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Forum: Sold Items 12-16-2013, 01:24 PM  
For Sale - Sold: Pentax K-30 w/ 18-55mm WR - Great Condition
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 3
Views: 1,195
PM Sent.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 08-04-2011, 10:25 PM  
People Rules are Meant to be Broken
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 15
Views: 3,056
Nice shot, and even more more so, since this was shot with the kit lens.
Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II 08-02-2011, 10:53 AM  
The K-5.......the right choice for me!
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 20
Views: 3,347
One option you can consider in the bay area is renting a lens. I rented a 40mm limited from borrowlenses.com recently. Had a good experience with them and I think this was a cost effective way of trying out a lens to see if I like the focal length etc. There are no delivery charges if you pick up from their office in San Carlos/Redwood city and they do carry a small selection of pentax mount lenses including the 14mm, DA 21, 12-24, 40 etc.
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 07-06-2011, 10:55 PM  
What is your "Walking Around Lens?"
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 132
Views: 15,665
My walk around lens these days is the Sigma 17-70, F2.8-4.5, non HSM, non OS version. I find the lens is awesome when shooting outdoors, though using it indoors, in low light conditions has been a bit of a challenge.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 07-06-2011, 10:49 PM  
Travel I am in China!
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 16
Views: 3,930
A nice series .. brought back memories of Beijing from the time I spent there 9-10 years back. Looks like the pollution has become worse in the last few years.
Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II 06-22-2011, 11:22 AM  
What would you consider a "good price" for a used K-5?
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 36
Views: 4,965
Adorama has the K-5 for $ 1279 now - better than their recent "$150 off" sale price.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 06-21-2011, 11:10 PM  
Cityscape World's Largest Photo taken with 645D
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 53
Views: 7,323
This is a truly amazing picture !!
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 06-17-2011, 07:00 PM  
K-x with DA 40mm -- AF problem
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 24
Views: 5,842
I have had a similar experience with pictures taken indoors without flash. Live view focus is very slow but when when it does focus, it seems to produce better pics than the regular AF. Lack of focus point confirmation in the K-x is a bummer.
Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing 06-16-2011, 07:47 AM  
Photoshop . Which one to buy
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 17
Views: 4,895
PS Elements 9 has a $ 20 mail in rebate offer currently. You can buy it from Amazon for about $ 50 ($70 purchase price minus 20 mail in rebate).
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 06-04-2011, 10:05 AM  
Lenses stolen in Europe - 43, 85/2.2 & 17-70
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 22
Views: 4,089
My laptop was stolen on a train from Amsterdam to Brussels a few years back and the painful lesson I learned was to never put anything of value in the overhead rack, even if it is right above you.
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 05-30-2011, 08:29 PM  
Are we really THAT rare?
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 7,240
Views: 984,981
Yesterday, I went to Pier 39 in San Francisco and thought I would try to keep track of the DSLR brands that I spotted. In about 2-3 hours, I spotted 4 Pentax users - a K-7, a K-m, a white K-x and the fourth I couldn't identify. My black K-x was the fifth one in the crowd. I also spotted one Sony and one Olympus. Canons seemed to be the most common and were too many to count. Plenty of Nikons as well.
Forum: Pentax K-r 05-14-2011, 01:14 PM  
K-r for sale at Costco !
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 17
Views: 9,398
Yes, it'll be nice if they also carry it in stores. Given Costco's generous return policies, a lot more people may feel comfortable trying out a brand that isn't a household name.
Forum: Pentax K-r 05-13-2011, 09:20 PM  
K-r for sale at Costco !
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 17
Views: 9,398
Surprise, Surprise ! I didn't think I would see a Pentax at Costco but today, their web site has the K-r two lens kit (18-55 & 50-200) listed at $ 699. Price includes a bag and SD card.

Nice job Pentax !
Forum: Post Your Photos! 04-18-2011, 08:24 AM  
Black & White Olivia and Mom
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 19
Views: 3,701
Wonderful shot !! B&W makes this photo even more appealing.
Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help 03-08-2011, 01:29 PM  
AF inaccurate on KX?
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 14
Views: 2,146
The K-x is a nice camera but the lack of a visible focus point does make it hard to figure out in advance if the camera is focusing where you intended it to or not. Like another poster suggested, try changing the setting to center point focus, instead of the 5 or 11 pt auto mode.
Forum: General Talk 03-03-2011, 02:26 PM  
Watering down Obamacare
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 86
Views: 9,296
I can tell you one thing for sure - most Westerners going to India for medical procedures aren't going to government run hospitals. Most, if not all, hospitals that they go to are privately owned. The reasons for them being much cheaper are quite obvious - apart from much lower salaries for doctors/nurses etc, they don't have to deal with malpractice insurance.
Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help 03-02-2011, 01:54 PM  
Should I change camera models
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 15
Views: 4,099
I was a photography newbie when I bought the K-x with the 2 lens kit last year. Initially, I was quite happy with the kit lens (18-55), but having recently bought a used Sigma 17-70 and a new DA 35 f/2.4, I tend to agree with the advice given here that it is the lens that matters more. You will see many, many examples of wonderful pics on this forum, taken by camera bodies much older than the K-x.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 03-01-2011, 10:34 PM  
People Horsey love
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 5
Views: 2,083
Lovely photo .. nice and sharp.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 02-27-2011, 10:34 PM  
Travel San Francisco and Surroundings
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 11
Views: 1,940
Nice pics - particularly the last one. I would never have guessed that the second photo was from San Francisco.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 02-21-2011, 12:44 PM  
Nature Day at zoo with iso12800
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 6
Views: 1,701
Wow .. the K-5's high ISO performance looks very good. The second photo is very nice.
Forum: Photo Critique 02-07-2011, 10:48 PM  
People A new Model for Pentax
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 15
Views: 5,651
The sharpening has helped make your otherwise nice pics even better.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 02-04-2011, 08:52 PM  
People My boy
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 5
Views: 1,917
Lovely pic. The grain adds to the mood you've captured.
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 02-04-2011, 08:46 PM  
Dropped camera body
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 13
Views: 3,068
I don't think there is any manufacturer whose warranty would cover something like this.
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 01-31-2011, 02:59 PM  
Interesting Marketplace Instance
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 5
Views: 2,225
With a bundle, price is not the only factor. Even if it is priced correctly, it is possible an individual buyer may not want all the things included and not want to go through the hassle of selling the unwanted things later.
Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help 01-28-2011, 10:15 PM  
What made you choose a Pentax?
Posted By eastbay
Replies: 95
Views: 14,235
It was a leap of faith for me. The K-x is my first DSLR and I hadn't seen it in any of the stores nearby. However, the features looked better than comparably priced Nikons/Canons, the reviews were good and so, I decided to go with Pentax.
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