DSLR for beginners

rustynail925 · 08-15-2009, 12:05 PM

thx for the infos. i'm going for the k-m w/ bundled lenses (Pentax K2000 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 DA L and 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED Lenses)

LeDave · 08-15-2009, 12:12 PM

Originally posted by rustynail925

thx for the infos. i'm going for the k-m w/ bundled lenses (Pentax K2000 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 DA L and 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED Lenses)

Good choice man. Like all Pentax cameras, you won't be disappointed with any whether you went with K2000 or K200D. I own the K2000 myself and I am happy with it, let us know how it works for you once you get it.

rustynail925 · 08-15-2009, 10:01 PM

sure thing. but it will probably take a while though im from asia and i just let my aunt from california order from amazon and send me here the package. thx a lot for the help.

**Kerrowdown** · 08-16-2009, 09:34 AM

Enjoy your new kit when it arrives.

GerryL · 08-16-2009, 02:42 PM

Enjoy! You will have more questions once you get it but it won't be a steeplearning curve.
There are lots of people here to help anyway.

Cheers!

rustynail925 · 09-03-2009, 06:49 AM

this is a very helpful forum for a pentax beginner. thx all of you guys for your opinions and help..

reeftool · 09-03-2009, 08:39 AM

My first DSLR was a K10D. Weather resistance was an important feature to me. Probably the main thing that sold me on that camera was the feel and general ergonomics of the camera. I felt very comfortable right from the first time I picked it up. Good luck and enjoy.

johnmflores · 09-03-2009, 09:07 AM

Welcome to the Pentax family! Ironic, isn't it, that the K2000 is assembled in the Philippines but you're getting it shipped from your aunt in California? You could have just taken a ferry to pick it up LOL!

I've was in the City of Smiles last year - good chicken!

rustynail925 · 09-07-2009, 04:44 AM

yah delicious chicken. r u from the city of smiles?

it pretty hard to find a pentax dslr here. mostly are canon, nikon, and sony.
just wanna ask also what size of polarizing filter is in the k2000? is it the 52mm or 58mm? thx

Nass · 09-07-2009, 05:40 AM

Originally posted by rustynail925

yah delicious chicken. r u from the city of smiles?

it pretty hard to find a pentax dslr here. mostly are canon, nikon, and sony.
just wanna ask also what size of polarizing filter is in the k2000? is it the 52mm or 58mm? thx

Hello Rustynail

The size of the polariser is usually dependant on the lens, not the body. If you find the technical details online of the lenses you bought in your package that should tell you. Off the top of my head I think it's 49mm & 52mm for the 50-200 and 18-55 respectively, but I don't have my stuff with me so don't take my word for it, I'd rather someone doublechecked this with the actual lenses

rustynail925 · 09-07-2009, 06:13 AM

the kit lens. 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 DA L
whats the difference of the uv and polarizing filter?
what do you use for the glare

Wildnsyko · 09-07-2009, 06:15 AM

Originally posted by Rick in Ohio

Would weathersealing be important to you? If so get the K200D and the DA 18-50 WR lens and have a fully weather sealed kit. I have the K200D and I like it alot. Easy to use for a newbe, but with features that you can use as you gain experience.

This is one of the same reasons I bought mine. Also, I was looking for a camera that took AA batteries and SD cards. The weather sealing and inbody stabilization made it a difference between the Canikons.

Nass · 09-07-2009, 06:29 AM

Originally posted by rustynail925

the kit lens. 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 DA L
whats the difference of the uv and polarizing filter?
what do you use for the glare

UV for glare, polariser to limit reflections. But digital isn't nearly as prone to glare as 35mm used to be, they're used as protection nowadays (do put on a lens hood though).

Polarisers are great, they darken skies, cut reflections and in terms of starting with photography, if you're going to get just 1 filter get a circular polariser

rustynail925 · 09-07-2009, 07:39 AM

is this ok??

HOYA 52MM Circular Polarizing Filter

Amazon.com: HOYA 52MM Circular Polarizing Filter: Camera & Photo

johnmflores · 09-07-2009, 08:26 AM

Originally posted by rustynail925

yah delicious chicken. r u from the city of smiles?

it pretty hard to find a pentax dslr here.

Nah, my mom is from Bohol and dad from Nueva Vizcaya. I visited Bacolod on a motorcycle tour - Dumaguete/Bacolod/Ilo Ilo/Boracay and back.

Ironic that you can't find any Pentax in one of the countries where they are made/assembled...

