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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
12-22-2014, 05:25 AM
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I keep posting some flower shots in hopes I get some incentive to start shooting again......
 Untitled by sterling2424, on Flickr
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
05-17-2015, 03:41 AM
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And one from me :)
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
10-19-2016, 10:51 AM
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These are the important questions.
Unfortunately, if you are into new and autofocus, or exotic (think tilt shift, f2.8 telephotos), then some of those do not exist in Pentaxland.
But for most folks I think, Pentax should have what you need/want.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
10-19-2016, 09:04 AM
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I think it is true if you look at the breadth of the offerings and their costs. The Nikon system has more variety at more price points. That doesn't make it insane to use Pentax for the same purpose nor does it make it a no brainer to use Nikon for this purpose but it does mean that the range of choices is larger. As pointed out - if the choices are out of your price range or below your threshold of quality then they shouldn't factor into the decision. This is why I posed the questions to the OP about lenses and intended use. It seems everyone want to answer before we know enough to frame a response. Your post is rational but I think you are taking the statement about long lenses too literally - it's not that they don't exist - they are limited in number and variety however good and competitive they may be. Some systems are far more limited and I think that's a valid point.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
10-19-2016, 06:40 AM
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What do you shoot?
The D750 in no way compares to the k-1. It is an upgrade from a K-3 in many respects.
SO D750- better action camera, better AF and Tracking, IQ sacrificed for speed of operation and frame rate.
K-1 designed as a field camera. Slow burst mode, not as good AF or tracking... harder to get a moving image, but if you do get the image, because it's a landscape, stationary or because the K-1 tracking and AF are up to the job (and they are up to the job more often than the aren't )... then the K-1 gets you a higher IQ image.
You really are comparing apples and oranges.
If you want the IQ of the K-1 then a D750 isn't good enough.
If you want the tracking and AF of the D750 then a K-1 isn't good enough. Simply stated, you can't have it all, no matter what you buy. Only you can decide.
But, if you have no way of using the higher IQ, i.e. you don't print big....maybe the D750 is the best compromise.
Personally I wouldn't consider a D750, unless I was buying a D810 to go with it, in case I want what the K-1 has to offer. MY choice was K-3 instead of D750, and K-1 instead of D810, but the D750 remains a very nice one camera choice. Although in your case a D750 in crop mode delivers considerably less IQ than your D3300, so thinking of using crop lenses would put you at a serious disadvantage with it.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
09-06-2016, 09:42 PM
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Another with the sport
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
08-30-2016, 10:39 AM
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I highly suggest renting. This will let you validate before dropping major cash on either.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
08-29-2016, 10:43 AM
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Absolutely try this - and the sooner the better (like today) !
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
08-19-2016, 02:52 PM
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Once the five-year budget crisis was defused my wife and I talked about the cameras I had slaughtered sacrificed for the common good. She agreed that the K-1 was a reasonable item, and that was OK by me. For the most part. In all honesty the APSc sensors, lenses and rendition were perfectly acceptable to me, and the K-3 had most of the updates that would satisfy me. I told her that I could live with that, and that it could wait until Christmas.
Like several other items in the budget fix, my calculations were optimistic.
After looking and reading of the benefits of the II model, and especially that motion correction can be applied to its pixel-shifted files using DCU5.x, my attention shifted there. It was especially locked in when I saw the Pentax webstore had it in silver - so that became my perfect plan. For Christmas.
Today I wondered about that 'special edition' silver. Pentax / Ricoh tend to make very short runs on silver models, and maybe Christmas was a pinch too long to wait. Sure enough, I see notes from several sources that only Five Hundred silver K-3ii bodies were planned!
And now it's on its way. For Labor Day!
Yes, the K-1 has some features I'd love to have on hand. SR-II, screen updates like tilt and night mode, custom Info screen and the like. Maybe some of them will pop up in K-3 firmware, fingers XXd. In any case this is more camera than I've ever contemplated, will look very distinctive and allow me to keep wearing my Forums t-shirt from a few years back :p
I did order a K-1 shirt though.. so I have a K-1 (logo) for my chest anyway! :D
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
08-16-2016, 05:46 PM
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That was a bit over the top.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-25-2016, 06:44 AM
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Exactly. Why keep it if you're not using it? Sell it and get something you'll use.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-25-2016, 06:27 AM
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Just thinking practically, you should buy lenses you need and are going to use. If your financial position doesn't allow you to collect lenses that don't get used often, then by all means, sell something and get the right tool for the job.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
07-20-2016, 07:38 AM
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Why? He hasn't started a new Theme or club. While those threads are great for seeing lots of images - and the images in that thread are stunning - I find them less useful for getting individual feedback because they move so quickly.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
07-20-2016, 06:23 AM
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Pentax K-50, Vivitar 55 f2.8 Macro+20mm tube............
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-20-2016, 02:28 AM
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K1 and the 28-105 combo costs a little more than the 150-450, so you have upgraded both bodies and gained a WR walk around lens.Move the K3 and K5 on.
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Forum: Sold Items
07-19-2016, 08:04 PM
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It's the K-S1, 20Mpixel no-AA precursor to the K-S2. It's missing a few features that Pentax seldom leaves out, but image quality is undoubtedly in there.
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Forum: Repairs and Warranty Service
05-08-2016, 08:29 AM
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If it's under warranty I wouldn't hesitate to return it for repair/replacement. That's a lot of cash to have bits fall off within 2 months.
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
07-07-2016, 10:16 AM
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
07-10-2016, 08:19 PM
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Forum: Ricoh GR
07-10-2016, 08:56 AM
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Thanks for your comments!
Alright just ordered the silver version of a demonstration model for 555,- Euro. Let's see whether we'll make a good match ;).
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-04-2016, 09:19 PM
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Looking down from a railroad trestle at the forest below, with my DFA 15-30.
I'm surprised I don't see more K1 owners posting images from this lens. It is a bit large to haul around, but it can pull off some amazing stuff.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
06-25-2016, 09:53 AM
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I've already posted a couple of pictures taken with my "new" macro lens here and here.
It rained yesterday, so that provided me with some interesting subject matter! This "bug" wasn't co-operating very well for a while, but he finally held still long enough for me to get his portrait!
EJM_0362 on Flickr
I love macro photography, it's a privilege to get to see God's creation up so close! We can't appreciate how intricate all the little details are until we've seen them at 1:1 magnification! :)
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
06-22-2016, 08:12 AM
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Sorry you missed it, but at least it did go to another member here!:)
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