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Posted 26/12/2016 - 20:32 - Helpful Comment
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Not interested in a K-5?
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Posted 27/12/2016 - 06:46 - Helpful Comment
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I have a Pentax K-S2 (7000 shutter count, pretty good shape) that I'm looking to move on.
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Posted 27/12/2016 - 07:05 - Helpful Comment
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I have a k30.
Posted 27/12/2016 - 08:55
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can folk PM me their tempting offers with any incidental info please (shutter count, condition etc)
My son has a K50, purchased from this group.
Is the K5 better or is the k50 just a newer lighter iteration of the K5 with some functions missing???
My son has a K50, purchased from this group.
Is the K5 better or is the k50 just a newer lighter iteration of the K5 with some functions missing???
Grumpy GrandPa, Recently Retired.
Gotta K-3iii now, had a K-S2, K50 and so suffering from a relapse and so buying digital camera kit.
Previous addiction has resulted in using Zeniths, Yashicamat, Chinons, Minoltas, Samsungs, Fujis, Cosina, Kodak, Lumix, Canon, Nikon and Pentax etc etc - have tried most makes in the past 50 years. Love cameras - love taking photos even more
Gotta K-3iii now, had a K-S2, K50 and so suffering from a relapse and so buying digital camera kit.
Previous addiction has resulted in using Zeniths, Yashicamat, Chinons, Minoltas, Samsungs, Fujis, Cosina, Kodak, Lumix, Canon, Nikon and Pentax etc etc - have tried most makes in the past 50 years. Love cameras - love taking photos even more
Posted 27/12/2016 - 10:10
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K-5 is significantly different to the K-50
K-7, K5, K-5ii or KiiS, K-3, K-3ii were all flagship pentax DSLR bodies at some point (so K-7 was the flagship years ago)
They all have the metal camera body, higher life expectancy (shutter actuation), silent shutters and other features to set them apart (such as AA filterless, better sensor, 14bit raw)
K-7, K5, K-5ii or KiiS, K-3, K-3ii were all flagship pentax DSLR bodies at some point (so K-7 was the flagship years ago)
They all have the metal camera body, higher life expectancy (shutter actuation), silent shutters and other features to set them apart (such as AA filterless, better sensor, 14bit raw)
K-3ii
Posted 27/12/2016 - 10:54
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Hello
For what it's worth, I went from a K100d Super to a Kr. As great as the Kr is, I missed the top plate lcd of the K100d. That top plate made changing settings on the fly very easy.
I then bought the K5iis, the lcd returned along with more controls and a seemingly bullet proof body.
Never been happier!
Simon
For what it's worth, I went from a K100d Super to a Kr. As great as the Kr is, I missed the top plate lcd of the K100d. That top plate made changing settings on the fly very easy.
I then bought the K5iis, the lcd returned along with more controls and a seemingly bullet proof body.
Never been happier!
Simon
Posted 27/12/2016 - 14:57
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another vote for the k5iis fantastic camera so much better than the orignal k5
k5iis sigma 10-20 hsm tamron 17-50 pentax da 18-135 pentax A 50 f 1;1 7
pentax da*60-250 pentax da 55-300 sigma apo 150-500 hsm os pentax af1.7 adapter
Pentax af aw 1.4 rear converter and a flash
pentax da*60-250 pentax da 55-300 sigma apo 150-500 hsm os pentax af1.7 adapter
Pentax af aw 1.4 rear converter and a flash
Posted 29/12/2016 - 20:43
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Thanks for messages folk.
Haris has successfully tempted me and so I restart my adventure into photography and will see how it works out. My previous adventure was with Minolta 35mm film camera and a Yashicamat 124G (which I still have gathering dust) and seemed to cost a lot of monies for lenses etc. Will this end up going the same way in a year so????
The golden rule previously seemed to be that the lens on the camera was never wide/long enough and, even if you had one in the bag there was never time to change it, and also there were always better (or more desirable) cameras around than the one I owned . . . .
Haris has successfully tempted me and so I restart my adventure into photography and will see how it works out. My previous adventure was with Minolta 35mm film camera and a Yashicamat 124G (which I still have gathering dust) and seemed to cost a lot of monies for lenses etc. Will this end up going the same way in a year so????
