Luminous Landscapes Nick Devlin's take on Pentax at Photokina: "Oh, god, poor Pentax. They invented the SLR, though you would never know it. Their cameras have always been excellent. Their lenses have always been excellent. Their marketing? Face-palm! Pentax had but a fraction of the physical presence of the other major makers, and nothing to push their innovative products. The foremost of these is the K-5IIs, which, hugely, looses the dreaded Anti-aliasing filter. This is the first APS-C sized camera to take that brave step, following in the D800E’s lead. This is potentially a big deal, but I could barely get anyone to even explain it to me. Ugh."
I do, however, hope to have Pentax’s superb western Canadian rep, Bill Gouge, get me one to test, because landscape photographers should be seriously interested in this camera. If they ever hear of it.
K-30: "this is the best adventure DSLR ever made for its price," says our staff photographer. - Anthony Cerretani, Backpacker Magazine
Editors Choice: Review: Pentax K-30 - The Phoblographer
DA 10-17mm Fisheye review - DA Pentax DA 10-17mm Fisheye Lens Review - Wex Photographic
Has solved his K5 backfocus issues with PK Tether: Re: K5 Back Focus issue solved: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review, read on for possible disagreement with other users
Pentax 50-135mm/2.8 SDM lens review: Pentax 50-135 DA* f/2.8 Lens Review - Wex Photographic This is my idea of the perfect portrait lens. That’s quite a statement, and I mean it. The focal length is spot on for the sensor size and with an f/2.8 construction throughout the zoom range this is an ideal lens to shoot portraits. I used this professional quality lens on a Pentax K200D and it was superb.
__ Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts - Albert Einstein
At the lower sensitivity settings the Pentax K-30 produces JPEGs that have plenty of detail and well-controlled noise, beating the Canon 650D, Nikon D3200 and Sony Alpha 37. Pentax K-30 review | TechRadar
Chasseur D'Images rates K30 5/5, AF tracking definitely improved over the K5 Chasseur D'images tests K30 :0) Scores 5/5 - PentaxForums.com
Pentax has a long tradition of making very photographer-focused DSLRs, often eschewing the latest fashions to concentrate on providing cameras with well-sorted ergonomics and a focus on core photographic features such as good viewfinders. This trend appeared to reach its peak with the K-5 - arguably the best APS-C DSLR currently on the market. With its latest offering, the Pentax K-30, it looks like the company, now owned by Ricoh, is planning to bring this capability to a wider audience. Pentax K-30 Review: Digital Photography Review
The Pentax K-30 has the best specs of any of the entry level DSLRs. With a weather sealed body, two control dials, a 100% viewfinder and great image quality, it sounds amazing. https://www.thecamerastore.com/blog/2012/07/19/pentax-k-30-hands-field-test
"Pentax's new K-30 is one of the most interesting mid-level DSLRs around." popphoto.com
Lens Test: Pentax-DA 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 DC WR
Meet Pentax's most expansive zoom Lens Test: Pentax-DA 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 DC WR | Popular Photography
Out and About with the Pentax K-01 - By Andrew Kochanowski
The Online Photographer: Out and About with the Pentax K-01
"...the K-5 - arguably the best APS-C DSLR currently on the market." Richard Butler, DPreview Pentax K-30 Review: Digital Photography Review
..."personally I'd say that the K-5/K-7 design is one of the very best-handling DSLRs I've ever used - and that covers most of them." Andy
Westlake, DPreview.com Re: Me, too: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
Pentax K-01 Product Review Don't let its looks fool you: This camera delivers spectacular image quality. By Mason Resnick Pentax K-01 Product Review | Expert photography blogs, tip, techniques, camera reviews - Adorama Learning Center
How ISO is Determined for Digital Cameras by Gisle Hannemyr
ISO in Digital Photography | DPanswers
For the "I still think the Pentax sky is falling" crowd
Pentax Ricoh Imaging absorbs Ricoh’s camera business
Pentax Launches K-01 Mirrorless Camera, World Misses the Point by Mark Roberts
http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=541
Quantitative Method for Micro Focus Adjustment for DSLRs by Vincenzo Miceli
http://sites.google.com/site/vincenzomiceli/quantitative-micro-focus-adjustment-for-dslrs
5DII Shooter likes K5: I've never seen such "elasticity" in a camera before. The K-5 has an excellent dynamic range but its ability to produce files where shadows can be lifted to this extent without generating noise is incredibly useful. The fact that it can do this while still creating a very "punchy" image with terrific colour is a real bonus. SOUNDIMAGEPLUS: Pentax K-5 - Three lenses, Low ISO performance.
