Are we really THAT rare?

**monochrome** · 01-09-2014, 09:15 AM

My elder daughter is in a photography-related industry. She actually started down the path of SI Sports shooter, then ESPN, but was recruited to network news. Her owned-camera progression the last 15 years (not counting school gear, which was outrageously top-of-line Canon):

KX film > K1000SE > (School Gear) > EOS film > iPhone > Q.

She gets really interesting, incredulous comments about Q. She regularly printed better small photographs from her iPhone that her married, Canon-toting, baby-shooting friends. She's had the Q about 10 days - noting finished yet.

TonyTurley · 01-09-2014, 10:10 AM

Originally posted by Giklab

The programs that don't have a Linux alternative can be run easily using Wine. Win-Win (no pun intended

).

I've found some of the programs I've tried to run with Wine either didn't run at all, or were wonky. I'll admit I'm not a Linux pro, and perhaps there was a library or two I should have installed or tweaked.

Tony

**grhazelton** · 01-09-2014, 12:46 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by TonyTurley

We WV boys have to stick together.

The roots run deep.

My father taught Chemical Engineering at WVIT in Montgomery for many years. He shot with an AsahiFlex IIb, tubes, bellows, etc. Lots of nature and close-ups. Late he bought a ME-Super with an f1.4. I now have both cameras, plus my own stable of Pentax gear. Gotta keep the faith!

Cynog Ap Brychan · 01-09-2014, 12:58 PM

Originally posted by grhazelton

Gotta keep the faith!

Amen to that!

kadajawi · 01-11-2014, 07:15 AM

At a wedding now. One of the wedding photographers at least is shooting Pentax. The video DSLR guys are using Canon of course. The groom is a Pentaxian.

**wizofoz** · 01-11-2014, 03:05 PM

STOP THE PRESSES!

Yesterday I had the unique (?) experience of attending a fine art nude shoot with 3 other photographers, and for once I was not the outsider.

Cameras in use -

Nikon D300s (which had trouble focusing quite good light for some reason)
Canon something or other. Possibly 70D
Pentax K-5
Pentax K-3 (with a spare K-5 body in my bag)

Yes folks, thats right ,we were in the MAJORITY! The wheel is slowly turning.

The host/instructor guy made the comment at one point about the mixed lighting in the room (flash heads and ceiling flouro's) and advised that there may be some colour balance issues and it may be better to consider converting the images to B&W. The other Pentax guy and me just looked at each other with a knowing smile. We knew our auto white balance would not have the same problems the other (particularly Canon) models may have. We were able to have a quick conversation about it, along the lines of - 'I've never understood what the problem with AWB is, and finally here is someone shooting a Pentax who knows what I'm talking about, - how neat. '

Transit · 01-11-2014, 03:28 PM

yes yes but about the nudes ....

**woodywesty** · 01-11-2014, 03:38 PM

Originally posted by Transit

yes yes but about the nudes ....

It appears that he took no pictures...

dankoBanana · 01-11-2014, 03:45 PM

Was in budapest for a 2 day trip. actually seen 4 pentax cameras

CypherOz · 01-11-2014, 03:55 PM

For some reason there a lot of Pentax shooters here in Adelaide, South Australia.
There are always a few at the camera club and other outings.

**wizofoz** · 01-11-2014, 03:59 PM

Originally posted by woodywesty

It appears that he took no pictures...

Pictures? What pictures? We were too busy talking about the gear....

(I'm working on the PP right now. l'll post them when they are ready.)

tim60 · 01-11-2014, 10:00 PM

Originally posted by CypherOz

For some reason there a lot of Pentax shooters here in Adelaide, South Australia.
There are always a few at the camera club and other outings.

And I am here but too busy to get into a club.

**c.a.m** · 01-12-2014, 09:19 AM

Originally posted by Transit

yes yes but about the nudes ....

Forget the nudes. I want to see the 100% crop of the lower-right hand pixel. Ha, then we'll see just how good is the K-3.

But i digress. Wiz, thanks for the anecdote about two Pentax shooters in the same room - I imagine there was more than one exchange of knowing smiles!

Craig

zekewhipper · 01-12-2014, 11:10 AM

Originally posted by wizofoz

The host/instructor guy made the comment at one point about the mixed lighting in the room (flash heads and ceiling flouro's) and advised that there may be some colour balance issues and it may be better to consider converting the images to B&W. The other Pentax guy and me just looked at each other with a knowing smile. We knew our auto white balance would not have the same problems the other (particularly Canon) models may have. '

I know my K-5 certainly does a better job with WB than my K20D did, but to be honest, in mixed lighting situations like your's I prefer shooting with my Olympus.

Pepe Le Pew · 01-12-2014, 04:52 PM

Originally posted by zekewhipper

I know my K-5 certainly does a better job with WB than my K20D did, but to be honest, in mixed lighting situations like your's I prefer shooting with my Olympus.

I prefer the K-30........

Best shot of the night........

