Leaving Pentax
Posted 04/02/2014 - 12:42
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cabstar wrote:
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
Good luck Gary and thanks for commenting on my photos in the gallery.
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
Posted 04/02/2014 - 12:45
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ilovesaabs wrote:
Not yet it was £679 from amazon and nikon give a two year warranty. If I buy a specific lenses I also qualify for nikon pro backup so I can't really see it being an issue.
cabstar wrote:
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
It had to be a good deal on the D600...seen any oil yet?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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Currently on a Pentax hiatus until an FF Pentax is released
Concert photography
Currently on a Pentax hiatus until an FF Pentax is released
Posted 04/02/2014 - 12:57
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Sounds like a refurbed unit then, one of the ones Nikon took back and had the shutter unit replaced. Or a fire sale because there is the D610.
Good luck with your Nikon gear, and speaking as a D3 user, the grass ain't always greener
Good luck with your Nikon gear, and speaking as a D3 user, the grass ain't always greener
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Posted 04/02/2014 - 13:20
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Either way for the price it made ff an affordable option for me. If I don't like it I can always comeback when Pentax bring out their own ff body
PPG Wedding photography Flickr
Concert photography
Currently on a Pentax hiatus until an FF Pentax is released
Concert photography
Currently on a Pentax hiatus until an FF Pentax is released
Posted 04/02/2014 - 13:31 - Helpful Comment
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ilovesaabs wrote:
Sounds like a refurbed unit then, one of the ones Nikon took back and had the shutter unit replaced. Or a fire sale because there is the D610.
Good luck with your Nikon gear, and speaking as a D3 user, the grass ain't always greener
The first MEEOOOOOOW?
Sounds like a refurbed unit then, one of the ones Nikon took back and had the shutter unit replaced. Or a fire sale because there is the D610.
Good luck with your Nikon gear, and speaking as a D3 user, the grass ain't always greener
Too far from a shore.
Posted 04/02/2014 - 14:06 - Helpful Comment
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Enjoyed and respected your contributions.
Given your chosen genre, I am really, really surprised it has taken you this long. Brand loyalty over common sense me thinks!
One of the very few contributors on here, as far as I can tell, that will actually seriously and professionally benefit from 35mm sensor.... rather than just wanting/wishing and whining for one.
Given your chosen genre, I am really, really surprised it has taken you this long. Brand loyalty over common sense me thinks!
One of the very few contributors on here, as far as I can tell, that will actually seriously and professionally benefit from 35mm sensor.... rather than just wanting/wishing and whining for one.
Pentax pour des images riches en détails!
Posted 04/02/2014 - 15:39
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I to am sorry to see you go, enjoyed your event images a lot.
On a meow note, you may come to hate nikon skin rendering (it's so hard to get right especially in LR) and CLS is not all it's hyped up to be if you in a room bigger than 10ft square.
On a meow note, you may come to hate nikon skin rendering (it's so hard to get right especially in LR) and CLS is not all it's hyped up to be if you in a room bigger than 10ft square.
Cheers
Brian.
LBA is good for you, a Lens a day helps you work, rest and play.
Brian.
LBA is good for you, a Lens a day helps you work, rest and play.
Posted 04/02/2014 - 17:18
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Good luck Gary, Cant blame you for making the change. Don't think I will be long behind you. Just wanted to say thanks for posting all those magnificent images over the years...
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Posted 04/02/2014 - 20:00
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cabstar wrote:
Very good deal indeed.
ilovesaabs wrote:
Not yet it was £679 from amazon and nikon give a two year warranty. If I buy a specific lenses I also qualify for nikon pro backup so I can't really see it being an issue.cabstar wrote:
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
It had to be a good deal on the D600...seen any oil yet?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
[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
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
Posted 04/02/2014 - 20:07
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Good luck with your future photography and I'm sure you'll always keep an eye out on what Pentax are up to.
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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
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 04/02/2014 - 20:08
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Best wishes, Gary
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
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