New Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Heerlen, very close to Belgium and Germany Original Poster | Greetings from the Netherlands - part 2
After going all autofocus, I've owned several AF Pentax "film" bodies. Sold eveyone last of them except for my MZ-5n (called ZX-5n in other parts of the world). I still own the original battery grip FG.
By modern standards it has many limitations. I don't even know if it still works, it has a reputation of being a bit fragile over time. Still, I had loads of fun with this camera! Wished I owned a PZ-1p
in that period of time but it was quite expensive back then.Did have (and still have) a really nice Metz flash system (40MZ-2, SCA 3000 adapter, G16 battey "hammerhead" grip) I used with it.
In those days, the 'Nineties, I quit the "darkroom" work. Instead I started shooting slides & making slideshows, had a shot at infrared photography & macro photograpy and discovered my love
for shooting social events, parties, receptions, weddings & such. Tricky, at first but what a challenge!
I kept a few 'gems of that time when moving the next, digital era, the Pentax FA 100 Macro, the Pentax FA 28mm AL, and the Pentax FA 50mm. The latter with their original 'snap on hoods.
Aside from some issues (which all can be corrected by software) I regularly use them! I'll never let those go, the pictures I shoot with them have a certain 'character to them which makes them
special in my opinion. The three held up pretty well over the years.
I did keep the Pentax FA 1:4 28-70 AL and the (second Tamron lens I own), the Tamron 28-200 1:3.8-5.6 AF ASP LD IR. Why? Honestly, I don't know... they just sit in the cupboard, never to be used again.
Part 3 will be posted here soon!
TDR ---------- Post added 09-07-19 at 08:57 AM ---------- After going all autofocus, I've owned several AF Pentax "film" bodies. Sold eveyone last of them except for my MZ-5n (called ZX-5n in other parts of the world). I still own the original battery grip FG.
By modern standards it has many limitations. I don't even know if it still works, it has a reputation of being a bit fragile over time. Still, I had loads of fun with this camera! Wished I owned a PZ-1p
in that period of time but it was quite expensive back then.Did have (and still have) a really nice Metz flash system (40MZ-2, SCA 3000 adapter, G16 battey "hammerhead" grip) I used with it.
In those days, the 'Nineties, I quit the "darkroom" work. Instead I started shooting slides & making slideshows, had a shot at infrared photography & macro photograpy and discovered my love
for shooting social events, parties, receptions, weddings & such. Tricky, at first but what a challenge!
I kept a few 'gems of that time when moving the next, digital era, the Pentax FA 100 Macro, the Pentax FA 28mm 2.8 AL, and the Pentax FA 50mm 1.7. The latter with their original 'snap on hoods.
Aside from some issues (which all can be corrected by software) I regularly use them! I'll never let those go, the pictures I shoot with them have a certain 'character to them which makes them
special in my opinion. The three held up pretty well over the years.
I did keep the Pentax FA 1:4 28-70 AL and the (second Tamron lens I own), the Tamron 28-200 1:3.8-5.6 AF ASP LD IR. Why? Honestly, I don't know... they just sit in the cupboard, never to be used again.
Part 3 will be posted here soon!
TDR ---------- Post added 09-07-19 at 08:58 AM ---------- Just corrected a few typo's ---------- Post added 09-07-19 at 08:59 AM ---------- After going all autofocus, I've owned several AF Pentax "film" bodies. Sold eveyone last of them except for my MZ-5n (called ZX-5n in other parts of the world). I still own the original battery grip FG.
By modern standards it has many limitations. I don't even know if it still works, it has a reputation of being a bit fragile over time. Still, I had loads of fun with this camera! Wished I owned a PZ-1p
in that period of time but it was quite expensive back then.Did have (and still have) a really nice Metz flash system (40MZ-2, SCA 3000 adapter, G16 battey "hammerhead" grip) I used with it.
In those days, the 'Nineties, I quit the "darkroom" work. Instead I started shooting slides & making slideshows, had a shot at infrared photography & macro photograpy and discovered my love
for shooting social events, parties, receptions, weddings & such. Tricky, at first but what a challenge!
I kept a few 'gems of that time when moving the next, digital era, the Pentax FA 100 Macro 2.8, the Pentax FA 28mm 2.8 AL, and the Pentax FA 50mm 1.7. The latter with their original 'snap on hoods.
Aside from some issues (which all can be corrected by software) I regularly use them! I'll never let those go, the pictures I shoot with them have a certain 'character to them which makes them
special in my opinion. The three held up pretty well over the years.
I did keep the Pentax FA 1:4 28-70 AL and the (second Tamron lens I own), the Tamron 28-200 1:3.8-5.6 AF ASP LD IR. Why? Honestly, I don't know... they just sit in the cupboard, never to be used again.
Part 3 will be posted here soon!
TDR ---------- Post added 09-07-19 at 08:59 AM ---------- did it again, keep the last part
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