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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
05-09-2023, 07:33 PM
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Long time no see @Axl :) - find a used K-3iii and pick and mix a small DA / FA set (15, 43, 70) and stop there for 6 to 12 months. I suggest the K-3iii over the KP because there isn't a massive difference size wise but you'll be getting the best of breed DSLR.
Lens wise, my suggestions would be a cheap reintroduction to the Pentax fold while delivering great quality in a small size.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
05-09-2023, 10:53 PM
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Actually this is a very good idea, these are excellent cameras.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
05-08-2023, 11:39 AM
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If you're a narrow DOF guy, the FA limiteds + the K-1 is probably the way to go. With FF you get narrower DOF and the larger sensor is better coping with the fact that, by contemporary standards, the FA limiteds are not all that sharp wide open. But as far as a compact kit goes, nothing in the DSLR world quite matches the KP matched with DA limiteds. But you will be giving up a lot of that narrow DOF (except perhaps with the DA 70 or macro shots with the DA 35). I have the KP and a trio of DA limiteds (15, 21, and 35), which I use when photographing from a bicycle. That's my compact kit. I also have a K-1 and a couple of FA limiteds. But I do virtually no narrow DOF work. Here's about the only exception, with the K-1 & FA 31:
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
10-29-2013, 12:32 AM
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Morning Grey is beautiful mate - love all the space.
Three from work - coming through the middle of a horrendous dark squall when the most amazing burst of light came through. I was fortunate to be above deck when it came in but the lens I had on was the 105DC which wasn't maybe the best.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
08-08-2013, 08:25 PM
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
02-11-2013, 04:44 AM
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Mark, i like a lot that golden image, well made!
You will forgive me for posting here some non full frame shots, but I like to share with you some pics taken with the cropped fuji xe1.
I was looking for high quality camera to take with me always, with very good OOC jpg. Found a second hand fuji and I took it on the fly.
OK it's not super pocketable, however smaller and lighter than nikon-zeiss combo.
I wanted something like the fuji made by pentax instead of their really ugly mirrorless...
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
12-09-2012, 05:53 PM
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Thanks.
Thanks. T/S lens would be sweet to have. Pentax made a 75mm shift lens for their 6x7 line. I considered it at one time. Shifting the lens to control vertical convergence needs a pretty level camera and is really a specialized case of the technique but applicable to a lot of situations. Lenses like that seem to be ones you get when you finally have everything else. But tiling can come in handy as you know.
With a 90mm focal length I was able to get good DOF from about 0.5 meters to infinity by tilting as in this example.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
12-10-2012, 07:02 AM
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and i cant sail upon my yacht
hes taken everything ive got
all ive gots this sunny afternoon
in the summer time -the kinks
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Forum: Lens Clubs
11-12-2012, 12:36 PM
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
11-08-2012, 10:37 PM
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Drive. by Jody Roberts, on Flickr
I rolled on as the sky grew dark
I put the pedal down to make some time
There's something good waitin' down this road
I'm pickin' up whatever's mine
Runnin' Down a Dream - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
05-19-2012, 01:32 AM
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Thanks mate.
It did charge at us at one point!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-08-2012, 11:13 AM
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Was drawn to this display because of the shadows. Struggled with composing this quite a lot, but I thought I'd share it anyway (FA43):
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-07-2012, 12:35 PM
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Excellent Jay and like that a lot Yamakasi.
One with the 31 - Ronnie age 4 months
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
03-17-2012, 11:25 AM
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Lovely B&W portraits of your wife, axl and cute photos of your kid.
You're really getting along very well with your new camera.
Marvellous light, buskel.
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
01-01-2012, 11:42 AM
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Axl,
In general, if accurate and quick AF lock for moving subjects in low-light is a big concern, it's hard for anyone out there to beat the Nikon D300/D700. I suspect that the D7000 probably matches the D300 in everything but tracking, but I haven't used a D7000 enough to know first-hand if that's the case.
Folks like Simon can take great kid shots with any camera + lens, but head-to-head, your money might be better spent on Nikon if you want to acquire the best, least frustrating AF system. It pains me to say that because I generally prefer Pentax lenses and Pentax in general, but I can't deny what I've experienced myself, and what I hear about low-light AF issues with the K-5, coming from folks who know what they're doing.
My experience:
K20D vs. D80: D80 shows better, faster AF in every circumstance, although tracking was only a little better with the D80
K20D vs. D90: Even larger gap
K-7 vs. D90: Almost no real difference from the above comparison - K-7 maybe fared a little better than the K20D.
K20D vs. D700 (almost same AF as D300): The gap widens, especially in low-light, and especially with tracking.
I haven't played with the K-5 enough to add it to this list with any assurance, but it would be very odd to me if it all of a sudden reversed this trend, especially when it's AF module is a tweaked SAFOX and it's focus crosshairs and lines are relatively large.... and from what I've been reading here, dpreview, and the Online Photographer, the one real issue with the K-5, besides QC issues, which happen to any camera, is low-light AF lock. The main issue you're trying to fix. :(
I'll repeat what a few others have said - if there is any way you can compare AF performance on a Nikon vs a K-5, that would really help. It's hard to line up equipment like that though. But try to get your hands on a D300 or D7000 (or even D90) if at all possible to give it a try.
I took this last night - I had been shooting some snow ith the K20D + DA15ltd in the dark, lit by the back deck light, and it just wouldn't lock, maybe 1 out of 4 shots would even fire. I grabbed the D700 + $70 Sigma 24 f/2.8 and brought it out into the snow for a series of shots - all of which locked on the target immediately. It's not apples to apples, but Nikon just seems to consistently have more apples in the barrel when it comes to AF.
 