01-09-2014, 12:46 PM - 1 Like	#2613
grhazelton Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jonesboro, GA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,972	WV Pentaxians.... Originally posted by TonyTurley We WV boys have to stick together. The roots run deep. My father taught Chemical Engineering at WVIT in Montgomery for many years. He shot with an AsahiFlex IIb, tubes, bellows, etc. Lots of nature and close-ups. Late he bought a ME-Super with an f1.4. I now have both cameras, plus my own stable of Pentax gear. Gotta keep the faith!

01-11-2014, 03:05 PM	#2616
wizofoz Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Melbourne, Outer east. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,695	STOP THE PRESSES! Yesterday I had the unique (?) experience of attending a fine art nude shoot with 3 other photographers, and for once I was not the outsider. Cameras in use - Nikon D300s (which had trouble focusing quite good light for some reason) Canon something or other. Possibly 70D Pentax K-5 Pentax K-3 (with a spare K-5 body in my bag) Yes folks, thats right ,we were in the MAJORITY! The wheel is slowly turning. The host/instructor guy made the comment at one point about the mixed lighting in the room (flash heads and ceiling flouro's) and advised that there may be some colour balance issues and it may be better to consider converting the images to B&W. The other Pentax guy and me just looked at each other with a knowing smile. We knew our auto white balance would not have the same problems the other (particularly Canon) models may have. We were able to have a quick conversation about it, along the lines of - 'I've never understood what the problem with AWB is, and finally here is someone shooting a Pentax who knows what I'm talking about, - how neat. ' Last edited by wizofoz; 01-11-2014 at 03:12 PM.

01-12-2014, 04:52 PM	#2625
Pepe Le Pew Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Photos: Albums Posts: 591	Originally posted by zekewhipper I know my K-5 certainly does a better job with WB than my K20D did, but to be honest, in mixed lighting situations like your's I prefer shooting with my Olympus. I prefer the K-30........ Best shot of the night........ Last edited by Pepe Le Pew; 01-12-2014 at 05:09 PM.

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monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	My elder daughter is in a photography-related industry. She actually started down the path of SI Sports shooter, then ESPN, but was recruited to network news. Her owned-camera progression the last 15 years (not counting school gear, which was outrageously top-of-line Canon): KX film > K1000SE > (School Gear) > EOS film > iPhone > Q. She gets really interesting, incredulous comments about Q. She regularly printed better small photographs from her iPhone that her married, Canon-toting, baby-shooting friends. She's had the Q about 10 days - noting finished yet.

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TonyTurley Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Scott Depot, WV Posts: 1,240	Originally posted by Giklab The programs that don't have a Linux alternative can be run easily using Wine. Win-Win (no pun intended ). I've found some of the programs I've tried to run with Wine either didn't run at all, or were wonky. I'll admit I'm not a Linux pro, and perhaps there was a library or two I should have installed or tweaked. Tony

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Cynog Ap Brychan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Gloucester Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,199	Originally posted by grhazelton Gotta keep the faith! Amen to that!

01-11-2014, 07:15 AM	#2615
kadajawi Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,799	At a wedding now. One of the wedding photographers at least is shooting Pentax. The video DSLR guys are using Canon of course. The groom is a Pentaxian.

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Transit Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Whanganui NZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,624	yes yes but about the nudes ....

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woodywesty Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Northern Wisconsin Posts: 725	Originally posted by Transit yes yes but about the nudes .... It appears that he took no pictures...

01-11-2014, 03:45 PM	#2619
dankoBanana Inactive Account Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 533	Was in budapest for a 2 day trip. actually seen 4 pentax cameras

01-11-2014, 03:55 PM	#2620
CypherOz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Adelaide Posts: 246	For some reason there a lot of Pentax shooters here in Adelaide, South Australia. There are always a few at the camera club and other outings.

01-11-2014, 03:59 PM	#2621
wizofoz Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Melbourne, Outer east. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,695	Originally posted by woodywesty It appears that he took no pictures... Pictures? What pictures? We were too busy talking about the gear.... (I'm working on the PP right now. l'll post them when they are ready.)

01-11-2014, 10:00 PM	#2622
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,742	Originally posted by CypherOz For some reason there a lot of Pentax shooters here in Adelaide, South Australia. There are always a few at the camera club and other outings. And I am here but too busy to get into a club.

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01-12-2014, 09:19 AM	#2623
c.a.m Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,189	Originally posted by Transit yes yes but about the nudes .... Forget the nudes. I want to see the 100% crop of the lower-right hand pixel. Ha, then we'll see just how good is the K-3. But i digress. Wiz, thanks for the anecdote about two Pentax shooters in the same room - I imagine there was more than one exchange of knowing smiles! Craig

01-12-2014, 11:10 AM	#2624
zekewhipper Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Photos: Albums Posts: 307	Originally posted by wizofoz The host/instructor guy made the comment at one point about the mixed lighting in the room (flash heads and ceiling flouro's) and advised that there may be some colour balance issues and it may be better to consider converting the images to B&W. The other Pentax guy and me just looked at each other with a knowing smile. We knew our auto white balance would not have the same problems the other (particularly Canon) models may have. ' I know my K-5 certainly does a better job with WB than my K20D did, but to be honest, in mixed lighting situations like your's I prefer shooting with my Olympus.