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boone · 01-28-2011, 10:55 AM

While at the bar... I noticed a tourist with d3x here in laos looking at the pics he took... I walked to him and told him "nice camera you got there".. he asked me if I got a camera... I told him I got a pentax... he told me that he wished that pentax would make a camera like his.. cos when he was young his wish was having a pentax camera. just wanted to share.

Adam · 01-28-2011, 10:58 AM

Apparently he hasn't heard of the K-5

Abstract · 01-28-2011, 12:36 PM

Hmmm not to go against Adam but to say K-5 is in the same exact league as Dx3 seems a bit wrong, First off its not a full frame which puts it into a whole other category, now if Pentax made a full frame version of the K-5 that might be a bit more fair. I am sure there are more things separating these two also, thats not to say that the K-5 is a bad camera, in fact besides the flaws people are experiencing right now which will be soon fixed its a great one from what I can tell, probably the best crop sensor one which is quite a feat imo.

ll_coffee_lP · 01-28-2011, 12:41 PM

Originally posted by Adam

Apparently he hasn't heard of the K-5

I'll assume your smiley means that your comment is laughable - because it is.

c[_]

Tom S. · 01-28-2011, 02:52 PM

Originally posted by boone

While at the bar... I noticed a tourist with d3x here in laos looking at the pics he took... I walked to him and told him "nice camera you got there".. he asked me if I got a camera... I told him I got a pentax... he told me that he wished that pentax would make a camera like his.. cos when he was young his wish was having a pentax camera. just wanted to share.

This may be where some confusion is coming from. Did he mean "like his" as in full frame, or 'like his' as in digital?

Abstract · 01-28-2011, 03:52 PM

I'm gonna guess full frame, obviously he likes Pentax yet does not want a crop sensor DSLR.

01-28-2011, 10:55 AM	#1
boone Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Vientiane Photos: Albums Posts: 100	Pentax cameras While at the bar... I noticed a tourist with d3x here in laos looking at the pics he took... I walked to him and told him "nice camera you got there".. he asked me if I got a camera... I told him I got a pentax... he told me that he wished that pentax would make a camera like his.. cos when he was young his wish was having a pentax camera. just wanted to share.

01-28-2011, 10:58 AM	#2
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01-28-2011, 12:36 PM	#3
Abstract Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: New York Photos: Gallery Posts: 388	Hmmm not to go against Adam but to say K-5 is in the same exact league as Dx3 seems a bit wrong, First off its not a full frame which puts it into a whole other category, now if Pentax made a full frame version of the K-5 that might be a bit more fair. I am sure there are more things separating these two also, thats not to say that the K-5 is a bad camera, in fact besides the flaws people are experiencing right now which will be soon fixed its a great one from what I can tell, probably the best crop sensor one which is quite a feat imo.

01-28-2011, 12:41 PM	#4
ll_coffee_lP Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,972	Originally posted by Adam Apparently he hasn't heard of the K-5 I'll assume your smiley means that your comment is laughable - because it is. c[_]

01-28-2011, 02:52 PM	#5
Tom S. Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Michigan Photos: Albums Posts: 4,317	Originally posted by boone While at the bar... I noticed a tourist with d3x here in laos looking at the pics he took... I walked to him and told him "nice camera you got there".. he asked me if I got a camera... I told him I got a pentax... he told me that he wished that pentax would make a camera like his.. cos when he was young his wish was having a pentax camera. just wanted to share. This may be where some confusion is coming from. Did he mean "like his" as in full frame, or 'like his' as in digital?

01-28-2011, 03:52 PM	#6
Abstract Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: New York Photos: Gallery Posts: 388	I'm gonna guess full frame, obviously he likes Pentax yet does not want a crop sensor DSLR.

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