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| 05-30-2019, 04:15 PM | #1 |
| Hello from BC, Canada!
Hey there! I've been a fan of Pentax glass and this forum with it's invaluable database(s) for a while now. I went to try adding to the collection of reviews, and realised I needed to post here first. I figure, it's a chance for me to talk about my experience with Pentax. I was given a Canon T3 a few years back, and really struggled to make it shine with the very cheap kit lenses it came with. I became so frustrated that I turned back to B&W film, starting with a 35mm camera from the local chain thrift store. It was a mint Spotmatic SP-2 with a SMC Takumar 55/1.8 attached, for maybe $30 CAD. The moment I tried it on my DSLR, with a five finger adaptor, I was blown away. I didn't know that the camera was capable of taking such alive and textured pictures.  One of the first pictures I took holding the Tak in front of my Canon A few years later and my Pentax (and other thrifted finds) collection has grown... a lot. Most notably, this was the year I took the plunge on upgrading from (to quote wikipedia) "Canon's most basic entry-level DSLR" to a used K-S2. I'm planning to move a couple hundred KM's north for school, and I'm excited that this time I'll be doing it with gear I love to use.  Passing the baton from old to new, taken with my KS-2 before giving the Canon away to family  Stray Cat Love I'm sure I'll be posting more soon; this seems like a great community. All the best, Sabrina | |
| 05-30-2019, 04:32 PM | #2 |
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Hi Sabrina, welcome from Australia.  | |
| 05-30-2019, 04:40 PM | #3 |
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Welcome to the forum Sabrina! Kind regards, Mark  (New Zealand) | |
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