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Beautiful pictures. The astrotracer has me torn... do I get one for my current camera (K-70) or do I look to sell and buy a used K-1?! I'm tending towards the former.

Comment by Benz3ne posted on The Milky Way at 03/10/2019 - 08:14

Good luck to everyone! There are some stunning pictures in the entries.

Comment by Benz3ne posted on September Monthly Competition - High Contrast at 01/10/2019 - 21:51

https://www.cameracentreuk.com/a-pentax-ricoh-k-1-full-frame-digital-slr-camera-...

Comment by Benz3ne posted on Looking to buy Pentax K1 ( Mark 1) at 25/09/2019 - 11:57

SteveEveritt wrote:
Check out SRS Microsystems, they have them brand new for £999

Do you have a link? I can't see any listings for them at £1k.

Comment by Benz3ne posted on Looking to buy Pentax K1 ( Mark 1) at 25/09/2019 - 08:39

LennyBloke wrote:
How about £250

To say I’m tempted would be a gross understatement. Great price!

Comment by Benz3ne posted on FS: Pentax DA*55mm f1.4 at 23/09/2019 - 09:51

I was perusing this exact item earlier... uh oh!

Edit: thank you whoever bought it. You saved me a night on the sofa courtesy of the missus.

Comment by Benz3ne posted on Vivitar 55mm f2.8 macro at 20/09/2019 - 23:11

JAK wrote:

Benz3ne wrote:

Slight hiccup - they're in Watford. I'm in S. W. Wales. I don't know whether it's economic for me to drive there and back to test a camera for an hour...

I shall continue to think on this matter!

Well use a more local dealer then :
eg Carmarthen Cameras, Zion Chapel, Mansel Street, Carmarthen SA31 QX
Believe it or not SRS isn't the only Pentax retailer in the UK.

Sure, of this I'm aware but wasn't certain whether they do a hire service like SRS (only one mentioned so far).
Thanks all the same!

Edit: Sorry OP for hijacking the thread.

Comment by Benz3ne posted on Do I switch to another brand? at 19/09/2019 - 11:08

richandfleur wrote:

Benz3ne wrote:

johnriley wrote:

SRS do a Pentax Hire service, so you could simply hire a camera to try out.

Perfect, thanks John. At £130 for three days, plus probably hiring the 24-70 lens to compliment it for 3 days, runs at £180 total which unfortunately isn’t a particularly short sum... approximately 10% of the cost of the pair.
I shall deliberate! I’ll probably end up doing it around the end of the year if I don’t just plumb for it...

I reckon they’d be up for you testing in store, bring your own lenses or try theirs etc.

Perhaps bring your own memory card and try it out, then review the shots later.

Slight hiccup - they're in Watford. I'm in S. W. Wales. I don't know whether it's economic for me to drive there and back to test a camera for an hour...

I shall continue to think on this matter!

Comment by Benz3ne posted on Do I switch to another brand? at 19/09/2019 - 08:14

johnriley wrote:

SRS do a Pentax Hire service, so you could simply hire a camera to try out.

Comment by Benz3ne posted on Do I switch to another brand? at 19/09/2019 - 07:02

pschlute wrote:

Benz3ne wrote:
[I quite often photograph my dogs, and it'd be nice to have that little bit extra confidence that it's nailing autofocus where I don't really get that luxury in the K-70 or K-S2 I own...

Using the K1 versus say a K10, and a DFA 70-200 f2.8 versus a DA 60-250 is like chalk and cheese. AF-C is totally different. Maybe not quite up to the market leaders standards, but a huge leap forward. 30% keeper changes to 70% keeper

This is quite an interesting observation. I might have to look at stepping up in the future then! It’s frustrating thinking you should have a good number of keepers and flicking through to see that there’s a good number missed.
I’ll have to see if there’s a route to try one out for a weekend here and see what I think!
Thanks for the comment Peter.

Comment by Benz3ne posted on Do I switch to another brand? at 18/09/2019 - 19:41

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