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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-06-2010, 03:42 PM
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We are but who really cares. I have only been asked "why Pentax" once (but i've only had a Pentax for about 5 months), to which I replied, "Because I like it". At first the Nikon shooter was very nice, he came up to me and said, "I notice you had a nice camera" and started a casual conversation. That lasted about 45 seconds then he was trying to tell me this, tell me that, Nikon is better, you should have gotten a Canon, etc..... After only about 5 seconds of that I told the gentleman to "Please stop right there and please stop talking to me, I do not know you, I do not care about what you have to say. You started off nice enough but turned into something I do not wish to waste my time on. Have a nice day with your Nikon and I'll have one with my Pentax", and never heard from the guy again.
Canikons are like street priests. They speak like canikons are the holy gospel and try to push their religon upon the world. I do believe there is free will amongst the free and I tend to tell every canikon that I am entitled to what makes me happy and do not need to justify my SUPERIOR (haha) Pentax to you.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
10-03-2016, 12:06 PM
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Sorry for my english☺
First of all, thanks to all for a good and informative forum. I have over the last month looked at many of your posts, reviews and more. I am the owner of a photo shop in Denmark, whose primary source of income is print service and portrait photography. Camera sales we have, but while most of my competitors have focused on Canon and Nikon, I have for the last 6 years chosen to specialize my store about Pentax. In fact, we only have Pentax SLRs in stock and a selection of lenses for these. I started like most other stores focusing on particular Canon. I was then a member of Denmark's largest special chain of photo shops. But my way of doing business often came across with business processes in my shopping chain. One of the reasons that Canon dominate the shelves in an ordinary photo shop is the way it's all put together. Whether it works the same way in other countryes i cant tell…But I doubt it's different. As a member in the shopping chains in Denmark, we have certainly not a free choice when we buy into the shop. In particular, Canon but also to a lesser extent Nikon and Sony pay a large share of the marketing in the form of catalogs, advertisements mm. In return, the individual shops has to buy a lot of these specific brands. So, whether employees or I as the owner seems to have brands that appeals to us more or whether there are models from other brands that just is better compared to the price does not matter. The cooperation agreements prevent the sale of these will be more than a minor niche. Shortly said. The shops are forced to sell Canon almost every time to meet the agreement. I would just add that I do not see anything wrong in this way of doing business. Canon claims on an annual purchasing as compensation for the money they pay for marketing is completely legitimate. And if Pentax had the size, they would probably act the same way. But it is certainly a good explanation for Canon being highlighted and recommended by the sellers in the stores to the extent they do. I volunteered out of the chain 6 years ago and have since changed my store for more an print service store than an actual photo shop. Another important - and for me fun –source of income is portrait photography. Sales of cameras is only a niche. However, a niche where Pentax is the only brand I have in stock. I still sells Canon and Nikon, but only as a delivery item.
As a portrait photographer, I have for many years used Nikon. First a D1X which at that time was fantastic. Second, a D3 which at that time was something of a revolution for me. Then I bought a Hasselblad P25. Great color and resolution, but I only used it for a short period. I shoot mainly children with a handheld camera and a Hasselblad was both too heavy and too slow for it. At least for me. The last 3 years I used a Nikon D800E. And except that the colors never quite worked in my setup. I have a FUJI digitallab. and an Epson wide format printer. But my D800E has been fantastic to work with. For about 6 months ago I borrowed a Pentax 645Z by the importer. And the colors where awesome. Nothing less than a great camera. But I could not use the camera hand-held and it was a bit too slow for lively children. But I promised myself to try Pentax K-1 when it came in stock in the store. That took a while. The first four cameras I got was sold in advance, so it was only one month ago that I got it tested. Now I have sold all my Nikon equipment. Pentax K-1 is in a class all by itself. The colors and shades are better than what my Nikon delivered. Clearly better! Another advantage is the built-in image stabilizer. With my Nikon D800E I often used the Nikkor 105 DC lens. Sharper images are hard to get ...... But ... .. As I said, I use the camera hand held much of the time and with this lens I got a lot of shaky pictures. I make 24in posters every week for my portrait clients, so its very important that the images are razor sharp. Now I use Pentax 77mm Limited and combined with the image stabilization in the Pentax K-1 basically all of my photos are now completely sharp. I can only say that my pictures have got a tremendous boost. In terms of both color and sharpness. Regarding the controversial speed of Pentax autofocus. It is fully sufficient in my environment. I am a big fan of Tony and Chelsea Northrup. But to claim that a Pentax K-1 can not be used for (fast moving) portraits is decidedly a huge mistake. I have already taken a lot of lively children ... without any problems. I simply have more keepers now, than with my Nikon.
On the whole, life is probably a little hard ☺ to dedicated Pentax fans in the somewhat Canon fixated photo world. When dpreview puts pixel shift on the cons list it makes them look like complete fools.
In my world it is called innovation.
Shortly ! We are actually some who uses Pentax Cameraes. Not because it's cheaper .... But because it is insanely good!
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
10-03-2016, 05:19 PM
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Ah well, as I always like to point out when 'most commonly' is spouted - the most commonly drunk coffee is Nescafe instant granules. Doesn't mean it's the best coffee available, or even the 'world's favourite coffee' (as a marketeer would say), just as Kraft does not make the best cheese, and Simon Cowell is not the best music producer.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
09-30-2016, 04:56 PM
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The K-70 kit with an 18-135, plus the new 55 - 300. If the weather cooperates I'll get out & do some initial shooting this weekend. Wait, what did I just say? I have a Pentax. Who cares what the weather is?
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Forum: Pentax K-70 & KF
09-29-2016, 10:05 AM
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
09-26-2016, 03:01 AM
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Hello Diane, and welcome - great to have you with us :)
The K-3II is an outstanding camera - I'm probably a little biased, but I don't think you could have picked a better APS-C DSLR.
Hopefully you'll share some of your images with us. Looking forward to seeing what you produce :)
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
09-25-2016, 11:58 PM
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Greetings from across the Pond! You'll certainly get resolution with the K-3II, and even more so with pixel shift. Which lens will you be putting on it?
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
09-25-2016, 08:27 PM
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Hi Dianne. Welcome to the Pentax forums and Pentax equipment. The K-3II is a great camera to be starting with. Congratulations. Looking forward to seeing some of your photographs after you have settled in. Good to have you aboard. :)
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