The K10D Club!

dbs · 09-05-2019, 10:04 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

Naah, according to the manual putting the camera through the washing machine might damage it. So I just leave it on the roof while I'm driving through the car wash instead.

AAhh you bought the tripod mount suction cup...for just that purpose

Rugged cameras those K10D.s

Dave

Dartmoor Dave · 09-05-2019, 11:38 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by dbs

AAhh you bought the tripod mount suction cup...for just that purpose

**wtlwdwgn** · 09-05-2019, 12:45 PM - **6 Likes**

A different angle and I might have gotten more of the praying mantis in focus. With the A 70-210 f/4.

MJSteele · 09-06-2019, 07:26 AM - **4 Likes**

K10D Takumar SMC 135 3.5

Last edited by MJSteele; 03-19-2020 at 12:18 PM.

Dartmoor Dave · 09-07-2019, 12:19 PM - **12 Likes**

Berry Pomeroy Castle in full gothic mode:

**BigMackCam** · 09-07-2019, 12:42 PM

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

Berry Pomeroy Castle in full gothic mode:

Beautiful shot, David

Monochrome was the right choice...

**rayallen** · 09-07-2019, 03:49 PM

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

Berry Pomeroy Castle in full gothic mode:

I wonder what tales it could tell. The angle you have chosen enhances the mystery.

**paulh** · 09-07-2019, 06:39 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

Berry Pomeroy Castle in full gothic mode:

Nice shooting and pp, Dave - what a fantastic place to visit!

Turnaround at Harbor Village, Ventura Calif. DA18-135 on K10D:

Dartmoor Dave · 09-08-2019, 12:57 AM - **1 Like**

Thanks folks. My sister and niece have been visiting from Noo Yawk for the past couple of weeks, so I've been using the GX-10 and the K-S1 interchangeably, since the K-S1 is my usual family happysnap camera. I think B&W shots like the one above are definitely better with the GX-10, but I have to admit that I've also started to think that in some light I actually prefer the K-S1's more pastel-like colour rendering. Particularly since I think I've finally managed to get together a profile for the K-S1 that I sort of like (It's actually a modified Leica M8 profile, believe it or not. Makes the K-S1 seem a bit more CCD-like).

Holy moly! Did I just sorta kinda praise a CMOS camera?

**paulh** · 09-11-2019, 09:43 PM - **3 Likes**

Yet another shot from Harbor Village in nearby Ventura Calif. with the DA18-135.

**rayallen** · 09-11-2019, 10:06 PM - **7 Likes**

RC model boat club sail day on the lake. K10D + Tamron AF 70-300mm F4-5.6 Tele-Macro 1:2 LD Di.

J8B · 09-11-2019, 10:28 PM - **6 Likes**

K10D with 18-55mm (from a while back)

Dartmoor Dave · 09-12-2019, 01:01 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by J8B

K10D with 18-55mm (from a while back)

I love shots like that. I'm still not sure if it's an aerial photo or some moss.

**rayallen** · 09-12-2019, 01:31 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

Holy moly! Did I just sorta kinda praise a CMOS camera?

That is not necessarily a bad thing, Dave. Both types of sensors have their strengths. For me, the key is to know those strengths and to then exploit them when using each type of sensor. You need to know the conditions under which your camera works best but you only find that out through trial and error.

I think I might be preaching to the converted.

ChristianRock · 09-12-2019, 07:30 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

Thanks folks. My sister and niece have been visiting from Noo Yawk for the past couple of weeks, so I've been using the GX-10 and the K-S1 interchangeably, since the K-S1 is my usual family happysnap camera. I think B&W shots like the one above are definitely better with the GX-10, but I have to admit that I've also started to think that in some light I actually prefer the K-S1's more pastel-like colour rendering. Particularly since I think I've finally managed to get together a profile for the K-S1 that I sort of like (It's actually a modified Leica M8 profile, believe it or not. Makes the K-S1 seem a bit more CCD-like).

Holy moly! Did I just sorta kinda praise a CMOS camera?

Dave, it sounds like we are brothers from a different mother

I also took to be quite fondly of the K-S1. Especially considering how small the thing is... and you are right, the colors are a bit more pastel but there are some colors (like pink) that I haven't seen a better rendering anywhere (of course the sister K-S2 would be the exact same). But compared to other CMOS cameras I've had, the K-S1 does have that slightly more "delicate" rendering, the same way the K10D does. It's more of a natural representation of the scene rather than a "bolder" interpretation - my K50 in particular makes images that aren't as "natural" looking, especially in the transition between colors. But that can be used as an effect as well...

Still, the K10D in my opinion has it all... what I call the "delicate rendering" for lack of a better way of expressing myself, the beautiful colors, a good amount of dynamic range to play with at ISO 100 (I've said this before, but it was such an improvement over my K20D, even though it was going back one generation of cameras and one generation of sensors, in theory!). The K10D is like going back to a more simple, stress-free style of shooting. And I always like to mention, no shutter shock with the K10D! If mine finally bites the dust I'll get another (though it's been behaving better lately, the electronic gremlins and the buttons "pressing themselves" issue that came up last year seem to have reduced a bit... though it still happens)

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09-05-2019, 10:04 AM - 1 Like	#4831
dbs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Clare Valley S A Photos: Albums Posts: 7,564	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave Naah, according to the manual putting the camera through the washing machine might damage it. So I just leave it on the roof while I'm driving through the car wash instead. AAhh you bought the tripod mount suction cup...for just that purpose Rugged cameras those K10D.s Dave

09-05-2019, 11:38 AM - 2 Likes	#4832
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,882	Originally posted by dbs AAhh you bought the tripod mount suction cup...for just that purpose

09-05-2019, 12:45 PM - 6 Likes	#4833
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,846	A different angle and I might have gotten more of the praying mantis in focus. With the A 70-210 f/4.

