Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
12-19-2008, 09:09 AM
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[QUOTE=madisonphotogrl;423433]hmmm
"Layoff the Usinger liver sausage" ok.. What is that? I can understand a cheese reference but this I don't.
Maybe a little to obscure. Sorry, I just thought that everybody in Wisconsin was familiar with Usinger's Famous Sausage, Wisconsin Gift Boxes, Corporate Gifts and Holiday mailorder meats & cheese gifts
Anyway, just because the K20D is a better camera than the K10D does not mean that the K10D is a bad camera and you can never go wrong with building a good glass inventory. The image does start on that end of the combination. Without good glass it won't really matter what sensor/camera body you are using.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
12-18-2008, 09:19 PM
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Ok, I'll pitch in. The quality difference is debatable. Depends on who you talk to. For me it is a good step up. If you do large prints such as 13 x 19, then it can be noticeable. The lower noise at higher iso is welcome.
Here is a link to a table top macro shot that I took that made it into Pentax Photo Gallery. I used the 50-200 with a raynox adapter for the shot. PENTAX Photo Gallery
I also have the K10D and still use it for panos. But the K20D is the goto camera body.
The price is right now. I bought mine when it was about 900. And if I could afford it I would buy another one.
Layoff the Usinger liver sausage for a couple months and you will have saved enough to buy one.:rolleyes:
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
09-20-2008, 09:01 AM
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gokenin,
I haven't done mine yet, but when I do, I intend to use Spencers. I have read good things about their work.
Maybe someone who has used them will chime in.
Gut feeling, you won't be disappointed.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
07-04-2008, 08:24 AM
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Calico,
I agree with you 100%. Reading through this thread until I came to your post, I was wondering why nobody had mentioned the fact that he used mostly a 8 x 10 view camera on a rock solid tripod.
The ability to put your face up to the focusing glass under a black hood and see the detail before you expose the film through a lens with a leaf shutter makes all the difference in composing the shot and controlling the perspective.
I was once lucky enough to attend a photo class with a friend who was going to the California College of Art and Crafts. The one day I attend is the same day that a protege of Ansel Adams visits the class with about 20 original photos done by Adams. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I almost wet my pants. The detail was incredible.
The use of black and white captures a mood that color could never come close to.
If I remember correctly about the zone system, you exposed for the shadows and processed for the highlights. I don't know if digital is capable of handling that except in the hands of Photoshop artist.
Sorry, I rambling.
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