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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
07-30-2018, 12:21 AM
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Well..... a nice thing about waiting for this to come to fruition is it gives time to save money after buying the DFA 50 1.4.
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
01-13-2018, 12:42 AM
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I ended up buying it here. Found out that Ricoh has a $200 (￥20000) cash back campaign here in Japan for a number of their high end products (70-200, 150-450, etc.). It ends today and is only available to people living here in Japan. Was out shooting motocross with my K3 earlier today and the focus button stopped working a couple of times. No response at all. Must be a sign. :-)
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
12-12-2016, 04:39 AM
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Cowboy custom fitting hot shoes to a horse.
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Forum: Pentax Forums Giveaways
01-24-2016, 07:11 AM
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Bokeh, like composition, should focus the viewer’s attention on the main subject with the least amount of distraction; or rather to smoothly and clearly separate the target from the background and foreground.
It’s not necessary to have your aperture set wide open to do this and in fact it might be wise to leave enough depth of field wiggle room to allow for error and moving objects.
A gifted photographer will know the depth of field of his/her lenses at different apertures, focal lengths, and distances.
The rest of us can either get a depth of field calculator for the smart phone to do the calculations or print out a chart generated using an online application (to save smart phone batteries).
Before shooting, take your time to mentally decide how much depth of field you want to create the separation, calculate the f-stop needed to generate that depth of field, and set the camera to TAV mode to increase your chances of getting a winning photo.
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
08-30-2015, 01:04 AM
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I was at the Night Zoo in Hamamatsu, Japan last night. It was rather depressing. All of the animals and all of my photos were like this. Anyway, I missed the focus on this guy's face, but like the photo anyway.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
02-16-2015, 05:54 AM
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Love the mood and feel of 9. It seems real - unprocessed.
Hope to some day take a pic like 15. Actually, hope to some day take a pic like any of these. Nice selection.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
08-26-2014, 08:43 AM
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I did it! I bought it. A silver K3.
In my bag, a k1000, it’ll accompany.
For a decade, maybe more, I’ve thought of this digital leap.
But I’ve refrained and restrained. These suckers aren’t cheap.
The N-word, the C-word. They don’t follow my axiom.
A camera should be rugged yet flexible. I must be Pentaxian.
In Japan, I teach. So many photo opportunities
Kids see my M50f2. Ask why this antique’s on me.
“My camera can use it. And it’s amazing. You’ll see!”
They ooh and ah, holding it so clumsily.
I’m calm. They won’t hurt it. This baby is titanium.
And that’s one reason, I’m proud to say, I’m a Pentaxian.
I live in the countryside, near Fuji, where the rivers and forests are emerald green.
My piece of heaven, you know. I think Ansel Adams would be quite pleased.
Then there’s the castles, shrines, festivals, and more.
I want to capture everything. It’s so stimulating. Photo opportunities galore.
And so I’m ready to go digital. This is my desire within.
I will be a new age, born again, digital photographer. A Pentaxian.
And now I beg you, my friends, my photographic kin.
In my bag sits an Albinar 135 and M50f2. Each a manual focus lens,
I dream of owning wide angles, macros, telephotos, and zooms. WR if I can.
For a full set, I’d trade my “Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes.” My other sacred gem.
I’m sure I’m going insane. Madness, this is and hence,
Please grant me one little DA for now. To calm my nerves. To settle my mind.
That I may be a new age, born again, digital Pentaxian.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
09-25-2014, 11:57 PM
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MEE: Thanks for the feedback. My old lens is pretty soft which is why I'm competing for the lens. Both of my lenses are kit lenses for my 70's era k1000 passed down from my father to me about 25 years ago. So, I'm rather hopeful that I win a decent lens to hold me over until I can afford some higher end models. So much to shoot here and it pains me that it comes out soft.
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Liz, Thank you. I took this in the rain. It's a beautiful part of the Japanese country side and just a few minutes from my house. I wrote the poem just to be different from everyone else. Good or bad, at least I did it my way. :-)
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