Hi from North Nottingham

Hi from North Nottingham

I'm just joined as I'm looking at buying a DSLR to replace my ancient bridge camera,and having had a look at a few different cameras I'm very taken with the K30.

It seems quite easy to use, even in manual mode it just feels user friendly compared to other brands system.

One thing that does concern me though is the shutter sound, which seems a bit excessive (is it as bad as I think?)

I generally take a mixture of (landscapes, architecture, pets and macro photos) So will prob have to opt for the twin kit system

Would welcome any advice

Thanks

Hi, some good offers at the moment on the original K5. Whisper quiet although you may consider its pro body heavy. I love mine. 2 Year warranty for free at Pro dealers such as advertised on here.

Hi Bill,

I have seen the K5 offers on here, but I think I need to go and have a look/play with a K5 before I decide.

The weight and the extra controls might be a concern being a DSLR newbie.

Like the pics on your profile of the vizla.

Any DSLR is going to be heavier than your bridge camera, but you'll soon get used to it. There is an advantage in that it will be easier to hold steady.

The controls won't be a problem either - it's a good thing to have more external buttons and not have to delve constantly into menus.

I'd think too about the two lens kit.

Although they're very good it seems to me that togs with specific interests upgrade their lenses very quickly, as the two lenses in the two lens kit are ok for general 'jack of all trades' photography but are neither here nor there for specific needs, albeit both are WR.

Just a thought

Hi welcome to a fellow Nottinghamian

Hello and Welcome

Having ummed and ahheh over various systems, I have finally bought a K30.

I Tried the other week to get some pics of our friends lurchers running, the other week which didn't go too well, my panning skills obviously need a bit of practice.

Welcome I have two very different cameras the K10D was selected by me and the Nikon D7000 was originally my sisters and although on paper the D7000 is far better than the K10D I find the K10D far more user friendly.

Also the K10D is cheaper to get bits for. The K30 clearly better than my K10 but it's how you find using it that's important.

I am sure we all do the same. Start with Green everything and slowly move to using more and more of the options available. For me the biggest jump was the move to RAW. At first I only had Pentax bundled software and being frank it did not seem any advantage. Then I was introduced to Photoshop RAW and the easy to use sliders.

No need for expensive Photoshop RawTherapee does nearly the same for free.

Panning is a skill not only to capture the subject but to get the required blur on the rest. Theory says you need to be on the inside of a subject going around one so the distance between you and subject remains constant. However in real terms you have to just make the best of situation and up shutter speed to compensate for bad position.

With ISO 25600 against my ISO 1600 you have a clear advantage over me I really envy you.

Great choice! Welcome to the forum from just over the Derbyshire border in Ripley!

Hello and Welcome to the Forum,

There are quite a few of us around your neck of the woods and we get together for days out a few times each year - it is not as geeky as it sounds!