New Pentax owner in NE Illinois

seventysixersfan · 06-19-2021, 11:22 AM

Welcome and have fun shooting Pentax! K-70 is a wonderful camera!

**jon.partsch** · 06-19-2021, 04:57 PM

Welcome to the forums!

**TER-OR** · 06-21-2021, 11:06 AM - **1 Like**

Welcome!
We have a Chicago regional group here, not that it is particularly active.

uhfiwdsf · 06-21-2021, 08:41 PM - **1 Like**

Welcome to the forum!

archaeodude · 06-27-2021, 12:41 AM

Welcome from the Fenlands of England!

Enjoy participating in this lively and helpful community!

bogwalker · 06-28-2021, 11:54 AM

Originally posted by archaeodude

Welcome from the Fenlands of England!

Enjoy participating in this lively and helpful community!

I grew up in the bogs of Minnesota, I think it's a little different.

(I'll be visiting that area in a couple weeks, might post some pictures)

**kiwi_jono** · 06-28-2021, 03:32 PM - **1 Like**

Another welcome from NZ!

I got started in a similar ways to you - I started, in earnest, with a brand new Canon AE-1 Program. That camera lasted me a long time and certainly had a lot of rolls of film through it (in the end shutter started squeaking but it still exposed images fine!).
Then got to experience digital photography with a Fujifilm MX-700, and made do with 1.3 MP for a while! Now (after a K-x, K-5 and K-01) I have a K-1 with 36MP.

archaeodude · 06-29-2021, 12:21 AM

Originally posted by bogwalker

I grew up in the bogs of Minnesota, I think it's a little different.

(I'll be visiting that area in a couple weeks, might post some pictures)

Bogs, fens, what's the difference!?

We'll all be looking forward to seeing some photos if you do end up sharing some!

**TER-OR** · 07-02-2021, 12:55 PM - **1 Like**

We have fens and bogs (and many other wetlands) here in Northern Illinois. I spend more time in prairie and savannah terrain, myself.

sasastro · 07-02-2021, 12:58 PM

Hello and welcome

**Mbaez** · 07-04-2021, 09:08 AM

Hi, and welcome from NY

bogwalker · 07-25-2021, 09:53 AM

Originally posted by archaeodude

Bogs, fens, what's the difference!?

We'll all be looking forward to seeing some photos if you do end up sharing some!

I put some photos in my album, here's an example, from Big Bog state park in Minnesota:

This might be simplistic, but I see fens as peat, moss or other plant covered wetland, swamps are open water with trees, and bogs are with trees and little to no open water. Plants and sometimes even trees on a bog are floating on peat, their roots don't hit soil.

Here's my album.

Hanseio · 07-25-2021, 11:01 AM

We have an old Pentax 35mm (not sure what kind) and am excited to put it to good use. Great cameras

sicambr · 07-25-2021, 03:33 PM

Originally posted by bogwalker

Hello folks,
This is my first Pentax. I started off with 110 film camera of unknown brand in the 80's (we didn't have much money, certainly weren't going to give a 35 mm to a kid). I tried a free 35 mm film camera for a bit, but it was completely unreliable. When I got my first real job, then I got a Canon AE-1 (manual focus). I used that for many years. About that time I got into video camcorders and that was my main focus for awhile. Then a stint with a point-and-shoot or two, then a mirrorless Nikon J1... I liked that camera because it was very compact but still could exchange lenses. With the standard lens, it would fit in a jacket pocket.

But I just needed some more features, I'm no professional, but I like taking nice outdoor shots and being able to control exposure and have access to manual focus. After some research the K70 really seemed to have what I needed, including weather resistance. I'm looking forward to getting to know the camera better, maybe even play with the astro setting, just to see what that does.

p.s. Bogwalker is also my geocaching username... not that I've been on there recently.

Welcome from Russia! У Вас хороший русский! )

**jhaji** · 07-25-2021, 04:23 PM

Welcome. Great to have you here.

07-25-2021, 09:53 AM	#27
bogwalker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Chicagoland Photos: Albums Posts: 145 Original Poster	Originally posted by archaeodude Bogs, fens, what's the difference!? We'll all be looking forward to seeing some photos if you do end up sharing some! I put some photos in my album, here's an example, from Big Bog state park in Minnesota: This might be simplistic, but I see fens as peat, moss or other plant covered wetland, swamps are open water with trees, and bogs are with trees and little to no open water. Plants and sometimes even trees on a bog are floating on peat, their roots don't hit soil. Here's my album. Last edited by bogwalker; 07-25-2021 at 09:59 AM. Reason: Add link to album

07-25-2021, 11:01 AM	#28
Hanseio New Member Join Date: Jul 2021 Posts: 10	Hi We have an old Pentax 35mm (not sure what kind) and am excited to put it to good use. Great cameras

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archaeodude Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Fens Posts: 524	Welcome from the Fenlands of England! Enjoy participating in this lively and helpful community!

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bogwalker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Chicagoland Photos: Albums Posts: 145 Original Poster	Originally posted by archaeodude Welcome from the Fenlands of England! Enjoy participating in this lively and helpful community! I grew up in the bogs of Minnesota, I think it's a little different. (I'll be visiting that area in a couple weeks, might post some pictures)

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kiwi_jono Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,437	Another welcome from NZ! I got started in a similar ways to you - I started, in earnest, with a brand new Canon AE-1 Program. That camera lasted me a long time and certainly had a lot of rolls of film through it (in the end shutter started squeaking but it still exposed images fine!). Then got to experience digital photography with a Fujifilm MX-700, and made do with 1.3 MP for a while! Now (after a K-x, K-5 and K-01) I have a K-1 with 36MP.

06-29-2021, 12:21 AM	#23
archaeodude Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Fens Posts: 524	Originally posted by bogwalker I grew up in the bogs of Minnesota, I think it's a little different. (I'll be visiting that area in a couple weeks, might post some pictures) Bogs, fens, what's the difference!? We'll all be looking forward to seeing some photos if you do end up sharing some!

07-02-2021, 12:55 PM - 1 Like	#24
TER-OR Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dundee, IL Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,699	We have fens and bogs (and many other wetlands) here in Northern Illinois. I spend more time in prairie and savannah terrain, myself.

07-02-2021, 12:58 PM	#25
sasastro Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Suffolk, UK Photos: Albums Posts: 849	Hello and welcome

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Mbaez Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: NY Photos: Albums Posts: 3,774	Hi, and welcome from NY

07-25-2021, 03:33 PM	#29
sicambr New Member Join Date: Jul 2021 Photos: Gallery Posts: 7	Originally posted by bogwalker Hello folks, This is my first Pentax. I started off with 110 film camera of unknown brand in the 80's (we didn't have much money, certainly weren't going to give a 35 mm to a kid). I tried a free 35 mm film camera for a bit, but it was completely unreliable. When I got my first real job, then I got a Canon AE-1 (manual focus). I used that for many years. About that time I got into video camcorders and that was my main focus for awhile. Then a stint with a point-and-shoot or two, then a mirrorless Nikon J1... I liked that camera because it was very compact but still could exchange lenses. With the standard lens, it would fit in a jacket pocket. But I just needed some more features, I'm no professional, but I like taking nice outdoor shots and being able to control exposure and have access to manual focus. After some research the K70 really seemed to have what I needed, including weather resistance. I'm looking forward to getting to know the camera better, maybe even play with the astro setting, just to see what that does. p.s. Bogwalker is also my geocaching username... not that I've been on there recently. Welcome from Russia! У Вас хороший русский! )

07-25-2021, 04:23 PM	#30
jhaji Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,141	Welcome. Great to have you here.