Leaving Pentax

As you may have seen I have started to sell my equipment in the classifieds as I have gone full frame.

This was a very tough decision to make but alas I have.

My Pentax journey has been long good but ultimately I need full frame and cannot wait for Pentax to come up with a full frame body.

Thanks for all the support the users of Pentaxuser forum have given me over the years and the critique which has helped me as photographer and hopefully I have also helped some people along the way.

Regards

Gary

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Currently on a Pentax hiatus until an FF Pentax is released

Best wishes Gary. Maybe one day you'll be looking to come back to a Pentax FF, when that eventually happens.

Roy

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Cheers Gary,

Hope it goes well. Your insights have been interesting and useful, your work, very inspiring.

This ring any bells?



Pentax P50 by John Halliwell, on Flickr

John.

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All the best fella. Always loved seeing your pics and insight.

What model FF and lenses have you gone for btw?

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[i]Bodies: 1x K-5IIs, 2x K-5, Sony TX-5, Nokia 808
Lenses: Pentax DA 10-17mm ED(IF) Fish Eye, Pentax DA 14mm f/2.8, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8, Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8, Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7, Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8, Sigma 135-400mm APO DG, and more ..
Flash: AF-540FGZ, Vivitar 283

I got a good deal on a Nikon d600 and currently sorting out some glass, i bought a 50mm 1.8 just to play with

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Cool - be interesting to hear your comparisons to the Pentax K-5 once you've got into the D600. Sad that such discussion isn't allowed on here.

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[i]Bodies: 1x K-5IIs, 2x K-5, Sony TX-5, Nokia 808
Lenses: Pentax DA 10-17mm ED(IF) Fish Eye, Pentax DA 14mm f/2.8, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8, Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8, Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7, Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8, Sigma 135-400mm APO DG, and more ..
Flash: AF-540FGZ, Vivitar 283

Is that one of my old bodies? I have had a lot of bodies lol

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All the best Gary - Enjoy the "New World"

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LennyBloke

I've really enjoyed your contributions and seeing your photographs here Gary - one of the forum stalwarts and amongst the most talented here. Sad to see you go, but the reasons are pretty clear

Hope the switch gives you what you need , and very best

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Tim

Some of my vaguely better stuff

Sorry to hear you are leaving Pentax Gary, but i understand your reasons. Your images and contributions will clearly be missed and it is a shame this site is loosing such a good photographer who used to shoot Pentax. I would however like to wish you all the best in the future.

But, I hope you come back to Pentax someday, full Frame or not!

Fletcher8

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Fletcher8.

Best Wishes for your Nikon adventure, always admired your excellent pics. As per Smeggys comment your views between the K5 and the Nikon would make for interesting reading. Perhaps on another forum though.

Good luck Gary, like the others I have enjoyed your photography very much.

I almost went for a D600, but opted for the D7100 instead, at present it fights with my K5 for my attention

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Andrew

"I'm here because the whiskey is free" - Tyla

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Good luck Gary, I hope all goes well

All the best Gary...thanks for the countless really good shots you have posted over the years. Hope the change gives you more of what you want.

cheers

karlo

Yep. It was bought off ebay in 2010 from a bloke in Grimsby...

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