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Forum: General Photography
02-21-2017, 12:45 PM
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A very good place to buy used gear. I purchased all three of my DA* lenses from them, as well as a k-30 and a couple WR lenses for it. Have had the gear for over two years, no issues. I also sold my old canon gear to them and got a very fair price on everything.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
02-07-2017, 03:03 PM
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A very good resource I have found is the following web site. This might be of some help to you.
The Part Time Photographer
Disclaimer: I have been shooting chroma-key portraits on and off for around 5 years, some I have charged for, and some I have not. I am planning to ramp it up a bit to part time once I finish building out my from scratch custom web site (I am a professional developer).
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Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing
03-23-2016, 11:38 AM
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I use a free drop box account for my YNAB database file and 1Password database, that works great to keep info synced between my wife's laptop and mine as well as our iPhones. You would probably want the paid professional version of drop box, but I don't see why you could not set up Lightroom to use the shared drop box folder from your Mac instead of a local folder.
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
03-08-2016, 01:02 PM
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Thank you to all that have replied. I have never heard of myfriggencamera.com. Just ordered the rubber plug from them.
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
03-08-2016, 09:05 AM
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I am missing the rubber bottom terminal cap from my K-5. I have searched the forums and the solutions for where to find this part did not work. Emailing Ricoh support did not get me anywhere. I know I can get the grip, which I probably will, but I would still like to have that cap if possible.
Does anyone have any other suggestions?
Thanks.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
12-30-2015, 06:28 AM
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Quality lenses are more important than the camera body. I am in the process of upgrading from my Canon T2i with cheap variable aperture lenses (except my 50mm 1.8) to Pentax gear. I kept the body cheap by buying a used K-5 (only 3500 shutter accusations) and have started buying quality lenses, the first one being the DA* 16-50mm. Once I complete lens upgrade path, I will consider a newer body such as the K-3.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
12-04-2015, 08:25 AM
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buy an inexpensive body used K-30, K-7, or K-5 and invest in good glass first. Glass will last much longer than any body. I wish I had done that when I started out. I am currently switching from Canon to Pentax because of the expense of Canon glass and the incredible value Pentax offers and will be focusing on good DA* lenses first with a used K-5 I bought about a month ago.
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
10-28-2015, 06:23 AM
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That sounds like a pretty good deal. I am switching over to Pentax from Canon, and I just got a K-5 with 3800 shutter count for $275.00 USD. It came in an original box with all the accessories. The only downside is it was missing the rubber cover for the grip connector on the bottom of the camera, and it came with the wrong battery charger.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
10-16-2015, 12:10 PM
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
10-16-2015, 10:10 AM
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As long as the K-5 is in good shape, I bought it from An Amazon seller with high ratings, as KEH did not have any. I am not that worried about low light, my Canon T2i is probably worse. I primarily shoot controlled studio and have a couple mono lights with a octo soft box etc. I specialize in chroma-key and add in the backgrounds later. Here is an example of a portrait I did last year for my son's school picture, done with the T2i.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
10-16-2015, 05:01 AM
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After much thought, I have decided to go with an older body and focus (no pun intended) on purchasing good lenses and then upgrading the body in a year or two, depending on the shape and shutter count the K-5 body I ordered is in.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
10-14-2015, 09:41 AM
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Yes. I did see that deal, and I am thinking about it, just wondering if that might come down even more for the holidays.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
10-14-2015, 08:33 AM
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I have been researching and trying to decide on a camera body upgrade path. First a little history.
I have a Canon T2i with modest lenses, nothing really good except the 50mm 1.8 (nifty fifty) which I mainly use for part time portrait work. I want to start upgrading my lenses, but to get fast zooms in Canon, even used you have to shell out quite a bit, and third party is about the same prices as Pentax lenses without weather sealing.
Now last year I bought for my wife a used Pentax k-30, with two WR lenses, nothing fast, but descent. She mainly does snap shot stuff, and does not like using my Canon, cause I always keep it on manual. We took the Pentax to Niagara Falls this past summer for obvious reasons :-) and I am really thinking about upgrading to Pentax, and selling off my Canon gear.
I really think that there is a lot more value with Pentax than the other two big brands.
Budget is a concern, I won't get too much for my Canon gear.
I am trying to decide if I should go with one of the following options.
1. Used K-5 body ( I can use my wife's lenses for now, and also have an old manual 50mm 1.8 K mount)
2. New K-3 body (lots of deals right now, lowest I found was 639 USD)
3. Wait a little longer for a better deal on a new K-3 (holiday season deals)
I know, why would I be considering a K-5 if I am also looking at a new K-3?
I am more interested in investing in good Lenses. My first lens purchase will be the 16-50mm f/2.8, so my thought was that upgrading from a T2i to a K-5 would be a pretty good upgrade and able to save me some cash toward a good lens. And good enough compared to the K-3, the glass is much more important. I mainly shoot portrait, so K-3 low light is not necessary.
But with all the deals on a new K-3 now and maybe even during the holiday season, and I already have three Pentax lenses I could use while saving up for 16-50mm, and of course new is always nice because you know what your getting, I am having a hard time deciding which path makes the most sense.
Thanks,
Stephen
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
12-18-2014, 01:01 PM
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Thanks to one and all.
I think most people do not make an effort to look past Canon and Nikon. My self included when I bought my T2i about three years ago. I think mainly because as soon as you start to research, you are inundated with Canon and Nikon advertisements, articles and reviews always seeming to pit one against the other. It's always Canon or Nikon, not Canon or Nikon or Pentax or Sony or Olympus or Panasonic or Fuji.
Once in a while you run across the top 5 or 10 point and shoot comparisons that include other brands besides Canikon, but it seems rare (to me) to see a dslr comparison shootout that includes any other brands except for Canon and Nikon.
And forget about the FF debate that is always raging. I am quite happy with my crop sensor cameras, a shallower depth of field will do me no good as I do more chroma-key portraits than anything else.
The picture of my son in my first post, was done in front of a professional chroma-key green background and I put in my own background and blurred it to get the result and look I wanted. I love the power of computers and software we have at our fingertips today.
Stephen
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
12-18-2014, 09:00 AM
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I am kinda a new Pentax owner...by association. Let me explain.
I have been researching a good replacement camera for my wife, to replace our old Fujifilm Finepix S6000fd. She does not like using my Canon T2i with battery grip because I keep it on manual all the time and it is kinda big for her. She is not the kind of person that is interested in the details of photography, not yet anyway.
So I came across a KEH deal on cyber monday and picked up a K-30 with the 55-200mm WR lens for under $400 only 4000 shutter clicks. I also picked up the 18-50mm WR from Adorama.
I mainly do chroma-key portrait work part time and have a portable studio setup. I am looking forward to trying out the K-30 on a portrait shoot
and I know my wife will enjoy the ease of use of the camera and the weather proofing, she wants to do some landscape and wildlife shooting.
While doing my research on Pentax, I was amazed at the VALUE of the cameras and Lenses. I am also seriously considering upgrading my
Canon T2I to a Pentax K-3 with DA* lenses.
I am not totally invested in Canon and before I picked up the Pentax, I was looking at upgrading my Canon lenses.
After comparing specs and results and prices between Canon and Pentax, I feel Pentax is a tremendous value in both the dslr body offerings and the lenses. In every case, even used, the bodies and lenses are half the cost of comparable Canon gear and is weather sealed too, which is just the icing on the cake compared to Canon.
So, I don't think I will be investing in Canon anymore and start my new journey in photography with an excellent Pentax K-3 and some DA* WR lenses,
and then sell off my Canon gear.
by the way, here is good example of my portrait work... My son's school picture.
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