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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
10-02-2022, 02:59 PM
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Love the lava glow on the low cloud.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
07-01-2021, 01:30 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
05-02-2021, 12:08 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Winners' Showcase
04-27-2021, 02:22 PM
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Shot from a boat, multiple frames stitched. ISO 800 1/250s, 28-105mm
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
09-02-2020, 04:24 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
06-09-2020, 10:02 AM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
02-23-2020, 11:53 PM
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Some browsers don't support 4K playback and you will only see 1080P as maximum resolution. YouTube has thousands of 4K videos and a surprisingly amount of 8K video and time-lapse. Any contemporary computer with a decent processor and graphics card can easily handle 4K editing requirements at the consumer level. My 2020 vintage iMac renders 4K video at almost real time. The computer processing requirements for 4K video are greatly over exaggerated.
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Forum: General Photography
12-14-2019, 07:58 PM
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Pentax K1, Pentax 15-30 and some older Pentax MF and AF lenses. I use the K1 primarily for nightscapes and astro shooting. My backup system is SONY a7III with Sigma Art 24-105 and Canon and Pentax adapters. I use the SONY for shooting when fast AF is required, 4K video and when I'm pretty confident the image will never be printed beyond 30" or so wide. Until recently I owned a Lumix GH4 and several Olympus lenses. Back in film days I shot medium format film with a Pentax 67 and later a Pentax 645N. I also shot large format film for a number years. I was never satisfied with 35mm film quality. That period in my life lasted about two years. I shot Canon digital until the release of the Pentax K5 and then made the switch back to Pentax, shooting the K5, K3, 645D and Z. Now retired I no longer have a need to create mural size images and I've been extremely pleased with my K1. I've never shot a modern era Nikon.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
11-16-2019, 03:32 PM
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I agree with your comments regarding core video shooting/editing skills. That said, apply those skills to a 4K video shot on a SONY a7III or a Panasonic GH-5, do the playback on a LG OLED display, and you'll know why I have zero interest in shooting video with my K1.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
11-13-2019, 06:21 PM
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I came across this repair service. They claim to repair Pentax, along with all the other brands, and do repairs for B&H and Adorama. Obviously not a warranty station but possibly worth considering for non-warranty work. Anyone have experience with them?
About US ? Shocked Electronics & Repairs |
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
07-21-2019, 02:11 PM
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A friend on the west coast works closely with Ricoh and seems stressed by their approach to sales, quotas and penchant for hard core number crunching. It may not bode well for the future of Pentax or the Ricoh camera brands. With dedicated camera sales being decimated world wide by smart phones, I would be surprised if we get nothing more than incremental updates and repackaging of existing models. The bean counters are apparently alive and well at Ricoh.
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Forum: Pentax Mirrorless Cameras
02-08-2019, 12:12 AM
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Well I'm not a surf photographer, I'm a 76 old year senior who spent many years shooting large and medium format film. Until recently I shot with a 645Z and a K1, but my video projects necessitated selling the Z. I shoot with what I need to get the shot. If the surfer photographer can get what he needs with a K3, more power to him.
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Forum: Pentax Mirrorless Cameras
02-07-2019, 10:04 PM
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For me, anyone asking for fast autofocus fall into the mass photographer type of photographer: not able to compose a photograph.
When you're trying to capture a shot of a whale breaching with a 600mm lens, composition takes a back seat to a sharp capture that can be cropped.
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Forum: Pentax Mirrorless Cameras
02-07-2019, 07:06 PM
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I doubt the D750 would be a match for either the D850 or the SONY in terms of AF performance. The SONY has nearly 700 AF points vs under 200 for the D850. Video wise (important to me) the SONY will outperform either at 1080 or 4K, although the D850 is excellent but because of the slower readouts of the larger sensor, rolling shutter effects are likely to be an issue at times. Neither of the Nikons will let me use with adapters, my favorite Pentax and Canon lenses. Nor do the Nikons have internal IS.
My opinion, FWIW, is that Pentax should not release a mirrorless unless they seriously rethink their corporate attitude towards video performance. A Pentax mirrorless with mediocre video would be ignored by both the public at large and hard core Pentax users. Like certain politicians, Pentax isn't expanding its user base and those of us who do have a need for serious video capable cameras have, for the most part, already supplemented our Pentax bodies with SONY or Panasonic.
