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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
06-03-2011, 08:25 AM
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Welcome, Andyvious. You're going to love that KX / lens combo.
What a coincidence! I recently bought a black KX. :D (Which I absolutely love by the way. Couldn't be happier with this camera.)
-rob
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Forum: Flashes, Lighting, and Studio
06-02-2011, 06:57 PM
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This is the kind of flagrant noisemaking that doesn't help anyone.
One bad experience does not indicate a systematic failure of the brand.
What of the number of users, including myself, who have invested heavily in Pentax gear and have not had a single problem with the gear or the customer service of local Pentax representatives?
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
05-31-2011, 07:07 PM
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'cept I sort of like film!
Steve
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Forum: Site Suggestions and Help
06-01-2011, 01:41 PM
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No you're not !....:D:D:D (yeah, it's a fave of mine too.)
 Quote: I came to this forum to gain some more knowlege of this fantastic pastime of taking photos and maybe perhaps to help some others who share the passion. I did not join to read what seems to me to be some people having a go at particular vendor(s).
Regards,
Kim You have some simple options then, the easiest being..don't read those threads/posts. :D
There is no rule saying you have to, read the ones about the things you say you are interested in instead.
Life's too short for secondhand misery, be happy..:D
Cheers Bob.
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Forum: Site Suggestions and Help
06-01-2011, 06:55 AM
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The Ask B&H forum has been changed to allow B&H staff to more simply and efficiently answer member questions. If you have a question, post a new thread and B&H will reply as their policies allow.
After you open your thread, only you, PF staff and B&H will be able to reply or add to the thread. This change is being made to enable B&H to answer questions more efficiently and to eliminate the recent rumors and arguments about their policies.
As with other parts of PF, please refrain from opening multiple threads on the same issue, or repeatedly asking the same question. We understand that you may not like an answer provided by B&H or that you may disagree with their policies, but the place to address those issues is not on Pentax Forums. If you feel a reply from B&H does not satisfy you for whatever reason, please PM them or better yet, contact their customer support directly.
Help Center | B&H Photo Video
Mike
on behalf of the entire PF Staff
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Forum: Flashes, Lighting, and Studio
06-01-2011, 01:48 AM
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It works.
Here's my test with K7 + 2 copies of Pentax 540. The built-in flash is used to trigger the remote flashes.
Both remote flashes fire:
In the two photos below, I purposely exhaust the output of the flashes (camera set at ISO 100, F/22) to see the difference between one remote flash and two remote flash setups.
One remote flash setup:
Two remote flash setup:
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Forum: Site Suggestions and Help
05-30-2011, 07:30 AM
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The fact that the original poster felt he had to reopen the discussion in a closed thread via a new thread, rather than just quietly asking the mod "Why?" maybe tells me all I need to know about the intent of the closed thread. This has actually happened a few times lately. A mod closes a thread and states that the discussion is closed and yet one of the people involved in said thread, usually the original posted, but not always, for some reason just can't leave it alone.
This is a discussion board. It's open but it belongs to certain people. They run it. They moderate it. It is NOT a democracy run business. If they feel a discussion has gotten out of hand, or a poster has, they have a perfect right to close said thread as they please, and they don't need to even explain why. The fact that they nearly always do is a courtesy thing.
I've seen several posts and threads here in the past that have been absolutely aimed at causing a disturbance. Usually it's someone speaking up with a complaint that one of the sponsors here hasn't done something fast enough to suit them, or hasn't done what the original poster wanted maybe at all. 90% of the time the store in question actually hasn't done a thing wrong, according to their policy. Or maybe they're trying to help but they're just not open for a day or two so the matter gets tabled and that's just not prompt enough service for the person posting so they bring the matter here basically yelling at the store via post trying to force them to do what they want a little faster.
Yes, posts like these get closed and with good reason. These stores contribute a large chunk of change that enables this forum to operate. Yes, maybe the next time a person who has demonstrated a willingness to start a controversy starts a thread it just may get closed too. Why? Probably because the mods realize that it's likely to be more of the same, that said "helpful" post is in reality just an excuse to vent some more, snipe a bit more at a store under the pretext of a new subject, or more likely an attempt to make them look like evil overlords when really they don't owe anyone here SQUAT in terms of allowing just anything to be posted all the time in the name of democracy, fairness, or whatever.
