Northrup’s video about the history of Pentax

**Rondec** · 07-29-2018, 02:41 AM

Originally posted by surfar

@ times TN is inaccurate....so his description of the K-1 as 'the best landscape FF Dslr" should be ignored then,what would he know?

I would say that I wouldn't value his opinion a whole lot either way. I happen to agree with him that the K-1 is a great landscape SLR, but I also believe that Tony shoots from the hip a lot and is happy to share his opinions, even when he doesn't have a whole lot of information to back them up. There are better places to get information than Mr. Northup, at least when it comes to Pentax.

**clackers** · 07-29-2018, 02:46 AM - **2 Likes**

Very sympathetic treatment from a couple of non-Pentax users, I thought.

I wonder if the 'Bill' who provides them with info and test equipment is a forum member?

I did laugh at the suggestion that Drew Barrymore is a forum member who loathes the couple.

surfar · 07-29-2018, 03:29 AM

Originally posted by Rondec

I would say that I wouldn't value his opinion a whole lot either way.

Yes, its just one persons opinion.However,they are doing something right.He and Chelsea have just cracked 1 million YouTube subscribers,so some people are enthusiastic about what they do.

They are in the entertainment business,so when its showtime they deliver.As I said he can be inaccurate(he still refers to the DFA walkaround as the 28-135) and thinks said lens is mediocre(hes wrong/inaccurate whatever).

Someone said on another thread that T&C have given Pentax more publicity, in this little podcast ,than RI have "done in the last few years".That cant be a bad thing!

---------- Post added 07-29-18 at 09:32 PM ----------

Originally posted by clackers

Very sympathetic treatment from a couple of non-Pentax users, I thought.

Yes, i think so too.They made an effort....BUT,they forgot the Q...i suppose they asked RI about it,who said "forget it,we have"!

---------- Post added 07-29-18 at 09:36 PM ----------

Originally posted by clackers

I did laugh

**monochrome** · 07-29-2018, 03:36 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by CPLTarun

They haven't made a video on the Pentax KP yet have they?

Tony needs a KP!!!!

**erikro** · 07-29-2018, 03:47 AM - **1 Like**

Not much abut the LX

totsmuyco · 07-29-2018, 04:15 AM

I'm not fanboy. I'm a late comer to Pentax and I chose Pentax because it fits my needs. I really don't take these guys seriously. Their videos are just pure entertainment to me.

Sandy Hancock · 07-29-2018, 04:24 AM

Originally posted by erikro

Not much abut the LX

Pictures were shown, without mentioning the most advanced, comprehensive, professional 35mm camera body on the market at the time.

ZeljkoS · 07-29-2018, 04:28 AM

I don't know what to think about Tony. Sometimes he seems nice and trying to convey useful knowledge. However, some of the things he said in his videos don't make sense.

There are quite a few youtubers and bloggers that are enthusiastic about Pentax and each one of them has their gripes with the whole system, same as Tony.

There was this other guy, Photouniverse I think, and I loved watching his videos. It's all rant but kind of passionate and interesting to listen. I feel people focus too much on gear.

str8talk83 · 07-29-2018, 08:38 AM

I thought it was a generally interesting video. He makes errors from time to time, but I don’t believe he intentionally bashes Pentax or any other company and at least he has tried most of the cameras out there and doesn’t dismiss things he doesn’t have any idea about (from what I’ve seen).

Ergonomic preferences vary from user to user and a lot of people call the a7 ergonomics “clunky” but I find them ok. I also find the K3 ii ergonomics to be the best of any DSLR I’ve used, but other people can hate them and I would be ok with it.

tvdtvdtvd · 07-29-2018, 08:39 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Rondec

but I also believe that Tony shoots from the hip a lot and is happy to share his opinions, even when he doesn't have a whole lot of information to back them up.

That is a pretty good assessment of this video. I have a friend, an artist/potter/sculptor, who is much the same way. She will learn
a completely new technique one weekend, then brazenly offer a workshop on the subject the next weekend. As a result, many of
her workshops, while energetic and well intentioned, are nonetheless poorly organized and lacking in critical, necessary details.
That's not to say she does not have talent or skill. She is quite masterful within some areas. But she has absolutely no shame
in presenting herself as an authority on subjects she knows little about. It would seem Tony Northrup is cut from the same cloth.

biz-engineer · 08-14-2018, 11:43 PM

Having gone through his D850 tutorial video, I havn't found anything fundamentally better on the D850. D850 has focus shift, Pentax K1 has pixel shift, as for the other camera features, the K1 has about the same features as the D850. Snapbridge is about as bad as Pentax Image Sync. Pentax K1 is a clunky camera, like the D850 is. Everyone's (T&S, DPR etc) bragging in about 4K and 8K but they all display their talk in FHD or lower resolution simply because storage and steaming bandwidth is limiting. To me it looks like we should not expect DSLR to be anything else than good at taking photographs.

