, you might check it out sometime too. A great layout for shooters! When I was new to a DSLR, my favorite and most useful lens was in the 18-250 range. You could get most anything with that range and if you are "out and about" it is very handy not to have to carry more lenses or change them on a windy day. Pentax has some nice ones in this range, as does Tamron and Sigma. When you get comfortable and more serious, the Pentax primes are unsurpassed for fantastic high IQ. Best wishes and if you need help, people are friendly and helpful here....very unlike some other places where they shred a new guy just for fun. We're not like that here! Best Regards! Rupert I really like your photo of the ft worth skyline. We were just there last week for a doctor visit for my daughter. The Dallas zoo is much improved most of it has been redone over the past 10 years. We visited the ftworth zoo last year with the kids,they really like it. I think my youngest enjoyed the train more than the zoo itself. I agree the 18-250 zoom would be great if it were an WR. I really would like my everyday lense to be WR.

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03-29-2014, 03:07 PM	#2
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,860	Welcome to the forum, it wont be long now 'till you put her through her paces, remember she is WR and can be used still in less than perfect conditions too.

03-29-2014, 03:27 PM	#3
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,851	Welcome to the forum Bruce! What do you mean summer? We haven't had spring yet! Looking forward to seeing your images.

03-29-2014, 08:02 PM	#4
Bclaz New Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Dallas Posts: 5 Original Poster	Originally posted by Kerrowdown Welcome to the forum, it wont be long now 'till you put her through her paces, remember she is WR and can be used still in less than perfect conditions too. Yes very excited about WR trying figure out what lens to buy. My birthday was 2 weeks ago and I tneed a present.

03-29-2014, 08:14 PM	#5
Bclaz New Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Dallas Posts: 5 Original Poster	Originally posted by wtlwdwgn Welcome to the forum Bruce! What do you mean summer? We haven't had spring yet! Looking forward to seeing your images. Summer comes early to Texas. It was 80 degrees today, we visited the local zoo so I could use my camera. Just wish my photos were half as good as the ones I see on the forum. Maybe one day I will feel my stuff is worth showing others.

03-30-2014, 06:09 AM	#6
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,851	Originally posted by Bclaz Summer comes early to Texas. It was 80 degrees today, we visited the local zoo so I could use my camera. Just wish my photos were half as good as the ones I see on the forum. Maybe one day I will feel my stuff is worth showing others. We're expecting 3 in of snow tonight. Don't worry about your photos not being as good as you'd like, but we'd like to see them anyway.

03-30-2014, 11:59 AM	#10
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	*Bonjour* from France and welcome to PF, Bruce ... hope to see some K-5ii images soon ... *Salut*, J

03-31-2014, 06:52 AM	#11
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	Originally posted by Bclaz I agree the 18-250 zoom would be great if it were an WR. I really would like my everyday lense to be WR. Here in Texas WR is about as important as tire chains for our snow! Might help on the dust, but it appears we aren't ever going to see enough rain again to get wet. Look at those lake levels......going down more every day. Regards!