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Forum: Pentax Mirrorless Cameras
02-07-2019, 12:48 AM
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I own a K1 and a SONY a7III. The SONY focus is much faster and accurate than the K1, not to mention the SONY's tracking ability. I'm happy with both cameras, they each serve purposes specific for my needs.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
02-04-2019, 10:05 AM
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Nothing unusual at all about the discounts in mirrorless or DSLR categories. Pentax K1II is now $1800 on Amazon. Canon and Nikon DSLRs have price drops. The range of models will likely narrow among all the brands in the future. As for the trade in schemes, nothing new here either. It's been done in the past. FWIW, the SONY a7III continues to list at $1999.00 on Amazon, holding very solid. That would indicate that it has hit the hot buttons of many buyers whereas the Nikon and Canon equivalents (in theory) really aren't equivalents in some key features and performance areas.
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Forum: General Photography
01-11-2019, 11:50 PM
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I own a a7III (as well as a K1) and I've had absolutely no overheating problems shooting stills or 4K video. I don't shoot talking heads or do any blogging. My video clips are landscape/nature, usually no more than a minute long at the most. The video stabilization is effective but certainly not up to that of a steady cam.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
11-09-2018, 10:21 AM
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The first professional camcorders were from Ikegami in the 60s (two piece design) and SONY Betacam in the 80s. If you go to the following, you'll see Canon was never part of the mix early on in the professional camera field.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
09-28-2018, 09:21 AM
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Keep in mind that you will be required, at least in US airports, to now unpack all of your camera gear, place it in a tray for inspection and Xray. A real PITA.
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Forum: Video Recording and Processing
09-25-2018, 12:50 PM
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If you're looking to produce for viewing on standard size domestic television screens, not computer monitors, the K1 video will be embarrassingly soft. As others have posted here, low cost Panasonic cameras and particularly the GH4/5, will kill it. If you need one of the best compromises for still photography, high dynamic range video, low light capabilities, multiple CODEC options, the Sony a7III is an option.
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Forum: General Photography
08-28-2018, 03:33 PM
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A SONY a7III, SONY and Sigma lens, adapter to use my Pentax K mount lens and a Lumix GH4, Olympus, Panasonic lens plus K mount adapter. And a Pentax K1.
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Forum: General Photography
08-23-2018, 09:02 AM
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Linn designs and markets more than just turntables, including streaming network players. Pentax needs to do more than produce DSLRs unless they want to be relegated to serving only hobbyists. The real issue, unfortunately, is that Ricoh can't or won't, fund the Pentax brand to bring products to market on a timely basis and provide marketing and technical support they deserve.
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
08-19-2018, 12:29 PM
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Third party lens companies are making mounts for SONY mirrorless and there are various adapters to mount Canon lens to SONY bodies. If Pentax developed a mirrorless system the likelihood of enlisting support from third party sources would probably be higher than it is now with the K mount. It is pretty much assumed many of the current K mount lineup is from Tamron. Certainly they could adapt some of their mirrorless lineup to work with a new Pentax mirrorless mount, if they were so inclined. Personally, as I noted previously, I'll keep my K1 as long as it's doing the job I need but it will be my last DSLR. I know I'm not the only one among Pentax, Canon and Nikon owners who are looking to mirrorless as the future.
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
08-18-2018, 03:18 PM
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I recently bought an A7III to augment my K1. I'm perfectly happy with my K1 for the foreseeable future. But after spending time with my SONY, I'm convinced the future is mirrorless. Several of my Canon and Nikon friends have recently switched to SONY. Where I live here in Hawaii, I see more and more tourists with Olympus and SONY gear hanging around their necks. Ricoh/Pentax will be catering to a diminishing demographic if they continue with a DSLR-only product lineup. That comment will make some here angry and defensive, but it's the truth. Pentax owners barely sustain the brand at this point. In my opinion, Pentax needs a FF mirrorless system to go along with the K1II. Upgrade the K1II to the SONY 42 meg sensor, improve video, buffer, FPS, etc. Just as SONY, and Canon and Nikon, offer both models.
Pentax has among the best ergonomics, menu systems, available. It shouldn't be rocket science to develop a mirrorless body that offers superior ruggedness and weather resistance. A mirrorless design should also include a new mount design to allow adaption of third party FF mirrorless lens. It's time to move past the K-mount.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
08-13-2018, 10:25 AM
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Image data is incorrect. Shot with 14mm Rokinon. 28mm indication as a result of not selecting 14mm setting when mounting the lens. Image of lava erupting from Fissure 8, river of lava illuminating the night sky and ocean entry. Big Island, Hawaii.
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