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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
01-12-2020, 03:46 AM
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The "trick" is just something I saw on here. It seems to work at reducing sharpening artifices without loosing definition. :)
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
01-10-2020, 01:49 PM
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I really noticed how far ahead ”lower end” Pentax bodies were compared to other brands when a friend of mine asked me to take a picture of him with his camera. The viewfinder was like looking down a tunnel at the tiny image at the other end. He must be a pretty spectacular photographer if he can compose through that (better than me anyway lol)
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
01-10-2020, 09:58 AM
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Hi Everyone, I'm a first time poster and although I've looked over the rules, I'm worried this is in the wrong place, so apologies if it is. However I needed a place to praise this wonderful camera.
I've decided I needed to post something after years of lurking. This change of heart has been spurred on by my recent impulse purchase of the wonderful K-70. I've always used Pentax, right back to when I was a child learning photography with my granddad's KX/ME Super. As a late convert to digital, my first DSLR was the K-50, which was a fine camera and one I enjoyed a lot. Then I had a brief flirtation with Mirrorless (forgive me) before coming to my senses and buying a used K-S2 (another fine camera). And then, due to a crazy Pentax £200 off promo code Wex were running, I found myself buying the K-70.
I guess I was expecting more of the same but my goodness, what an insanely good camera the K-70 is! Far and away the best digital camera I've owned. I don't know if it's because of the sensor, or something they changed in the processing but I'm just staring at these files in awe! Now, like many of you, I've always been a RAW shooter but with this thing I'm definitely going RAW+Jpeg because the output is stunning! All I've done is the “-3 extra sharpness” trick that a lot of people have mentioned and that's it. The files are just so gorgeous and the handling of noise is incredible. Oh and have I mentioned the dynamic range? I've started setting up high contrast shots just to sit there opened mouthed at what I'm seeing and this is without any work in post. There so much more latitude in the highlights than there was before.
Thank you Ricoh for such a beast of a camera body. It’s even more of a travesty now that Canon, Sony and all the rest get all the attention because the value and quality proposition of these recent Pentax bodies is off the charts!
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
07-23-2018, 10:41 AM
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Thanks. I really appreciate that. From my reading it seems that keeping the iso low and shooting in good light will produce really nice results.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
07-23-2018, 06:48 AM
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If they go back to the design of the FM line, that wouldn't be a bad thing at all. I just can't make out from the screenshot if they have or not.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
07-23-2018, 06:25 AM
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Hi fellow Pentaxians,
My name's Stuart and I've been shooting Pentax cameras since my Grandfather bought me a Espio 738 when I was about 8. Since then I've used a number of film SLRs and particularly love the ME Super (hope it has fans on here). In all this time I've stayed away from digital because, for whatever reason, I never felt great about the pictures. Even if they were technically good, they didn't inspire me. However, (and maybe it's all this hot weather talking) but I found a cheap K10d and it arrives on Wednesday. I've probably lost my mind buying a 12 year old digital camera but there was something about the pictures I saw online that had a completely different vibe to them. Before I knew it, I'd paid for it. I've probably gone mad but oh well :confused:
I'm used to using old gear but this one scares me a bit.
Wish me luck!
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