If AF isn't an issue for your photography, K-5 is top-tier in aps-c. And for static shots where you can bracket focus, or kick into MF, and Pentax camera combined with a Pentax lens will make any photog happy :)
K20D + DA35ltd, last night in Minneapolis
 
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-01-2012, 01:46 PM
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last night with the FA31
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Forum: Lens Clubs
12-14-2011, 02:15 PM
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DA*16-50 this morning - one of those days to be thankful for weather sealing.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-07-2011, 05:42 AM
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Just for a bit of fun I did a christmas light bokeh shoot-out.
Lens are :
Sigma 30mm f/1.4
Pentax FA43 ltd f/1.9
Pentax DA*55 f/1.4
Pentax FA77 ltd f/1.8
All lens were shot wide open, I will keep them unnamed for a while for a bit of fun, feel free to guess whats what, and tell me what you like there is no wrong or right answer regarding the bokeh everyone has different tastes ;)
Set 1
 
 
Set 2
 
 
Set 3
 
 
Have fun :)
BTW, the order of lenses is different in every set.
And any differneces of colours are a result of flashing lights that change colours (the house is full of them) and a unlocked WB.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
10-07-2011, 08:27 PM
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Light was moving quickly making it a challenge to lock it in. Another icon of the Rockies. JIM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
12-04-2011, 07:55 AM
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The * 55 is indeed a near APS-C equivalent of the classic portrait lens. Simon has repeatedly shown how great it can be as a general purpose lens. But many will prefer a shorter focal length than 55 or indeed 43 as a general purpose or walkaround lens.
This is getting off topic for a "lens club", so here's some obligatory on-topic content (with apologies for the cross post, but it's the best I can come up with at the moment).
DA* 200 @ f/4:
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Forum: Lens Clubs
12-01-2011, 09:26 AM
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Some FA 43 @ lunch yesterday:
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-08-2011, 03:16 PM
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Forget it. Yes, it can be done. C-mount is 25mm thread and 17.526mm register. 25-42mm step rings (discs actually) are cheap and available. Just add a cheap safe wide-flange M42-PK adapter to mount on your dSLR. But because of the register difference (Pentax is 45.46mm) your focus range will be closer to 7cm, not 7m. I have tried this, with two Pentax Cosmicar C-mount lenses. The 50/1.9 lets me focus at about 3.5cm; the 12.5mm f/1.8 was totally impossible so I sold it.
C-mount glass will work for portraits on Sony NEX (18mm register) and maybe m4/3 (20mm register), and for anything on the Q (9.2mm register). But unless you're shooting portraits of spiders, a C-mount on your PK dSLR just won't make it. Sorry!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-05-2011, 08:42 AM
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To make it more easy to understand:
It's like Silver
versus black:
Comprende?
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