If there is one thing I've learned about being on forums like this it's that there is ALWAYS someone there ready to second guess the moderators, to challenge their authority in every which way to do their job, to needle them, the people who run the place over them, and whatever sponsors the board might have if any.
No offense, but no one has the right to do that. This is a paid board, one that accepts donations, yes, but a busy one that probably needs those sponsors to survive. Starting discussions grousing at the sponsors, the mods, etc, isn't going to do anything but irritate the powers that be, and cause them to be closed down. Put yourself in their shoes for a moment. Think about the fact that they do have a large bill to pay every month just so they can keep this place going, and DON'T okay?
It's not "fair" for them to close posts? How about it's not "fair" for any of us to be attacking them for not allowing their sponsors to be the subject of said kind of posts. For not allowing the supposedly "helpful" advice posts to end up hurting the very people who's support is likely the backbone of this board's finances.
I've been on both sides of the situation. I've been a normal person on a board and I've been a mod/owner of a board. The latter? It's not a position I'd take again in a million years because literally every time I've taken the job someone has used it as an excuse to take shots at me. Even when I owned the board and had the perfect right to say "Enough please!" it was never "okay" with a certain contingent of people who were determined to cause trouble amongst us.
Judging by the bulging folder of saved threads that I've printed in the time I've been here I cannot help but realize how valuable an asset this board is to Pentax people. I cannot help but realize what an enormous task it is to run this place, moderate it, fund it and make it the excellent site it is today.
Bottom line I want it to stay and anyone who comes here simply to rock the boat and cause trouble? I don't have the slightest problem with the mods shutting them down whenever necessary. I don't care how politely they go about it, or what pretext they use, if the mods think they're going to cause a problem, then so be it, it's THEIR call to make, and I support that right.
(Even if it means getting my arse banned for coming out and actually saying all this!)
MHO
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Forum: Ask B&H Photo!
05-26-2011, 01:22 PM
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Hello,
Please e-mail me your order number and the phone number you called from when you had the conversations you posted on your blog.
askbh@photovideo.com
C h u c k C a p r i o l a
Live Chat and E-Mail Sales Manager B&H Photo-Video
Thank you, we appreciate your business.
*** Peace on Earth ***
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Forum: Ask B&H Photo!
05-26-2011, 01:04 PM
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You know you can just take advantage of your Pentax warranty, right? They will give you a much better turnaround, and refurb K-x's are still available if needed.
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Forum: Ask B&H Photo!
05-26-2011, 07:47 AM
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We certainly regret causing any dissatisfaction. The fact is the thread in question had become circular and, as Kim C was kind enough to note, the original question, how does one obtain an international warranty document, answered in some detail. As Adam said we are, "here to answer customer/product questions..." We enjoy being here and are grateful for the avid interest.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
05-18-2011, 07:07 AM
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Heck, if I don't like it I could flip it, especially with the box.
But yeah, I think it would be great to have on my trip. From what I understand color rendition isn't great, but I'll be shooting mostly black and white. Might turn my ME into a pocketable SLR! :)
Edit: :( :( :( It's sold already. Oh well. At least I don't have to drive down to Miami and explain an unplanned lens purchase to my wife!
I talked to the guy a little bit and he has no idea what he has. he's buying from pawn shops and re-selling on craigslist. I told him he could've gotten a lot more for the 40 (because it was new in the box), and he was shocked. I ran a search for his phone number and he's got an AE-1 with a 50 1.8 on there for $50, which seems a little low. So now he's going to call me when he gets anything like that Pentax again. Of course, now he's going to want more than $25. :p
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Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom
05-17-2011, 04:39 AM
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Thanks for all the great advice.
I'm really glad the film community is smaller than digital. I find the feedback here more helpful.
Grouphug guys hehe
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
05-17-2011, 07:00 AM
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There isn't one. That's why there are different focal lengths.
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