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Forum: Photographic Technique
05-30-2016, 11:37 PM
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
05-13-2016, 09:24 AM
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A big hello to all of the members of this amazing forum.
I have been using this site to gather so much information and knowledge about the Pentax brand and products over the last year or so that i thought it best i actually introduce myself.
My name is Adam Burke and i have been shooting with Pentax and Ricoh gear for the last 20 years or so. I am based in Port Noarlunga South, South Australia. My first Pentax camera was an MZ-50 with a couple of Sigma lenses. (28-80 and 100-300). The combination was good and covered most areas, but it still felt like i was shooting with a compact point and shoot. I wanted to fully understand and learn how an SLR camera worked so i bought a second hand Ricoh KR-5 Super body. This thing had no shutter priority mode, no auto focus, no scene modes, just full on manual control of all of your settings. From that day on my love of cameras grew tenfold. I then got a Pentax K-X film SLR and that thing just blew me away. Having complete control of what i wanted to achieve in a shot was the best thing that ever happened to my photography.
I started shooting digital with the Pentax K-X (DSLR) about 6 years ago. The digital format just took photography to a new level. With the help of programs like Lightroom and Photoshop, you could sit in front of your computer and dodge and burn shots like you were Ansel Adams. The creative control that the digital format has given us is just truly amazing.
I am currently shooting with my trusty K-3 and an assortment of lenses, and a Canon 7D, which is housed inside of a Liquideye water housing for taking those shots that require me to swim out in the surf all day. ( I haven't gone to the Canikon dark side, it just costs too much money to get a housing custom made for a Pentax camera ).
I look forward to learning from other members on this forum and sharing any knowledge i can pass on to others.
Also loving all the positive feedback on the new K-1. May be time to move back to full frame. :)
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