Any pros using Pentax?

Mikke · 07-27-2009, 11:17 AM

Hi!

I was just wondering if you know of any pros using Pentax gear, and if you have links to their websites/galleries. I have checked those at pentaxian.com

pingflood · 07-27-2009, 11:57 AM

Ben (benjikan) here on the forums is a pro using Pentax, and I think there are a few more.

GLXLR · 07-27-2009, 11:59 AM

Originally posted by Mikke

Hi!

I was just wondering if you know of any pros using Pentax gear, and if you have links to their websites/galleries. I have checked those at pentaxian.com

Sure there are a lot on this forum, but there are even more out there shooting (AKA aren't on this forum), although most Pentax "pros" use film or medium format.

pingflood · 07-27-2009, 12:01 PM

Originally posted by GLXLR

Sure there are a lot on this forum, but there are even more out there shooting (AKA aren't on this forum), although most Pentax "pros" use film or medium format.

Medium format isn't film?

nostatic · 07-27-2009, 12:07 PM

I'd like to know if any hos use Pentax. That could be much more interesting...

Ole · 07-27-2009, 12:10 PM

Originally posted by Mikke

Hi!

I was just wondering if you know of any pros using Pentax gear, and if you have links to their websites/galleries. I have checked those at pentaxian.com

I learned recently that Kerrick James is using Pentax - www.kerrickjames.com

WalterGA · 07-27-2009, 12:30 PM

Soon as my web-savvy son finishes taking the bar exam over the next two days, I'm going to get him to design a site for me. I'm going to be taking pics, for which I'll charge, of 11-yr-old fastpitch tournament softball, so I guess that makes me a pro.

I'll be using the new K20 and Sigma 70-200 2.8 for most of the work.

Have a defective 28-300 Tamron that's served me well, but it's back to Tamron today for some warranty repair work.

Here's a pretty decent pic that I took of Stafford handing off to Moreno in the 2007 GA/Ole Miss game. Was pretty high up, using the IstDs2 with the Tamron 28-300 lens.

raymeedc · 07-27-2009, 01:50 PM

I strolled over to the 42 st. area in New York City late last night. There are plenty of pros walking the streets down there. Most of them seem never to have heard of Pentax.

GerryL · 07-27-2009, 01:56 PM

Originally posted by raymeedc

I strolled over to the 42 st. area in New York City late last night. There are plenty of pros walking the streets down there. Most of them seem never to have heard of Pentax.

Maybe they aren't really pros, as pros would usually be knowledgeable about cameras and different brands and lenses.
I think it goes with the territory to know all the equipment and not just the one you are using as you might be missing out on other great equipment.

nostatic · 07-27-2009, 02:25 PM

Originally posted by raymeedc

I strolled over to the 42 st. area in New York City late last night. There are plenty of pros walking the streets down there. Most of them seem never to have heard of Pentax.

Yeah, but did you actually talk to them? Maybe spend an hour or so with them and maybe learn some new techniques?

WalterGA · 07-27-2009, 02:50 PM

Originally posted by raymeedc

I strolled over to the 42 st. area in New York City late last night. There are plenty of pros walking the streets down there. Most of them seem never to have heard of Pentax.

Aren't we primarily talking about U.S. users? What kind of idiots send Hillary Clinton to represent them in the U.S. Senate?

deadwolfbones · 07-27-2009, 03:59 PM

Lotta people missin' jokes up in heah.

GLXLR · 07-27-2009, 04:09 PM

Originally posted by pingflood

Medium format isn't film?

I meant to say 35mm film or medium format.

nostatic · 07-27-2009, 06:42 PM

Originally posted by deadwolfbones

Lotta people missin' jokes up in heah.

missed jokes, bad speeling...just par for the course. Or is it *pro* for the course?

Ratmagiclady · 07-27-2009, 06:58 PM

Originally posted by raymeedc

I strolled over to the 42 st. area in New York City late last night. There are plenty of pros walking the streets down there. Most of them seem never to have heard of Pentax.

Pro photographers who never heard of Pentax would be like... pro mechanics that never heard of a Weber carburetor. While it's remotely possible, I'd simply say, 'If you have never heard of a pentax in this business, you haven't heard of much.'

Maybe really more like they never heard of a Plymouth, come to think of it.

