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Forum: General Talk 17 Hours Ago  
Forum Member Michael Piziak has passed away
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Very sad to read these news. R.I.P. Michael
Forum: Lens Clubs 1 Day Ago  
300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses
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I wish I was that patient or lucky ... though there is proof that some wildcats are living in our area this shot was taken this morning in a game park.
Shooting them in the wild is indeed a challenge.
Forum: Lens Clubs 1 Day Ago  
300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses
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European Wildcat

K3/1 and DA 4/300 with Kenko PzAf 1.5 converter



Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 03-01-2024, 07:14 AM  
Weather seal verification
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Well, the only way to find out if specific camera/lens combination meets a certain IP protection grade is ... (what a surprise:)) to perform the test as specified in the relevant standard.
Everything else may be an entertaining excercise without much relevance.
Even if you'd plot the data points of pressure resistance and flow as suggested by biz you would need to do the standardized IP protection tests for all these camera/lens combination to see if there is a sufficiently strong correlation.

To make the task even more tricky, time consuming and unrealistic: you can't just do 1 test and judge if the result meets (for example) IP44, IP54, IP55 or IP56 or whatever. The test procedures for all the different protections grades are different ... different nozzles, different flow rates, different angle of water spray or jets etc. ...
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 02-12-2024, 01:25 PM  
Just Black and White-ur B/W Monochrome photos here
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Subway station

K1 and DA 4/15 limited - crop mode
Conversion in DxO Filmpack 4

Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 02-12-2024, 12:50 PM  
Post your K-1 pictures!
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Yes, that's the building. The headquarter of the Nord LB
Forum: Repairs and Warranty Service 02-11-2024, 09:22 AM  
K3 iii water entry
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Well, I think that is a reasonable approach by Pentax.
The big difference compared to other equipment with "high" IP ratings is that the main components which define the ingress resistance will be frequently disassembled and assembled by consumers, not by "qualified personel" (no disrespect). Many times assembly by "qualified personel" is a precondition for a warranty with regard to the IP rating; I'm talking about industrial equipment.

Neither Pentax nor the customer will ever be able to prove that the equipment was used proberly or not or if careless assembly has for example compüromised the seals etc.
Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 02-11-2024, 08:02 AM  
Post your K-1 pictures!
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Then you will know this building also ... :D

K1 and DA 1.8/50 - FF mode



K1 and DA 4/15 limited - crop mode

Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 02-10-2024, 01:10 PM  
Post your K-1 pictures!
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A subway station in Hannover

K1 and DA 4/15 limited - crop mode



Forum: Pentax Medium Format 02-10-2024, 05:52 AM  
Post your medium format photos!
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+1

... I enjoy the shots and don't care much about the MF tools used to create them.
Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome 02-09-2024, 01:04 PM  
PPA: Magnificent Monochrome
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Thanks for sharing!
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 02-09-2024, 12:47 PM  
Pentax INGRESS ratings on bodies and lenses
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Well, I may be one of the few members here who actually have tested equipment to determine IP ratings ... and I respectfully disagree.
To achieve IP55 is not an easy task and I would not consider it a low rating. Sorry for being off-topic.
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 02-09-2024, 12:09 PM  
Pentax INGRESS ratings on bodies and lenses
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I assume you refer to the IP (Ingress Protection) rating?
The standard has been developed by the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commision) and is called IEC 60529.
I don't think that Pentax has ever stated the IP rating for its products. The rating actually only makes sense for a camera with a mounted lens.
My guess is that it may be IP55. The first digit is for ingress protection against particles, the second digit is for liquids.
Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 02-04-2024, 07:14 AM  
Post your K-1 pictures!
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We have started planning for the next summer vacation in Norway ...
... a good opportunity to look at the pictured from last summer:)

K1 and D-FA 28-105 (and a different crop of a shot I've posted last summer, I think)

Forum: Lens Clubs 02-02-2024, 01:30 PM  
300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses
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Just going through some older files ...

K3-I and DA*4/300



Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 01-25-2024, 02:50 AM  
Anyone else miss the K200D?
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I don't think that anything in the original photo needed AI for some ... well, let's call it "improvement".
To me the original looks much more natural while to revised version looks "artificial" (especially in the water area).
Yes, as you've mentioned, this maybe a result of using the default settings, but I much prefer the original.
Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 01-24-2024, 09:09 AM  
Pomo
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Welcome from Germany, glad you joined!
Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 01-24-2024, 12:29 AM  
Post your K-1 pictures!
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It tells you that sometimes the door may be locked and where you can get the keys if you want to visit or pray ...



... not exactly:)
Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 01-23-2024, 12:29 PM  
Post your K-1 pictures!
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I don't have a chance to visit my home-town often anymore.
But recently I spent a few hours there, visiting the old familiar places and taking a few photos.

This is the main entrance of "my" old church, St. Andrews (or St. Andreas in German). The oldest part of the church was built between 1160 and 1180.

K1 and FA 1.8/77 limited

Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 01-21-2024, 07:17 AM  
Post your K-1 pictures!
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Hiking through the local winter forest this morning

K1 and DA*4/60-250 (Baffle removed to improve FF-performance)



K1 and SMC A 4/24-50



... same forest, but 1 year ago

K1 and DA*4/60-250 (Baffle removed to improve FF-performance)

Forum: Pentax Medium Format 01-19-2024, 09:24 AM  
Post your medium format photos!
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Great series! Thanks for sharing ... I've been walking through that area in Tokyo many times. Really miss my travels to Japan!
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 01-18-2024, 02:19 PM  
The Monochrome Landscape - post yours!
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A different processing of a shot I've probably posted already in 2019 ...

K1 and Rokinon 1.4/35mm
Processing in DxO Filmpack 4

Lagavulin Bay - Islay - Scotland

Forum: Pentax Q 01-18-2024, 02:10 PM  
Let's share shots with Q!
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Well, I have 5 digital Pentax cameras, around 25 lenses ... but only one motorbike (yet!):lol:
Forum: Pentax Q 01-18-2024, 08:17 AM  
Let's share shots with Q!
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When Ricoh released the GRIIIx I was excited. A small and light camera, easy to carry with you virtually everwhere. Great!
And I like the FOV of a lens equivalent to 40mm on FF much more than the 28mm equivalent fo the original GRIII (I am not a wide-angle guy).
But it's difficult to justify spending 1.000EUR or so for another camera when you have already so many cameras and lenses ... you probably know that feeling.

One of the many cameras I own is the Q7 and with the 01 prime it is ... small, light, easy to carry with you all the time and the same FOV as the GRIIIx
Yes, the later has probably superior IQ. But is it so much better to justify spending 1.000EUR?

From yesterday and x-posted:

Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 01-17-2024, 02:22 PM  
Just Black and White-ur B/W Monochrome photos here
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A refreshing walk through the local forest this afternoon.
Quite cold temperature but no wind at all, very pleasant.

Q7 and 01 prime lens

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