On the Pentax APS-C lensline..." And let's make it clear from the outset that Pentax should be applauded for producing such a lens, to provide a genuine alternative to the wideangle zooms which are the only option in other manufacturers' lineups. This is indeed typical of the company's attitude towards primes in general; it makes arguably the best APS-C optimized set currently on the market, which counts as something of a selling point for the K system as a whole." Andy Westlake, conclusions of DA 15 Limited review
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Tethering for Linux and Windows pkTriggerCord
Pk Tether update v .060 PK_Tether – Tethering Software for Pentax DSLR Cameras has a redesigned user interface with switchable panels. It also adds a function for activating and deactivating debug mode in Pentax SLRs, and has reworked communications protocols, as well as unspecified additions and fixes to overall functionality. Inclusion of Q planned. Pk tether will expand to other camera makes.
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If I had the money for a Nikon mid-pro body, I'd actually have bought a K-5 by now.
— Bruce Walker -
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Thoriated Camera lenses of the 1970's Thoriated Camera Lens (ca. 1970s)
The normal lens shootout - Sean Carpenter
the Normal Lens Shootout Photo Gallery by Sean Carpenter at pbase.com
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My Fiat is a Pentax K-5 and Limited primes. I've always been a Nikon, Hassie and Leica shooter, but this camera has completely won me over. It's a nearly perfect walk-around camera—small, discrete, quiet, built like a real camera. Mainly paired with the 21mm ƒ/3.2 Limited or the amazing 35mm ƒ/2.8 Macro Limited. Featured Comment by Tom Hassler
Featured Comment by Bernard: "In my case, it's a Pentax Q. That camera gets a bad rap because the sensor is smaller than other mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras, but it's also much much smaller than any other 'serious' option. It makes a G12 look like a Deardorff, and the image quality is a generation ahead of what the G12 provides. It's often said that 'a camel is a horse designed by a committee.' The Pentax Q is a Nikon 1 designed by a photographer." The Online Photographer: What's Enzo's Fiat to You?
Photozone lens performance survey Lens Performance Survey - RAW DATA
JC Colwell lens price database jcolwell.ca - home
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Pentax Q Review: Most favouritest camera ever by Blunty. Nearly as much fun to watch this video as it is to play with the Q.
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Comedy central Rr rated theatre - Blunty's first words on his crazy road to getting his mits on it for review - salty linguage alert: The Stupid Story of My New Pentax Q - YouTube
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Nikon User in Praise of Pentax JosephMind - Nikon User in Praise of Pentax
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Two Q reviews
Pentax Q Review – My first 1000 shots pentax Q diary
My Pentax Q impressions Wouter Brandsma ??
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Lens blame game. Think your woes are due to a bad lens? Better to look here first.
Lens Variations - facts and fallacies by Roger Cicala
Variation Facts and Fallacies: Digital Photography Review
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Pentax P-TTL Hot Shoe Flash Comparison
The definitive guide to Pentax and compatible 3rd-party options.
There are a number of flash units on the market compatible with Pentax's P-TTL preflash-based through-the-lens metering system. This article provides an overview and detailed comparison of features
Pentax P-TTL Hot Shoe Flash Comparison - a knol by Matthew Miller
Plus some more flash info here that might be good: Best P-TTL flash available? [Page 1]: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
__ Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts - Albert Einstein.
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Good tip for wet gear?
Dry out your soaked gadgets in rice
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Q gets new firmware update including two firmware for two lenses - in fact check this link for any Pentax updates http://www.pbase.com/tcom/namibia2011]Support | RICOH IMAGING
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_'Expose to the Right' is a Bunch of Bull By Ctein The Online Photographer: 'Expose to the Right' is a Bunch of Bull
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DSLR of the Decade - K5 Review by Carl Garrard, and the winner is.... PHOTOGRAPHIC CENTRAL: Pentax K5 DSLR Review
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"K5 is a stunning camera. It should be the defacto outdoorsmans' DSLR"
- - - Carl Garrard - Concise prelude to his upcoming K5 review.
Pentax K5- Freaking Fantastic: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
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Wow, nifty - Subjective Impressions of K mount lenses. While there check out the rest of his impressive blog.
Subjective Impressions of K-Mount Lenses
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Flickr: Pentax Strobists
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Possible fix for SDM?
SDM fiction and fact: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
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Pentax Q Stress test - See days 6-9 for the wrap-up.
