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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-28-2018, 10:33 AM
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Thank you so much onlineflyer. I am surely going to play around a lot. After all it's learning that matters. Who wants a reward of best photographer when I can have fun making mistakes and that too the ones which don't hurt any one. :)
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Hello Siva. Yes I am from India. Actually I used to stay in Bangalore but now residing in Ahmedabad. The water falls are Lingmala water falls near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra. I will surely look out for Penatax India group we well. Glad to have an encouraging start.
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Thank you for sharing this video UncleVanya. When I was finalizing b/w K-3ii and K-70 this is exactly what I had on my mind. Being left handed I really didn't want to use my left hand for any other purpose than holding the camera. I am just more comfortable not using my left hand at all to manage the camera. I tired to visualize myself (That was the only way. The city I live in doesn't have a single Pentax seller) using both, I realized that I'll get irritated using my left hand for any thing else. There were just too many buttons on right. No offense, it's just a matter of personal comfort. My belief is that a camera is just an extension of photographer's vision and body, for me it is essential that I feel the same way and continuously hold it with my left hand (till I decide to end the session). It's probably an emotional thought or a bias or a mental block of how I connect with the piece of equipment that I want to enjoy using. Thank you so much for sharing the video. I think of myself as photography illiterate, I guess at least now I know that I already knew how to hold the camera. :)
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-27-2018, 05:49 PM
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Thank you everyone for the encouragingcomments. It's so nice to see that everyone here is so kind and encouraging.Trust me most of the times when someone makes a choice people are too keen onpointing out why it is a wrong choice. Most surprising part is (positivelysurprising) that no one so far has discouraged me by saying oh that was a bigmistake and blah blah blah... That is one reason I stay away from social media,but it already feels that I am going to enjoy and learn both using my K-70 andbeing a part of community. For someone like me who is a photography illiteratethis is certainly the most exciting thing to happen. Thank you mikesbike Iagree with you, I have a lot to learn and I hope this is going to be anexciting journey. Added advantage is that I'll have fun learning. I will beback with questions and seek advice as I start my journey. At least now I ampositive that help is just a click away and won't be left alone. Once againthank you for all the support so far. I look forward to having fun. I am addinga few shots that I took from my mobile (Hope I am not violating any rules ofthe forum). Please feel free to point out my errors. They were taken usingNokia 720.
      
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-26-2018, 11:14 PM
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Thank you everyone for inputs and advice. It really helped. I have finally ordered K-70 + 18 - 135 MM Lens + O-GPS1 + Sirui EN2004 tripod. It was a tough call and while all inputs were encouraging, however after reviewing comments from swanlefitte and gump, I re-looked at the basic camera design. Now one challenge I noticed with K-3ii is that settings dial is on left hand side and there are a few buttons as well on left. I am left handed and would like to hold the camera lens with left hand and control every thing else with right hand. I realized that it will be very inconvenient (for me personally) to handle K-3ii. Considering that I am new to using a DSLR I had to look at that comfort first else the hobby which I am supposed to enjoy would have become an irritation every time I had to make changes to settings. I could be wrong but from the looks of it I couldn't visualize changing setting with left hand when I am holding lens with it. For my bike rides I can buy a protective case as it will rest in my tail bag (I do not use saddle bags that go on side. Got a 220 cc cruiser and prefer placing tail bag on pillion seat) Once again thank you all for taking the time out to guide me. Going to get the equipment by Monday and will share my initial shots for feedback. Happy to be part of Pentax user group.
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