Forum: Pentax Forums Giveaways
09-07-2016, 02:35 PM
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My son has my last Pentax, and I miss the Pentax Forums. Great place. :)
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
01-21-2015, 05:00 PM
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Let me see if I remember how to do this:)
This is a shot with the sigma 150-600mm
[IMG]355R0895 by tomborneman, on Flickr[/IMG]
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Forum: Pentax Forums Giveaways
12-13-2014, 08:37 PM
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Yeah, Thanks for the contest Adam! :)
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Forum: Pentax Forums Giveaways
12-10-2014, 01:31 PM
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I would love a FA31mm, I was sorry to sell the one I had. :)
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Forum: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest
05-25-2014, 07:36 AM
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I nominate this one, it is very nice!
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-24-2014, 04:58 PM
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I was sorry to hear of Bruce's passing today. He will be missed.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
11-10-2013, 04:11 AM
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The mtf chart looked good as far as I can tell, and if it is sharp at 600mm wide open I might have to get one. My 100-400mm canon is sharp wide open, but doesn't go to 600mm of course.:) If they can make it work with the pentax sdm, it would sell like hotcakes.:)
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Forum: General Talk
11-08-2013, 01:51 PM
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The only neutral I got on ebay was when I packed a lens in a box with pillows. No damage, at all even. I think they are good, but some people just don't like them.
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Forum: Pentax K-30 & K-50
11-06-2013, 03:39 PM
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looks like the shutter going bad to me:(
Here's my 1dsii shutter failure (got it fixed now) |
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
11-04-2013, 09:53 AM
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Marketing manipulation at it's highest form.:) It isn't as ugly as other nikon's at least.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-23-2013, 03:37 PM
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I found another with some crazy highlights with a 300mm (canon)and 1.4x wide open. There was a real good thread a long time ago about specular highlights and had some similar bokeh caused by aspherical lens elements. |
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-22-2013, 07:53 PM
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It seems to me, and I use TC's frequently, they can do some strange things to the OOF highlights and foliage when they are at a particular distance from the in focus area. Even a lens with good results with no TC can get crazy. I still usually get good results, but here are a couple with a canon 300mm and a 2x.:)
same combo with different conditions: |
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-22-2013, 05:36 PM
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That's a terrible story, and I hope if he finds the element he will have the integrity to send it to you with an apology.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
10-22-2013, 01:15 PM
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Nice place:) Stone crab claws are better than lobster IMO :)
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Forum: Photographic Technique
10-13-2013, 09:08 AM
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A tilt-shift lens can change the plane of focus so more or less is in focus also.(just to confuse things) :)
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-13-2013, 03:58 AM
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I think that is about right and I really wanted faster aperture at times so I tried a tamron 300mm f2.8, but the fringing was bad, so it needed stopping down anyway. I got my hands on a FA300 f2.8 but it was a bad copy. (or I'd still be shooting Pentax)
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-13-2013, 03:51 AM
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I should also add, the only TC I found to work with the da300mm was the 1.7x afa. I tried a couple of the 1.5x shq kenko's with the PZ contacts and they hunted way too much. The 1.7x afa uses the screw drive.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-13-2013, 02:52 AM
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The DA300 works really good with the 1.7x and probably holds it's value if you ever decide to sell. I don't know about the sigma. F4 is nice to have when you need it too. With the 1.7x and cropped: |
Forum: General Talk
10-10-2013, 01:12 PM
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Glad to hear you are doing a bit better.:) For my backyard snaps I usually use a 7d and 100-400mm and run the raws through capture one, the defaults are pretty good and I don't like too much manipulation anyways. If the light isn't good it gets deleted.:)
This other momma squirrel was on another branch of the pin oak waiting for some of those unsalted peanuts:) They like what the birds drop out of the feeder too. We have a squirrel buster feeder for the birds, the only one we ever had that really worked.:)
[IMG] IMG_0125 by borno., on Flickr[/IMG]
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Forum: General Talk
10-10-2013, 02:35 AM
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Wow Rupert, that must be painful! I hope you are feeling better soon.:) I know I'm going to let some young guys do my roof when it comes time, it's like a 6/12. This east coast momma squirrel says take it easy.:)
[IMG] IMG_0115 by borno., on Flickr[/IMG]
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Forum: Site Suggestions and Help
10-09-2013, 05:00 PM
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I found that out when we had a P&R section.:lol: (not you though):)
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
10-09-2013, 04:54 PM
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I don't get exited over any new bodies. The first and last camera I bought when it just came out was a K10D and it went a week or so until the built in flash fried the main PCB. The replacement had the tilted viewfinder and developed the corner crack and also died before a year was up. It seems all the new stuff has a glitch and we are the ones to sort it out. It's a lot cheaper to wait for a while. I got great deals on used bodies and spend my dough on lenses.:):) I might break my own rules for a 7dii if it had a sensor as clean as my 1diii but with more MP though. :)
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Forum: General Talk
10-08-2013, 07:56 PM
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Nice truck, is it an '81? My first car was a '68 short bed step side chevy I bought at auction from the local army base. O.D. green 250 6 cyl. and it ran like a top. Gas tank right behind the seat and the ashes from the vent wing flew right by the fill cap. I wish I still had it.:) I had a '74 too but rolled it.:( Don't use anything but r-12 in the A.C. :)
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-07-2013, 03:18 PM
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The specs look great:) The AF array looks good with the 4 corners covered and the nice big buffer. If they had a 100-400mm I would be really tempted. :)
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