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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups 02-24-2015, 09:31 AM  
2015 Pentax Forums T-Shirt Design Contest
Posted By 4lights
Replies: 362
Views: 68,094
Hello everybody, this is my 1st attempt :)

Do we need to make it and keep it simple or we can go "a bit" further?
Forum: Post Your Photos! 01-29-2015, 12:15 PM  
Macro Sumatran Macro Outing!
Posted By 4lights
Replies: 5
Views: 1,088
Oh wow lightbulb, amazing shots!!!

Could you please share the EXIF for the 1st and 2nd picture?
Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 01-29-2015, 12:02 PM  
Hello folks
Posted By 4lights
Replies: 8
Views: 899
Thanks TER-OR :)
On the telephoto side I think an Tamron 2.8 70-200mm (on a 1,5 crop factor) will do the job for me.

I was just browsing the forum and I saw the US prices for Pentax gear ... thats just wow! In Germany everything costs double or even more :/

I really can't wait to test the new (for me)dynamic range, AF system and the ISO that Pentax has to offer!

My new 5k2s should be here by Saturday ... but, and here comes the big but, I don't have any lens for it! :(

I want a 50mm 1st ... should I buy a Sigma 50 mm 1.4 DG HSM EX brand new or a SH SMC DA* 55 mm 1,4 SDM ?

Once again thank you for your time.
Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 01-28-2015, 01:48 PM  
Hello folks
Posted By 4lights
Replies: 8
Views: 899
Thank you Docrwm, and ... oh WOW!
I do need to take a pen and my notebook, I don't know why but I do learn faster if I have everything hand written.

:) Kerrowdown Respect!

Many thanks!
Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 01-28-2015, 12:04 PM  
Hello folks
Posted By 4lights
Replies: 8
Views: 899
My name is Christian, born in Romania, I've lived 5 years in the UK and I moved to Germany 2 and a half years ago. *Does this guy know what he wants?* - That's what I also do ask myself sometimes! I'm a simple guy but life is complicated!

To make the story short I 1st took a camera in my hands somewhere back in 2001 - It was just a simple digital camera and started messing around with it. I loved the macro mode and taking landscape shots.
Than all of the sudden I started to edit pictures and got more and more captivated about photography.
Than I received as a birthday gift an Nikon Coolpix P520 - it was an amazing camera for me!
Started to learn the basics (ISO/Aperture/focal lenght) until I got confident and switched from Shutter/Aperture priority mode into full manual.
Than on a very disappointing day of my life - had nothing to do with photography - I bought myself an Canon EOS 450D. It made me feel MUCH more better owning my 1st DSLR.
Bought battery grip, a new flash - YONGNUO 560 Mark III, started to learn about flash photography, got myself my 1st 50mm 1.4, a Sigma 28-104 2.8-4, and started to be more and more addicted to photography.

I started a small collection of old cameras (21 pieces now and cownting), from Polaroid and Kodak to PORST/Nikon/Canon/Pentax/Leica.

As you can see I made all the "steps" an beginner does - read an article about this a few months ago! SO EPIC:)

NOW .... for more than 1 year I'm searching for my upgrade.
And I think ... I'll be getting the Pentax 5-K IIs.

Why?

Well, my girlfriend's dad owns "some" Canon cameras - I played with all of them, from EOS 1 up to 6D. 4 L lenses and some other 2.8 brands.
I DONT like Canon! I don't know why?!?! Maybe because Nikon was the camera that I learned with? Maybe I don't like the word CANON?
It feels weird having a Canon in my hand! Maybe because canon in romanian means "a rule", and I don't like rules at all!

I don't want an Nikon as well because I don't like NIKON PEOPLE! Weird? NOT for me lol. Facebook and all the groups and communities I am in ... they're just, dunno... not my cup of tea!

I read and I'm still reading a lot about Pentax. Atm, I think Pentax offers the best stuff for your bucks - but not quite sure on the lenses.
I do love to photograph, especially people.
Photography is and will be a hobby for me - I do not intend to switch jobs or to earn money from it, even tho I've won some small competitions/contests/challenges over the web.

Now, I do ask you guys WHY would you recommend Pentax and what brand/kind of lenses you do recommend?
I'm not quite sure what should I get ... the Pentax's mount system is like an enigma for me.
PK/ K/ KAF / KAF2 ... I read a lot that some lenses do work with for example k-50 but they don't work with k-5 or they have some AF problems...
I try to crop as little as I can (only if my I plan my shot for a postprocess)so the 100% viewfinder from Pentax is awesome.
I did wanted to go out on rainy days or when it was snowing, but I couldn't!!!

As a reference this kind of pictures I love taking :









And this is the reason I moved to Germany :)


I do hope I came on the right place.

Waiting for your kind reply,

Christian :)
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