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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-08-2009, 07:49 PM
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Mmmmhhh!!
Well let me put my two cents on that one. It will take a miracle for me to buy another Pentax lens...why?? OK
1 The 16-50 is complete doo doo. Just check the list of issues in this forum...well i have them.
2 The 50-135 died on me 7 months after purchase. Reason...one of the small plastic gears inside broke and they had to change the entire autofocus motor. Result, i lost the lens for 4 months.
3 The 200 f2.8 is soooooooo sllllloooooooowwwww basically cant work with it.
I have the 50-500 sigma lens....WOW works like a charm
another sigma is the 120-400 2.8. This lens is expensve but beats the crap out of every lens i use on the Canon.
So yes Pentax could have issues with their lenses...i know i have.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
06-30-2009, 07:19 PM
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LX...no questions about it.
Still have two!!
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
06-30-2009, 07:17 PM
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I only want to know how fast it focus....
Does it focus at the same speed the K20 does?
Can it follow a high speed object and still take pictures or does it loose it like the K20?
If its fast...perfect. Thats my next buy
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Forum: General Talk
06-30-2009, 07:10 PM
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Funny that a few months ago when i said i was going to buy a Canon to create a killer duo with Pentax....most of the members on this board told me i was a moron!!!!
So yes camera snobery is everywhere and mostly in here.
And yes i did buy a Canon 50d with a 70-200 2.8 IS lens and yes i still shoot with my Pentax K20 and yes its a KILLER duo. Pentax for the portraits and Canon for the fast sport action.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
09-01-2008, 12:15 AM
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Be carefull of what you say:lol:
Just got trashed in another tread for saying pretty much the same thing:lol:
Well glad i am not the only one thinking the same thing:D
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
09-01-2008, 12:01 AM
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Glad you are not a Pentax rep, or the company would have gone bankrupt in matter of weeks.
Next time READ the complete thread
I will NOT get rid of my Pentax, but seriously thinking of buying the Canon and keep both as a killer duo like i wrote two days ago. What one camera cant give me the other one will
Is it now clear??
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-31-2008, 04:51 PM
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First i dont need a new job. Photography is a hobby.
My boss are my clients. Currently they are quite happy with what they see.
But i will go a bit further in the future and using and i am being looked down because of my choice of using Pentax. For those who doubt that i am a sport photographer...did you check my website?? The answer is there.
The 50d with its higher frame per second burst could give me a lot more action pictures than the 3fps currently given by my K10 and K20 duo.
If Pentax doesnt release a body that can do this...what can i do??
And for those who still doubt i got another example today. 2 amateurs with Canons showed up at the races today. Both of them had 40d's with "white" pro lens on. Both of them got asked to take pics of the race while me with my Pentax had to show my card to get in.....because "i didnt look pro with my equpment"....:hmm:
I have all the DA* lenses.....a k20 and a K10... How more "pro" can you get....Do i have to paint my lens white??
Do you see my point now or am i going to be trashed again??
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-30-2008, 07:33 PM
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I am at cross roads here.
To be taken seriously in the field i take pics i will have to make a move to Canon or Nikon.
Sorry to say but for the contract givers, wathever the quality of picture i present, using a Pentax is an issue.
The Canon 50d looks great on paper. Will it be good on the field??
So what i see in my future is this. Canon 50d body to "impress" my boss and get those sports pics he wants....K20 to take the pictures that really needs sharp details that the 50D wont be able to give me.
That could make a killer duo
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
08-09-2008, 05:43 PM
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Same here.
Pentax have to be serious....dead serious.
If they dont release a FF pro model by nest summer with the long awaited 60-250DA* and a 50 f1.4...........thats it i am gone to Nikon D700
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
07-22-2008, 04:57 PM
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Comparing the K10 with the 5D is stupid.
The 5D is full frame and 4 times the price.
If you want to compare noise on both, take a Canon in the same range of price.
The K10 is a midrange....no more
5D is a semipro....Pentax dont have semi pros , wathever people say here. Even the K20 is a midrange camera, a few steps under semipro.
But it makes darn good pictures:lol:
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Forum: Photographic Technique
07-15-2008, 01:15 PM
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Both. Depends on the subject and surroundings
Oh my god!!! cant type anymore:lol:
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
07-09-2008, 06:40 PM
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Are the pics blurry?
Will it actually shoot?
I checked on my K20 and sometimes i will have that end limit too but only on a non Pentax lens!! But the pics are OK
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Forum: Lens Clubs
07-09-2008, 06:37 PM
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Ah man......i have this camera.
Glad to see someone else as it too
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Forum: Photographic Technique
07-09-2008, 06:34 PM
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Ask for manual inspection.
Thats the best way
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-09-2008, 06:32 PM
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Like i said in another part of this forum.
You might want to check the Tamron 70-300mm
Its a great lens. Gave me a lot of great pictures.
If you want to check it out, go to my site and check the karting 2007 pics i took with it.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-09-2008, 06:28 PM
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If you want a great lens for low cost...
Tamron 70-300mm
I simply love that lens. Gave me a lot of great pictures.
Sadly with the DA* lens i dont use it that much anymore but its on my second unit (the K10) and its a great learning tool for the young photographer i train.
By the way....my avatar is done with that lens by one of my trainee...
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Forum: Site Suggestions and Help
07-09-2008, 06:23 PM
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People go on my site and always guess that i take my racing pictures with a Canon...are they stumped when they notice its done with a Pentax!!
Yep they are getting there
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
07-09-2008, 06:02 PM
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LX without a shadow of a doubt
The best they ever made
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
07-09-2008, 06:00 PM
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Dont thay all look the same??
I saw a lot smaller on other Pentax lenses. Never was a problem for manual focusing
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Forum: Photographic Technique
07-09-2008, 05:43 PM
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
07-09-2008, 05:30 PM
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I had the same issues with a bad 8gb card.
I used Active File recovery...and pluged the camera directly as the card reader.
The software succesfully recovered all my pictures in about 20 minutes and also "repaired" the card. It actually removed the bad sectors from the card so now its a 6GB:mad:
Serve me well to buy cheap cards on Ebay:lol:
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
07-09-2008, 05:06 PM
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OK the Pentax 110 is now a museum piece.
If you can find one like mine then you should put it behind a glass wall.
I can still find 110 film around, its not so hard to find but next year?? the year after??
But the quality of the pics for a 110 camera is amazing.
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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
07-09-2008, 05:02 PM
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Same here...the Pentax one....fits the grip and used it....ummmmhhhh twice ?
:lol:
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Forum: Photographic Technique
07-09-2008, 04:49 PM
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Nope.......and you are going to go raving mad....:p
Montreal
I dont want to make you drull even more but we have a "flea market" ( dont know if i spelt that one correctly ) twice a year.
They call it a flea market...i call it a treasure chest.
I saw a brand new LX with a 200 f2.8 mounted...brand new. Price tag 500.00 OH MY GOD!!!! Bought it on the spot
I cried my eyes out all the way home...tears of joy.
So every 6 months i go there....my last catch was a Pentax110 with all the lenses for 125.00...in its original leather case!!!!
I own a little Pentax Museum at home
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Forum: General Talk
07-09-2008, 04:47 PM
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Henri Cartier Bresson........
My idol!!:p
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