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11-20-2013, 03:34 AM   #31
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Bought my K-10D from a pawn shop so I could use my M42 lenses.
Best thing I have done in a long time.
Here with a Sears 50mm f2 lens:
Gees those NSW plates. you are making me home sick.

But we cant have this thread tarnished with MG's!

Ahhhhh much better.

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QuoteOriginally posted by tromboads Quote
Gees those NSW plates. you are making me home sick.

But we cant have this thread tarnished with MG's!

Ahhhhh much better.
Hahahaha.
They aren't all MG's.
One is a very rare Packard.
What's the old maxim for the car industry - don't buy anything ending in "O" .............. Ren"O", Volv"O", Puerg"O", Saab"O"..........................
Then there is that other little gem:
What is the most comfortable thing to sit in while you wait for a tow-truck?
.............a Jag"O"


OH
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I confess. I was once broken down in a XJ6 on the easter weekend heading to Newcastle from Old Bar. It was stop and start traffic coming down the last hill into Bulladealah. Watching the temperature gauge climbing skyward I turned it off and let it roll down. I got in line with the servo on the outskirts (the truck stop just before the entrance into the Old Pacific Race... I mean Highway, And well the old XJ6 wouldn't start up again.

The battery had died sometime during the trip and the altenator was keeping me alive naturally. I waited 3hours until someone had some leads to give me a jump (was an auto) The petrol station was closed of course. hahah

Ahhh good times. :P
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I confess. I was once broken down in a XJ6 on the easter weekend heading to Newcastle from Old Bar. It was stop and start traffic coming down the last hill into Bulladealah. Watching the temperature gauge climbing skyward I turned it off and let it roll down. I got in line with the servo on the outskirts (the truck stop just before the entrance into the Old Pacific Race... I mean Highway, And well the old XJ6 wouldn't start up again.

The battery had died sometime during the trip and the altenator was keeping me alive naturally. I waited 3hours until someone had some leads to give me a jump (was an auto) The petrol station was closed of course. hahah

Ahhh good times. :P
Good times indeed.
Can't see Buladelah now unless you turn off the highway - it has been bypassed. Goodbye O'Sullivan's Gap.
Same as Karuah - bypassed ... one servo left.
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I've watched the Kx's come out, the k5's the K30's the K50's and now the K3's and nope.
I don't know...I've got a K-01 and it puts out a pretty sweet pic, too. I'd love to try a K3. The K5IIs was tempting, but this is even better. Can't wait to see what else Pentax has coming.
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I don't know...I've got a K-01 and it puts out a pretty sweet pic, too. I'd love to try a K3. The K5IIs was tempting, but this is even better. Can't wait to see what else Pentax has coming.
K10D, K-01, (fooling around with Q's) - there are enough peripheral improvements that I'll get a K3.

With all the film cameras I have I probably don't need a Pentax L camera. Bummer.
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Gees those NSW plates. you are making me home sick.

But we cant have this thread tarnished with MG's!
Oh, I'm sure you would not mind a couple more MGs...







and maybe an Austin Healey, as well...




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K10D goes on!

I have recently started several threads about K10D and way it keeps delivering, and I also thought of creating sort of club or a dedicated place for this fantastic camera.. so glad this thread started and I found it now
K10D is such a great camera that I enjoy using since 2007 when I bought it. It has been my favoured digital camera to date - despite owning a K-01 for example - still if I can, I always prefer the K10D. The body size, handling, menus ( apart from minor issues - like scrolling through options - K-01 menu layout is much more ergonomic ), quickly accessible the most important controls ( focus mode, metering mode, SR, AE, AF , etc.. ) - overall the handling is fantastic. I had a genuine grip for it for some time but guess what ! I sold it after I realised that I much more prefered using K10D alone than with the grip - it just fits in my hands and balances greatly even with heavy lenses.. it reminds me of fantastic ergonomics of Z1p which I still got and use and consider as a top camera if it comes to ergonomics (well I miss the AF button only to be precise ).
The K10D will serve me for many years and it will live on with my son who grows into photography if I ever decide to upgrade When I look at the photos that people upload, be it K30, K50, K5 or even K3- I don't know if it's only me - or I just don't see much of an improvement - at least for ISO up to 500-640 I honestly think that K10D is great: the detail is there; weak AA filter keeps things crisp and sharp; and noise clears beautifully - for B&W work it even adds a lot of character..
I would pick my K-01 over K10D ONLY for long 400mm+ telephoto lenses ( especially with teleconverter ) or sometime for macro shots (for live view ), and of course theatres or concerts - due to silent shutter + better noise handling at ISO 800+... apart from these situations - the K10D goes

So lets keep this thread alive - and my contribution below :

Found this unusual looking stone today, the weather was cloudy and was raining so I took one snap only - K10D + Carl Zeiss 35mm 2.4
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And these two are macro shots from flowering pot - both done with K10D + my unbranded 135mm lens ( see: Help identify 135mm f2-8 lens) with bellows and some off camera flash if I recall.
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Oh, I'm sure you would not mind a couple more MGs...
*blushes* no, you are right :P
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*blushes* no, you are right :P
Yep - lervelly TD!
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indoor, no flash,Iso cranked up, handheld, awkward lighting and shadows pushed with crappy software isn't the K10's greatest strength (lol), but even so I genuinely like the grain and texture that it can add.

Casual snapshots on the showroom floor of the just released Yamaha MT09









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indoor, no flash,Iso cranked up, handheld, awkward lighting and shadows pushed with crappy software isn't the K10's greatest strength (lol), but even so I genuinely like the grain and texture that it can add.

Casual snapshots on the showroom floor of the just released Yamaha MT09








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indoor, no flash,Iso cranked up, handheld, awkward lighting and shadows pushed with crappy software isn't the K10's greatest strength (lol), but even so I genuinely like the grain and texture that it can add.

Casual snapshots on the showroom floor of the just released Yamaha MT09
God those bikes look like a proper bit of fun!

And grain shmrain! Looks good!
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God those bikes look like a proper bit of fun!

And grain shmrain! Looks good!
+1 for that.
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Here is a shot I took handheld in a motor bike museum at 1600 ISO.


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