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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
02-03-2024, 07:01 PM
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Great lens. Takes a beating in the field. It's been to Burning Man with me for many years. Dust storms for days, rain, heat lots of dancing. Cleaning the dust off with wet wipes. Only thing that ever stopped it was dropping it on the floor. Don't do that.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-03-2023, 11:12 PM
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Well, it's nice that it's water resistant but don't forget dust resistant.
Two words: Burning Man.
This year was burn number 9 for my K5. It works great and makes it through this every year:
BM150845 | eddaytona | Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/eddaytona/15134670196
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
06-13-2023, 05:47 PM
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Watching Yankees v. Mets tonight. TV camera follows a foul ball. Shows a guy with an old Pentax camera. Announcers remark "Wow. That's a real film camera. My Dad had one like that!"
Geez!
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
02-10-2023, 10:11 PM
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I loved that camera! One of the first autofocus cameras on the market. Autofocus was spot on.
Came with 35-70 macro. Great lens. Still use it today. Also the 70-210. Meh but ok. Pop up flash that was perfect for outdoor fill flash. Basic center autofocus and metering. Always right on.
Simple program lines that I wish were still in use in today's crazy digital program lines.
Still break it out every so often to shoot film. I have a couple of batteries hoarded away. I bought another for $20 only because the viewfinder eye cup had fallen apart and I wanted to put it on my original camera.
My biggest complaint was it's incredibly loud. Built like a tank.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III
11-26-2022, 10:09 PM
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I set diopter so that read-out info in viewfinder is in focus. Imo better than the view of the "elements" you are seeing through the finder.
---------- Post added 11-26-22 at 10:15 PM ----------
I set diopter so that read-out info in viewfinder is in focus. Imo better than the view of the "elements" you are seeing through the finder.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
09-20-2022, 07:11 PM
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I already did that to my K5 with a black sharpie.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-18-2022, 08:46 PM
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Nothing.
Loved Pentax since 1973. Honeywell spotmatic, SF1 (great camera still in use. Super Program. Kx. K5 (going to Burning Man for 8th time. Can't kill it even though tried) but won't pay anything for an obsolete dslr system.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
05-20-2022, 09:22 PM
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Here's mine. Super boring. Not sure where to post for the boring photo contest.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
05-20-2022, 09:04 PM
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It probably focuses at 88 mph.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
02-21-2022, 07:05 PM
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Yeah. That one. So obscure I can't spell it. Lol
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
02-21-2022, 06:42 PM
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Last night at closing ceremonies there were hundreds of athletes and functionaries.
There were plenty of photos taken on phones.
Then there was gold medalist Nathan Chen with a Lumex G.
It was so odd that the announcers exclaimed "A real camera!"
It was like they sighted an extinct bird.
Kinda tells ya all you need to know what's coming inevitably with "real cameras".
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
01-21-2022, 05:01 PM
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This is Akahane’s point: there is no money to be made in the mass production of DSLRs. They are yesterday’s technology and, in the same way that we’ve seen integrated camera sales all but erased, the same fate awaits the DSLR
From Petapixel.com
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
01-21-2022, 12:11 AM
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"will also end distributor relationships and go direct-to-consumer."
Huh? What distributor relationship? Not in the US for sure.
Just another way to say can't justify any new models and the business has become unviable.
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
01-14-2022, 07:19 PM
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They should be giving a better deal to trade up to an obsolete camera system.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
12-25-2021, 01:20 AM
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Walking around San Diego's Rose Garden. Maybe Cosplay but more likely these are Furries. A whole other thing.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furry_fandom
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Forum: Repairs and Warranty Service
10-11-2021, 10:46 PM
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As the old curse goes: May you have a winning lawsuit.
As a lawyer (crim law) I get asked all the time if client can sue this witness or that agency. Sure, I tell them, you can sue anyone for anything. Doesn't mean you will win.
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Forum: General Talk
06-16-2021, 10:47 PM
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Guy is in doctor's office for annual prostate exam. Takes down his pants, points his butt in the air.
Doctor says "You have lettuce growing out of your butt"
Guy replies, "That's just the tip of the Iceberg."
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
05-07-2021, 11:22 PM
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
04-25-2021, 12:10 PM
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More sites touting the $40 Luninar deal.
Learn to capture and edit great pictures in Luminar for $40 on Engadget.
Stack Commerce
April 24, 2021, 7:55 am
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
04-18-2021, 11:00 PM
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Well, I went for the deal and I have it installed with no problem. Shows that it is version 4.3.3 and the search for updates says newest version available copyright 2020. Tutorial includes AI Enhance, AI Accent, AI Structure along with lots of presets including sky replacement, and LUTs. Tested an image and it seems to work just fine. Checking the website shows that this might not be the latest latest version but heck, it's pretty cool and easy to use at first try.
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
04-17-2021, 10:39 PM
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
04-07-2021, 11:32 PM
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My last two lenses are the DA16-85 zoom because the first one kept jamming the zoom ring despite being "repaired" twice by the certified Pentax repair company. Gave up when it broke down for the third time.
This lens is the sweet spot for me in the wide to telephoto range. And, it's WR for when I use it in "the most beautiful place in the world that will try to kill you" .
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
03-27-2021, 07:49 PM
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I still have that lens in heavy rotation. Originally lived on my still working SF1 along with the 70-210 kit zoom.
Great little lens. Super sharp. Full frame. Well done.
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Forum: General Talk
02-20-2021, 10:45 PM
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Any of these sets from Burning Man from past years.
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