Pentax Q Stress Test: Days 6-9 and Final Thoughts from Adorama Learning Center
looks easy: http://www.adorama.com/alc/files/057f8a79570dc57ddee46272c47f0083.jpg
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Pentax K200D Review - A Weatherproof DSLR Bargain! September 2011, Carl Garrard
http://photographic-central.blogspot.com/2011/09/pentax-k200d-review-weatherproof-dslr.htm__
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You Suck at Photoshop - Your ribs will begin to hurt soon. Better than comedy central.
You Suck at Photoshop - YouTube
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New Addition: Takumar the Eyes of the Spotmatic [EN] Home - Takumar - The eyes of the Spotmatic
You'll need google translate.
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Pentax Humor
Re: K-5 Firmware v1.03 on Pentax Japan site: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
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_hit happens.
Re: SDM: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
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PK Tether gets new website home and updated version 0.4.5
PK_Tether | Tethering and remote control software for Pentax DSLR cameras
http://www.pktether.com/download/PK_Tether_0_4_5.zip
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Jono Slack and friends - the K-5 in good hands
"The DR of the camera never ceases to amaze me"
Fun with the Pentax K5 - The GetDPI Photography Forums
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A gaggle of lenses tested
Standard Lens Shootout for APS-C (Pentax K-7) ERPhotoReview
DA35 2.4 v FA 35 f/2 and Standard Lens Shootout [Page 1]: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
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A few words on the DA 35/f2.4 AL lens from Popphoto print edition:
"Optically, this affordable Pentax lens performs surprisingly well, matching or dipping just slightly below the upscale limited 35mm. Our bench tests in the Pop Photography test lab found excellent contrast and sharpness promising rich subject detail."
Their printed picture test of the 35mm F2.4 was rated "A" for an 11" x 14" print from f2 .4 all the way through f22.
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DxOMark Sensor For Benchmarking Cameras
An Analysis by Peter van den Hamer
DxOMark Sensor For Benchmarking Cameras
"Today’s (APS-C) sensor with the highest Dynamic Range score (the Pentax K-5) spans 14 stops at 80 ISO. DxOMark's Dynamic Range plot for the K-5 shows that its Dynamic Range drops by almost one 1 EV each time the ISO is doubled. The ISO setting for the K-5 thus corresponds closely to an ideal amplifier that amplifies both signal level and noise level equally without adding noise of its own. That is nice."
"... As a general rule, larger sensors outperform smaller ones....
...but newer models generally outperform older models. In particular, the newest APS-C models (Nikon's D7000 and Pentax' K-5 and Sony Alpha 580) outperform the older 1.3× sensors and even most full-frame (1.0×) sensors due to a significantly lower noise floor."
"Some things that can be seen in Figure 1b:
... The new 9.5 k$ Pentax 645D costs half as much as the other medium-format cameras. It costs about the same as the most expensive full-frame model (Nikon D3x). Although it benefits from its large sensor size, its image quality is similar[9] to the new Pentax K-5 which costs 15% as much."
"[footnote 9] The Pentax 645D has three times more pixels than the Pentax K-5. But as will be discussed later, this may not be as important for image quality as it may seem."
Looks like Pentax really pulled out all of the stops on the K-5
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Duploworld - Thomas Bojer Eltorp
Fascinating world way up in the north countries.
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DIY SDM repair - get cold sweats even thinking about doing this
DIY SDM repair! - PentaxForums.com
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Christopher Barran's Photostream
Flickr: christopherbarran's Photostream
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Gary's avian photostream
Flickr: gary1844's Photostream
"I am retired in Thailand. Am originally from San Antonio Texas. The Hill country there got me interested in wildlife. But i only started shooting wildlife seriously when i came to Thailand.
I am a Pentax guy. Only two lens, (Ed: Sigma) 300mm f2.8 and 500mm f4.5. 1.4x and 2.0x t.c.'s. I shoot with a Pentax k-x (Ed: and now K-5).
I love nature and travel the parks of Thailand to shoot birds and wildlife."
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How do CMOS image sensors work?
Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Digital Imaging in Optical Microscopy - Introduction to CMOS Image Sensors
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On camera sensors: From the I didn't know that Department
"...cosmic ray hits generate new hot and cold pixels over time." gleaned from the featured comment by Semilog, at TOP, comments to Ctein's article on the Oly EP1:
The Online Photographer: Can You Get Good ISO 6400 from an Olympus E-P1?
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Why the Lenstip reviews differ from others?