The golden rule previously seemed to be that the lens on the camera was never wide/long enough and, even if you had one in the bag there was never time to change it, and also there were always better (or more desirable) cameras around than the one I owned . . . .
Grumpy GrandPa, Recently Retired.
Gotta K-3iii now, had a K-S2, K50 and so suffering from a relapse and so buying digital camera kit.
Previous addiction has resulted in using Zeniths, Yashicamat, Chinons, Minoltas, Samsungs, Fujis, Cosina, Kodak, Lumix, Canon, Nikon and Pentax etc etc - have tried most makes in the past 50 years. Love cameras - love taking photos even more
Gotta K-3iii now, had a K-S2, K50 and so suffering from a relapse and so buying digital camera kit.
Previous addiction has resulted in using Zeniths, Yashicamat, Chinons, Minoltas, Samsungs, Fujis, Cosina, Kodak, Lumix, Canon, Nikon and Pentax etc etc - have tried most makes in the past 50 years. Love cameras - love taking photos even more
Posted 29/12/2016 - 22:21
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That all still apples today.
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Pentax K7 with BG-4 Grip / Samyang 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC / DA18-55mm f3.5-5.6 AL WR / SMC A28mm f2.8 / D FA 28-105mm / SMC F35-70 f3.5-4.5 / SMC A50mm f1.7 / Tamron AF70-300mm f4-5.6 Di LD macro / SMC M75-150mm f4.0 / Tamron Adaptall (CT-135) 135mm f2.8 / Asahi Takumar-A 2X tele-converter / Pentax AF-540FGZ (I & II) Flashes / Cactus RF60/X Flashes & V6/V6II Transceiver
Posted 29/12/2016 - 23:36
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He's right. If you're into the photography then the camera and lens in your hand are the only bits of equipment you need.
If, like me, you enjoy trying new things, then you're never going to be able to settle. If you've heard of it, I've used it (and then sold it or moved it on). And I'll be honest, any lens can capture a brilliant image. If you really want a good lens, get yourself a nice standard zoom like the 18-135 or 16-85 (or even a Sigma or Tamron 17-50) and just snap images of everything.
If, like me, you enjoy trying new things, then you're never going to be able to settle. If you've heard of it, I've used it (and then sold it or moved it on). And I'll be honest, any lens can capture a brilliant image. If you really want a good lens, get yourself a nice standard zoom like the 18-135 or 16-85 (or even a Sigma or Tamron 17-50) and just snap images of everything.
All the gear with no idea
Posted 05/01/2017 - 14:03
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Many thanks Haris, your KS2 has arrived. Its a lovely piece of kit and very well packaged.
I can see that this interesting, capable piece of kit will get me going again in the world of photography
hmm. I wonder, will my wife accept the argument that as I am not buying film and processing it then i can spend some of that money on new lenses in the future?????
I can see that this interesting, capable piece of kit will get me going again in the world of photography
hmm. I wonder, will my wife accept the argument that as I am not buying film and processing it then i can spend some of that money on new lenses in the future?????
Grumpy GrandPa, Recently Retired.
Gotta K-3iii now, had a K-S2, K50 and so suffering from a relapse and so buying digital camera kit.
Previous addiction has resulted in using Zeniths, Yashicamat, Chinons, Minoltas, Samsungs, Fujis, Cosina, Kodak, Lumix, Canon, Nikon and Pentax etc etc - have tried most makes in the past 50 years. Love cameras - love taking photos even more
Gotta K-3iii now, had a K-S2, K50 and so suffering from a relapse and so buying digital camera kit.
Previous addiction has resulted in using Zeniths, Yashicamat, Chinons, Minoltas, Samsungs, Fujis, Cosina, Kodak, Lumix, Canon, Nikon and Pentax etc etc - have tried most makes in the past 50 years. Love cameras - love taking photos even more
Posted 05/01/2017 - 16:02
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Thanks for the great feedback Hope you enjoy the camera.
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He wasnt to me and so I still have my Samsung gx10 - 10mp poor mans Pentax.
Anyone got a shiny new Pentax and so got a GX20; Pentax K3 or K30 or K50 to sell on?