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Forum: Pentax K-3 III 05-30-2021, 07:46 PM  
K3-3 LCD screen compared to D500
Posted By qblade
Replies: 12
Views: 980
Nikon's problem with the D500 is that they really never came out with much in the way of DX lenses. I had the D500 - it was a great camera but I eventually sold it because of that. I recently bought a KP with a 20-40 lens and a DA70mm and will be looking to add more lenses...

and in time I expect I'll add a K3-3 body
Forum: Pentax Price Watch 04-10-2021, 12:56 PM  
MPB US has a couple of SMC DA 18-50mm f/4-5.6 DC WR lenses for 49 dollars
Posted By qblade
Replies: 4
Views: 658
Thanks! I just bought the last one. Can't go wrong for that price.
Forum: Pentax Price Watch 04-09-2021, 03:10 PM  
Pentax KP Grip 146 USD at B&H
Posted By qblade
Replies: 5
Views: 853
Thanks - just ordered one after seeing your post.
Forum: Pentax Price Watch 04-09-2021, 03:01 PM  
KP with free speedlight back in stock at Adorama
Posted By qblade
Replies: 13
Views: 1,286
Seems to be coming and going from Adorama and B&H (of course, no flash at B&H). I bought the black KP at Adorama on Tuesday, and it had the free flash - $696.95. Also bought the 20-40 limited for $496.95
Nice to get all that for less than $1300 including tax. And it'll be good to be shooting with Pentax equipment again. Last Pentax cameras I had were the K-01 and Q.
Forum: Monthly Photo Contests 03-03-2021, 01:42 PM  
Regensburg at Night
Posted By qblade
Replies: 7
Views: 405
Nice photo - takes me back to my stay in Regensburg a number of years ago. Thanks for posting this.

Steve
Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 02-23-2019, 11:50 PM  
RICOH GRIII Officially Announced
Posted By qblade
Replies: 329
Views: 33,440
No - there are two available - one about 200, the other closer to 250.
Forum: General Talk 02-18-2018, 08:22 PM  
What music are you currently listening to?
Posted By qblade
Replies: 11,001
Views: 751,594
Earlier today, listened to Tom Jones Live on Soundstage, which I ordered recently from Amazon (I still prefer getting the physical CD, and then I burn it to my computer and can play on that or my phone.) It's a great album. I really like some of the newer songs he's done recently, like "Burning Hell". Fantastic. Followed that up with the soundtrack for the movie "Dark City".
Forum: General Talk 02-18-2018, 08:15 PM  
Your vehicle: what do you have, why do you like it, and what do you not like?
Posted By qblade
Replies: 2,951
Views: 202,971
I owned a 2011 VW Golf TDI. Loved that car - fantastic torque, great mileage, was extremely solid on the freeway and handled like a sports car on twisty roads. The interior was great as well. Unfortunately, we all know what happened with VW diesels.

The good news was that I got enough from VW that I was able to buy a brand-new VW Golf Alltrak station wagon for the money we got (partly because even though we had the car for 3 1/2 years, we only lost about 3 grand on it with the buyback, and partly because our local newspaper has an online auction twice a year and one of our VW dealers had the Alltrak listed. I waited til the last 3 minutes of the auction and bid just enough to win it. Got one heck of a deal on the car.)
It's been a great car - we got it last April and have put about 14,000 miles on it since we got it. I retired at the end of 2017, and this Wednesday we are taking off for a 45 day driving and cruise vacation. (11 days from Minneapolis to LA, with stops at various places along the way, then a 15 day cruise from LA to Hawaii and back, then another 2 weeks or so back, with additional stops at National Parks and other places of interest.) We plan on putting about 5k miles on the car. It handles pretty much the same as the Golf did, but has the additional benefit of all wheel drive when needed (a good thing in this part of the country).

We had hoped to put about 300k miles on the Golf - it'll be fun to see how much we can put on the Alltrak before it needs to be traded in.
:)
Forum: Pentax K-01 02-18-2018, 12:55 PM  
Happy Birthday to the K-01!
Posted By qblade
Replies: 143
Views: 27,351
I love that blue K0-1!
Forum: Pentax K-01 02-18-2018, 12:51 PM  
My Pentax K-01
Posted By qblade
Replies: 16
Views: 4,637
Beautiful picture of a great camera. Nice, Khalid!

