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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-20-2017, 12:22 PM
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Welcome to the Pentax Forums, Grant.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-20-2017, 12:19 PM
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Welcome and congrats! I got the limited silver edition as well and really dig it.
Enjoy!
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-17-2017, 03:26 PM
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Welcome, and thanks for your greeting on my thread. Sold my Canon gear today to Adorama. They gave fair prices and it was easy enough. there was another person in front of me selling his Canon gear as well.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
11-16-2017, 03:12 PM
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Great points, I never used AA’s so I hadn’t thought of that aspect but your right in that removing the grip off the K1 would be much simpler and the battery is already in the body....
I guess I’ll appreciate that when I get to using it more often and go to remove the grip.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-16-2017, 12:02 PM
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Yes, your right. I am still only fiddling with it shooting at home but already I feel I'm getting the hang of the Pentax UI and it does seem very logical and well planned.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
11-16-2017, 11:56 AM
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I just tried the Grip on my K1 Limited Silver Edition. The grip fits snug and looks good as well.
Coming from a Canon 5D mkll with a grip, which allowed two batteries to install directly into the back of the grip. The K1 grip uses 1 battery in addition to the 1 that is installed in the body which means that I have to remove the grip (to access battery in body) whenever I need to charge/replace both batteries.
The K1 grip seems to be very solid (except I don't like the plastic twist tab to unlock battery compartment). Same goes for the battery door on the body, that plastic tab seems like it will eventually snap off if I'm not careful.
I like using the grip for shooting events where I'm handholding shots. It gives great balance especially when using larger lenses and feels comfortable, but when I'm out shooting with tripod I prefer no grip as the camera is more stable on the tripod.
So, the K1 grip feels good and looks good but I would have liked it much more had it accepted 2 batteries and not hinder access to the 2nd battery in the body.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
11-09-2017, 10:03 PM
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Got my K1 Silver Edition. Looks great, just a right balance of black and silver. Its not overdone with silver.
My hot shoe cap seems to be on snug.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
11-09-2017, 10:54 AM
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I was just going to post this. Updated to 1.43
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-08-2017, 09:47 AM
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So I received the K1 SE and lenses yesterday. First impression on its appearance was very good. There is just the right combination of silver and black that gives it a very attractive look.
I didn’t have much time last night to give it a go, but I mounted the 24-70 lens, fires it up and thought “what the hell is going on here”!
Coming from a canon system for the last 15 years the Pentax Controls seemed to be totally out of left field for me. I was alarmed!
I soon put the camera away to get to sleep, wondering if I would not be happy about this.
Got up this morning, had my coffee and took it out again. I’d say it took me about an hour of sorting through all the functions before I started to make sense of it all. I’ve only had a short time with it and haven’t even poured through the manual yet so I’m beginning to grow confident that I will get comfortable with it soon enough.
Low light performance and AF seems to work very well in the dimly lit room.
Looking forward to getting more familiar with it and putting it through some real use.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-08-2017, 09:22 AM
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Welcome, new to Pentax myself.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-07-2017, 08:13 PM
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Hello Kris, good to hear. Just got my K1.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-07-2017, 07:19 AM
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-07-2017, 07:00 AM
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Thanks to all for the warm welcome and good words.
Yes, ditching a system I was vested in for so many years wasn’t a decision that came lightly. I was hoping to sell off most of my Canon gear first but it is proving to be more difficult than I thought.
My GF’s dance company has a performance coming up on December 2nd and I wanted the new gear to shoot the event (as I always do a couple times a year) so I took a painful hit now and hopefully I’ll ease the pain once I finally unload the gear later on.
As for lenses, I bought the Pentax 15-30, 24-70 and 70-200. Eventually down the road I’ll look into some primes. I’ve read that the 15-30 (and maybe the others as well) is actually a rebadged Tamron lens? If so, that’s not a bad thing since the Tamron 15-30 is highly regarded.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-07-2017, 12:03 AM
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Hello All,
I’ve been shooting with Canon SLR’s for 15 years and when it came time that I felt I needed to upgrade from my 5d mkll I decided it was time to switch systems since Canons sensors haven’t been able to keep up with Sony’s. I had considered the D850, but when I searched into it a little more and came across the K1 score in DxO labs I gave it some serious consideration.
Comparing it against the D850 and the 810 I felt the K1 just offered something really unique and it was obvious it was the best bang for the buck as well.
I went all in and ordered the Silver Edition with three lenses which should be arriving this afternoon. Really looking forward to it. A solidly built and sealed body, WiFi, built in gps, 300,000 cycle shutter, loads of tricks off that shifting sensor and IQ on par with the 810 and close to the 850. Oh, and a grand less than the 810.
I couldn’t resist, seems to me like the best value in FF DSLR’s out there.
Just discovered this forum while browsing for more info on the K1. Looks like a great bunch of people here.
Hello from New York.
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