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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 08-08-2017, 02:37 AM  
Long term planning for a trip to Iceland
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 43
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I visited Iceland earlier this year in April and had a mixed bag of weather in my 2 weeks there. Both my DA15 and 20-40 Ltd saw plenty of use and the WR on the 20-40 really helps in giving peace of mind while out hiking. I'd also like to add that a micro-fibre cloth is ABSOLUTELY essential, especially when shooting near the plentiful waterfalls, you don't wanna get back home and realise half your photos were spoilt because of water droplets on the lens. Enjoy the trip! It's a beautiful place.
Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II 05-09-2017, 02:08 AM  
A short story about the K5 weather sealing
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 25
Views: 6,404
Hey Allan,

It was just a single exposure with basic edits in Lightroom. EXIF details are exactly as shown in the photo, lens was the FA 50mm F1.7, taken using a tripod.
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 12-19-2016, 07:54 AM  
HD 20-40 Ltd Starburst
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 46
Views: 6,098
here you go:
Forum: Monthly Photo Contests 10-26-2016, 04:03 AM  
Misty Mountains
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 2
Views: 528
Rays of sunlight filter through the clouds, illuminating Sagada, a mountain village in the Philippines.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 09-30-2016, 06:03 PM  
Cityscape Sunset over Singapore
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 4
Views: 758
Everything came together perfectly for this shot, the weather was pretty gloomy the entire afternoon, and I had just received the lens the day before! But sometimes, we do get a lucky break!:)

5 shots bracketed at 1.3Ev intervals
Merged and edited in Adobe Lightroom
Forum: Post Your Photos! 09-09-2016, 10:35 PM  
Misc Incoming
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 0
Views: 531
A boatman battens down the hatches in the face of an oncoming storm.
Forum: Pentax Forums Giveaways 09-08-2016, 01:47 AM  
PF 10th Anniversary - Pentax K-50 1-Day Giveaway! - Entries closed, winner announced.
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 1,825
Views: 90,891
Pentax!
Forum: Post Your Photos! 08-06-2016, 09:36 AM  
Night A skybridge
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 12
Views: 838
New Zealand night skies are simply out of this world
Forum: Post Your Photos! 07-31-2016, 06:59 PM  
Landscape Moonlit Mountains
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 11
Views: 1,014
Thanks for all the kind comments!
Forum: Post Your Photos! 07-31-2016, 03:06 AM  
Landscape Moonlit Mountains
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 11
Views: 1,014
Shot just before sunrise
Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II 04-07-2016, 08:34 AM  
Condensation damage?
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 29
Views: 3,988
I too had a similar problem with my K5 after hiking in the rain. I took out the lens, put on a body cap, took out the battery, opened all the flaps (pop up flash, battery cover, SD card,etc) and left it to dry overnight. Worked fine the next morning. All the best for your K3!
Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II 03-04-2016, 07:19 AM  
A short story about the K5 weather sealing
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 25
Views: 6,404
Yup this is my first Pentax!. Got it 2nd hand last June, previous owner had it for about 2 years
Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II 03-03-2016, 08:27 AM  
A short story about the K5 weather sealing
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 25
Views: 6,404
Hi all,

I took a trip to the Philippines last December to some hiking. We climbed Mt Pulag (3rd highest mountain in the Philippines at 2922m ASL) and visited the mountain town of Sagada.

I chose Pentax over all the other camera brands out there because of the famed weather sealing, and my choice was fully justified during this trip. The hike up Mt Pulag takes 2 days and 1 night, camping about 200m below the summit before hiking the last leg up the summit to watch the sunrise. Unfortunately for us, it started to rain during the night, and while we did attempt to hike up to the summit to see if the weather would clear, we had to turn back as it started to get worse. We ended up just having breakfast and heading back down to the trail-head because the rain wouldn't let up. Now the rain wasn't extremely heavy, not the lightning and thunder kind but still a steady patter of decent sized raindrops. All this while, I had my trusty K5 with the 18-135mm WR out and about braving the elements with me. Having tested this set up during an 8 hour light drizzly hike in Alaska, I was confident that the rain would not pose any issues. I don't have many shots during this period, because there really wasn't much to see but I was holding my camera just in case I spotted anything interesting. The downward hike took about 2 hours, and the temperatures changed drastically from around 7 Celsius to around 16 Celsius nearer the trail-head because the sun came out.

Up to this point, the K5 was perfectly fine. But once the temperature rose, the condensation started to form inside the lens and must have affected the electronics inside the body too. At first, a half press of the shutter button would fire off a shot. It later worsened to the back LCD not turning on at all, and none of the buttons functioning. Turning on the camera would interestingly fire the shutter and I could still adjust settings using the top LCD and control dials, but the autofocus could not work because the lenses were fogged up inside too. At this juncture I was kinda devastated, as I had only one body and it was barely half-way into the trip. There was nothing left to do except dry out the camera that night at the hostel we booked. I took out the battery, opened all the doors, took out the lens and attached the lens cap and left everything overnight to dry. In the morning when I woke, I put everything back together and to my surprise, my K5 was alive again! All the components worked as they should and showed no signs of the soaking they had received the day before.

All I can say is that the famed Pentax weather sealing really lives up to it's name. The durability and reliability of the equipment at this price point is simply unparalleled. I would not hesitate to recommend Pentax to anybody because of its superb blend of image quality and ergonomics packed into a tough, solid body. May my K5 live forever!

Some shots I took on the trip below:
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 01-31-2016, 03:13 AM  
HD 20-40 Ltd Starburst
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 46
Views: 6,098
Alright thanks for all the replies!
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 01-28-2016, 11:28 PM  
HD 20-40 Ltd Starburst
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 46
Views: 6,098
I'm thinking of getting the 20-40 Ltd with the dropped prices at B&H, does anyone have any experiences with the starbursts this lens can achieve? Thanks!
Forum: Photo Critique 11-21-2015, 02:21 AM  
Landscape Landscape Critique
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 10
Views: 1,693
Thank for the edits voy-tech and Schraubstock! I like the crop too! Nice shots on your website by the way voy-tech
Forum: Photo Critique 11-21-2015, 02:16 AM  
Landscape Landscape Critique
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 10
Views: 1,693
Thanks for the comment! I have another shot from a viewpoint just slightly further down from which the river can be seen, but that one does not have the road inside so even less foreground object to look at.
Forum: Photo Critique 11-21-2015, 02:11 AM  
Landscape Landscape Critique
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 10
Views: 1,693
Thanks for the advice! I shot this from the window of a moving bus so if I ever do get a 2nd chance here i'll probably hike up the mountains behind
Forum: Photo Critique 11-18-2015, 08:28 PM  
Landscape Landscape Critique
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 10
Views: 1,693
Hi just wanted some opinions for the photo attached. Composition, post processing etc
Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 11-18-2015, 06:09 AM  
Hello from Singapore!
Posted By cxzj
Replies: 4
Views: 730
Hi everybody!

Have been using this site extensively for research ever since I decided to get my first DSLR. Picked up a K5 with the DA 18-135mm a few months ago and haven't looked back since. Absolutely love the unique-ness of Pentax here in Singapore where it's kinda rare and the durability and IQ of the system compared to other brands at the same price point can't be beat. I'll just post one of my favourite shots so far I took from a trip to Alaska in summer.
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