09-06-2019, 07:26 AM - 4 Likes	#4834
MJSteele Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 244	K10D Takumar SMC 135 3.5 Last edited by MJSteele; 03-19-2020 at 12:18 PM.

09-07-2019, 12:19 PM - 12 Likes	#4835
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,882	Berry Pomeroy Castle in full gothic mode:

09-07-2019, 12:42 PM	#4836
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,674	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave Berry Pomeroy Castle in full gothic mode: Beautiful shot, David Monochrome was the right choice...

09-07-2019, 03:49 PM	#4837
rayallen Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Forresters Beach, NSW, Australia. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,014	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave Berry Pomeroy Castle in full gothic mode: I wonder what tales it could tell. The angle you have chosen enhances the mystery.

09-07-2019, 06:39 PM - 2 Likes	#4838
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,273	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave Berry Pomeroy Castle in full gothic mode: Nice shooting and pp, Dave - what a fantastic place to visit! Turnaround at Harbor Village, Ventura Calif. DA18-135 on K10D:

09-08-2019, 12:57 AM - 1 Like	#4839
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,882	Thanks folks. My sister and niece have been visiting from Noo Yawk for the past couple of weeks, so I've been using the GX-10 and the K-S1 interchangeably, since the K-S1 is my usual family happysnap camera. I think B&W shots like the one above are definitely better with the GX-10, but I have to admit that I've also started to think that in some light I actually prefer the K-S1's more pastel-like colour rendering. Particularly since I think I've finally managed to get together a profile for the K-S1 that I sort of like (It's actually a modified Leica M8 profile, believe it or not. Makes the K-S1 seem a bit more CCD-like). Holy moly! Did I just sorta kinda praise a CMOS camera?

09-11-2019, 09:43 PM - 3 Likes	#4840
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,273	Yet another shot from Harbor Village in nearby Ventura Calif. with the DA18-135.

09-11-2019, 10:06 PM - 7 Likes	#4841
rayallen Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Forresters Beach, NSW, Australia. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,014	RC model boat club sail day on the lake. K10D + Tamron AF 70-300mm F4-5.6 Tele-Macro 1:2 LD Di.

09-11-2019, 10:28 PM - 6 Likes	#4842
J8B Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 29	K10D with 18-55mm (from a while back)

09-12-2019, 01:01 AM - 2 Likes	#4843
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,882	Originally posted by J8B K10D with 18-55mm (from a while back) I love shots like that. I'm still not sure if it's an aerial photo or some moss.

09-12-2019, 01:31 AM - 1 Like	#4844
rayallen Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Forresters Beach, NSW, Australia. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,014	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave Holy moly! Did I just sorta kinda praise a CMOS camera? That is not necessarily a bad thing, Dave. Both types of sensors have their strengths. For me, the key is to know those strengths and to then exploit them when using each type of sensor. You need to know the conditions under which your camera works best but you only find that out through trial and error. I think I might be preaching to the converted.

09-12-2019, 07:30 AM - 1 Like	#4845
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave Thanks folks. My sister and niece have been visiting from Noo Yawk for the past couple of weeks, so I've been using the GX-10 and the K-S1 interchangeably, since the K-S1 is my usual family happysnap camera. I think B&W shots like the one above are definitely better with the GX-10, but I have to admit that I've also started to think that in some light I actually prefer the K-S1's more pastel-like colour rendering. Particularly since I think I've finally managed to get together a profile for the K-S1 that I sort of like (It's actually a modified Leica M8 profile, believe it or not. Makes the K-S1 seem a bit more CCD-like). Holy moly! Did I just sorta kinda praise a CMOS camera? Dave, it sounds like we are brothers from a different mother I also took to be quite fondly of the K-S1. Especially considering how small the thing is... and you are right, the colors are a bit more pastel but there are some colors (like pink) that I haven't seen a better rendering anywhere (of course the sister K-S2 would be the exact same). But compared to other CMOS cameras I've had, the K-S1 does have that slightly more "delicate" rendering, the same way the K10D does. It's more of a natural representation of the scene rather than a "bolder" interpretation - my K50 in particular makes images that aren't as "natural" looking, especially in the transition between colors. But that can be used as an effect as well... Still, the K10D in my opinion has it all... what I call the "delicate rendering" for lack of a better way of expressing myself, the beautiful colors, a good amount of dynamic range to play with at ISO 100 (I've said this before, but it was such an improvement over my K20D, even though it was going back one generation of cameras and one generation of sensors, in theory!). The K10D is like going back to a more simple, stress-free style of shooting. And I always like to mention, no shutter shock with the K10D! If mine finally bites the dust I'll get another (though it's been behaving better lately, the electronic gremlins and the buttons "pressing themselves" issue that came up last year seem to have reduced a bit... though it still happens)