07-27-2009, 11:17 AM	#1
Mikke New Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 11	Any pros using Pentax? Hi! I was just wondering if you know of any pros using Pentax gear, and if you have links to their websites/galleries. I have checked those at pentaxian.com

07-27-2009, 06:58 PM	#15
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Originally posted by raymeedc I strolled over to the 42 st. area in New York City late last night. There are plenty of pros walking the streets down there. Most of them seem never to have heard of Pentax. Pro photographers who never heard of Pentax would be like... pro mechanics that never heard of a Weber carburetor. While it's remotely possible, I'd simply say, 'If you have never heard of a pentax in this business, you haven't heard of much.' Maybe really more like they never heard of a Plymouth, come to think of it. Last edited by Ratmagiclady; 07-27-2009 at 07:05 PM.

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07-27-2009, 11:57 AM	#2
pingflood Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Borås, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,169	Ben (benjikan) here on the forums is a pro using Pentax, and I think there are a few more.

07-27-2009, 11:59 AM	#3
GLXLR Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sugar Land, TX Photos: Gallery Posts: 684	Originally posted by Mikke Hi! I was just wondering if you know of any pros using Pentax gear, and if you have links to their websites/galleries. I have checked those at pentaxian.com Sure there are a lot on this forum, but there are even more out there shooting (AKA aren't on this forum), although most Pentax "pros" use film or medium format.

07-27-2009, 12:01 PM	#4
pingflood Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Borås, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,169	Originally posted by GLXLR Sure there are a lot on this forum, but there are even more out there shooting (AKA aren't on this forum), although most Pentax "pros" use film or medium format. Medium format isn't film?

07-27-2009, 12:07 PM	#5
nostatic Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: socal Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,575	I'd like to know if any hos use Pentax. That could be much more interesting...

07-27-2009, 12:10 PM	#6
Ole Administrator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,408	Originally posted by Mikke Hi! I was just wondering if you know of any pros using Pentax gear, and if you have links to their websites/galleries. I have checked those at pentaxian.com I learned recently that Kerrick James is using Pentax - www.kerrickjames.com

07-27-2009, 12:30 PM	#7
WalterGA Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 110	Soon as my web-savvy son finishes taking the bar exam over the next two days, I'm going to get him to design a site for me. I'm going to be taking pics, for which I'll charge, of 11-yr-old fastpitch tournament softball, so I guess that makes me a pro. I'll be using the new K20 and Sigma 70-200 2.8 for most of the work. Have a defective 28-300 Tamron that's served me well, but it's back to Tamron today for some warranty repair work. Here's a pretty decent pic that I took of Stafford handing off to Moreno in the 2007 GA/Ole Miss game. Was pretty high up, using the IstDs2 with the Tamron 28-300 lens.

07-27-2009, 01:50 PM	#8
raymeedc Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 951	I strolled over to the 42 st. area in New York City late last night. There are plenty of pros walking the streets down there. Most of them seem never to have heard of Pentax.

07-27-2009, 01:56 PM	#9
GerryL Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: CA Posts: 2,731	Originally posted by raymeedc I strolled over to the 42 st. area in New York City late last night. There are plenty of pros walking the streets down there. Most of them seem never to have heard of Pentax. Maybe they aren't really pros, as pros would usually be knowledgeable about cameras and different brands and lenses. I think it goes with the territory to know all the equipment and not just the one you are using as you might be missing out on other great equipment.

07-27-2009, 02:25 PM	#10
nostatic Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: socal Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,575	Originally posted by raymeedc I strolled over to the 42 st. area in New York City late last night. There are plenty of pros walking the streets down there. Most of them seem never to have heard of Pentax. Yeah, but did you actually talk to them? Maybe spend an hour or so with them and maybe learn some new techniques?

07-27-2009, 02:50 PM	#11
WalterGA Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 110	Originally posted by raymeedc I strolled over to the 42 st. area in New York City late last night. There are plenty of pros walking the streets down there. Most of them seem never to have heard of Pentax. Aren't we primarily talking about U.S. users? What kind of idiots send Hillary Clinton to represent them in the U.S. Senate?

07-27-2009, 03:59 PM	#12
deadwolfbones Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: La Crescenta, CA Posts: 7,450	Lotta people missin' jokes up in heah.

07-27-2009, 04:09 PM	#13
GLXLR Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sugar Land, TX Photos: Gallery Posts: 684	Originally posted by pingflood Medium format isn't film? I meant to say 35mm film or medium format.

07-27-2009, 06:42 PM	#14
nostatic Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: socal Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,575	Originally posted by deadwolfbones Lotta people missin' jokes up in heah. missed jokes, bad speeling...just par for the course. Or is it pro for the course?