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Why do we stay with Pentax?
I guess if 'caressability' was that important, I would have switched to Fuji or Olympus with their dinky little mirrorless systems that mimic classic film SLRs. But flexibility and ease of use matters more for me, and I still believe a chunky black DSLR and some high quality lenses will be more u...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 27/10/2013 - 14:21
Why do we stay with Pentax?
I tend to agree with the quality cost ratio relative to digital. In the dim and distant analogue past, I tended to use Nikon and the Olympus OM models, with a brief period of use with the MX. When I finally embraced digital, I started to use Canon as I found that Nikon digital ergonomics did not ...
Posted by macabee on 28/10/2013 - 15:14
Why do we stay with Pentax?
Very debatable statement sebas77. You haven't defined "better" for a start. well for example (and that could be me) I am still not able to get in focus a runner running toward me with my k5 and the 55-300 before he passes by. The other "Achilles' heel" is the exposure metering with TTL-flash (at ...
Posted by sebas77 on 28/10/2013 - 16:02
Print Costs: Lab v Home
Interesting discussion. I've just got my first print back from DSCL and it's much better quality than any of my attempts from my Canon MP630 (admittedly not a specialist photo printer but nonetheless very well reviewed when it came out). There's an immense amount of faffing about to get things right...
Posted by J2R on 01/11/2013 - 17:49
Magazine?
I get them both and have had Digital Photo since it first came out and was called Digital Photo FX and have all of the DVD's that come with it. (174). I dropped Practical Photography for a few years but went back to it about two years ago. Between the two of them there is a lot of information. As I ...
Posted by vic cross on 30/10/2013 - 08:32
New zoom or several elderly primes?
Back in the day, photographers owned a small handful of primes. Some of them only ever used one focal length. But of course they were hopeless. Imagine how good Henri Cartier-Bresson would have been if he'd have swapped his 50mm for a proper zoom lens. You are clearly going to be more conforta...
Posted by DrOrloff on 30/10/2013 - 10:32
New zoom or several elderly primes?
I prefer primes. The only zooms I have are the cheap ones kitted with the K-x and I seldom use them. I have a growing collection of SMC-M and Super / SMC Takumar lenses and I enjoy swapping and changing them when I'm using my cameras. I shoot in manual mode and meter with the green button, it's not...
Posted by G1DRP on 30/10/2013 - 21:12
New zoom or several elderly primes?
Robert There is no real right or wrong answer here - It does not really matter what any one of us thinks or says on this subject. The only way you will find out what is right for you is by trying the options. If I were to make any suggestion - it would be - pick up a used decent zoom - per...
Posted by fritzthedog on 31/10/2013 - 15:28
New zoom or several elderly primes?
Yes, the fine tuning is an advantage - what I was suggesting above is that often that fine tuning may in reality need to be wider or longer than the lens can provide, and so we take the compromise if unable to move position. Which brings us back to the initial question - most of us will surely ne...
Posted by McGregNi on 01/11/2013 - 20:23
Is this the next step?
I believe some researchers at Manchester University are leading the world in certain applications of graphene...we could do with commercialising the technology ASAP and generating genuine wealth in high tech manufacturing for this country. karlo The building for the National Graphene Centre at th...
Posted by Smeggypants on 31/10/2013 - 07:28
Pentax K to m42 adapter, any good?
Hi Piotr Yes there are lots of questions! - You need a M42 to PK Adaptor, flush fitting with infinity focus, like these on ebay: - Pentax SMC Takumar 55 F1.8 is an excellent lens - It does not have AF, it is manual focus, manual aperture only - Yes, you can use it for recording ...
Posted by davidstorm on 01/11/2013 - 13:24
Pentax K to m42 adapter, any good?
Peter I don't think there are any AF M42 lenses in the world, but I gather the 55mm f1.8 is still regarded as a nice lens, as are the various K mount 50mm lenses. With the K5 autofocus is not available whilst shooting video so AF may not be an issue for you (Focus confirmation is still shown in th...
Posted by petrochemist on 01/11/2013 - 13:29
Pentax K to m42 adapter, any good?
Peter I don't think there are any AF M42 lenses in the world, but I gather the 55mm f1.8 is still regarded as a nice lens, as are the various K mount 50mm lenses. With the K5 autofocus is not available whilst shooting video so AF may not be an issue for you (Focus confirmation is still shown in th...
Posted by PeterLovesK5 on 01/11/2013 - 22:34
Advice on hybrids and resale
Hello, I was looking for some advice regarding whether I would be making the right decision moving from my current K30 to a hybrid camera ( currently eyeing up the Fuji film finepix HS50 EXR). I am a fairly amateur photographer and moved from a Sony hybrid to Pentax about four years ago and I...
Posted by lynad on 03/11/2013 - 14:10
Advice on hybrids and resale
I'd back up 100% Jon's suggestion of a 18-250/270 & 35. I use one with my k-x and find it suits most of the time but when I want those extra special shots that I have more time to set up I put on the 35mm for extra quality. Although I have access to hubby's range of lenses I rarely find my self ...
Posted by Eastridge on 06/11/2013 - 12:54
Advice on hybrids and resale
and also whether they was an obvious disadvantage of going back that I may have overlooked? Much worse image quality, because of the diddly little sensors those cameras use. I don't like these all in one lenses very much, as they tend to be optically compromised, but a superzoom on your K30 will pro...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 06/11/2013 - 16:15
Intuos Pen and Touch
To confirm, touch can be turned off, yes. I have the large one - one of the Amazon market place sellers had it on for £259 a month or so back (it was Bamboo Distribution but I can't see them listing it any more - might be worth having a look around); at that price it was a steal. I had to clea...
Posted by ChrisA on 04/11/2013 - 11:09
According to Ricoh Imaging France
Back in the ME/MX days flash sync was only 1/100th sec so at least we've nearly doubled it! I wish I knew the proper use for the variety of flash sync settings I see when I press the flash button. The camera manual gives a hint for their use but doesn't say a lot. John K
Posted by JAK on 07/11/2013 - 11:24
According to Ricoh Imaging France
Back in the ME/MX days flash sync was only 1/100th sec so at least we've nearly doubled it! And the istD range were 1/150 I think. It's creeping up. I'd guess that if Pentax thought it was a real priority, they'd have commissioned a better shutter. But given that fast accurate AF hasn't bee...
Posted by ChrisA on 07/11/2013 - 13:37
According to Ricoh Imaging France
If Pentax have some serious rabbits to pull out of hats with this new 'big thing', it's possible of course that they've been reserving their fab new shutter for the new FF flagship. Probably go back to 1/100th! John K
Posted by JAK on 07/11/2013 - 14:01
