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Posted 27/10/2010 - 18:28
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Glad you found us!
The K20D might prove a bit difficult to find as there are very few of them on the second hand market. A K7 may well cost less.
Initially you would probably be best served by a kit, including the 18-55mm and 55-300mm lenses. This combination will be hard to beat and if cost is a factor the K-x kit must be a winner.
The K20D might prove a bit difficult to find as there are very few of them on the second hand market. A K7 may well cost less.
Initially you would probably be best served by a kit, including the 18-55mm and 55-300mm lenses. This combination will be hard to beat and if cost is a factor the K-x kit must be a winner.
Best regards, John
Posted 27/10/2010 - 18:45
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Frankly I would be very surprised if a K20D would cost more than a K7. (I have a K20D for sale if that's the case )
If I was in the market for a K20D I would be looking in the £350-400 price range. A K7, even a used one, will usually be at least £550.
Welcome to the forum!
If I was in the market for a K20D I would be looking in the £350-400 price range. A K7, even a used one, will usually be at least £550.
Welcome to the forum!
Tim
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AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
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Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
Posted 27/10/2010 - 19:34
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Hi and welcome.
Regards, Tom
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Posted 28/10/2010 - 11:45
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Hi Ken and welcome to the forum.
Regards,
Stephen
Regards,
Stephen
I gladly welcome C & C's. Being foggy minded they really help me learn.
Posted 28/10/2010 - 11:55
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Hello and Welcome to the Forum
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Posted 29/10/2010 - 23:19
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Thanks for all the welcomes.
I had been following eBay for a while and was almost tempted by snappychappy's link to the GX20, particularly when thoughton's advice on prices confirmed my observations.
As it happened, I was on Tottenham Court Road yesterday and, apart from my prime purpose of buying a well priced ThinkPad for my accountant, I also popped into quite a few of the stores there. One had a GX20 in the window and offered me it for the "special price" of £500. I was considering going back and making him an offer, until I found another - the last one available in ASK. This was reduced to £400 so I had no alternative but to snap it up.
After I charged it up I found that it had never been powered on before. I now look forward to trying it out and, of course, getting many years of use out of it.
Cheers
Ken
I had been following eBay for a while and was almost tempted by snappychappy's link to the GX20, particularly when thoughton's advice on prices confirmed my observations.
As it happened, I was on Tottenham Court Road yesterday and, apart from my prime purpose of buying a well priced ThinkPad for my accountant, I also popped into quite a few of the stores there. One had a GX20 in the window and offered me it for the "special price" of £500. I was considering going back and making him an offer, until I found another - the last one available in ASK. This was reduced to £400 so I had no alternative but to snap it up.
After I charged it up I found that it had never been powered on before. I now look forward to trying it out and, of course, getting many years of use out of it.
Cheers
Ken
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15 years
I've decided to get back into more "serious" photography after some years of inactivity. I originally gained a good grounding following the childhood purchase and use of a manual Halina 6-4. That lapsed in my later adolsecent years but having graduated and moved to London to work, I bought my ME Super in '81. Travelling a lot and watching lots of motorsport, I accumulated Tamron Adaptall 2 glass (28mm, 35-135, 80-210, 500 mirror), with a K and KA mount, to augment that kit 50mm f1.7, a 7-element 2x teleconvertor and an AF200S flash. A few years later I also got a T90 body and an FD adaptor.
When digital cameras were introduced I held back - partly because it was inferior to film but also because I had all this expensive glass I wanted to continue using. As the market matured I eventually got a decent compact - a factory refurbished Canon Powershot A650is (the canny man's G9) and I also have a Fuji F70EXR which I can slip into my pocket.
The backward compatibility of current Pentax bodies with all that kit and the sensor shift stabilisation system, which works with all my lenses, has drawn me here. Since I prefer to be a knowledgeable purchaser, I've been lurking here to re-educate myself on Pentax DSLR, though I have yet to decide what to buy. Presently I believe that the K20D is probably the strongest candidate. I had thought that the GX20 might be an equally viable purchase until I started reading reports about the lack of availability of Samsung spares. The additional functionality of the K7 sounds appealing but the additional cost (and my fairly large hands) suggest that a K20D probably makes more sense.
Any other suggestions including other views on suitable Pentax bodies or ideas on what are the essential accessories will be welcomed.