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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
12-29-2016, 03:53 PM
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I ended up ordering Pentax 100mm WR Macro lens along with couple of B&W filters (Clear and Polarisation) to add to my kit. I also got a 49mm to 43mm step down adapter to fit Raynox 250 to the macro lens. Will explore with this currently and then will explore the camera upgrade once I feel that it is necessary.
Thanks everyone for your support. Now I need to read a lot about Macro photography :)
Regards,
Matt
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
12-22-2016, 04:46 AM
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Thanks everyone for such wonderful tips.
I do have an external flash (Metz 58 AF2) and also Sony RX100 Mark 1. I use Sony RX100 primarily for taking videos and that is the reason I went with Mark 1 even though I bought it only couple of months ago. I like to explore in the macro territory and hence bought Raynox 250 to complement with 18-135mm WR lens. Although the magnification is great, I would require a tripod to support it and am not a big fan of Vignetting either. Hence was considering a dedicated macro lens such as Pentax 100mm 2.8 macro or Tamron 90mm 2.8 macro since they can be hand held and have marked it on my list. They are not cheap.
Weight can be a constraint for me since I felt K30 with Sigma 35. 1.4 art lens slightly heavy. Am wondering how I will be able to handle in case if I decide to go on telephoto lens such as Pentax DA* 300.
If am not going with the camera upgrade, I will definitely go with either Macro or a telephoto lens to complement my kit. Although Pentax K70 and K3ii seems to be a nice option, my mind was not willing for the trade off over K30 unless its a full frame option for some reason. But I will definitely will opt for those options in case if the life of my K30 comes to an end...Touch wood
Regards,
Matt
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
12-18-2016, 12:16 AM
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@bob, you are right. I have not shot using the full frame. Also I believe the camera rental in Sydney is quite expensive and they come with minimum 6 months time frame.
Regards,
Jai
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
12-17-2016, 11:48 PM
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Thanks everyone for your assistance. Glad to be part of this wonderful group.
I used spend lot of time in post processing since I like to have the pictures more dramatic appearance. May be the 14 bit format can help in this when compared to 12 bit. But again, am not too sure on this.
Right now, am just shooting my 9 weeks old daughter and that is the main reason I bought my Sigma 1.4 art lens even though I have Pentax 50mm f1.8. So far the results are good in both the lens.
So right now, I can either go for Pentax K1 if it would make much of a difference on the image quality or I can add a nice telephoto lens to my existing arsenal and try to run with it until I hit a dead end with my K30. The Pentax DA* 300 is kind of interesting :)
Regards,
Matt
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
12-17-2016, 07:24 PM
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Hello everyone,
Am a hobby photographer and currently own Pentax k30 for last three years. Am happy with the camera and currently bought Sigma 35mm 1.4 art lens to add to my arsenal. I still have not explored much with that lens but the quality indoors is quite comparable as my Pentax 50mm DA 1.8 lens. One major difference is the focus improvement in the sigma in low light conditions. I always wanted to own a full frame camera even though there is a debate that the upgrade from APC to full frame is negligible when compared to medium format etc...
Am not too keen in getting higher megapixel or more focus point but wanted to know if I would be getting better IQ from Pentax K1 when compared to K30. I do understand that the person behind the camera plays the major role and also the lens, but still my instinct was leaning towards an upgrade if it offers a better image quality than shooting with K30 if using same lens.
Any pointers will really help me in my decision since the investment is quite large for the K1. The K1 costs roughly around AU$2900 (body alone) in Sydney.
Regards,
Matt
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