Why the Lenstip reviews differ from others? - Where could the differences stem from? - Lenstip.com
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Mike Carlton - Florida Wildlife
Mike (Pentaxshooter)'s Photos
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Bill Gekas - lovely work
Bill Gekas Photography | Portraits
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Image Search
Your hard work been swiped? Reverse Image Search - good idea, a bit early yet in the tech. Amazing just the same, as in one search alone Tineye searched through more than 1.8 billion images in a few seconds!
TinEye Reverse Image Search
or
Google Images
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Pentax outs damned spot
USA: K-5 Sensor Stains | Pentax Support
Japan announcement To PENTAX K-5 Digital SLR Camera Users
Other dslr makes got da blues too
Flickr: Discussing Oil droplets on my lowpass filter in NIKON D7000 CLUB
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Are your pictures out of focus? by Mark Dubovoy - That sinking feeling
"It is important to understand that the focus problem as it relates to the focal length of lenses is against the intuition of most photographers.
Most photographers believe that the problem is more acute with long focal length lenses, because these lenses have shallower depth of field.
It turns out that exactly the opposite is true: The problem is much more acute with short focal length lenses. "
"...extremely small variations from perfection in the lens to sensor distance can cause large problems for short lenses. Longer lenses are less sensitive. If you see a problem with a long lens, you are likely dealing with a large focus plane error."
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K-7 and FW 1.11 fixes old Hyper Program snag: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
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Queensland Floods - Ozzie PDML'er OK for the moment
The topic that is on everyone’s lips… Love Bytes – children's commercial & product photography.
Frog hitches ride with snake to flee floods
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Pentax K-5 Review by Jason Schneider - I really enjoyed JS's review.
Product Review: Pentax K-5 from Adorama Learning Center
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This new sharpener has a really good user manual - why would anyone want a really good manual? beyond me.
PhotoKit Sharpener 2 by Mark Dubovoy
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Bokeh
"The term comes from the Japanese word boke (暈け or ボケ), which means "blur" or "haze", or boke-aji (ボケ味), the "blur quality". The Japanese term boke is also used in the sense of a mental haze or senility.
The English spelling bokeh was popularized in 1997 in Photo Techniques magazine, when Mike Johnston, the editor at the time, commissioned three papers on the topic for the March/April 1997 issue; he altered the spelling to suggest the correct pronunciation to English speakers, saying "it is properly pronounced with bo as in bone and ke as in Kenneth, with equal stress on either syllable". The spellings bokeh and boke have both been in use at least since 1996, when Merklinger had suggested "or Bokeh if you prefer." The term bokeh has appeared in photography books at least since 1998. It is sometimes pronounced /ˈboʊkə/ (boke-uh).”
more: Bokeh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Got German? Testberichte - Meine Homepage
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Remarkable high grade info about Kiron/Kino lenses. Scroll down to posts by Boomer Depp.
Kiron Lenses of the 1980's
So who are Kiron and Bell & Howell anyway?::Manual Focus Lenses
Also, see - Third Party Lenses from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Wild long list with original retail price and in 1998 dollars. A lot of work here!
http://homepage3.nifty.com/3rdpartylens-om/3rd-party-list.htm
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Pentax Manuals
Ever need the manual for the Pentax AF 1.7x adapter? Well, go to the accessories button and use the pentax password, natch. Of course there's a whole lot more. Thanks to Ron Brand for the link.
PENTAX MANUALS
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Non-techie K-5 review. He really, really, really likes it. Try not to let the typos bug you though.
The Pentax K5 Digital Camera Review | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS
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Unofficial Guide to Rikenon Lenses - more of a listing, but useful
The Unofficial Guide to Ricoh SLR Cameras and Rikenon Lenses
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Pixel-Peeper -- Over a million full-size sample photos from lenses, SLR cameras and digicams.
- "Pixel-Peeper is a service that allows you to pixel-peep (even at 100% of the original size for given camera) at thousands of full-size photos in our database, therefore allowing you to check a lens, digital SLR camera, or a digicam before buying one.
- Because all cameras and lenses yield a very different picture quality at different apertures, ISO speeds or focal lengths, all these parameters can be set to help you check a lens or camera at its extremes.
Pixel-Peeper is and always will stay a free service presented by a photographer (here's my flickr page) for the photo community.
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30 something comparison - DA 35 AL, DA 35 macro, FA 31
Comparison: Three 30-Something Lenses - Ned's Photo Journal
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http://www.prime35.com/
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MF SLR lenses - computer translated Japan based website
Google ??
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The Camera Site
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Useful color calculators and spreadsheets - color information, studies and files - Color equations, etc.
