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Forum: Winners' Showcase
03-11-2024, 03:40 AM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
03-24-2017, 11:03 AM
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I've been having the same doubts as of late, and I'm especially worried about the end of 3rd party support. At this point, I'm more likely inclined to believe that Sigma will end the production of the 35mm Art lens, than announce that they will also be offering the 50 and the 85mm lenses, for example. Ricoh seems to be in two minds regarding Pentax. I still am under the impression that their marketing strategy is close to nonexistent, and taking into account that the camera market is shrinking at a rapid pace, the future of the brand doesn't look very bright. Even so, I think this period in time would be the best starting point for a Pentax renaissance, taking into account how most of the camera makers have fallen into very specific routines with regards to their products.
But the question still remains: would it be wise to change to a different system?
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Forum: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest
04-29-2014, 03:40 AM
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This photo was taken near the fishing village of Hamnøy in the Lofoten Islands of Norway. Close to this point, I photographed the Aurora Borealis a few nights earlier. I highly recommend visiting those islands, the scenery is amazing :D.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
05-29-2012, 01:28 PM
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This is my entry:
2) This photo, sadly, is about two years old. It was taken with a Pentax K100D and a Tamron 18-200 f : 3.5-6.3.
3) On the day I captured this photo there was a serious storm in my town and on the same day I received my new lens - the Tamron that I shot this photo with. When I received the lens I never expected such a good testing opportunity to arise, especially one which allowed me to stay in the comfort of my own home.
The thing that still impresses me every time when I look at this photo are the two persons sitting back to back, while the end of the world is happening just beside them - and all of this for a fleeting second, till the wind changed the shape of those clouds. I identify nature’s force with the image of the Sun looking like it’s about to explode in a giant fireball, an image which is reinforced by the storm clouds being beautifully outlined by the sun’s rays and opposite of this, nature’s fragility – the fact that this image is, as I previously said, only there for a moment, being easily destroyed by the wind.
The reason I would like to win the Pentax 21 Limited is because I want to get a weatherproof photo gear set and this lens is one of the lenses on my list. The reasons behind this choice are numerous:
- It is small.
- It is made of metal with tight tolerances.
- It has very good resolution.
- You can use it either as a landscape lens while mountaineering or as a street photography/architecture lens when you are in town (and if you use it on a small camera, like a K-r/x/m, you have a very unobtrusive set-up).
- It challenges you to make the best of it.
- And the most important reason - you can abuse it. I can see this lens being happy doing it's job in whatever environment you put it in (and I am certainly going to put it to the test). This lens is a workhorse lens.
- Tudor Alex. |
