The K10D Club!

**RussV** · 12-26-2015, 04:05 PM

Yes, Tulip, Spiral and Paperclips are K10 the other colour shots are my K100d Super, another CCD camera. The Tulip shot is almost as it was straight from raw

**paulh** · 12-28-2015, 04:29 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by geol

My wife's mother owns a parrot.
The Coco

Wow, I've never seen such colors on a parakeet before! I didn't know they could achieve red in those birds - nice shot.

K10D with a Sigma 28-90 at f/8

geol · 12-29-2015, 09:42 AM

Originally posted by paulh

K10D with a Sigma 28-90 at f/8

I Bought this lens on on ebay auction for $15.
Dirt cheap for what it is.

**paulh** · 12-29-2015, 12:26 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by geol

I Bought this lens on on ebay auction for $15.
Dirt cheap for what it is.

Yes, its an overachieving cheapie that always seems to find its way onto my cameras...

**beachgardener** · 12-30-2015, 02:36 PM

Originally posted by geol

My wife's mother owns a parrot.
The Coco

birds kept in cages, irks me, why do they do it?

nothing better than seeing the birds fly free, create bird attracting gardens instead is a thought.

geol · 12-31-2015, 03:49 PM

Originally posted by beachgardener

birds kept in cages, irks me, why do they do it?

nothing better than seeing the birds fly free, create bird attracting gardens instead is a thought.

Τruly Ι agree with you 100%.
Let's free all pets.
Let's close all zoos.

I wish you Happy New Year

**paulh** · 01-03-2016, 10:29 AM - **1 Like**

one from last April with a Sigma 17-70 DC macro (xposted)

Dartmoor Dave · 01-12-2016, 10:13 AM

A snapshot of the late afternoon sky today. I didn't boost the saturation at all in post processing -- this is the natural level of saturation that you get from the 18-55mm kit lens with the 10mp CCD. Now that I've got a copy of the kit lens that actually works well (my fourth one), I'm starting to quite like it.

**RussV** · 01-12-2016, 02:45 PM

Nice one. I'm glad you're becoming a 18-55 fan! Is it one of the latest which collapses to a small size?

ChristianRock · 01-12-2016, 02:53 PM

Originally posted by RussV

Nice one. I'm glad you're becoming a 18-55 fan! Is it one of the latest which collapses to a small size?

That would be the 18-50, not the 18-55. It's a slightly different lens.

Dartmoor Dave · 01-12-2016, 03:53 PM

Originally posted by RussV

Nice one. I'm glad you're becoming a 18-55 fan! Is it one of the latest which collapses to a small size?

Thanks Russ. It would be fun to try out the new collapsible 18-50mm some time, but mine is just the standard 18-55mm that came with my K-S1. I wonder if maybe Pentax has updated the coating used on the kit lens recently, because this one gives a much nicer rendering than the other ones I've owned, with more natural colours and a more sophisticated handling of the transitions between tones. Maybe I just lucked out and finally got a really good example of the kit lens on my fourth try.

**paulh** · 01-12-2016, 05:28 PM - **1 Like**

Glad you found a kit lens you can use, Dave!
Zenitar 16:

**rayallen** · 01-13-2016, 12:24 AM

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

Thanks Russ. It would be fun to try out the new collapsible 18-50mm some time, but mine is just the standard 18-55mm that came with my K-S1. I wonder if maybe Pentax has updated the coating used on the kit lens recently, because this one gives a much nicer rendering than the other ones I've owned, with more natural colours and a more sophisticated handling of the transitions between tones. Maybe I just lucked out and finally got a really good example of the kit lens on my fourth try.

I assume that your latest one is the WR version, Dave. I upgraded from the first version of the 18-55 mm to the WR and I can see a big improvement in the images it produces. I need to use it a bit more than I do.

Dartmoor Dave · 01-13-2016, 04:40 AM

I wish it was WR, Ray, but it's just the standard version.

My first 18-55mm was a version 1 that came with the *ist DS. It was fundamentally unsharp at any focal length or aperture, and I ended up binning it.

My second was the Samsung D-Xenon version. It was reasonably sharp but had a nasty bluish-purple cast to every shot I took with it -- perhaps Samsung used different coatings than Pentax? I gave that one away to a friend.

Third was the 18-55mm WR. Again it was fairly sharp, but it tended to give a pinkish cast to shots. Its rendering style just didn't suit me personally, and I ended up donating it to a charity shop.

I seem to have finally struck lucky with the fourth one. It has a neutral colour rendering and more subtle contrast characteristics than the others, so that finally I've got an 18-55mm that captures shots in something close to the way I naturally see things.

acceler8 · 01-13-2016, 10:53 AM

I just (Christmas) upgraded to a K-3 II from my 2007 K10D. I was wondering what to do with the K10D body (eBay?) but now I think I may just hold on to it <g> It was a big jump to go from it to the K-3 II (which honestly I am still learning). I don't have any real shots from my new body yet (just hundreds of test shots and goofing around shots) but once I do, I'll be sure and compare it to the K10D.

