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Forum: Pentax KP 08-22-2018, 07:12 AM

Why no good deals on the KP lately ?
Posted By Difficult Choice

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Just some thoughts - cars are available now, next year and in 2020. Unless your car is in danger of leaving you at the side of the road, you might consider driving through the next increasingly unpredictable Midwest winter and buying new at the end of the model year. What is one more winter and even one or two more years when you are talking about photographic memories of your child? Our last three cars have been purchased in May, June and October from the end of the model year stock. The savings depend on the brand and model, but dealers are anxious to get rid of current model inventory in summer and into fall. ON THE OTHER HAND, a camera is not as essential as a car....

Good luck with your decision.

Forum: Monthly Photo Contests 05-02-2018, 10:15 AM

Desolation
Posted By Difficult Choice

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marvelous color gradations!

Forum: Monthly Photo Contests 05-02-2018, 10:49 AM

Night Voyage
Posted By Difficult Choice

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The sky colors give this pic an eerie quality.

Forum: Monthly Photo Contests 05-02-2018, 10:41 AM

Ferry at Berlin, Charlottenburg
Posted By Difficult Choice

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I would like to nominate this photo

Forum: Post Your Photos! 02-07-2018, 06:11 PM

Thank you
Posted By Difficult Choice

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Thank you, peggers. Iceland and Newfoundland are on my bucket list. I understand that Iceland is a fabulous place for photography, even without the northern lights. Plus it would be interesting to see where the continental plates come together.

Trish

Forum: Post Your Photos! 02-07-2018, 03:19 PM

Thank you
Posted By Difficult Choice

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The top pic is gorgeous! Makes me want to hop on a plane to Iceland.

Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 05-16-2017, 10:08 AM

Upgrading from SLR to DSLR
Posted By Difficult Choice

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Thank you all for the excellent advice. BeachGardener, thank you for the suggestion of DFA 50 macro for flowers. Will put that on the shopping list. Giklab, have read reviews by others who were skeptical but became enthusiastic about the tilty screen. Richard0170, excellent point about the feel of the camera in my hands. D1NO, will definitely check out the lens database before deciding. Nicolpa47, thank you for sharing your experience. We have a similar history, although you have more experience with Pentax models; appreciate knowing about the K3ii not having a built in flash-that would be a must have for me. Along with retirement comes aging and the need for something not too complex and something my hands can handle for the long haul. 6BQ5, thanks for the suggestion of a used camera; will mull that over, especially after reading Pres589's comments about missing features.

Trish

Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 05-15-2017, 04:55 PM

Upgrading from SLR to DSLR
Posted By Difficult Choice

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Views: 2,537

Hello from Iowa. I own a Pentax P3 (yes, 1980's with film). Loved that camera. Looked at the K70 as an upgrade and it seemed too much camera for me. Want more than a point and shoot, must have a good viewfinder and some nice features but not something so complex that I spend more time learning the camera than actually taking pics. I will never been a photography enthusiast or expert; just want a solid, reliable, water-resistant camera with features I can master somewhat easily that takes good pictures.

I would use the camera for plant/garden bed photographs, people pictures and the usual vacation pictures. The cheap two DSLR cameras I have are particularly terrible at long shots, like the Smokey Mountains, downriver view of the Mississippi River, Lake Superior shots and the like, although I'm not really interested in being a landscape photographer.

Am considering the K3, especially since it has a K-type mount for lenses; have Sigma lenses that came with my P3. So, would appreciate some guidance. Is K3 a reasonable choice or is there another Pentax that might be more suited to my situation? What about the issue of using my lenses from my manual P3?

Thanks for any advice. I am excited to buy a new Pentax but want make the right choice instead of needing a do-over.

Trish in Iowa

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