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08-15-2009, 12:05 PM	#16
rustynail925 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Philippines Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,551 Original Poster	thx for the infos. i'm going for the k-m w/ bundled lenses (Pentax K2000 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 DA L and 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED Lenses)

08-15-2009, 12:12 PM	#17
LeDave Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minneapolis - St. Paul Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,067	Originally posted by rustynail925 thx for the infos. i'm going for the k-m w/ bundled lenses (Pentax K2000 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 DA L and 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED Lenses) Good choice man. Like all Pentax cameras, you won't be disappointed with any whether you went with K2000 or K200D. I own the K2000 myself and I am happy with it, let us know how it works for you once you get it.

08-15-2009, 10:01 PM	#18
rustynail925 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Philippines Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,551 Original Poster	sure thing. but it will probably take a while though im from asia and i just let my aunt from california order from amazon and send me here the package. thx a lot for the help.

08-16-2009, 09:34 AM	#19
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,818	Enjoy your new kit when it arrives.

08-16-2009, 02:42 PM	#20
GerryL Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: CA Posts: 2,731	Enjoy! You will have more questions once you get it but it won't be a steeplearning curve. There are lots of people here to help anyway. Cheers!

09-03-2009, 06:49 AM	#21
rustynail925 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Philippines Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,551 Original Poster	this is a very helpful forum for a pentax beginner. thx all of you guys for your opinions and help..

09-03-2009, 08:39 AM	#22
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,553	My first DSLR was a K10D. Weather resistance was an important feature to me. Probably the main thing that sold me on that camera was the feel and general ergonomics of the camera. I felt very comfortable right from the first time I picked it up. Good luck and enjoy.

09-03-2009, 09:07 AM	#23
johnmflores Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somerville, NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,361	Welcome to the Pentax family! Ironic, isn't it, that the K2000 is assembled in the Philippines but you're getting it shipped from your aunt in California? You could have just taken a ferry to pick it up LOL! I've was in the City of Smiles last year - good chicken!

09-07-2009, 04:44 AM	#24
rustynail925 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Philippines Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,551 Original Poster	yah delicious chicken. r u from the city of smiles? it pretty hard to find a pentax dslr here. mostly are canon, nikon, and sony. just wanna ask also what size of polarizing filter is in the k2000? is it the 52mm or 58mm? thx

09-07-2009, 05:40 AM	#25
Nass Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The British Isles Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,402	Originally posted by rustynail925 yah delicious chicken. r u from the city of smiles? it pretty hard to find a pentax dslr here. mostly are canon, nikon, and sony. just wanna ask also what size of polarizing filter is in the k2000? is it the 52mm or 58mm? thx Hello Rustynail The size of the polariser is usually dependant on the lens, not the body. If you find the technical details online of the lenses you bought in your package that should tell you. Off the top of my head I think it's 49mm & 52mm for the 50-200 and 18-55 respectively, but I don't have my stuff with me so don't take my word for it, I'd rather someone doublechecked this with the actual lenses

09-07-2009, 06:13 AM	#26
rustynail925 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Philippines Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,551 Original Poster	the kit lens. 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 DA L whats the difference of the uv and polarizing filter? what do you use for the glare

09-07-2009, 06:15 AM	#27
Wildnsyko Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 366	Originally posted by Rick in Ohio Would weathersealing be important to you? If so get the K200D and the DA 18-50 WR lens and have a fully weather sealed kit. I have the K200D and I like it alot. Easy to use for a newbe, but with features that you can use as you gain experience. This is one of the same reasons I bought mine. Also, I was looking for a camera that took AA batteries and SD cards. The weather sealing and inbody stabilization made it a difference between the Canikons.

09-07-2009, 06:29 AM	#28
Nass Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The British Isles Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,402	Originally posted by rustynail925 the kit lens. 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 DA L whats the difference of the uv and polarizing filter? what do you use for the glare UV for glare, polariser to limit reflections. But digital isn't nearly as prone to glare as 35mm used to be, they're used as protection nowadays (do put on a lens hood though). Polarisers are great, they darken skies, cut reflections and in terms of starting with photography, if you're going to get just 1 filter get a circular polariser

09-07-2009, 07:39 AM	#29
rustynail925 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Philippines Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,551 Original Poster	is this ok?? HOYA 52MM Circular Polarizing Filter Amazon.com: HOYA 52MM Circular Polarizing Filter: Camera & Photo

09-07-2009, 08:26 AM	#30
johnmflores Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somerville, NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,361	Originally posted by rustynail925 yah delicious chicken. r u from the city of smiles? it pretty hard to find a pentax dslr here. Nah, my mom is from Bohol and dad from Nueva Vizcaya. I visited Bacolod on a motorcycle tour - Dumaguete/Bacolod/Ilo Ilo/Boracay and back. Ironic that you can't find any Pentax in one of the countries where they are made/assembled...