I have two K-01's - one white and one yellow. I bought the second one for a fraction of what I paid for the first. I retired at the end of December, and my wife and I are taking off this Wednesday for a 45-day trip. I'm taking the 2 K-01's and four lenses. I used the yellow K-01 a few years ago when we drove to Glacier National Park and the Grand Tetons. The K-01 does not disappoint!
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 03-29-2015, 08:11 PM  
Post Xmas present to myself
Posted By qblade
Replies: 25
Views: 2,765
Wow - these are some amazing photos. Congrats on the new gear; obviously you know how to use it!!
Forum: General Photography 03-29-2015, 07:40 PM  
Bill to make Street Photography (and more) illegal passes in Arkansas Senate
Posted By qblade
Replies: 37
Views: 4,059
After looking at some of those "People of Walmart" photos, I've lost the will to live...
Forum: Post Your Photos! 03-04-2015, 10:33 PM  
Macro Spring is close
Posted By qblade
Replies: 4
Views: 954
Nice photos - looks exactly like the view out my window here in lovely Minnesota.

;-)
Forum: Pentax Price Watch 01-08-2015, 06:44 PM  
Hoods and Caps for DA Primes at Amazon - all more than 70% off MSRP
Posted By qblade
Replies: 12
Views: 1,411
KES? Perhaps KEH?
Forum: General Photography 12-30-2014, 10:38 PM  
Buying a TLR Rolleiflex - is it nuts?
Posted By qblade
Replies: 28
Views: 5,357
No - it's not nuts. I owned a Rolleiflex 2.8GX for a few years, finally selling it and using the money for something else. I could kick myself. The camera was a jewel - incredibly well-built and a pleasure to shoot with. They've only gone up in value since I sold mine.
Forum: Pentax Forums Giveaways 12-03-2014, 03:07 PM  
Win an FA 31mm Ltd: PF 3 million post giveaway!
Posted By qblade
Replies: 2,237
Views: 143,924
Whoa! What a contest!!
Forum: Post Your Photos! 11-15-2014, 08:19 PM  
Black & White Graffiti.
Posted By qblade
Replies: 8
Views: 833
That is extremely bizarre...
Forum: Post Your Photos! 11-14-2014, 09:55 PM  
Landscape Hot air balloons
Posted By qblade
Replies: 6
Views: 1,014
Whoa - they really are far away.
Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing 11-14-2014, 09:33 PM  
How Kodak's Shirley Cards Set Photography's Skin-Tone Standard
Posted By qblade
Replies: 2
Views: 1,122
That's a great story, and I can see why he's fallen in love with Shirley - she is gorgeous.
Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 11-14-2014, 09:18 PM  
New to Pentax
Posted By qblade
Replies: 9
Views: 1,245
Welcome to the forum, Stan. I think this is one of the most positive photographic forums I've come across. Some feel like they are entirely populated by 16 year old boys with too much testosterone; this has many very helpful people, and critiques seem to be done in a good way.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 11-14-2014, 08:57 PM  
Travel Journey to the Crimea (from 3 to 7 November)
Posted By qblade
Replies: 7
Views: 1,019
Great series - makes me want to know more about the area and the people there.
Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 11-14-2014, 08:50 PM  
New on the forum from SW Florida
Posted By qblade
Replies: 2
Views: 653
Nice choice for a medium format camera! Welcome to the forum - let us know what you think of the camera after you've used it a while.
Forum: General Photography 11-13-2014, 06:13 PM  
Would you do it again?
Posted By qblade
Replies: 60
Views: 4,909
I'd buy a Hasselblad V-series kit in as close to mint as I could get it and just shoot film. Any digital I'd just use my iPhone. Probably get a really top-notch scanner.
Forum: General Talk 11-13-2014, 06:02 PM  
Should I buy a 2014 Mac Mini?
Posted By qblade
Replies: 53
Views: 4,488
I have a Mac mini from 4 years ago - I use it hooked up to my Panasonic 42" plasma TV as my media center - have the Apple bluetooth trackpad and keyboard (I also have a MacBook Air that I use for pretty much all the normal computer stuff....) It's been great! Never a bit of trouble - eventually I filled up the hard drive with movies, music, photos, and bought a terabyte hard drive that I transferred the media to to free up space on the internal hard drive. With the new OS there is some great automatic integration across the other apple products. I would heartily recommend it. I work in IT and during the day everything is on Windows 7; at home I use Apple products.
Forum: Ricoh GR 11-13-2014, 05:50 PM  
Gariz XS-CHGRBKR XS-CHGRBR?
Posted By qblade
Replies: 10
Views: 2,086
I have a similar Gariz 1/2 case for my Nikon Df, and it's a great case. Beautiful, functional, well put together. Haven't had any issue with the battery door.
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