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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
11-24-2019, 08:31 PM
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DFA 150-450
I'd have food over my face like this if my wife didn't lick her finger and wipe stuff off all the time
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
01-05-2019, 10:42 PM
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
07-10-2018, 03:02 AM
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I do wonder if some of this is people who own a K-1 deciding whether or not it is worth updating their K-1s or buying a new K-1 II to replace their current K-1.
I can understand that thought process, however, the K-1 II can be not enough of an upgrade to warrant purchasing it if you already own a K-1 without it being "A step back." I never got a K3 II as I already owned a K3 and didn't feel like I had any need of the astro tracer/pixel shift features it brought to the table. That didn't mean it was a step backward, it just meant I was satisfied with my gear.
I think if we can rationalize our wants into needs it makes it easier to spend money.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
05-01-2018, 07:13 PM
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I've been using the DA*300 for the last 3yrs. I loved this lens so much that I dedicated a camera body to that lens. That body just got reassigned to a new lens. I got the 150-450 last week and have been using it quite a bit. I spent a week birding from sun up to sun down and put a lot of frames through it. I prefer to shoot handheld, and find it just as easy to do with this lens at 450mm as it is with the DA*300. It took me about a day to get fully used to the weight difference between this lens and the DA*300, but I can hold it pretty steady now. After using the 150-450 all day, I put it next to another K3 with the DA*300 and couldn't believe how small the DA*300 looked. :lol:
Manual focus has a really long throw compared to the DA*300, but I have gotten used to it.
Using a monopod, I put the 1.4 HD TC on it for a focal length of 630mm. You really need a lot of light to do that.
The one thing that bothers me though is all of the AF buttons on the lens. I don't see the point in so many of them. I prefer to use manual focus, and I only use AF to bring the focus in close to the bird, then use Manual focus the rest of the way. The way that you hold the lens to work the focus ring combined with the weight of the lens causes me to accidentally press the AF buttons on the lens while I am Manually focusing and then lens instantly locks onto a random tree branch. This was a slight annoyance at first, but then I set it to disable AF when pressed and have been using it that way since. When shooting handheld, I also move the tripod foot to the top of the lens to allow more room for my hand underneath the lens.
I am curious as to how others have gotten around accidentally pressing the buttons.
I've considered making a neoprene sleeve to go around the lens where the AF buttons are, similar to a lenscoat. Then slide a stiff piece of cardboard inbetween the neoprene and the lens to block the AF buttons on the bottom. Anybody have a lenscoat and can give some info on how it covers the AF buttons?
Overall, I really like this lens. Now, I need to figure out what to do with my DA*300.
Here's one of the first pics I took with the 150-450 the day I got it.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
04-30-2018, 03:48 PM
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Still a little Summer left
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
04-30-2018, 10:47 PM
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K-1, FA*300 f4.5:
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
04-25-2018, 05:13 AM
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Iron age Brochs (fortified housing) at Glen Beag in Scotland, over 2000 years old. All with the 15-30.
And the sun returned in time for sunset last night, 24-70:
John C
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
04-24-2018, 12:27 PM
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After the storm
An HDR panorama of 8 pictures taking after the thunderstorm of yesterday morning.
Pentax K-1
HD PENTAX-D FA 24-70mm F2.8ED SDM WR
ƒ/8.0 24.0 mm
All in focus #10
Pentax K-1
smc PENTAX-D FA MACRO 100mm F2.8 WR
ƒ/2.8 100.0 mm 1/180s 200Iso
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
04-25-2018, 03:32 AM
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Back in 2008 when I lived in Adelaide I drove across the border and recall capturing a bunch of 'bird of paradise' plants at Southgate, Melbourne. I even had a bloke come up and berate me for using extension tubes with a kit lens whilst trying to photograph them. How dare I?:eek::hmm:
Tas
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
04-24-2018, 09:12 AM
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Playing around...exif info valid
These are cropped BTW
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
04-24-2018, 05:27 AM
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Red Leaves (100 macro WR/K-1/pixel shift)
 Reddish Leaves by Vincent1825, on Flickr
Leaves (100 macro WR/K-1/pixel shift)
 Leaves by Vincent1825, on Flickr
The second one was more of an experiment with narrow depth of field -- f4.5.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
04-23-2018, 09:08 AM
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
10-14-2017, 04:50 AM
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You got some great shots there Tony. You have that beast sorted well.
Keithg
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
10-14-2017, 12:02 AM
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A few from last weekends trip to Everglades in the Blue Mountains.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
09-25-2017, 12:46 AM
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One little "gotcha" which I don't think is documented in the manual is this. Although you can specify which card (slot 1 or 2) is to be used if shooting RAW + JPEG, and which card is to be used for movie mode, there is no way in the menu to specify which card the camera should use first when taking single shots, JPEG or RAW
But if you want to use card 2 first this is the procedure. Turn camera off and place card in slot 2 only. Turn camera on, then off. Now place your second card in slot 1. The camera will now use slot 2 untill it is full then switch to slot 1. Vice versa if you want to use slot 1 first.
I personally use slot 2 first as i find it easier to remove from the camera than slot 1.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
09-24-2017, 02:03 PM
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Forum: Pentax K-r
08-30-2017, 01:29 AM
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While many new cameras are superior, K-r is still very good for star photos. I use it mainly with SMC Pentax-M 28/2.8, wide open at ISO 5000 and 15 s.
The towers above were lit with 2 led lamps, no final noise reduction, just dark frame substraction, was used.
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Forum: Pentax K-r
04-17-2017, 01:27 PM
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This version of DxO was available for free for some time and it has profiles for both K-r and Sigma lens which means it gives very good starting point for any further post editing.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
10-10-2013, 11:42 AM
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...or for people like me with slightly larger hands. It's nice to be able to grip the camera with all fingers.
The D-BG5 will probably be made of Unobtanium the first months, at least here.
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Forum: Pentax K-30 & K-50
05-22-2012, 07:03 PM
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I'd like to see a grip also but even if they can't make a functioning grip, at least make a grip for the comfort factor in addition to making it easier to hold for the big hands people!
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