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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 01-25-2008, 01:40 PM  
Poll: FPS rate petition for new K20D
Posted By bikepilot
Replies: 49
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I'd happily trade live view for better AF and frame rate myself. What attracted me to pentax was that the k10d was the price of an XTi with nearly the performance of a 30d and was weather sealed, now its more expensive than a 40d and half as fast (yes its got more mp, but that's useless to me). I had high hopes for this thing and unless it does something amazing like decent ISO 6400 it won't earn my dollars. The big strongpoint of the k10d for me was its price/performance ratio, but the k20 is worse than a canon in this respect I think. Perhaps come may k10's will be dirt cheap:)
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 12-27-2007, 08:53 PM  
Could you reccomend a lens?
Posted By bikepilot
Replies: 21
Views: 5,743
I think that your shots are great!

By exif roy is talking about the information attached to a picture file as it comes out of the camera - it contains info like the shutter speed, apature, shooting mode, camera, lens, time it was shot etc. I suspect that this was lost when the photo was re-sized. If/when you post a pic and would like comments on how to make it better and such, including the exif information will help people have the info they need to be helpful:)
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 12-27-2007, 06:13 PM  
Could you reccomend a lens?
Posted By bikepilot
Replies: 21
Views: 5,743
For practice take your kit lens, set it to 50mm (that's zoomed almost all the way in) and take pics - that is the amount of zoom the 50mm prime will have all the time (it doesn't zoom in and out - prime = fixed focal length). If you like that focal length then the 50mm prime would be perfect. The low f-stop will give you much improved low light performance. You can then do the same thing at 35mm, 70mm (with your other lens) etc to get a feel for what its like shooting at different focal lengths.

If you want improved low light performance but don't wanna give up the ability to zoom in and out think about the DA*16-50 f2.8 - its not as fast as the 50mm prime, but it gives you a nice zoom range. It is expensive though. Sigma also makes a f2.8 zoom lens (18-50 I think) that is about half the price. It gives up some optical quality, but is still certainly better than the kit lens, especially in low light.

Another great option would be to get an external flash, point it up and bounce the light off the celing. You'll get better skin tones and such that way generally.

good luck!
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 12-24-2007, 12:25 PM  
Recomendations for Gear in Ma.
Posted By bikepilot
Replies: 11
Views: 2,287
Hunts seems quite good. They have stores all over. I live between harvard and central squares and go to the one in harvard square. They have k10d's and an assortment of lenses in stock. My wife uses a canon and they had tons of stuff for it too. I haven't got a pentax yet, but will probably buy a k10d pretty soon (sorta waiting to see if a 20d or something like that comes out soon). Anyway, I haven't been to their other stores, but the people in the harvard square store were friendly and not at all high-pressure. They were super laid back actually, got out lots of stuff for us to check out, but only when we asked for it. They let my wife try out the lens she wanted before she bought it as well as various hoods.
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