Greetings from Wales
Posted 05/04/2016 - 16:02
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Hi Maltman,
Firstly welcome to the Pentax Forum, you don't mention your budget or what lenses you have acquired, but a K50 or a KS2 available new from SRS for around the £350 mark, bodies only or I'd recommend a used K5iis, available on this forum fairly frequently for similar ££'s
Could I ask a favour, I'm planning on shooting the Reservoir at Pontsticilli this weekend, where's the water levels, are they up with the top of the plug hole ?
Firstly welcome to the Pentax Forum, you don't mention your budget or what lenses you have acquired, but a K50 or a KS2 available new from SRS for around the £350 mark, bodies only or I'd recommend a used K5iis, available on this forum fairly frequently for similar ££'s
Could I ask a favour, I'm planning on shooting the Reservoir at Pontsticilli this weekend, where's the water levels, are they up with the top of the plug hole ?
Chris
www.chrismillsphotography.co.uk
" A Hangover is something that occupies the Head you neglected to use the night before".
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K1 - Sigma 85mm F1.4, Pentax DFA 150 -450 F4.5 / 5.6, Pentax DFA* 24 - 70 F2.8
Samyang 14mm F2.8, Pentax DFA* 70-200 F2.8, Pentax A 50mm F1.2
K3iii + K3ii + K5iis converted to IR, Sigma 17 - 70 F2.8, Pentax 55 - 300 F4.5 / F5.6 PLM
www.chrismillsphotography.co.uk
" A Hangover is something that occupies the Head you neglected to use the night before".
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K1 - Sigma 85mm F1.4, Pentax DFA 150 -450 F4.5 / 5.6, Pentax DFA* 24 - 70 F2.8
Samyang 14mm F2.8, Pentax DFA* 70-200 F2.8, Pentax A 50mm F1.2
K3iii + K3ii + K5iis converted to IR, Sigma 17 - 70 F2.8, Pentax 55 - 300 F4.5 / F5.6 PLM
Posted 06/04/2016 - 01:17
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If you are on a tighter budget, you might begin with a K10D. They often come up on Ebay at quite affordable prices and they have the basic facilities of the more expensive cameras if not the bells and whistles.
Whatever you get, be sure to let us know and post some of the results
Whatever you get, be sure to let us know and post some of the results
Posted 06/04/2016 - 07:08
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A K10 is a wonderful camera, although it's getting a bit old by now. You may find one which has been lightly used and will work well with manual focus lenses. Otherwise a K5 is newer, ruggedly built and produces excellent images if you're prepared to put in some post-processing work. I don't think Pentax has ever produced a poor DSLR, they just get more complicated and, in some ways, more capable with time. Even a clean K100D will produce images easily good enough for a computer.
Best wishes,
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Posted 06/04/2016 - 08:39
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Have a lightly used gx20 and gx10, brothers who has just died both cameras are gripped unfortunately have not got boxes or leads and battery charger was left in wales. Dont know shutter count but sure its less than 10000 on each probably less than 5000 he hardly used them
Posted 06/04/2016 - 14:41
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Chrism8 wrote:
Hi Maltman,
Firstly welcome to the Pentax Forum, you don't mention your budget or what lenses you have acquired, but a K50 or a KS2 available new from SRS for around the £350 mark, bodies only or I'd recommend a used K5iis, available on this forum fairly frequently for similar ££'s
Could I ask a favour, I'm planning on shooting the Reservoir at Pontsticilli this weekend, where's the water levels, are they up with the top of the plug hole ?
Water level are up at Pontsticill reservoir good flow going down the tube and the steam train is on the Brecon mountain railway .Siskin in the Old Barn tea rooms garden good coffee too.Hi Maltman,
Firstly welcome to the Pentax Forum, you don't mention your budget or what lenses you have acquired, but a K50 or a KS2 available new from SRS for around the £350 mark, bodies only or I'd recommend a used K5iis, available on this forum fairly frequently for similar ££'s
Could I ask a favour, I'm planning on shooting the Reservoir at Pontsticilli this weekend, where's the water levels, are they up with the top of the plug hole ?
Evidently there has been a land slide further up the valley on the upper Neaudd res so lots of large plant going through the village so be careful .Nice pint of Grey Trees in the Red Cow
Posted 06/04/2016 - 14:44
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Thanks for the information peoples I'm looking on ebay for something on the cheapo side to try out the lenses and take it from there .
