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Forum: Pentax Forums Giveaways
12-14-2014, 03:01 PM
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A nice lens, whoever wins.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
12-09-2014, 05:37 PM
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Don't discount the HD coating. It should do a good job with flare and give the colors that little extra "pop". Perhaps not worth switching from the 18-135, but could be a better alternative to that lens for those of us who don't have a mid-range zoom.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
05-22-2014, 09:48 AM
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The way Ricoh is responding to this is soooo much better than the way Nikon responded to the problems with the D600. I believe that cost Nikon many customers.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
05-10-2014, 06:12 AM
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I wish, Hakusan, I wish...
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
05-08-2014, 05:52 PM
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Hi. No, it did not feel heavy, although it is obviously heavier than the DSLR's. Part of that 'lightness' could easily be attributed to my joy in holding the 645Z, however!
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
05-08-2014, 05:20 PM
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After seeing the 645Z yesterday and posting about it, I felt kind of silly that I didn't grab any photos. So I went back to my Pentax dealer today and it was still there. So here are a few photos. The tape you see on the card door was put there by the Pentax rep so that nobody would load a card and take a photo with this pre-production model. It is a very comfortable camera to hold and very straightforward to shoot with. I would love one, but it is worth more money than my car (and the Pentax rep wouldn't take it as a trade! :( ).
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
05-08-2014, 11:23 AM
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It was in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
05-08-2014, 07:06 AM
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Neither. The only wording was 645Z on the top window.
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This happened at a local camera store and it was brought to the store by a Pentax rep. The storage card door had tape over it, so that nobody would insert a card and take a photo with this pre-production model. It didn't occur to me to take a photo of it - I was a bit in awe of just holding and tinkering with this camera! When I used the tilt screen LCD, it brought me back to the days of the medium format film cameras with the waist level finders!
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
05-07-2014, 07:43 PM
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Wow. I finally got a chance to play with a pre-production 645Z. I felt that the ergonomics were great and it fit my hand(s!) well. Because it was a pre-production version, I wasn't allowed to take any photos yet, but is was still a wonderful experience to get the overall 'feel' of the camera. If I was a working pro (which I am not) I don't think I would have much trouble justifying this purchase (if the image quality matches the overall quality of this camera). Dear Santa....
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Forum: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest
04-29-2014, 07:57 AM
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Taken in Mexico with D50 and 18-55mm.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
04-25-2014, 11:59 AM
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As a new Pentax Forum member, I was interested to see how members called themselves various names, the most common being "Pentaxian". Here is a humorous look at possible names for Pentax members from various countries around the globe:
Possible Pentax User Nicknames Worldwide
USA – Pentaxian
Canada – Pentaxian, eh?
Mexico – los Pentaxcionista
Scotland – MacPentaxish
France – le Pentaxeau
Japan – Pentakawa
Germany – Herr/Frau Pentaxdorf
China – Pentaxiang
India – Pentaxakar
England – Pentaxson
Italy – Pentaxioli
Spain – Sr./Sra. Pentaxenza
Brazil – Pentachez
Ireland – O’Pentaxahan
Russia – Pentanoff
Sweden – Pentaffson
Kuwait – Pentaxajjar
Greek – Pentaxelopoulos
Korea – Pentakwan
Poland – Pentoski
Vietnam – Pentaxiang
(due to popular demand and the rules of grammar, the apostrophes and plural form have been banished:cool:)
Do you have any other suggestions?:)
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
04-24-2014, 06:18 PM
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Thanks for the info on the 300mm. I have recently ordered the 55-300 WR and am looking forward to having a weather resistant telephoto for nature photography. Actually, being fairly new to a Pentax DSLR (a Nikon refugee), this will only be my second lens. The other is a 16-45 - pretty good zoom, albeit somewhat noisy.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
04-23-2014, 07:01 PM
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Hi,
Saskatoon here, also. When is it going to stop raining???
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If I may ask, what do you feel are the main advantages of the 300mm over the 55-300mm?
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Also from Saskatoon. I hope I can finish building the Ark quickly, though!
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
04-23-2014, 12:59 PM
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Yes, the geese and ducks are arriving now. It is incredible to witness some of the huge flocks we get - sometimes with white geese, there can be well over 1,000.
You asked about the Fuji x100 vs the Pentax MX-1. All three of my cameras have different uses. The K-50 is for nature and wildlife. The X100 is my travel and B&W camera, and the MX-1 is the 'go everywhere with me' camera. All three take great photos and I have yet to be disappointed with any of them.
And yourself?
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
04-22-2014, 08:49 PM
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Hi,
I am a K-50 and MX-1 user, as well as a Fuji X100. Love photography. Love Pentax.
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