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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-17-2011, 07:53 AM
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I was having the same problem with the canikon people. In fact, a good friend of mine who is a professional photographer was helping me decide what camera I should buy, but after a while, I got the feeling he was discounting the Pentax option without even giving it any consideration. Then I started reading about the canikon mindset, and I understood. I guess it's kind of like people that are so obsessed with Chevy and Ford, they don't even realize there are many other perfectly good car manufacturers out there that are better than either of them. He was very knowledgeable about the Canons and somewhat about the Nikons, but he really didn't have a clue about the Pentax. So, I listened to all his reasons for buying one of them, and after looking at all the features that the Pentax K-r had that were as good as, or even better than, the others for a lower price, it was a no brainer.
Anyway, I hail from south Georgia, myself. Shout out to my Dixie people!
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-16-2011, 10:40 PM
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Wow. This is too awesome! I just got my first DSLR, a K-r. I agonized for a good long time over which entry level DSLR I would buy between the Nikon D5100, the Canon T3i, or the Pentax K-r. I'm so very glad I went with the Pentax. I've only had it a few days, and I've absolutely fallen in love with it. Right now, I only have one lens, still waiting on the other in the mail. I didn't get the kit lenses. I heard enough about them to decide to just go with the body and buy the lenses I specifically want. So, my first lens is the 50mm f/1.4, the old manual focus Pentax-K lens. I'm super pleased with it. I've been driving my daughter crazy taking pictures of her, and the cat is probably starting to question my sanity, as well. I've been reading a lot on this website for information about Pentax cameras and lenses. I have a feeling I'll be spending a lot more time on here in the future, too.
The picture below was taken at f/1.4, it's slightly cropped for the best ratio fit to allow the most resolution onscreen when downsized to 1000x700. Other than that, I haven't made a single change to it. No pp, not even in camera. Cross-processing option was set beforehand. So happy with this camera and this incredible lens. Looking forward to learning more and taking lots more pictures.
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