Welcome to Bruce Lindbloom's Web Site
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Home made SLR camera by Denis Mo
www.collection-appareils.fr • Afficher le sujet - Homemade SLR Camera by Denis MO (in English!)
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Just Sheer Madness - Helios 40-2 1.5/85mm by Veijo Vilva
Just Sheer Madness: Canon EOS 350D with Helios 40-2 1.5/85mm
Main link: The Retro Way: My Other Photography
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ManualGlass. | Passionate about photography and manual focus lenses. Oh my! :- )
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Photographic optics
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Lens Collectors Vade Mecum- via download or for extra cost mailed CD, ships only in U.S.
Lens Collectors Vade Mecum
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ScanTips - by Wayne Fulton - Goldmine on scanning 101-201
Includes scanning software reviews, like VueScan etc.
Scanning Basics 101 - All about digital images
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Old Pentax lens tests Photodo
Camera Lens Search - Find Camera Lenses
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Depth of Field Master - Articles
Depth of Field Articles
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I was searching for info on Meyer Optik lenses and found The World's Best Photos of meyeroptik - Flickr Hive Mind "Welcome to Flickr Hive Mind, almost certainly the best search engine for photography on the web." Some interesting stuff. Huge.
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Flare control of multi-coated lenses of the seventies - by Dario Bonazza - on SMC etc.
Flare control
also see: Auto Takumars vs. Super Takumars vs. Super-Multi-Coated Takumars vs. SMC Takumars by Karen Nakamura
Photoethnography.com - Classic Cameras
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Galleria Carnivora -
Galleria Carnivora: Helpdesk Photos
blog:
Monster plants, monster life - BARRY RICE. (Mr. Rice was a pdml member from way back). " I am a scientist, photographer, author, and martial artist. And I especially love monster plants!"
Barry's Photography
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Bokeh Shots DA-L 35mm f2.4 v. FA 35mm f2.0 v. K 35mm f3.5
Bokeh Shots DA-L 35mm f2.4 v. FA 35mm f2.0 v. K 35mm f3.5 [Page 1]: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
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How to Photograph a Lunar Eclipse - solar too and much more
How to Photograph a Lunar Eclipse
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K-5 bounced flash overexposure fix - seems to be helping with other K-5'ers too
K-5 Bounce Flash Overexposure FIX NEW - ekelly
Hello everyone. I recently posted a thread concerning my K-5 overexposing photos when using bounce flash in any mode. After reading the review of the K-5 here on this site I found the dynamic range section of the review interesting. DPreview States "The K-5 features a highlight expansion function which applies to both JPEG and RAW". After reading this, I wondered how this function would apply to my problem of overexposure with bounce flash (since I only shoot RAW at weddings). I switched the dynamic range highlight expansion function on and now I have no more overexposure problems what so ever. Amazing... There must be a firmware bug or something. But for now, no more blown out photos with bounce flash as long as I have the highlight expansion turned on. I hope this helps people with the same problem...
Eric
K-5 Bounce Flash Overexposure FIX - PentaxForums.com
K-5 Bounce Flash Overexposure FIX: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
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The Best Recent DSLR's
The best recent DSLRs
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Ned Bunell's new photo journal
Ned's Photo Journal - Pentax Photography and Notes
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- - Pentax 645D
Pentax 645D - A First Review
2010 Mini Medium Format Shoot-out
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This just in. Mike Johnston over at TOP walks his talk :- )
The Online Photographer: New Camera
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- - Interesting Tidbits Department
{"Q: Klaus, why do you consider the K-5 to be superior to the D7000? Other than a couple of extra fps and the in-body IS, it seems to be on-par with the Nikon or even trailing (AF points, metering), while costing $400 more.
A: It's smaller & more rugged. Body-side IS as you mentioned. And more important than anything else - Pentax has a complete dedicated APS-C lens lineup. Nikon has merely isolated solutions here specifically regarding primes."}
"I think there's absolutely no doubt that Pentax has, by far, the best APS-C lineup out there. It's not even a close call. Full format lenses on APS-C DSLRs are always a compromise - at least in terms of size/weight."
"Well, I think this one is fairly obvious. Pentax is basically the only manufacturer offering APS-C pancakes. If you want to stay small with primes there's no way around Pentax. The Pentax 60-250 is also unique. There're more. This is basically the advantage of a dedicated APS-C lineup and not some sort of mix."
"The D7000 has "magnesium-alloy top and rear cover". The K-5/7 has also front and bottom plates made of metal. It is also likely that it has more seals.
The K-5/7 is a D300 class body, the D7000 is an upgraded D90 or downgraded D300, whatever you wish."
