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Help me justify - New lenses for K5 or 'cash in'?
I do think the JPEG output from the K5 is customisable enough to satisfy most needs, and of course if any further adjustment is needed then small tweaks in Photoshop or similar will suffice. Unless there's a fault, it's difficult to justify, surely, going back to a camera many years older in design?
Posted by McGregNi on 04/12/2014 - 17:01
Help me justify - New lenses for K5 or 'cash in'?
Unless there's a fault, it's difficult to justify, surely, going back to a camera many years older in design? Not so much, there are quite a few Pentax users who still have a K10D even though they also have something much more up to date, infact I am currently looking for a decent K200D for macro as...
Posted by Mike-P on 04/12/2014 - 17:05
Help me justify - New lenses for K5 or 'cash in'?
There's little I can add here except to echo your disappointment re. the K5's images. Firstly low ISO images do not compare well with the CCD sensor in the K10 which, so say, is still unsurpassed at ISO 100 to 200. I eventually came to respect what the K5 can do but, in my opinion, you really need t...
Posted by bwlchmawr on 04/12/2014 - 17:50
Is this a new golden age for Pentax??
I'm feeling very optimistic about Pentax and it's future. Why? - well when you look at it: 1. The Pentax 645Z is one of the best cameras ever made - it's stealing business from the Nikon D4s and Canon EOS1n and yet neither Canon or Nikon have an answer to it at all. It's also stealing business...
Posted by saxon on 06/12/2014 - 09:50
Is this a new golden age for Pentax??
You bin dreamin! :mrgreen: :wink: That website's telling you why you don't need a FF camera :shock: "This combination far exceeds the expectations of full frame cameras ..... " "However, as the market changes, 35-mm full frame single-lens reflex cameras were released by a number of companie...
Posted by Algernon on 06/12/2014 - 10:33
Is this a new golden age for Pentax??
I fully agree about chasing the largest possible market, and honestly that's not FF, unless you're looking to convert professionals. Sony's A7 series seems to be doing just that, which is no small achievement. Pentax's aren't there for this yet. So, the next biggest market is the enthusiasts an...
Posted by richandfleur on 07/12/2014 - 22:49
Is this a new golden age for Pentax??
Consider a few things about adding on mobile connections to anything but an entry level camera. I'll use my K3 as an example; I almost always operate it as full mp settings, both raw and jpeg. So imagine the levels of data in that one; especially when many, many photographs are taken at events. I...
Posted by 50mpCMOS on 08/12/2014 - 21:24
Nice to know it works, Pentax does what it says on the tin...
Great photographs there Crossed-up!! On a side note: I'm surprised that Pentax isn't taking a more obvious cross hair comparison at companies such as Nikon. Why not do a compare and contrast between Nikon and Pentax; showing items like cost and lack of WR in Nikons lens line?? Agreed on both ...
Posted by richandfleur on 08/12/2014 - 02:30
John Lewis
Given the lack of photographic retailers in Edinburgh, it was good to see two Pentax cameras ( the K-S1 and K-50) on display in John Lewis. Even noticed someone trying one. Must be Christmas. I remember being in there not so long back and they had quite a few, nice to see em keeping it up, they had ...
Posted by jules on 07/12/2014 - 11:58
John Lewis
I remember being in there not so long back and they had quite a few, nice to see em keeping it up, they had quite a good range of Pentax Fuji and Olympus not just the big three, Interesting isn't it that a couple of years ago it was the big two with Sony apparently going nowhere in the camera busin...
Posted by Mike-P on 08/12/2014 - 12:30
John Lewis
Just about to purchase a K3 elsewhere when I noticed they'd dropped the price this last week. So that's £70 cash back and double points on the partnership card :)
Posted by Tahaan on 08/12/2014 - 17:14
John Lewis
Pentax NOT available in John Lewis Reading The Reading store had K-S1 in stock the other day Been back and now they have K-S1 and K50!
Posted by El Dingo on 09/01/2015 - 13:20
K-S1 Wins The Camera Store TV worst camera of the year
I haven't looked into many reviews but I undestand the new 20MP sensor is not as good as the 16MP of the K-50 or the 24MP of the K3. I was in a shop today looking at the DSLRs and was surprised to see they had both the K-50 and the K-S1 (no K unfortunately). I had a quick play with both and coming...
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 11/12/2014 - 21:30
K-S1 Wins The Camera Store TV worst camera of the year
John, I know that you will back Pentax to the hilt in any of their decisions that the rest of the world finds absurd such as the astronomical price of the original Q at launch and the obvious commercial flop of the K01. You were actually hoping for a Lime Pie version of a camera? You expect anyo...
Posted by DrOrloff on 12/12/2014 - 20:26
Dilemma
I have a few family portrait shoots lined up. I'm currently using the Pentax K5 with either the Pentax 17-70 F4 or the Tamron 17-50 F2.8. I also have a Tamron 70-200 F2.8 which is a great lens. I do sometimes get frustrated with the focus accuracy on the K5 - in particular: Its tracking of m...
Posted by saxon on 13/12/2014 - 06:00
Dilemma
It's odd how different expectations and different subjects lead to different experiences. I was about to add a post praising the faultless accuracy of the K5's focusing (with a Tamron 17-50 2.8) in an exceptionally gloomy Victorian cemetery. (What fun we have on Friday afternoons.) I suppose the dif...
Posted by bwlchmawr on 13/12/2014 - 06:47
Dilemma
I wouldn't use that sort of technique in a forest. There are so many small branches that a camera might lock onto. I tried it and within minutes abandoned it in favour of the centre point only focus. Focus on an area, tweak with manual QuickShift on lenses that have it, and there shouldn't be a prob...
Posted by johnriley on 13/12/2014 - 08:21
Dilemma
You mention you use a Tamron 70-200 f2.8...presumably this would feature a lot in the 'children running around the woods' scenario? Is it the lens that's on offer at £499 at many retailers currently? I might be wrong about this but i'm sure i've read a few customer reviews of this lens praising its...
Posted by 1stEverPentax on 13/12/2014 - 12:12
Dilemma
As far as I can tell the K3 has marginally faster focus with non-HSM-type lenses. It's certainly a bit louder and seems faster at least... although I am not sure whether it is absolutely more accurate. I regularly spend time taking photos of the family - especially the kids as they hurtle about. gen...
Posted by matwhittington on 13/12/2014 - 13:06
Dilemma
The K-3 has more focus points and they are grouped tighter so I found it more accurate when needing to focus on specific points such as eyes where movement wasn't an issue (previous Pentax cameras points cover a far larger area and can lock onto anything in that area) but as for tracking, forget it...
Posted by Mike-P on 13/12/2014 - 14:11
