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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
12-23-2022, 02:20 PM
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Well, same here. But I can use most of them on most of my old Pentax SLRs and all of them on my Pentax DSLRs.
LIke others, I personally see no need for a new film SLR, given the extensive availability of used ones, often in excellent condition, at ridiculously cheap prices. And note that those cheap prices mean that spare parts already exist in the market because you can just buy a 2nd camera of the same model (but certainly not for all parts; old CdSe-based light meters, for instance). And if they don't, buy a different old SLR.
The point raised that Pentax could support repair by producing CAD models for 3D printers is interesting, too.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
10-18-2022, 02:37 PM
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The reason I purchased a K-1 mkii is for the low-light performance. For example, see this Flickr album of photos taken anywhere from ISO 10000-65535 at a bar in the Mission District of San Francisco.
While I still love my K-3 and even my K-r, this blows them away for that specific situation (and many others).
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
06-14-2022, 07:32 PM
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I have exactly that same setup - the original K-3, the Tamron 28-75 (Tamron SP AF 28-75mm F/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF)) and 70-200 (Tamron AF 70-200mm f/2.8 (IF) MACRO LD Di SP A001). I never had that kind of problem with these lenses on that camera, the K-r, or, more recently, the K-1 Mk II. The lenses are very sharp, particularly the 70-200 stopped down a little, on all three cameras.
If you're going to borrow a sharp lens to test the camera, get a fast 50; I have the F 1.7, which is incredibly sharp stopped down, as is the manual SMC 1.4. My bet is that it's your K-3 that needs some adjustment.
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
12-11-2021, 09:41 AM
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I'm certainly looking forward to it and am very excited! While it's not perfect for all my uses I'm sure it'll be great for most.
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
12-10-2021, 11:26 PM
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K-1 Mark ii is $1699. Get a free battery grip with coupon code FREEBG6. I just got it - upgrading from the venerable workhorse K-3.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
01-01-2020, 05:42 PM
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Thanks for the tip. I may have to rent the KP and the K-1 to do a shoot-out under my use conditions...and drag my friend with the Alpha 7 III along.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
01-01-2020, 01:47 PM
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Who is "all the rest"? Not me, to be sure. AF is not a consideration - I shoot single point AF in low light situations or in reasonable light with a fast shutter speed. K-1 low light performance is good; it's much better than my K-3, which is embarrassingly inadequate when put up against the Sony Alpha 7 III. But the K-1, I fear, is well behind the Sony (and future Sony Alphas will decimate the low light competition). If K-new meets that, I stay with Pentax. Otherwise you'll probably see my equipment in the marketplace.
Mike
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
06-16-2019, 10:31 AM
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#1 is great, but composition leaves much to be desired.
#13 is also excellent, and very exciting, but I think it could have been processed better - it's a bit dark.
Having kicked those out, among all these really quite great photos my favorites FWIW are #7, #8 (despite the presence of a watermark), #14 and #15.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
06-02-2019, 05:59 PM
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A weed in my backyard, taken with the Tamron SP 90mm F2.5 Adaptall lens plus macro tubes.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
06-02-2019, 05:52 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Winners' Showcase
06-02-2019, 05:51 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
06-02-2019, 05:51 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
06-02-2019, 05:50 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Pentax Forums Giveaways
01-17-2016, 06:09 PM
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I shoot street. Sometimes it's easier, less visible and intrusive to shoot from the hip than with the camera in front of your eye. Use a wide angle lens - I like a 28mm on an APS-C camera like my K-3 (or even wider - this shot is at 10mm), let ISO float, and set aperture priority to a fairly good depth of field. Furthermore, separate focus from the shutter control; the K-3 lets you assign focus to a back button. This makes it easy to focus quickly, or constantly be focusing, then shoot when necessary. A strap for the camera that goes around your right wrist enables you to hold it low so it's less visible to your subjects.
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Forum: Pentax Forums Giveaways
12-13-2014, 04:07 PM
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
12-09-2014, 11:40 AM
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Sculpture in Marini Plaza, at Washington Square, San Francisco
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
12-09-2014, 11:18 AM
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Taken this past weekend in Chinatown, San Francisco with my brand spankin' new K-3 and old SMC Pentax-F 50mm 1:1.7.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
03-03-2013, 09:34 AM
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The nightmare that is the dream of corporate existence in America. :eek::D
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-03-2012, 08:05 PM
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I have not bought a new Pentax lens because I can get used ones, primarily manual, for far less with great image quality. Still, I would love to be able to afford a couple of the new Pentax lenses but these ridiculous prices are simply too high! So I am in!
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
10-15-2012, 08:41 PM
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Love that shot, chrish!
This is Robyn Hitchcock, taken during his set last Saturday at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Taken with the 55-300 DA-L lens.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
08-11-2012, 08:19 PM
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While I didn't really take this shot for the bokeh, it's not bad. Plus it shows the sheer awesomeness of the wonderfully inexpensive DA-L 55-300mm lens. Now, this is two bubbles; it is a sort of technical "tour de force" by the hippie bubble blower: the bottom one is filled with smoke (you may speculate on the smoke's origin) while the top one is not.
Bubble-blowing Technical Tour de Force by zot0 (too busy), on Flickr
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
08-11-2012, 08:13 PM
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First up, Bob Minkin. Next, hippies in uniform mug for the photographer.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
07-29-2012, 09:23 PM
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People taking pictures with Pentax's demo cameras!
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