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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 06-18-2021, 10:11 AM  
Hello new friends
Posted By Cerebum
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ERM, this guy said hello three years ago :) and by the look of things, he is long gone. (Last post 2018) lol
Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 05-16-2018, 02:54 PM  
Hello new friends
Posted By Cerebum
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I am assuming you have a fixed budget, if so you are in the right place. Takumars work beautifully on Pentax, as do 50 year old Carl Zeiss M42s, Helios 44s (fantastic colour rendition) etc. etc. I got a tremendous chinon 135mm f2.8 for £12. Pentax autofocus lenses are excellent quality and you get weather resistance out of the box (if you are using a wr lens). Pentax M manual lenses are 50% cheaper than their Nikon counterparts and the primes are decent. My most expensive lens is a 10-17mm fish eye which at 17mm is a nice wide angle with manageable aberrations which you can get for £250, the highly regarded 18-135mm and 55-300mm can both be acquired for less than £200 so it is possible to get good walk around glass for a decent price (these two are also wr). 50 & 35mm primes come in around £75 each. The K3 is a fantastic piece of kit and the range and variety of vintage glass means you never run out of things to try :)
Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 05-16-2018, 09:53 AM  
Hello new friends
Posted By Cerebum
Replies: 14
Views: 787
Hi, welcome :)
What is your budget? Are you buying new or used? Do you want full frame or are you happy with apsc? The K1 ii is your full frame, pro model and there are used versions of this and its fore runner the K1. I use a K3 which I got hardly used for £275. That is a serious, metal bodied aps-c with decent battery life, 24mp and it is fantastic. (I also use a K30 with my M42 lenses, but you don't want one of those, they are great but have an issue). If you are wanting a semi pro aps-c the current model which is quite compact and far better than the reviews would suggest, is the KP. The latest in the enthusiasts range (where my K30 sits) is the K70. This is a brilliant camera with a host of features you only normally find on more expensive kit. It also doesn't have the aforementioned issues that blighted the K30 & K50. Any of these will do a stellar job when shooting landscapes. They are also wonderful with manual M lenses and M42s. One thing I would suggest is getting the official magnified eyepiece. I have one on my K30 and it makes focusing that little bit easier.
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