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Forum: Pentax K-r
01-10-2011, 12:31 AM
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That surprises me I must admit. I was told by the store I visited that the K-r wouldn't support HSM so I'd not get AF with that lens.
Perhaps I need to go and ask them to let me try it on the body and see what happens. Tho I might feel guilty about trying a lens when I know I'd be buying it from B&H or our local (Australian) Digital Camera Warehouse
Actually, having said that this one Ryda Digital Superstore - Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 Zoom Lens($1143.85) would be even better.
Tho it isn't the fastest TP around it would solve my most immediate needs and paired with the standard lens and a decent wide angle would solve virtually all my issues for some time to come and be be ideal for my upcoming European haunt! :)
Time to ask a few questions from the suppliers perhaps?
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Forum: Pentax K-r
01-09-2011, 12:01 AM
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This one for example doesn't seem to work natively on K mounts
Ryda Digital Superstore - Pentax DA 55-300 F4-5.8 ED Camera Lens ($639.85)
Actually I saw one of these in Sydney a short while ago for around AU$1,000 but the HSM is the problem... the K-r doesn't have it so it would be manual focus all the way!! :(
I have this sneaking suspicion it's all about the potential market and the price people are willing to pay for a 'name'. The Canikon crowd by their nature seem to have a lot of money to spend and there are loads of them so the lens makers will go for the larger market creating a self-perpetuating system where people will go for the more expensive body in part because it has the larger range of lenses... producing a larger market for lensmakers etc.
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Forum: Pentax K-r
01-08-2011, 03:26 PM
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I must be missing something because I've been looking around for a decent all-purpose lens and have never seen an 18 - 300mm lens for the K-r.
I've seen a Sigma 70 - 300 mm which works with the K mount... and a Pentax 55 - 300 which doesn't. I'm really looking for a decent (i.e. fast) long TP lens but so far 300mm is the largest I can find that will work with the body.
My 'impossible ideal' would be an '18 - 500mm' but if anyone can suggest any sort of long TP lens that will work properly with the K-r I'd be really grateful.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
12-20-2010, 07:53 PM
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For various reasons I bought a Panasonic FX40 the other day but am yet to charge it (it's a Xmas pressie).
However whilst I bought it from B&H in the US, I'm in Australia. The US runs on 110v... we use 240v. Admittedly I should have considered this before buying it but there ya go. :(
Will there be a problem charging the battery or can I just use a plug converter and carry on as normal??
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-28-2010, 11:48 PM
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This is why Australia is known as "the clever country"...
.... but yeah 'Alfalfa' seems to have been a horrible little git. Even so it was a pretty stupid and pointless way to die! . :)
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Forum: Pentax K-r
11-27-2010, 03:55 PM
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So far the noisy shutter is the only 'problem' I've found with the camera after the first month. I moved back to Pentax from a Fuji compact and when I first pressed the shutter it was so loud (relatively) I actually jumped!
Obviously having the camera close to my ear it's going to sound its loudest, and whether it is as noticeable to people standing nearby I'm yet to establish! :)
Still, I bought the camera because this will be my first DSLR after 25 years of compacts and bridge models and I wanted the best bang for the bucks. The K-r has great specs for a ridiculously low cost. For me as an effective newbie it will let me experiment, practice and learn; so features count as much as image quality.
Once I feel confident in my skills I might decide I need a new body... and might even go 'upmarket' to the big two, but right now I'm happy I made the right decision.
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Forum: Sold Items
11-27-2010, 12:53 AM
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Would be interested in the bag for $50 (not new after all).
The wife works in the CBD so I could take her into work and meet you... say in Pitt Street... to collect it one day next week??
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Forum: Sold Items
11-27-2010, 12:51 AM
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Would be interested in the bag for $50 (not new after all).
The wife works in the CBD so I could take her into work and meet you... say in Pitt Street... to collect it one day next week??
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-26-2010, 10:27 PM
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Some 25 years after my last Pentax camera, and after some informed nagging from a friend, I finally took the plunge and bought a K-r with a couple of 'starter' lenses.
I have to admit to being a little 'lost' right now with the wealth of features the camera provides... but after some experimentation, I'm beginning to get the hang of it. :o
This of course is one of the joys of the digital revolution. In the old days of film, 'learning could be an expensive process. From now on with the Pentax K-r, I can run off hundreds of shots bracketing them as often as I like with all sorts of adjustments without without extra cost.
I doubt I'd ever be an 'expert' but if I can take one or two shots to be proud of amongst the hundreds... I think I'll be happy enough.
So now it's off to the forum proper to learn all I can about the camera and try to renew old skills. Thanks for having me aboard.
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