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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
11-23-2015, 12:14 AM
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Spent all day at Temora Warbirds Downunder on Saturday. 20,000 people attended, spotted 2 x Pentax DLSR's. Not bad at an event where it looked like 1 in 10 had some type of camera with them.
Plenty of older guys walking around with the DLSR's swinging hands-free around their necks with ~500mm lenses attached banging around their hips. Can't imagine swinging the 2-3kg lens by the camera straps does the coupling much good...
K-3ii + Sigma 70-200 HSM II worked a treat though. Huge improvement over the K20D and 300mm kit lens I took five years ago.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
11-14-2014, 05:22 PM
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I've never been (and still aren't) into the whole brand loyalty thing. It's more a case of when you're onto a good thing, stick with it. It does make we wonder though how Pentax still manages to sell cameras with it's highly disciplined 'no marketing' strategy. I don't think I've run across a Pentax user outside family in ten years, yet I've had comments such as: -
'I've heard about that camera, isn't that the one that's dust and water proof (K20D)?'
or after handling the K20D a Canon (40D) user commented,
'This is much easier to use than mine ... pity, too late now.'
and from a Nikon user still using a D3000 as a point and shoot,
'I still can't work mine out, yours is easy.'
... and finally
'I'm taking the plunge and getting a VR lens, do Pentax do VR lenses?' ... 'No, it's already built into the body.' ... 'Oh...pity, too late now.'
I think it's probably a good thing for a person like me. The bigger they get, the more mass marketed rubbish gets churned out. With Pentax it doesn't matter what camera you get, you seem to get a good long lasting quality product. That's not the case with some of the bigger competitors at the low to mid price points.
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