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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
09-10-2022, 07:43 PM
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
08-28-2022, 01:29 PM
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
02-24-2022, 05:32 PM
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Thank you all for your responses - I have a place to start digging in and refreshing what little photographic knowledge I have. The video is very helpful, thanks. I'll grab a camera and hit the streets and parks and see what happens. At least with digital all I have to do is erase the card.
Thanks again for the help and support... My father always said the nicest thing about a camera should be the person behind it. I completely understand.
MrMagoo(2)
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
02-22-2022, 08:54 PM
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Hello – I’m logged in as MrMagoo. This was my father’s account. He has sadly passed and I have inherited his computer stuff and camera equipment. In the early 1990’s he gave me a Pentax K-1000 35mm film camera and a couple of lenes. I used it quite a bit for a while, but film and developing got too expensive.
Long story short, I haven’t been around cameras for a long while until I got his. Here what I received:
K-5 II body with a Tamron 28-80 lens
K-70 body with a Tamron 70-200 lens 1:2.8 (whatever that means)
This the camera he used mostly as I remember
He has a number of others Sigma 70-300 1:4-5.6
SMC Pentax-F 80-200mm 1:4.7-5.6
SMC Pentax DA 18-135mm
Promaster AF 28-105mm
And others in a box that I don’t think he used very often.
Here’s the issue: I think I’m going to start taking pictures if nothing else to keep his memory alive.
I’m confused with all the types and models of Pentax cameras.
Are the cameras I have “good” cameras? Lenes OK? I have downloaded the manuals for both cameras (seriously 300+ pages for each one!). I don’t understand the model numbering, full frame, mirrorless and all the different mount designations.
Is there some concise reference to all this (not 300 page manual).
Thanks,
I guess I am now MrMagoo!
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
03-09-2019, 02:54 PM
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
03-09-2019, 02:52 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
03-09-2019, 02:52 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
02-25-2019, 06:09 PM
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Many thanks, I feel sort of silly, but thanks for the step by step. I’m going to give a try this weekend with my grandkids as “models”.
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
02-24-2019, 03:13 PM
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Hello, I'm really an very old, new guy. I had a K-1000 about 30 years ago and then I sort of got out of photography (film got to be expensive). Now I'm a 70+ retired guy and bought a used Pentax K-5ii. I have a photographer friend who keeps taking about back button focus. Unfortunately he shots Nikon cameras so he can give me little tech help. I have looked at the manual repeatedly and can find no mention of back button focus. Is that a good thing to have the ability to do, and if so... which button does it?
I sort of liked the simplicity of the K-1000... you either got a decent picture or you didn't and it was all up to you.
I hope I'm not out of line in asking this, and I'll ask for your patience with this old guy.
Thanks
Mr.Magoo
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