Why did you buy a Pantax?
After a couple of years with that, I decided I could do with a little bit of automation, an Av mode would come in handy, so I kept my eye out and found a Chinon CE5 with 50mm f/1.7 and power winder for £75. Lovely camera, and I'd probably still be using it if I hadn't switched to digital. Went for the Chinon as it was PK fit, and I knew from reading the classifieds at the back of AP mag that PK lenses were readily available, and well priced.
A couple of years later I got myself an MZ-5n, as a back up body. Didn't like the small size of it (used to the power winder), so rarely used it. By now I had a selection of lenses, including a Tokina 80-200mm f/2.8, so when I went digital it made sense to stick with Pentax.
Got the *istD with grip (and managed to swap the Chinon 50mm for a SMC-A 50mm f/1.7 , as the retailer had promised the body would work as normal in Av mode with the Chinon, but it didn't, being a PK lens), and although I'd intended to use digital alongside film, I've only used one roll since.
I see no reason to swap systems now. I'm not a bells and whistles kind of photographer - the specs of the Pentax cameras are more than capable of doing what I need, so I'd rather get build quality and nice lenses.
Dan
Anyway I chose Pentax and I have never regretted it: very good specifications for a budget DSLR, and many other qualities such as backward compatibility, affordable lenses, etc. It is my first Pentax and I am very likely to stick with the brand as I have purchased or intend to purchase more lenses to complete the 18-55 kit lens.
X-5
istDS
K2000
P50.
Lenses Digital: 50-200, 18-55 KAF: 28-80.
Lenses KA & K: SMC-KA f2.0, SMC-K f1.4, SMC-K f1.7 Tokina KA 28-70 , SMC Pentax 70-210 F4, Sigma KA 75-300 , Hanimex 500mm Mirror, and the Tamron Adaptall-2 stuff.
and then there's all the M42 kit, and the accessories ...
In fact, we even evolved into a Pentax family, each with the "then à la mode" pentax camera (mz7, 5 and 5n some years ago, then a *istDS for my brother, and now k10s all around).
All this keeping those old glasses in use...
Shooting my own kids with the same lens that saw my birth is quite an experience...
My mother was right to choose Pentax all those years ago, and it feels right to follow in her foot steps. Now I am spreading the tradition, my son had his first Pentax last year, aged 4! Mainly to stop him running off with my K10D!
Lenses: DA*16-50, DA18-55WR, DA18-135, DAL35, M50 F2, A50 f1.4, FA50 f1.4, DA*50-135, DA55-300, Tamron 70-300, DFA 100 WR Macro, M135 f3.5, Sigma 120-400 APO DG HSM, Tokina 500 f8.0
Flash: Metz 58, Metz 48
Accessories: BG4, Pentax right angle finder, Pentax mirror adaptor lens, O-ME53 Viewfinder Loupe
Auto 110 System: Auto 110, Winder, 18mm, 24mm, 50mm, 70mm, 20-40mm, AF100P, 1.7x telecon
My first camera was a Cosina CT-1S, which had a K-mount and was the cheapest camera that a conscripted army boy could afford. i sold off the Cosina, and then I uppgraded to a Chinon CP-7m and my mom got a Canon AE-1 with 28mm and a Vivitar 75-205mm from an auction.
I used both of these cameres for some years and sold off the Chinon to purchase my first Pentax Z-20 and I still have it.
when I moved to digital, I got the usual PnS camera but did not like the final results and wanted a DSLR. The chance came when a good friend wanted to sell off his under utilised K10D and i took over as the new owner. i loved that camera.
In March this year, I bought the K20D and am loving the CMOS sensor and now trying to save up for a decent tele lens. I have the DA* 16-50mm F2.8 as my main lens on the K20D and recently bought a FA 43mm F1.8 to accompany the K20 and a recently purchased MZ-S. Just bought over from Steve from this forum his 28-105 and waiting delivery of it.
I love the look and feel of Pentax and have some other manual lenses from old, like the SMC 85mm F1.8, the Polar 135mm F2.8, the HOYA 135mm F2.8, the Tokina 60-300mm, Tokina 80-200mm, 28-80mm F3.5-4.7 (from my Z-20), Cosina 28-80mm F3.5-4.8, Pentax 28-80mm F3.5-4.5, 28-90mm F3.5-5.6, Auto Chinon 50mm F1.4, Ricoh Rikenon 50mm F1.7, Ricoh Rikenon 35-70mm F3.5-4.8.
My other manual bodies are Super A, PZ-1SE, Ricoh XR-P and an old fav the Chinon CP-7m which I missed and bought from Evil Bay.
Sigma 8-16 Pentax DA 16-45 Pentax DA 55-300 Pentax 18-55WR Tamron 90 Di Macro Metz 44 AF-1
My viewfinder is 576,000,000 pixels.
My other viewfinder is 5.76,000,000.
www.exaggeratedperspectives.com
I travel to deserts and other weird places, I wanted dust and weather sealing along with good IQ and at a reasonable price.
Pentax fitted the bill
Although TBH I really like not following the crowd
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"I carry a camera to capture memories and the occasional photograph worthy of sharing"
Wow is there a forum record for thread resurrection? That's nearly four and a half years
I travel to deserts and other weird places, I wanted dust and weather sealing along with good IQ and at a reasonable price.
Pentax fitted the bill
Although TBH I really like not following the crowd
+1 Lets hope we never get popular then
My viewfinder is 576,000,000 pixels.
My other viewfinder is 5.76,000,000.
www.exaggeratedperspectives.com
Sigma 8-16 Pentax DA 16-45 Pentax DA 55-300 Pentax 18-55WR Tamron 90 Di Macro Metz 44 AF-1
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