I have some photo's of them I'll post when I find out how too:
I have some photo's of them I'll post when I find out how too:
Posted 06/04/2016 - 15:42
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Maltman wrote:
Evidently there has been a land slide further up the valley on the upper Neaudd res so lots of large plant going through the village so be careful .Nice pint of Grey Trees in the Red Cow
Superb, thanks for the info Maltman
Chrism8 wrote:
Hi Maltman,
Could I ask a favour, I'm planning on shooting the Reservoir at Pontsticilli this weekend, where's the water levels, are they up with the top of the plug hole ?
Water level are up at Pontsticill reservoir good flow going down the tube and the steam train is on the Brecon mountain railway .Siskin in the Old Barn tea rooms garden good coffee too.Hi Maltman,
Could I ask a favour, I'm planning on shooting the Reservoir at Pontsticilli this weekend, where's the water levels, are they up with the top of the plug hole ?
Evidently there has been a land slide further up the valley on the upper Neaudd res so lots of large plant going through the village so be careful .Nice pint of Grey Trees in the Red Cow
Chris
www.chrismillsphotography.co.uk
" A Hangover is something that occupies the Head you neglected to use the night before".
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K1 - Sigma 85mm F1.4, Pentax DFA 150 -450 F4.5 / 5.6, Pentax DFA* 24 - 70 F2.8
Samyang 14mm F2.8, Pentax DFA* 70-200 F2.8, Pentax A 50mm F1.2
K3iii + K3ii + K5iis converted to IR, Sigma 17 - 70 F2.8, Pentax 55 - 300 F4.5 / F5.6 PLM
www.chrismillsphotography.co.uk
" A Hangover is something that occupies the Head you neglected to use the night before".
-------------------------------------------------------------
K1 - Sigma 85mm F1.4, Pentax DFA 150 -450 F4.5 / 5.6, Pentax DFA* 24 - 70 F2.8
Samyang 14mm F2.8, Pentax DFA* 70-200 F2.8, Pentax A 50mm F1.2
K3iii + K3ii + K5iis converted to IR, Sigma 17 - 70 F2.8, Pentax 55 - 300 F4.5 / F5.6 PLM
Posted 07/04/2016 - 15:25
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Just uploaded one of many lenses left to me . heading Lenses category General
Posted 09/04/2016 - 00:26
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Welcome there
Gareth Williams ARPS
My outfit: K1ii - Pentax D FA 24-70mm f2.8 - Pentax DA* 300mm f4 - Pentax modified DA* 60-250mm f4 - Irix 15mm Firefly - Pentax FA 35mm - FA 50mm f1.4 - Tamron SP 90mm macro - Pentax AF 540 FGZ II
Welsh Photographer
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My outfit: K1ii - Pentax D FA 24-70mm f2.8 - Pentax DA* 300mm f4 - Pentax modified DA* 60-250mm f4 - Irix 15mm Firefly - Pentax FA 35mm - FA 50mm f1.4 - Tamron SP 90mm macro - Pentax AF 540 FGZ II
Welsh Photographer
Flickr
My PPG
Foundation NFT
Posted 10/04/2016 - 17:38
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Welcome from up North
K5IIs, Sigma 10-20, Pentax DA 16-85, Pentax DA 55-300, Pentax 70 Ltd, Metz 44 AF-2.
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ambott/
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ambott/
Posted 10/04/2016 - 20:46
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Welcome aboard! I still shoot with a K10d as I'm on a tight budget.
Got a hardly used one on ebay recently for about £80.
Good enough for computer viewing and reasonable size prints. If you were displaying them in a gallery, then it might not be up to that.
Got a hardly used one on ebay recently for about £80.
Good enough for computer viewing and reasonable size prints. If you were displaying them in a gallery, then it might not be up to that.
Getting there! Thanks to you guys
Pentax K3ii, Pentax K10d, Kit lens ( 18-55mm ), 50mm f1.7 lens, Tamron 70-300mm lens, Prinzflex 70-162 manual lens, Various old flashes.
Pentax K3ii, Pentax K10d, Kit lens ( 18-55mm ), 50mm f1.7 lens, Tamron 70-300mm lens, Prinzflex 70-162 manual lens, Various old flashes.
Posted 12/04/2016 - 11:20
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Hello and welcome
Another vote from me for the K10. Have a K3 but kept my K10 as a back-up. It produces good images particularly when I use old lenses.
Another vote from me for the K10. Have a K3 but kept my K10 as a back-up. It produces good images particularly when I use old lenses.
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I was talking to a Twitcher in the Barn tea rooms Pontsticill today he was trying to photograph a Siskin no he photographed a Siskin .
Any advise would be welcome .I want to use the lenses .
Can we get a good used digital Pentax for me please
Thanks