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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
09-21-2023, 07:35 AM
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I was a Pentaxian about a decade ago (damn time flies). Pentax was my first not point-shoot camera, a K5. Got upgrade to a K3 not long after that and was happy with the result. But the temptation of Eye-AF rises day after day and eat my soul inside out =)) I couldn't resist, i was weak, i sold my K3 (but not the Limited lens) for $350 and bought a Sony A7 III with a 85mm f1.8 and good lord the experience was mind blowing, i mainly shoot portrait so Eye-AF was a heavenly gift, and full frame... It was like riding a bicycle and then move to a Kawasaki Ninja, everything just in focus, never again a miss focus or struggle with fast moving subject. All eyes are tack sharp and the professional full frame becomes a point and shoot again. Life was easy.
But if it was too easy it wouldn't last long. Covid struck so no more outside shooting, no more moving subject, no body moves, total lockdown for almost 2 years =)) and the Sony kit has to go, and i didn't loose a cent when i sold the Sony combo. Damn, Sony was a good investment. But now that i'm poor and couldn't afford another Sony A7iii i got to turn back to the Limited lens and look for a K3 again (wanted a K1 but it's not cheap) for ..guess how much.... $150. Yes, i bought a K3 for half the price i sold mine, damn Pentax loose value fast =))) And the reason I didn't sell my Limited lens because...guess why...they offer half the price of which i bought them for =)))
One more thing, phone camera become more and more capable and the computational power of phone's chip is getting ridiculous, i even thought about ditching all the lens for a new Xiaomi phone with Leica lens but i give the good old Limited lens a chance and i think i won't be selling them anytime soon now that i'm back. Even though the phone's camera is good they can't beat physic, the bokeh is always fake, the subtle luminous value is totally different. Imagine phone camera has like 3 luminous value: black, grey, white and a K3 gives like 30 freaking luminous value so all the subtle color change and 3d effect are back again (because color change smoothly and subtly from light to dark and not "flatten").
So all in all I'm back and rocking a K3 again, below is a photo i a recently took with K3 and the good old 31mm :D
How about you guys? Anyone come back after a Sony Fullframe ultra fast Eye AF?
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
09-23-2023, 04:35 AM
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thanks a lot, the optical view is a big factor for many shooters, i do more and more aqua-scaping these days so static object via optical view is indeed growing for me too :D
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your A9 must be a beast in fast moving shootings, it's built for that purpose so no doubt it creates more than good results :D ergonomic is still a strong point for Pentax, they have arguably the best ergonomic (plus super easy to use dials and menu) in the market for a long time imho.
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agree, i'm surprise with the K3 AF in live view, it's super fast and even recognize 2 faces which i didn't expect at all, the weak point is the old screw drive motor can't keep up with that speed and go bruuuuuu :D still, i manage to capture some good moments with them :D
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Sony has a place in my heart for sure, they are the only player that push innovation toward mirrorless (eye-AF and 4k video:D) and absolutely change the game, now Canon and Nikon rush out to match and steal their market share. if i ever go back to mirrorless it will be a Sony.
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holy molly, if the new K1 can match Sony's AF... i can only dream about that :D
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
07-13-2022, 08:16 PM
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Pentax is officially the last Dinosaur Still Live & Run (DSLR) ;)
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
01-03-2015, 03:47 PM
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
11-20-2014, 02:09 PM
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
12-11-2014, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,367
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
10-12-2014, 05:50 AM
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I got the Helios lens last week and take it out for a field test, it's very nice lens and the bokeh is legendary ^^ Below is an example, far from perfect but you get the idea
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
10-06-2014, 04:54 PM
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
11-20-2014, 12:06 PM
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
02-23-2015, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 862
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
11-04-2014, 04:11 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 765
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
12-11-2014, 01:42 PM
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
01-01-2021, 10:43 AM
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
05-22-2021, 10:47 AM
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i used only DA15mm, FA31mm, FA77mm on my K3 and never need anything else, it works for Apsc as a 3 lens combo from street to portrait ;)
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
02-22-2020, 09:31 AM
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Yeah, just why, plm is fast and silent. It's a game changing for Pentax and can rival other brands. Why???
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Forum: Lens Sample Photo Archive
10-27-2016, 01:40 AM
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that tells a lot about this lens' quality ! and for macro, AF is certainly not required, but WR is kinda useful though :)
thanks a lot for your kind words, really appreciated :)
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Forum: Photo Critique
04-04-2020, 08:53 PM
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Increase the exposure does help the model pop :) another way is to use 2 accent lights (or reflectors) to add some light to the edge of her dress to separate it from the dark background.
The model, the pose and the overall image quality is already very good though :)
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Forum: Pentax Mirrorless Cameras
04-04-2020, 01:11 AM
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Because they can benefit from the shorter flange to improve the lens design, ex: Canon RF 70-200 is smaller and sharper, the RF 24-70 f2 has wider aperture.... and of course new mount lenses will generate more profit for new milc system ;)
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if Pentax/Ricoh can make a good adapter for the new system people will be very happy as we all have lots of K-mount lenses and we stay because of the lenses ! Not sure if it will make profit for the new system but certainly buy more time for Pentax to build new lenses !
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Forum: General Photography
04-03-2020, 12:39 AM
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I'm trying flash photography now and find this diagram very interesting/useful.
What about you guys, any diagram you find interesting and want to share ?
source: Behind The Shutter
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
02-22-2020, 09:46 AM
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almost all the Limited prime lens are small and light weight, they can just upgrade them to Plm, what an amazing opportunity to refresh lens line up !
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
01-22-2020, 06:25 AM
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one result from my shoot just now, my kid was moving and laughing but K3 can still detect the face and focus in LV... and for many years i thought LV is for beginner, look who is the beginner now LOL :D
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
01-19-2020, 08:43 PM
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So i did a long session (~200 photos) and the number of blurry pics are around 30, these includes user errors, slow shutter speed, slow AF, kids move too sudden...
In conclusion it's around 10-15% AF's fault. It's totally acceptable for me, this new way of shooting is a relief, I just compose and trust the camera to detect the face and focus correctly, the downside is fast shooting is not possible, i have to wait for the mirror to go up after each shot for the liveview to be available for the next shot. But for now, that's good enough :)
PS: almost all shots are shot wide open (f1.8) so if close down at ~f4 the results will be better for sure. I'm just obsessed with bokeh in my pics :)
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
01-18-2020, 09:07 AM
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After using the k3 for a few years now and shoot mainly portrait, my method up untill now was using OVF, compose the frame & choose a focus point on the nearest eye.
This method was effective on static portrait and worked for quite a while but now that i got kids and they move a lot I feel frustrated with this method, missed so many shots and got many out of focus ones.
I'm ready to jump ship to a mirrorless (because of their eye-AF) but I gave my K3 a second chance today (probably the last chance if failed) in a pseudo-mirrorless style : Liveview and... i was pleasantly surprised !
The K3 liveview AF and face detection is pretty good even in low light (iso 3200) and detect face+eye decently ! So i'll dust-off my own holy trinity (HD DA15, FA31, FA77) and give them a try with my "new" found method in a long session tomorrow, hope that I dont have to say goodbye to these great lens (they are small and have magic in them...when focus correctly)
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Forum: General Photography
01-20-2020, 10:02 PM
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The full Android camera is in production many years ago and is voted "camera of the decade" !!!!
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-22-2015, 10:13 AM
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