R you happier with your camera then your rivals?
I don't know why any particular forum has an excess of people moaning, but we seem to get on with the photography here and perhaps things are more in proportion with the reality.
I'm very happy with my K-x, in the week that I've had it, anyway.
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
I'm sure they got thier share of problems and moaners as well.
Forgive my first post being on this topic ( I couldnt believe my eyes when I saw it quoted on here a few mins ago), but ironically it was actually me who started that thread on the other forum. It was called "Are you the one who killed Pentax?" and the reason I started it was precisely for the reasons you (Pete) have stated. It really has become depressingly boring and off putting constantly reading about faults and having almost every thread hijacked by someone asking if they too had the problems, or to test your new camera to make sure it isn't faulty. I felt it was putting off new buyers from the Pentax scene.
I also belong to another non brand specific forum which is far more about actuall photography, and it's great, no bickering about brands (yeah, ok, a bit of leg pulling goes on), just great advice and freindly people, and thats what I was looking for on the "other forum".
However, it now looks like this might become my home instead! as you lot seem much happier and freindlier.
By the way Pete, I see you have a superzoom, I too want to upgrade from a Bridgecam - a fuji s100fs which I love, but I now want more out of it. So we have more than just one thing in common!
Sorry should have added I was about to buy a K-r at beginning of Jan, but lost my job, so it will have to wait a couple of months, until I can get a job again first.
Regards
woody
Come on in, woody, the water's warm!
Ummn maybe where you're standing, I'm in the no peeing section..
kidding of course...
yes around here there is plenty of good photography and equipment tips mixed in with lotz of humor, and friendly people.
I don't really know how to respond to being told images aren't sharp when you've just blown them up enough to be able to read lettering which was a millimetre tall at a distance of a couple of metres from the camera...
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
My previous body, a K110d is still in use as well.
I'd say I'm happy with my cameras, that Pentax produce good (excellent?) cameras and I have no intention of jumping brands.
But I'm not a pro' 'tog' so...
K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K3 and a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.
Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...
PPG entries.
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
Flickr • Fluidr • PPG • Street • Portfolio site
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!
I see a lot of that on a car forum I moderate. To the casual observer you really wouldn't want that model as it is totally unreliable. It isn't, just the posts skew the perception!
Pentax K10d, *istDL, Kit lens ( 18-55mm ), 50mm f1.7 lens, Tamron 70-300mm lens, Prinzflex 70-162 manual lens, Various old flashes.
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Well yesterday I found by accident your "rival" forum. Flipping heck, it seems just about everybody is moaning, winging, whining about their cameras, if it's not one thing it's another, FF, Stains, Blur, Poor battery life, poor OVF, dim OVF, broken dials, broken sdm(?). In almost every post poeple are complaining - often the same persons, but others always join in.
Someone started a thread I think called "Was it you who killed Pentax?" in which he/she makes the point all the complaining just puts new buyers off and creates negative publicity and even makes people look for the faults. He points out Canon and Nikon and Olympus have their problems too.
He got shot down being told Pentax should have got things right in the first place, or they shouldnt have released it, and if they dont complain Pentax will just get away with poor cameras, it's their right to complain loudly. Theres pages of tests, retest, shoots etc to "prove" their camera has a fault.
Whilst there are some faults on here most seem happy. Are you? or are Pentax that bad?
Cos it has certainly made me rethink my future plans about buying into Pentax. Gosh it was depressing.
Pete.