"Anyway, technically the K-5 seems to be the best new APS-C DSLR of the season. It seems superior to the 60D/D7000/A55/E5 to me at least."
Chief Editor
photozone.de
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Pentax K-Mount Lens Series Explained: The differences between various Pentax lens series - this is it for the lowdown.
- - Pentax K-Mount Lenses Explained: The differences between various Pentax lens series
- - Mosphotos.com :: Pentax Camera and Lens Resources
Pentax Lens/Camera Compatibility
- - http://www.robertstech.com/compat.htm
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- - Ricoh Lens Pin escapades
Ricoh Lenses On Pentax Cameras -- The Ricoh Pin Fix - theatre of noise: Ricoh Lenses On Pentax Cameras -- The Ricoh Pin Fix
Ricoh Lenses on a Pentax DSLR -
Pentax Digital Blog Archive Ricoh lenses on a Pentax DSLR
Stuck Lens!
Stuck Pentax Lens
Wrong Lens mount? Read this first before trying odd lenses on your lovely Pentax body
Lens stuck on Pentax SLR
Infamous Ricoh Pin -- image
IMGP2073 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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Interested in digging into present and past info and history of Pentax cameras and lenses?
A good place to start would be the AOHC! An amazing amalgamation of things Pentax
- - - English
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Fred Sherfy's Pentax Pages Also amazing.
- - - The Pentax Collector's Page
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Department of You've Got to Be Kidding Department
Robert Monaghans Third Party Lenses Resource Megasite Home Page - THE Platinum lined GOLD MINE of older web info courtesy of retrieval wizardry of the wayback.
Try not to get lost and remember to bring a cell phone to call yourself when you forget who and where you are.
Third Party Lenses Resource Megasite Home Page
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McFaddens Pentax Library of owners manuals, brochures and ads Pentax Library
K Mount Wikipedia page: Pentax K mount - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Other brands with K-mount (135mm film cameras
Pentax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Also many links.
Wapedia - Wiki: Pentax
- - - Wapedia, Asahi, Pentax film cameras: Wapedia - Wiki: Pentax cameras
Camerapedia Pentax listings - 61 articles
Category:Pentax - Camerapedia.org
Alex's Library of Pentax Lens Reviews and Photo Tips
Alex's Library: Photo Tips
Pentax Digital SLR Cameras and Lenses a photo.net guide by Hannah Thiem
Pentax Digital Camera and lens resources from Photo.net
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White Metal Pentax Pages
- - - Die Cast Pro - Asahi Pentax Index
Takumar lens page :0 )
Die Cast Pro - Asahi Pentax Takumar Lens Gallery
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Welcome to Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount Page
Pentax Lens Gallery: Pentax Lens Gallery
Pentax Users Group - Pentax Users Gallery August 2010 - Speed
P-TTL Flash info helpies for modern Pentax DSLR's - recommended
- - - The Definitive Guide - Pentax P-TTL Flash Comparison
Strobe Trigger Voltages - Is your old strobe safe to use on your new camera? (last update 2004)
Photo Strobe Trigger Voltages
Debug mode
USA:Eric Hendrickson Independent (Film) Pentax Repair, also lens repair and cla
Home
UK: Asahi Photo Ltd Pentax Repair Pentax Camera Repair
DIY Light Seal Repair
Matt's Classic Cameras: Replacing Light Seals
Three common failure problems of the ME Super + Links
Favorite Classics > Pentax ME Super Ramblings > Three Common Failure Problems
On older camera and lens repair - much info here
Favorite Classics / Camera & Repair Articles
My basic camera repair tool kit - by Rick Oleson - careful there.
http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/basic_tool_kit.jpg
Photo Links
Index of links to photographic websites.
Pentax Service manuals
Pentax Manuals
Mark Roberts Pentax Page/Links
Pentax Cameras, Lenses and other Photography Gear - Mark Roberts Photography
What don't you know about photography and equipment?
Photoethnography.com home page - a resource for photoethnographers
PDML.net members comments on older Pentax lenses, still useful. Many listings.
Stan's Pentax Photography
www.buhla.de - Link page
Department of Redundancy Department
Pentax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Features and Operation of the KA Mount
Features and Operation of the Ka Mount
SLR Lens Mount Identification Guide by Rick Oleson - oh, useful thing.
SLR Lens Mount Identification Guide
---More lens mounts? Lens mount - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Interchangeable Lens Mounts - Third Party Lens Advantage?
by Robert Monaghan
From the Sub Department of the You've Got to Be Kidding Department
Interchangeable Lens Mounts - Third Party Lens Advantage?
