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Hello world! From Almada, Portugal.
First, I have to say that the Pentax-M 50mm 1.7 is, currently, my go-to lens on the d3100. I am absolutely blown away by it's performance. What a bokeh! And pin sharp from 2.8. :D I will wait for Easter time to make the move, and pick, most likely from classified adverts on this forum, one K-5. ...
Posted by Moz on 19/03/2014 - 02:26
Hello world! From Almada, Portugal.
Between Pentax 16-50 and the Sigma 17-50 2.8 for roughly the same price, regarding image quality, which one would you pick? :) I'd get the Tamron; you'd almost have enough cash left over to buy another lens. Buy a Pentax: they're more exclusive. The Nikon's focusing system is reputed to be better b...
Posted by bwlchmawr on 06/05/2015 - 07:52
K20D rear dial erratic
Hi, My name is mark and I have just joined PENTAX User. I have had the K20D for a few years and now the rear dial is acting very erratically in manual mode. I try to set the f stop and it goes in any direction it chooses. For example I'm trying to set f 8.0 but the stops jump from 9.0 to 22 back...
Posted by Fletch on 24/03/2014 - 14:14
Hello to everybody.
Thanks for the welcome, davem. And yes, you are right, I should have mentioned my preferences. I am currently looking for a good-to-very good 28mm, as much luminous as possible. I want a 'normal' lens to continue improving my vision, and not so much my technique. 28mm in APSC gives a good field ...
Posted by Ewook on 28/03/2014 - 10:08
Kit Ideas
A friend of mine uses a Samyang 85mm in a studio under a controlled environment and the results are superb, but you are talking about using a manual focus lens and then using it on a not very well lit environment with fast moving subjects, Good luck:D May I suggest any 50mm AF lens, this maybe a lo...
Posted by MattyH on 23/04/2014 - 10:39
Kit Ideas
I have long fancied trying the Samyang 85mm but you're really looking at static subjects if you want to use that wide aperture and manual focus. You're going to have no room for error with such a narrow depth of field. Perhaps a fast autofocus zoom would be more appropriate for what you mentioned...
Posted by Gravelrash on 23/04/2014 - 10:59
Enthusiastic newbie
Hello and Welcome :D I also tend to favour landscapes but my flickr link tells another story lately :shock: Back to trees and fields soon :D Cheers Stu
Posted by Stuey on 29/04/2014 - 21:08
Coming over from the darkside
Welcome! Depending how far away you are the DA*50-135 is just incredible for performances. The DA17-70 is stunning too. I shoot fully manual, with focus triggered by the rear AF. Our local school has rather a large gallery of my shots :-) Matt
Posted by MattMatic on 08/05/2014 - 22:02
Cheshire Photographer saying Hi
I was a keen photographer in my late teens and early twenty's, I did a fair bit of work for the School mag and used to sell prints of my work at local fairs to earn extra spends. I lost the love when the point and press as many times as you like era came along. My last holiday to Scotland found me...
Posted by JammyBee on 23/05/2014 - 01:45
Cheshire Photographer saying Hi
Welcome James! Sounds like your exactly where I was three years ago - getting back into proper photography after a long hiatus. I've no regrets going with Pentax, and have learnt a huge amount from simply hanging round this site :D
Posted by Northgrain on 24/05/2014 - 08:17
X5 broken
Take it back or contact the dealer you bought it from. They will surely help you out,
Posted by northernmonkey on 09/06/2014 - 10:32
Micro SD memory card compatibility
Going off topic... A camera does not fully format an SD card. Not much does, actually :P An SD card is not pure memory. It is NAND-flash plus a complex controller. The controller can choose how the SD-card interface side interacts with the NAND flash, and will include ECC correction, wear-level...
Posted by MattMatic on 24/06/2014 - 09:09
Micro SD memory card compatibility
Thanks everyone for the info. Downloaded the new version firmware and the micro sd card worked! My purpose for using this memory card was to be able to view, edit and organize my photos while on vacation using my samsung tablet. Get some more cards if you can. Download to the tablet but keep the...
Posted by Special_Fried_Rice on 24/06/2014 - 13:38
Hi, from the UK and USA
Hi everyone, I'm a new DSLR owner having used basic cameras for ages but been frustrated by zoom capabilities and clarity. Quite frankly I love my new Pentax K50 but I'm scared of it!!! I don't have the foggiest idea how to use it properly (I've been using a Panasonic Lumix FZ28 up until now). I ...
Posted by flo1972 on 06/07/2014 - 14:50
greetings from the US west coast!
A lifelong Oregonian here with deep Irish family roots. Also a longtime Pentax user, since 1980 more or less. Now using the IIs and a bag of manual primes: smc17 fisheye, smcA 24 and 50macro, Taks 105 and 300 and smcM 200. A couple of modern and some older AF types around here as well. I am in...
Posted by Longviewer on 06/07/2014 - 05:56
Just another old fogey...
Hi guys/girls, I'm 61yrs old, not exactly new to photography but new to all the digital technology hidden in the depths of modern cameras. I'm in the market for a new camera and have been looking at the K50 as a possible starting off point for my renewed interest in photography. Other cameras I've l...
Posted by Snoops27 on 11/07/2014 - 17:21
Just another old fogey...
If you can find a Pentax to try for yourself it'll provide all the evidence you might need. I have a K5 but have owned KX and KR's. The newer K30 and K50 have very high specs with the absence of a top LCD. the ultrasonic sensor cleaning and quieter shutters of the heavier K5 and K3 models. A use...
Posted by wvbarnes on 11/07/2014 - 17:57
Just another old fogey...
Great advice, thanks. I'll have a wee look at the others you mentioned. The quieter shutters are pause for thought though. More investigating to be done I fear..lol. Best regards, Alan...:DIf you can find a Pentax to try for yourself it'll provide all the evidence you might need. I have a K5 but...
Posted by Snoops27 on 11/07/2014 - 18:17
Just another old fogey...
Plus, we have in body image stabilisation and a standard mount which means we have a huge range of classic glass available, all which inherit image stabilisation. Plus, with a body driven focus drive it means on the lower end glass the money is spent on optics rather than drive electronics - plus i...
Posted by thespirit3 on 11/07/2014 - 19:40
Just another old fogey...
Why on earth do you consider yourself an old fogey at 61 Alan?:shock: That's nothing on this site ::mrgreen: (And I was demobilised from the Services the year you were born :lol:) You wont go far wrong with a Pentax though - I have used them since the early sixties and went straight back to...
Posted by cbrog on 11/07/2014 - 20:39
