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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
4 Hours Ago
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That's exactly what I was thinking. I do love my Q7 with the 08 lens, but I'm not gonna start wearing cargo shorts!:lol:
Cjf
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
1 Day Ago
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Is that a Q in your pocket, or are you just glad to see us? Do you carry a pocket camera? Sure, smartphone cameras are getting better and better, but you can’t change the lenses and they’re getting better through computational photography, which is basically letting some Silicon Valley nerd drive. So do you slip a Pentax in your pocket when you leave the house? Vote in this week’s poll, and then tell us your thoughts in the comments! And if you haven't had a chance to sign up yet for The Best of Pentax Forums weekly newsletter, please join the almost 1,100 Pentaxians who have subscribed.
This poll closes April 23.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
6 Days Ago
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Here you go:
Pentax K-3 III Monochrome, HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE, Pentax Rear Converter-A 2x-S.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-10-2024, 09:15 PM
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-09-2024, 08:53 PM
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Did you see the eclipse? Did you photograph it? Were you planning to photograph it all along, or did you grab your camera when the temperature dropped, the birds stopped singing, and the entire continent started oooing and ahing? Vote in this week’s poll, and then tell us your thoughts in the comments! And if you haven't had a chance to sign up yet for The Best of Pentax Forums weekly newsletter, please join the almost 1,100 Pentaxians who have subscribed.
This poll closes April 16.
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
04-09-2024, 08:21 PM
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Please do! Since the eclipse was just yesterday, I'm extending this challenge until April 16.
Cjf
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-02-2024, 10:54 PM
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What does it say about Pentaxian hopes and dreams that an April Fools post about an imaginary K-3 full-frame digital camera has more views and more comments than the actual announcements of the real K-1 full frame and the real K-3 APS-C flagship? Is it just that we artistic types are dreamers by nature? Maybe the fake specs fit a real need? Or is this just the ultimate expression of Gear Acquisition Syndrome?
Vote in this week’s poll, and then tell us your thoughts in the comments! And if you haven't had a chance to sign up yet for The Best of Pentax Forums weekly newsletter, please join the almost 1,100 Pentaxians who have subscribed.
This poll closes April 9
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
04-02-2024, 10:20 PM
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Everyone from NASA to your neighbors will be pointing their longest lenses at the sun during the April 8 total eclipse. So…point your camera elsewhere! This week’s challenge is to take photos during the eclipse that have the sun as a quarter of the frame or less. Show us what you can do going the opposite direction from the crowd, then tell us in the comments how you really feel about that lens! We'll feature some images in The Best of Pentax Forums free newsletter that goes out to over 1,000 Pentaxians every Wednesday; come join us here if you haven't had a chance to subscribe!
This challenge runs through April 9.
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Forum: Ricoh GR
03-28-2024, 03:05 PM
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I included the train photo because I really liked it, and also because it was the only one they sent that wasn't in the middle of the night! :lol:
Here's another.
Cjf
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Forum: Ricoh GR
03-28-2024, 02:39 PM
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
03-27-2024, 01:34 PM
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You're welcome! It's interesting to me how some lenses just fit your eye, and some don't. And I'm not sure how to explain that, but I know it when I see it. There are photographers who love 50s, and collect them. And for years every camera came with one! I've literally given away a dozen over the years, I have so little use for them.
Though I have held on to one: the SMC Pentax 50mm F1.2. Because 1.2. Never really used it on my LXs or MX, but I do like it on my K-3 III Monochrome, where it's a sweet short fast tele.
Cjf
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-26-2024, 09:13 PM
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How fast do you update firmware?
Pentax just released perhaps the tiniest firmware update ever. Here’s everything it does: Corrected – When using the camera with combination of ImageSync, certain characters in the wireless LAN password may cause unstable operation in rare cases. And…that’s it!
Now the bad news about software is that all software is buggy. The good news is that bugs can be fixed with patches and firmware updates.
Which are software. And therefore buggy. Hence the horror stories about firmware updates bricking cameras. And why (taking off my Pentax cap and pulling on my IT Guy lid) those of us who run datacenters have a rule:
Let someone else go first.
So what’s your position on firmware updates? Do you update the moment a new release drops? Do you wait for others to go first? Or do you leave well enough alone and only update if your camera has problems the update addresses? Vote in this week’s poll, and then tell us your thoughts in the comments! And if you haven't had a chance to sign up yet for The Best of Pentax Forums weekly newsletter, please join the almost 1,100 Pentaxians who have subscribed.
This poll closes April 2.
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
03-26-2024, 08:37 PM
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We all love to talk about our favorite lenses, and debate their merits. What’s your least favorite lens? You know, the one in the bottom of your bag you only remember when you accidentally grab it reaching for glass you like. Mine’s any 50mm, followed closely by every 35mm ever made. I don’t know why; they just don’t fit my eye. I’ve got bags full of wider glass, and short teles, all of which I love. So please dig that dusty lens out of the bag, share shots with us, then tell us in the comments how you really feel about that lens! We'll feature some images in The Best of Pentax Forums free newsletter that goes out to over 1,000 Pentaxians every Wednesday; come join us here if you haven't had a chance to subscribe!
This challenge runs through April 2.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome
03-26-2024, 04:40 PM
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-19-2024, 10:30 PM
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We're pleased to announce a special edition of our monthly photo contest for the April 8 total eclipse of the sun. First prize is a $100 USD gift card to a photo/software retailer of your choice, such as B&H, Amazon, Adorama, Henrys, Adobe, Topaz, eBay, etc. The winner will then be featured in a Pentax Forums homepage article where they can explain how they got the shot!
Second prize is a one-year forum account upgrade, and third prize is a box of photo paper from Red River.
Click here to submit a photo for the contest.
