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Forum: Pentax Compact Cameras
09-25-2012, 05:58 AM
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I've been asked for some camera advice by a friend who's just about to go live in Australia for 6 months. She wants to buy a decent P&S camera to record her adventures and send images back to her parents etc. She has a budget of around £200.
I was wondering about recommending the new Pentax x-5, as it seems like good value for £200 giving her a great optical zoom and decent features, she seems quite open to having a bridge camera rather than a compact type camera. IQ, is her primary motivation.
Just wondered if anyone has any other recommendations at that price point, it's not a market I know well !
many thanks
Andy
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
04-16-2012, 09:38 AM
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Just seen this lens in a local second hand shop for £50 (about $79), looks pretty clean. I just wondered if you think it's worth picking it up for that...
Already have the following:
SMC Pentax-M 1:1.7 50MM
Sigma DG 1:4-5.6 70-300mm
Sigma APO 1:5-6.3 170-500MM
SMC Pentax DA II 1:3.5 −5.6 18-55MM WR (K5 Kit Lens)
SMC Pentax DA II 1:3.5 −5.6 18-55MM (K200D Kit Lens)
SMC Pentax DA 1:3.5 −5.6 18-55MM (K100D Kit Lens)
Pentax K5
Pentax K200D
Pentax K100D Super
Thanks in advance..
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
03-02-2012, 02:47 PM
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Just reading through the thread and looking at the amazing images, I can certainly see the sense in having a prime around the 70MM range. Unfortunately the FA77 is a little out of my price range currently but looking at the 70mm SMC DA f2.4 Limited now. Seems like it might be a good compromise.
Deiberson / Belcik thanks for the links, both very interesting...
Does anyone have any idea how much better the DA70 would be than the Tamron 28-75 mentioned above in terms of IQ?
Thanks again for all the great advice.
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
02-29-2012, 10:53 AM
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Thank guys, some great responses there and some interesting thoughts.
I like the idea of the Tamron 28-75/2.8, I've looked it up on the lens database here and seems to get a lot of praise.. Aside from the obvious advantage of the F2.8, what sort of improvement in IQ do you think this would be over the kit lens that comes with the K5? I do like the idea of the flexibility of this, I really like family photo shoots and very much prefer capturing kids in more natural poses so I encourage them to move around etc. This does make using my manual focus 50mm pretty impossible in those situations (at least at my skill level !) .
I do also like the idea of some decent primes, after all I guess that’s one of the great plus points of being a member of the Pentax club. The DA35 F2.4 looks like good value but would there be much point in getting that if I went down the Tamron 28-75/2.8 route, i.e. does it have much better IQ than the Tamron at 35mm?
This might be a dumb question but I'll ask anyway. If I got something like the DA70 Ltd would that give essentially similar FOV as my old 50mm manual since that was not designed for an APS-C sensor?
Really appreciate all the responses, this is a great site :-)
Will try and link pictures from the gallery this time.
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
02-28-2012, 03:57 AM
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Hi Guys
I wondered if I could ask for some advice:
I'm very excited today, annual bonus has just landed in the bank account and I'm just about to pop out and purchase a nice new K5 :-)
I've only recently started to take my photography more seriously and I'm currently studying Studio Photography part time at a local college. My main passion is family portraits and I've already done a couple of semi commercial shoots which I've been pleased with. I have some studio gear at home and it's this area that I want to concentrate on, but I also enjoy landscape and nature photography. (I've attached a few of the sorts of images I like taking below)
I currently have a K200D which is a great camera but looking forward to the improved features of the K5. My question is really about suggestions for Lenses, my budget is pretty limited so I'm looking to spend another £500-£600 (up to about $1000) on top of the cost of the K5. I currently have the following:
SMC Pentax-M 1:1.7 50MM
Sigma DG 1:4-5.6 70-300mm
Sigma APO 1:5-6.3 170-500MM
SMC Pentax DA II 1:3.5 −5.6 18-55MM (K200D Kit Lens)
What I really want is something that's going to give me the versatility and image quality for studio and portrait images but I'm not sure wether to go down the 'Primes' route or stick with the versatility of smaller zoom lens etc.
I'd appreciate any advice you may have.
Thanks in advance.
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