07-29-2018, 04:15 AM	#21
totsmuyco Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Iloilo City Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,276	I'm not fanboy. I'm a late comer to Pentax and I chose Pentax because it fits my needs. I really don't take these guys seriously. Their videos are just pure entertainment to me. Last edited by totsmuyco; 07-30-2018 at 06:04 AM.

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07-29-2018, 02:41 AM	#16
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,663	Originally posted by surfar @ times TN is inaccurate....so his description of the K-1 as 'the best landscape FF Dslr" should be ignored then,what would he know? I would say that I wouldn't value his opinion a whole lot either way. I happen to agree with him that the K-1 is a great landscape SLR, but I also believe that Tony shoots from the hip a lot and is happy to share his opinions, even when he doesn't have a whole lot of information to back them up. There are better places to get information than Mr. Northup, at least when it comes to Pentax.

07-29-2018, 02:46 AM - 2 Likes	#17
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Very sympathetic treatment from a couple of non-Pentax users, I thought. I wonder if the 'Bill' who provides them with info and test equipment is a forum member? I did laugh at the suggestion that Drew Barrymore is a forum member who loathes the couple.

07-29-2018, 03:29 AM	#18
surfar Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: mid nth coast,nsw Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,145	Originally posted by Rondec I would say that I wouldn't value his opinion a whole lot either way. Yes, its just one persons opinion.However,they are doing something right.He and Chelsea have just cracked 1 million YouTube subscribers,so some people are enthusiastic about what they do. They are in the entertainment business,so when its showtime they deliver.As I said he can be inaccurate(he still refers to the DFA walkaround as the 28-135) and thinks said lens is mediocre(hes wrong/inaccurate whatever). Someone said on another thread that T&C have given Pentax more publicity, in this little podcast ,than RI have "done in the last few years".That cant be a bad thing! ---------- Post added 07-29-18 at 09:32 PM ---------- Originally posted by clackers Very sympathetic treatment from a couple of non-Pentax users, I thought. Yes, i think so too.They made an effort....BUT,they forgot the Q...i suppose they asked RI about it,who said "forget it,we have"! ---------- Post added 07-29-18 at 09:36 PM ---------- Originally posted by clackers I did laugh

07-29-2018, 03:36 AM - 1 Like	#19
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by CPLTarun They haven't made a video on the Pentax KP yet have they? Tony needs a KP!!!!

07-29-2018, 03:47 AM - 1 Like	#20
erikro Site Supporter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ølgod, Denmark Photos: Gallery Posts: 135	Not much abut the LX

07-29-2018, 04:24 AM	#22
Sandy Hancock Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Adelaide Hills, South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,275	Originally posted by erikro Not much abut the LX Pictures were shown, without mentioning the most advanced, comprehensive, professional 35mm camera body on the market at the time.

07-29-2018, 04:28 AM	#23
ZeljkoS Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 421	I don't know what to think about Tony. Sometimes he seems nice and trying to convey useful knowledge. However, some of the things he said in his videos don't make sense. There are quite a few youtubers and bloggers that are enthusiastic about Pentax and each one of them has their gripes with the whole system, same as Tony. There was this other guy, Photouniverse I think, and I loved watching his videos. It's all rant but kind of passionate and interesting to listen. I feel people focus too much on gear.

07-29-2018, 08:38 AM	#24
str8talk83 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bluffton, SC Photos: Albums Posts: 674	I thought it was a generally interesting video. He makes errors from time to time, but I don’t believe he intentionally bashes Pentax or any other company and at least he has tried most of the cameras out there and doesn’t dismiss things he doesn’t have any idea about (from what I’ve seen). Ergonomic preferences vary from user to user and a lot of people call the a7 ergonomics “clunky” but I find them ok. I also find the K3 ii ergonomics to be the best of any DSLR I’ve used, but other people can hate them and I would be ok with it.

07-29-2018, 08:39 AM - 1 Like	#25
tvdtvdtvd Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,665	Originally posted by Rondec but I also believe that Tony shoots from the hip a lot and is happy to share his opinions, even when he doesn't have a whole lot of information to back them up. That is a pretty good assessment of this video. I have a friend, an artist/potter/sculptor, who is much the same way. She will learn a completely new technique one weekend, then brazenly offer a workshop on the subject the next weekend. As a result, many of her workshops, while energetic and well intentioned, are nonetheless poorly organized and lacking in critical, necessary details. That's not to say she does not have talent or skill. She is quite masterful within some areas. But she has absolutely no shame in presenting herself as an authority on subjects she knows little about. It would seem Tony Northrup is cut from the same cloth.

08-14-2018, 11:43 PM	#26
biz-engineer Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 12,247	Having gone through his D850 tutorial video, I havn't found anything fundamentally better on the D850. D850 has focus shift, Pentax K1 has pixel shift, as for the other camera features, the K1 has about the same features as the D850. Snapbridge is about as bad as Pentax Image Sync. Pentax K1 is a clunky camera, like the D850 is. Everyone's (T&S, DPR etc) bragging in about 4K and 8K but they all display their talk in FHD or lower resolution simply because storage and steaming bandwidth is limiting. To me it looks like we should not expect DSLR to be anything else than good at taking photographs.