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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 07-13-2012, 07:42 AM  
Are we really THAT rare?
Posted By magkelly
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I'm running into a lot of Pentax people of late. There's someone with a K-r on my one doll board. I've met two people now locally outside the camera clubs and there are 5 members of those who are now. The number is definitely increasing.
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 07-09-2011, 12:00 AM  
Are we really THAT rare?
Posted By magkelly
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Views: 985,590
Because I happen to rather like that my camera has Pentax on the prism. If my next camera ends up with "Ricoh" there so be it, but I sincerely hope not!

Too many people here selling their Pentax DSLR gear of late for me. It seems like every Pentax person in the area is dumping their brand new K-r or K-x kits on CL. (It makes me wish I had a lot more money that I do, seeing all those ads. There have been a few good deals of late. A guy today was selling his K-r, kit lens and the 55-300 for about $600!)

I don't know any of these people but I'm thinking they're not just upgrading if they're selling off the major lenses too, sigh. Lots of SLR stuff too but it's all been wildly overpriced of late. I'm talking people asking $300 and up for a K1000 or an ME Super, and maybe a really bad off brand lens or two. No old gear bargains here...
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 11-02-2010, 02:05 PM  
Are we really THAT rare?
Posted By magkelly
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You know it's funny I almost never see anyone with a Pentax in our town walking around, or in my local Photography groups. I can't buy one in any store here locally, but I still see the odd ad for a used one on my local CL so I figure somebody must be into Pentax around here besides me. Where they are I don't know though...

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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 08-06-2010, 06:50 PM  
Are we really THAT rare?
Posted By magkelly
Replies: 7,240
Views: 985,590
A while back a guy who ended up being my teacher for a while back invited me to a talk session he does with inexperienced wanna be photographers. In front of him on the table he had about 20 cameras including several SLR's and DSLR's of various types. At the end of his talk we were all invited up to view the cameras and to talk about them informally.

He did this little exercise where he asked us all to pick a camera and to explain why we went there. Something like 75% of the people there went to stand by the Nikon and Canon DSLR cameras. I was the lone Pentax fan.

He then asked what camera they thought was his favorite of the whole batch, the one he preferred. Of course, nearly everyone there pointed at the best Nikon which must have cost the guy a small fortune.

Much to the astonishment of nearly everyone there he shook his head, reached over to grab an old Pentax SLR, and put his hand on another, a Pentax DSLR, which I believe was the K10 or K100. (This was back when they were new.)

It was all I could do not to snicker because the looks he got were just priceless. FYI, this guy could afford any camera he wanted. He shoots for major magazines and is pretty high profile, has been in the business for many, many years. He does use Nikon, Canon, several other brands too, but he admits he just plain likes Pentax cameras and always has.

Afterward he invited me and one other guy back to his studio and we got to see his whole shelf of cameras and then we got to play with them for a bit. I was a Pentax fan before that, but honestly getting to look at his Pentax DSLR's and the rest, that was what did it for me.

Even if I could afford a 5K camera I'm still not too sure I wouldn't choose to get a K7 or a K-x. There are Nikons out there that I like too, but the Pentax is just "my" camera and I really think I'd be most comfortable with a Pentax DSLR.

It didn't bug me when all those people looked at me like I was nuts though, and honestly I don't care much when people give me heck for shooting with my SPII now. "I" know what a Pentax can do. I know how good the lenses are and that's enough of a reason for me to like and use them.

I have actually run into very few people who shoot Pentax, and yeah, I've had the Nikon and Canon people snicker at me, more than once, but it just rolls off. All I have to do is look at pics taken by any good Takumar and I know exactly "why" I'm saving up for a Pentax DSLR versus say a Canon or Nikon.

But you know I also figure if a guy who has been in the business since before I was born, a photographer who is probably making 100K plus a year has a Pentax or three on his shelf and likes them well enough to call them his favorite cameras? I must be doing something right in going with one. This guy can afford anything, and he does, but he still makes room on the shelf for his Pentax cameras. That really says something to me.
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