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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
01-10-2013, 03:08 PM
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I found this thread whilst searching after buying a Super A on ebay a couple of days ago. It should be with me tomorrow :)
I don't have either variant of the DA40 but I do have the 21/3.2 and the 35/2.4. It'll be fun trying those, but now you got me thinking that a pancake 40 on a slim film body would be just perfect for me (and so the LBA continues!)
Question for Obscura though if he doesn't mind: Where did you get that thin leather strap? It's exactly what I'd like on my film bodies!
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Forum: Pentax K-30 & K-50
11-07-2012, 08:53 AM
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I went from a K10 to a K30 last week.
Initial impressions were not good. It's smaller and lighter but feels very plasticky. Many of the dedicated buttons are gone, as is the top LCD. Even the shutter sounds cheap.
But then I went out and used it. The improvement to AF is immense. As is the high ISO performance. And there's also a noticeable improvement in dynamic range.
Personally I could live without the scene modes, hdr mode, filter modes and assorted junk cluttering up the menus, but then it is an entry-level camera designed to appeal to point&shoot converts as much as to experienced users. On the plus side, AF micro adjust is now available in the menus, which is a huge bonus.
In summary, after a K10D it's not as nice to handle, and can be a little frustrating to use, but it produces better images more of the time. Which is what matters at the end of the day. :)
NB If you buy one from the UK you might not get the £50 cashback, but you should get the included 20% sales tax removed. So it would only cost around £310 + shipping. What's that, $500 odd?
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Forum: Pentax K-30 & K-50
11-01-2012, 03:51 PM
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^^^ and SRS are throwing in a second battery too.
It's half the price it was in August!
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