Camera Mounts Sorted by Register
How to choose the right adapter to mount M42 lenses on a digital Pentax camera
By Marco Bernardini, Funadium R&D Dept.
M42 lenses on Pentax cameras - by Funadium
How to use the Pentax K mount M42 adapter
http://www.pentaximaging.com/files/manual/Mount_Adapter_K.pdf
M42 - Lens Aperture Control on Modern DSLR's
M42 Lens Aperture Control on Modern DSLRs
Fixing the infinity focus on a Super Takumar 24mm. Shooting with a Pentax K10D: Fixing the infinite focus on a Super Takumar 24mm ... scroll further down for comments too.
Manual Focus Forums - Maintenance and Repairs
Maintenance & Repairs (Page 1) - Manual Focus Forum
PDML.NET PDML Info Page
Remainders of the Pentax discuss mailing list.
Opiates of the masses: Bokeh
Dante Stella
And now let us praise light, cheap lenses - by Dante Stella
And now let us praise light, cheap lenses
Just How Fast is That Lens? by Dante Stella
Dante Stella
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Tamron Adaptal-2 lens database
adaptall-2.org
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Camera Shutterlife Database
Camera Shutter Life Database
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Thomas Shahan - Buggy! I remember seeing him on a Today Show segment - on how astonishingly good his images are he was asked what kind of equipment he was using, he merely mentioned something like 'just an slr'. I think at the time he was using a reversed oldie/manual pentax lens.
Flickr: Thomas Shahan's Photostream
You Tube
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You guys are aware of this guy's K200 photos, right? - PentaxForums.com
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Interesting street photography blog.
Pentax for candid street photography Candid Street Photo
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Singapore Pentaxians at ClubSnap Pentax - ClubSNAP Photography Forums
"I don't give a damn if they stole the god damn (NR) technique from aliens or what." Murmurings on the K-5.
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Manila based photographer Bong Manayon
Mindanao | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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Minneapolis based Pentax photographer
JosephFormanPhotography's Photos | SmugMug
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Piotr Sobolewski - his impressive photography - and cool equipment
All lenses together Photo Gallery by Piotr Sobolewski at pbase.com
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One fellow's manual lenses :- )
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_________ Pics from Bali taken with old M42 Takumars: pics from Bali taken with M42 Takumars: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
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Kathmandu 2010 - a set on Flickr
The whole deal: kuuan's collections on Flickr
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Super Takumar 35mm F2 - photo newsletter for a 3 years old girl by Markus Maurer
Super Takumar 35mm F2 - photo newsletter for a 3 years old girl - Photo.net Pentax Forum
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Radiation-induced Discoloration - On lens browning (yellowing)
BIRNS, Inc
Vivitar Wiki Vivitar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Great Vivitar 28mm bestiary by Robin Parmar
Great Vivitar 28mm Bestiary
Tokina 90mm f/2.5 AT-X Macro - The "Bokina" by David Kovaluk
Making Not Taking: Tokina 90mm f/2.5 AT-X Macro - The "Bokina"
105mm Kiron Iterations by David Kovaluk
- Kiron 105mm f/2.8
- Lester A. Dine 105mm f/2.8 (Dental lens, often labeled with a dental focusing guide)
- Vivitar 105mm f/2.5
- Vivitar 100mm f/2.8
- Rikenon 105mm f/2.8
Making Not Taking: 105mm Kiron Iterations
http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~loui/lenses - last updated 1998 - huge listing of lenses
PRAKTICA-USERS.COM - Lenses
_________ M42 lenses PRAKTICA-USERS.COM - M42 Lens list
Retro SLR Lenses - with lots of lens examples shot on digital canon SLR - Interesting!
The Retro Way: My Other Photography
Retro Camera oldie lens reviews
http://www.retrocamera.net/category/lensreviews
The Ultimate Exposure Computer - A guide for nature photographers © Fred Parker Ultimate Exposure Computer
Two sliding-scale, paper exposure calculators to print, cut out and assemble. For users of old, manual cameras
Squit Photo
ManualPhoto | Building community for manual photography - not much here, yet.
Soviet Helios-40-2 85mm f/1.5 lens for M42 Cameras by Dante Stella
Dante Stella
Soviet Photo Equipment collectors resource
USSRPhoto.com - Soviet / Russian Camera Equipment Collector's Resource
Soviet and Russian Cameras - Almaz-103
Rare soviet lens(PK-bayonet) list 17.01.2010
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History snippet -
Pentax Pre shake reduction ideas.
