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Forum: Pentax Forums Giveaways
12-10-2014, 08:23 PM
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Would love to win a shiny new prime! :) Thanks for running the contest!
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
02-15-2013, 10:15 AM
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Absolutely incredible pics, Siluet23. The very first image and the last image in the set are especially striking to me. I also took a peek at some of your other images on the photo-forum.net link you posted... Just amazing, amazing work! Pentax or Sigma should sponsor you. :-)
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
02-07-2013, 04:40 PM
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Nice shot Pontax! Just based on the how top of the house looks, that lightning looks really close... freakishly close, that is, as in almost-directly-overhead close! Did you use a lightning trigger to capture this?? I really like some of the finer looking filaments seen in both the very upper-left and upper-right corners of the image. Very nice indeed. And, I'm seriously glad you didn't get struck in the process of taking this!
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
11-29-2012, 11:05 PM
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As steve1307 mentioned, there are some other hidden, cart-only prices available on Adorama...
Pentax SMCP-DA 70mm f/2.4 ED Limited
List price $699; add to cart price drops to $549
Pentax SMCP-DA 70mm f/2.4 ED Lens Limited Edition -Black #21620 21620
Pentax SMCP-DA 21mm f/3.2 AL
List price $649; add to cart price drops to $539
Pentax SMCP-DA 21mm f3.2 AL Wide Angle AF Lens Black #21590 Limited Edition 21590
These are great deals. Thanks Adam for posting the PF exclusive deal on the 15mm f/4 Limited... that's what led me to start poking around on Adorama this evening. :) In fact, I almost pulled the trigger on the DA 35 f/2.8 Macro Limited (which I posted earlier; Adorama list $699, cart price $529), but common sense --thankfully-- overruled my desires for yet another Pentax-fever induced spending spree... I already snagged a Pentax K-5 II (for $1029) and a DA 50-135mm f/2.8 (for $674, booyah!) on B&H late Monday night (so late, that it was technically Cyber Tuesday, ha). As much as I'd love to pick up a prime Limited, alas, the madness must end. ;)
K-5 II and 50-135 should be here tomorrow. I can't wait!
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
11-29-2012, 10:17 PM
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
11-17-2012, 11:13 AM
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alexcox -- Which wavelength IR filter did you end up selecting?
I'm getting ready to make the jump up from a K10D to either a K-5 classic or latest K-5 II. I've always admired the "look" of both B&W and color infrared photos... An IR conversion might be a fun past time for my K10D after retirement.
I'll second the thumbs up on your photo; very nice indeed.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-08-2012, 07:11 PM
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Hmm... I see a used K-5 at Adorama for $699. It's been given a "D" rating which I guess would be the equivalent of a "9+" or "10" rating by B&H (little / no signs of wear). I also found a used K-5 (rated a 10) for $760 at B&H. The Adorama listing says it includes battery, charger, manual, and box, but the B&H listing just says "box". I may have to make a few phone calls tomorrow... :-)
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-08-2012, 06:39 PM
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Thanks TER-OR, nice to meet you.
So regarding stepping up from the K10 to K-5, was there a noticeable improvement in autofocus over the K10? From everything I've read so far, the latest K5 II and IIs models offer a pretty significant improvement in low-light AF over the original K-5. Can the same be said about going from a K10/K20 to the K-5?
If the K-5 is the same type of major improvement over the K10 in terms of AF and low-light capability, then I may just save some $$ and do that instead of purchasing a newer K-5 II / IIs model. I suppose ignorance would be bliss in that case, so long as I don't accidentally wander into a camera store and ask to play with the latest and greatest. Haha. Other than the AA-filterless design for the IIs and the improved low-light AF accuracy, there doesn't seem to be a lot of other compelling reasons to get a K-5 II or IIs.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-07-2012, 11:15 PM
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By the way, the EXIF focal length data on the first image is incorrect... It was actually shot with a manual focus, 85mm prime. (Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 to be precise... a fantastic lens for the price IMO.)
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-07-2012, 11:11 PM
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Hi everyone and greetings from central Missouri...
I've been researching the new K-5 II and IIs models on the Pentax forums for a few weeks now, so I thought I'd finally say hello and introduce myself. After 6 years with my trusty K10D, I'm finally ready to step up to something with a little more resolution and, more importantly, much better low-light performance. I'm still on the fence as to whether I should go the II or IIs route, or even pick up the original K-5 for that matter. Decisions, decisions, decisions... However, since this is just the introduce yourself forum, I suppose the best thing to do is save the bulk of my upgrade fever ramblings for the K-5 forum. ;)
A little bit more about me... I've had a passion for photography ever since high school when my mom gave me her Minolta X-570 (I guess she finally grew tired of me borrowing it all the time, haha). I love and appreciate all various forms of photography, but I think landscape and macro photography is what initially sparked my interest. Recently I've been having a go at low-light and night photography as well as HDR photography. HDR photography in particular has been a lot of fun, but I still have a lot of learning to do on the post-processing side... I really want to get good at producing realistic, tone-mapped images.
I guess that's about it for now. I'm looking forward to getting to know some fellow Pentaxians around here.
Cheers,
Lee
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