Important: select 2024 Eclipse Contest as the category/prefix.
- Your submission must have been taken with a Pentax or Ricoh camera and match the contest theme
- Post your submission in a separate thread within the post your photos forum. Limit one per member
- All photos must be submitted by April 24.
The winners will be determined through a poll and voted on by the community. If there are more than 100 entries, we will first hold a nomination round and advance the top 100 photos, similar to our monthly photos contest.
You may browse all submissions in our special gallery:
2024 Solar Eclipse Photo Contest Gallery View - PentaxForums.com |
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
03-19-2024, 08:50 PM
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My SMC Pentax-D FA Macro 50mm F2.8 just came in, so I took it for a walk. Tree bole, up close. Pentax K-3 III Monochrome.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-19-2024, 08:20 PM
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Veteran Member Tony Belding is thinking about buying a Theta for the eclipse. Instead of photographing the sun and moon, I'm thinking more in terms of video capture for the viewing party, getting the environment and the reactions of the people. I had the idea of putting a 360° camera up on a tall (2m) tripod stand. But what camera? I don't know much about 360° cameras. Of course I've heard the name Theta from time to time, but I know there are different models.
What are your plans, Pentaxians? Are you buying gear for the eclipse? Are you buying gear and blaming it on the eclipse? Have you already bought gear for the eclipse? Vote in this week’s poll, and then tell us your thoughts in the comments! And if you haven't had a chance to sign up yet for The Best of Pentax Forums weekly newsletter, please join the almost 1,100 Pentaxians who have subscribed.
This poll closes March 26.
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
03-19-2024, 08:01 PM
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Photography was born in black and white, and for so many of us it remains our preference. Share with us your best monochrome images, then tell us in the comments how you got the shot! We'll feature some images in The Best of Pentax Forums free newsletter that goes out to over 1,000 Pentaxians every Wednesday; come join us here if you haven't had a chance to subscribe!
This challenge runs through March 26.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-18-2024, 04:36 PM
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:lol::lol::lol:
"Quality—you know what it is, yet you don't know what it is. But that's self-contradictory. But some things are better than others, that is, they have more quality. But when you try to say what the quality is, apart from the things that have it, it all goes poof! There's nothing to talk about. But if you can't say what Quality is, how do you know what it is, or how do you know that it even exists? If no one knows what it is, then for all practical purposes it doesn't exist at all. But for all practical purposes it really does exist".
Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Chapter 15. The foundation of many a collegiate late night drinking and philosophizing session!
Cjf
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Pentax is already selling film in Japan.
Cjf
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
03-16-2024, 07:18 PM
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After reading through the advice here I've ordered the SMC Pentax-D FA Macro 50mm F2.8. I settled on the 50 partly because everyone raved about its sharpness, and partly because I don't have an AF prime in that range. Thanks to all ya'll for the help!
Cjf
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-16-2024, 03:34 PM
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-14-2024, 02:42 PM
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New Firmware Updates (Version 2.13) for the PENTAX K-3 Mark III and PENTAX K-3 Mark III Monochrome have just been released.
[ Changes from V2.12 to V2.13]
[Corrected item]
Corrected – When using the camera with combination of ImageSync, certain characters in the wireless LAN password may cause unstable operation in rare cases.
* When this update is done, the contents of version 2.12 and earlier will also be updated.
* When this update is done, you will not be able to restore back to version 2.12 or earlier.
Download and install this new firmware update to ensure optimal performance.
K-3 Mark III Firmware Download Link:
Latest PENTAX K-3 Mark III Firmware Update : Software Downloads | RICOH IMAGING
K-3 Mark III Monochrome Firmware Download Link:
Latest PENTAX K-3 Mark III Monochrome Firmware Update : Software Downloads | RICOH IMAGING |
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-13-2024, 09:15 PM
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We're always here to help you spend your money! :lol: Have you had a chance to try the HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE? It's AMAZING on the Monochrome, lightning quick autofocusing and razor sharp, and I'm guessing it would be just as good -- though slow -- on the K-3 III Colour. And yet very small and light for something that long. I love mine!
Cjf
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
03-13-2024, 09:06 PM
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Yup. We have a lot of folks in the southern hemisphere, so I said change in seasons. Though I spent a lot of time in the tropics; technically no seasons such as summer or winter in that region, but there is a transition between the rainy and dry seasons, then back again. Change is the only constant! :lol:
Cjf
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-12-2024, 09:56 PM
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Technology is always a study in compromise. Take computers: a workstation with a giant monitor is an excellent way to edit graphics. It will not, however, fit in your pocket like your smartphone. So you choose which is best suited to your needs. Lenses are the same way. Giant no-compromise lenses tend to be expensive and…well, giant. Smaller lenses are generally less expensive and are definitely easier to carry, but getting there requires compromise. Consider two Pentax lenses: the legendary SMC Pentax-FA 77mm F1.8 Limited, winner of our 2014 Best Pentax Lens of All Time Tournament, and the more recent HD Pentax-D FA* 85mm F1.4 SDM AW. These are both fast short telephoto “portrait” lenses. The 85 is a classic length 1255 gram bemouth with an average price of $1,800; the 77 is a quirky length, like most Limiteds, that weighs just 270 grams with an average price of $825. Which camp is yours, Pentaxians? Do you chase image quality and just buy one of those giant camera luggage bags with wheels? Or do you prefer the small and light, and live with the compromises?
So what say you, Pentaxians? Is it big, no compromise glass for you, or small and light? Vote in this week’s poll, and then tell us your thoughts in the comments! And if you haven't had a chance to sign up yet for The Best of Pentax Forums weekly newsletter, please join the almost 1,100 Pentaxians who have subscribed.
This poll closes March 19.
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