- Mr Ohkura was also able to confirm that Pentax is working on a system to reduce vibration in lenses, similar to Canon's Image Stabilisation system and Nikon's Vibration Reduction system, but he was not prepared to reveal when we might see this technology in a production-model lens. There was no comment on systems for internal lens motors either, but if the new 35mm camera is as well specified as the company claims, and if the company intends to compete with existing high-end semi-pro models, you can be sure the release of these technologies cannot be far off. circa 2000 source: Ohkura
Things change.
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Often first on delivering japanese photo equipment news
Google Translator slowly improving.
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The Online Photographer - Mike Johnston The Online Photographer
- - - Wonderful writing, definitely some of the best on the web... great to buy things online through TOPs links IMO and help to support Mike and TOP [go ahead, throw TOP and MJ a $ bone once in a while, you know you want to :- ) ]. A real gem, Pentaxians will find many fine articles and reviews here.
- - - Mike Johnston is also author of Johnston On Photography - formerly The Sunday Morning Photographer - at photo.net http://photo.net/mjohnston/index.html; and older links at LuLa below. Lots of great Pentax info. Worth the time spent.
- Sunday Morning Photographer Overview
- - - - A few of my favorites:
--------- My favorite lens - In praise of the Pentax 50mm SMC Takumar - My Favorite Lens
--------- The FA Ltd lenses: sm-02-05-02
--------- The 50mm lens and Metaphysical Doubt - sm-02-09-22
--------- Bokeh ratings and lens awards. Wonderful. Bokeh Ratings and Lens Awards
--------- Bokeh in Pictures
Words from the wise - MJ
"... albeit completely forgotten aristocrat — the M42 screwmount Pentax Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50mm f/1.4. This is one of my favorite lenses, in fact. Its results can be simply gorgeous. Of course, to use this lens you'll have to put up with using a Spotmatic (of course one can use the M42 adapter on just about most nearly every bayonet mount Pentax film or DSLR), one of the greatest SLRs in history but long in the tooth today. An engineer at a Japanese camera company told me that if this lens were manufactured and marketed today, it would most likely have to sell for $1,200 to $1,500*. I got mine for $60. (Well, okay, I actually have six of them, to be honest.)"
*(ed. note: in 2002 U.S. dollars).
MJ and friends probably has more to say on the goodness of the DA 35/2.8 macro Ltd than you can shake a stick at - what does that mean anyway?
"I don't want to be guilty of too much soft-pedaling here. Cross my heart I'm not saying this to try to push lenses. But to be fair and accurate, I should say straight out that if you own a Pentax K10D or K20D and don't buy this (DA 35/2.8 ltd macro) lens sooner or later, you're depriving yourself. No one who shoots Pentax digital in any serious way would ever regret buying this lens. It really is a treat. I'd recommend it even if you don't normally care for primes, even if you seldom shoot macro, and even if the focal length and speed aren't quite an exact fit. Its virtues go way beyond extreme sharpness. It will be the best lens you own, the best match for your very best technique, and, soon enough, your best results with it will make you forget what it once cost. If you're in the system, you need it. Even if you don't need it you need it. Very highly recommended. — MJ > source: The Online Photographer: Just Published! Pentax 35mm ?/2.8 DA Macro Limited Review
Also: (35 macro ltd) "one of the best lenses currently made for digital cameras, period"..."a great lens is a thing of beauty and a joy forever." The Online Photographer: More New Stuff Like the Old Stuff
The SMC Pentax DA 35mm ƒ/2.8 Macro Limited review - by Mike Johnston - "The bokeh resembles nothing so much as that from an old Leica Summarit." http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/images/2008.../picture_5.png
The Online Photographer: The SMC Pentax DA 35mm ?/2.8 Macro Limited
Johnston On Photography - formerly The Sunday Morning Photographer - at photo.net----------- DA 35/2.8 macro ltd -An Optical Paragon
An Optical Paragon - photo.net
Parameters of Lens Specification and the Properties of Lenses by Mike Johnston
Parameters of Lens Specification and the Properties of Lenses - photo.net
More Limited
---------- FA31/1.8 By Carl Weese
The Online Photographer: The Pentax 31mm ?/1.8 Limited Lens
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A few things at TOP on the DA L 35mm f2.4 AL lens - plus here are a few of the after comments by readers, priceless :- ) - 2 links on new 35/2.4 lens below the canon post by phule:
________ "I wish they'd build a digital Spotmatic, with a full-sized sensor and a body you can drive a car over. I already have the lenses." Posted by: Mike Smith"
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