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Pentax SLR user for 46 years
Nice shots :D They kick the back end out of my air show efforts
Posted by Stuey on 29/09/2013 - 22:32
Pentax SLR user for 46 years
Nice shots :D They kick the back end out of my air show efforts You do yourself a disservice! There are some there (especially the RAF Falcons) that I wish I had taken over the years. I go to several airshows each year, and shoot vast numbers each time. I only show a tiny amount of the best of th...
Posted by BarryPearson on 30/09/2013 - 08:56
Pentax SLR user for 46 years
Nice shots :D They kick the back end out of my air show efforts You do yourself a disservice! There are some there (especially the RAF Falcons) that I wish I had taken over the years. I go to several airshows each year, and shoot vast numbers each time. I only show a tiny amount of the best of th...
Posted by Stuey on 02/10/2013 - 13:44
Hello - about to be a Pentax user...
Hi - I have been using an Olympus Pen (micro four thirds) for the last 3 years, which increasingly better results. I have two lenses 14-14 and 40-150 (representing 18-300 in 35mm format). I have also come to understand the limitations of my current system and will be moving to a Pentax DSLR. Reas...
Posted by burnhole on 03/10/2013 - 15:48
Hi All, Just got a Pentax K-R
Hi, thanks for the reply, I am using the standard kit lens it comes with from Pentax - 18-55mm I only thought I needed macro from others advice on the fish forum e.g. this is done with a 90mm tamron: And the closest I can get to that type of coral (Zoa) Is this picture: I also rea...
Posted by ph123uk on 07/10/2013 - 16:47
Hi All, Just got a Pentax K-R
Right ok, so I need a dedicated macro lens then - the raynox will not help at all? (if it will fritz, what you after for it!!) I borrowed my dads Sony A200 with 70-300 lens on it and i couldnt get focus on the tank unless I was stood in the hall?
Posted by ph123uk on 07/10/2013 - 18:25
Long term, but very amateur, Pentax user
I've been filching the info I've sporadically needed from this excellent site for a good six months or so now and as I'm starting to get into photography quite heavily I thought I'd finally register and partake properly. I'm using (badly at the moment anyway) a K20d hand-me-down from my Dad (a stoi...
Posted by kingalew on 09/10/2013 - 22:21
Just Joined looking to upgrade from istds
You will definitely see an improvement in image quality and resolution, but I would skip straight to the cameras with the 16MP sensor - K5, K30 or K50/K500. Much better at high ISO! ;P [Edit- the focus peaking in live-view on the K30/K50/K500 would also be useful if you are using old manual prime...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 24/10/2013 - 19:55
Just Joined looking to upgrade from istds
Hello and Welcome:D I agree with the above but have not used focus peaking but do use old manual primes :D
Posted by Stuey on 24/10/2013 - 21:09
Just Joined looking to upgrade from istds
K7 for: Build quality - Weather sealing - Image quality (up to 800 ISO)- Dual control wheels Kx for: High ISO image quality - Small size K30 for: Build quality - Small size - Image quality - Weather sealing -Focus peaking - Lens fine tuning - Dual control wheels K5 for: Image quality at high ISO ...
Posted by michaelblue on 25/10/2013 - 05:35
Just Joined looking to upgrade from istds
Thanks for all the advice guys may i ask what focus peaking is? is it a benefit when using manual lenses? really cant drag myself away from the M 50mm1.4 and the 75-150 f4 manuals im using at the moment.:D
Posted by malross73 on 25/10/2013 - 20:24
Just Joined looking to upgrade from istds
Taken from Wiki: Focus peaking is the name for an electronic display technology, which highlights the areas of sharpest focus in an image with a false-color halo. (The halo color is sometimes switchable according to the user's preference.) This technology originated with professional videograph...
Posted by michaelblue on 25/10/2013 - 21:16
new member
hi , just joined the forum...looking forward to seeing what other people find in the pentax range, that steers one away from the nikcanon herd, although i do have a soft spot for olympus, having owned a trip back when. I hope i am able to make contributions; i have a 2nd hand k10 by the way- lookin...
Posted by larkin on 12/11/2013 - 17:44
Hello all
Afternoon everyone. I've been a pentax user from buying my first SLR which was a MZ-5, had a lot of good times and views captured with that camera along with a small studio setup I used (And still have) but time and jobs move on and I had a break from photography for many years, film became largely ...
Posted by RockingDad on 15/11/2013 - 15:58
Hello all
They are all OK to use although I'm not sure what you mean by 12v, is that the trigger voltage? For light use the cheap eBay ones are fine, I keep some as a back up. Some people swear by Apurture and others Pocket Wizard. I use Bowens Pulsars.
Posted by gartmore on 18/11/2013 - 12:10
another newby needing help
Well after much practice. This is my first shot that I think is worthy of posting on the forum. The moon can be stunning when captured correctly as I have seen on various sites/images. I tried to shoot B/W but I don't think I have the skills to do it justice yet. TAv setting with manual focus, 500mm...
Posted by Billywhizz on 10/02/2014 - 21:45
Hello to all from a lifelong Pentax fan......
I've just found this site, and decided that since my collection of cameras and lenses seems to keep growing and growing, and my focus is Pentax (pun intended), that I would join. I've been interested in Pentaxes since I was a kid - my dad's one and only camera was a Spotmatic, and my mom used an ES...
Posted by quanto on 24/11/2013 - 00:24
Hello!!! Almoga123 from Barcelona!!
Welcome to the forum, just back from Barcelona, spent a fortune on the Ramblas street performers Great city Regards Bill
Posted by Billdad on 11/12/2013 - 23:42
Hello-I've rejoined.
Wasn't sure of my original identity, forgot my password and changed my Email address, therefore no way back from there so far as I can tell. I only posted a couple of times anyway. Trying to improve my landscape photography having relocated from Surrey. There are certainly plenty of opportunities fo...
Posted by RichardJS on 01/12/2013 - 18:22
Hello-I've rejoined.
Welcome back :)Wasn't sure of my original identity, forgot my password and changed my Email address, therefore no way back from there so far as I can tell. I only posted a couple of times anyway. Trying to improve my landscape photography having relocated from Surrey. There are certainly plenty of o...
Posted by Glowingblue on 01/12/2013 - 19:33