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12-26-2015, 04:05 PM	#1636
RussV Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2013 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 300	Yes, Tulip, Spiral and Paperclips are K10 the other colour shots are my K100d Super, another CCD camera. The Tulip shot is almost as it was straight from raw

12-28-2015, 04:29 PM - 1 Like	#1637
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,237	Originally posted by geol My wife's mother owns a parrot. The Coco Wow, I've never seen such colors on a parakeet before! I didn't know they could achieve red in those birds - nice shot. K10D with a Sigma 28-90 at f/8

12-29-2015, 09:42 AM	#1638
geol Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Gallery Posts: 43	Originally posted by paulh K10D with a Sigma 28-90 at f/8 I Bought this lens on on ebay auction for $15. Dirt cheap for what it is.

12-29-2015, 12:26 PM - 1 Like	#1639
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,237	Originally posted by geol I Bought this lens on on ebay auction for $15. Dirt cheap for what it is. Yes, its an overachieving cheapie that always seems to find its way onto my cameras...

12-30-2015, 02:36 PM	#1640
beachgardener Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,842	Originally posted by geol My wife's mother owns a parrot. The Coco birds kept in cages, irks me, why do they do it? nothing better than seeing the birds fly free, create bird attracting gardens instead is a thought.

12-31-2015, 03:49 PM	#1641
geol Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Gallery Posts: 43	Originally posted by beachgardener birds kept in cages, irks me, why do they do it? nothing better than seeing the birds fly free, create bird attracting gardens instead is a thought. Τruly Ι agree with you 100%. Let's free all pets. Let's close all zoos. I wish you Happy New Year

01-03-2016, 10:29 AM - 1 Like	#1642
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,237	one from last April with a Sigma 17-70 DC macro (xposted)

01-12-2016, 10:13 AM	#1643
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,879	A snapshot of the late afternoon sky today. I didn't boost the saturation at all in post processing -- this is the natural level of saturation that you get from the 18-55mm kit lens with the 10mp CCD. Now that I've got a copy of the kit lens that actually works well (my fourth one), I'm starting to quite like it.

01-12-2016, 02:45 PM	#1644
RussV Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2013 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 300	Nice one. I'm glad you're becoming a 18-55 fan! Is it one of the latest which collapses to a small size?

01-12-2016, 02:53 PM	#1645
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910	Originally posted by RussV Nice one. I'm glad you're becoming a 18-55 fan! Is it one of the latest which collapses to a small size? That would be the 18-50, not the 18-55. It's a slightly different lens.

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01-12-2016, 03:53 PM	#1646
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,879	Originally posted by RussV Nice one. I'm glad you're becoming a 18-55 fan! Is it one of the latest which collapses to a small size? Thanks Russ. It would be fun to try out the new collapsible 18-50mm some time, but mine is just the standard 18-55mm that came with my K-S1. I wonder if maybe Pentax has updated the coating used on the kit lens recently, because this one gives a much nicer rendering than the other ones I've owned, with more natural colours and a more sophisticated handling of the transitions between tones. Maybe I just lucked out and finally got a really good example of the kit lens on my fourth try.

01-12-2016, 05:28 PM - 1 Like	#1647
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,237	Glad you found a kit lens you can use, Dave! Zenitar 16:

01-13-2016, 12:24 AM	#1648
rayallen Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Forresters Beach, NSW, Australia. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,014	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave Thanks Russ. It would be fun to try out the new collapsible 18-50mm some time, but mine is just the standard 18-55mm that came with my K-S1. I wonder if maybe Pentax has updated the coating used on the kit lens recently, because this one gives a much nicer rendering than the other ones I've owned, with more natural colours and a more sophisticated handling of the transitions between tones. Maybe I just lucked out and finally got a really good example of the kit lens on my fourth try. I assume that your latest one is the WR version, Dave. I upgraded from the first version of the 18-55 mm to the WR and I can see a big improvement in the images it produces. I need to use it a bit more than I do.

01-13-2016, 04:40 AM	#1649
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,879	I wish it was WR, Ray, but it's just the standard version. My first 18-55mm was a version 1 that came with the *ist DS. It was fundamentally unsharp at any focal length or aperture, and I ended up binning it. My second was the Samsung D-Xenon version. It was reasonably sharp but had a nasty bluish-purple cast to every shot I took with it -- perhaps Samsung used different coatings than Pentax? I gave that one away to a friend. Third was the 18-55mm WR. Again it was fairly sharp, but it tended to give a pinkish cast to shots. Its rendering style just didn't suit me personally, and I ended up donating it to a charity shop. I seem to have finally struck lucky with the fourth one. It has a neutral colour rendering and more subtle contrast characteristics than the others, so that finally I've got an 18-55mm that captures shots in something close to the way I naturally see things.

01-13-2016, 10:53 AM	#1650
acceler8 New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2	I just (Christmas) upgraded to a K-3 II from my 2007 K10D. I was wondering what to do with the K10D body (eBay?) but now I think I may just hold on to it <g> It was a big jump to go from it to the K-3 II (which honestly I am still learning). I don't have any real shots from my new body yet (just hundreds of test shots and goofing around shots) but once I do, I'll be sure and compare it to the K10D.