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BJP & one of the pro photo mags, can't remember the name now...
Comment by cabstar posted on Which Magazine Do You Read? at 09/12/2011 - 22:16
I don't understand why anyone would jump ship just because of different ownership.
The cameras & lenses we have bought still function the same, apart from teh k-r nothing has been dropped...
The cameras & lenses we have bought still function the same, apart from teh k-r nothing has been dropped...
Comment by cabstar posted on Is Ricoh Pentax's last chance? at 09/12/2011 - 16:35
For doing sports & gigs & portraits I dont think the 50-135mm can be beat, the sigma 70-200mm is good but heavy & also not very wide. The bigma is also heavy & is a very slow lens, so not so good for portraits/weddings.
Comment by cabstar posted on New K5 owner says Hi! at 09/12/2011 - 13:29
I will say no.
For the moment I have the glass & bodies I need, I will be looking to get a second k-5 body in the near future.
The majority of people who buy dslr will want probably want the following lenses
wide tele 17-50 served by kit lens
Medium tele 50-200 served already around £100
Longer tele 100-300 served by 55-300mm priced in 2 ranges 150 to 250
Primes they have a wide range of primes covering all price ranges
finally the DA* lenses for pros
Looking at that I think Pentax has done its marketing research really well & is catering for its market & also carved a niche in rugged outdoor bodies & WR lenses
Whilst some fast long primes would be good, the market for these would be very small, look at how few DA* 300mm lenses they sell.... So why should they look for even longer faster lenses???
If I needed a long lens I would just hire from canikon range of body & lenses...
For the future I think if Pentax concentrates on low cost primes, similar to the 35mm 2.4, they will hit the jackpot, the amount of photography students who would buy these could be phenomenal.
I also think they should go into partnership with colleges as Nikon have done with their academy program show the benefits of rugged waterproof bodies with arange of prime lenses, get students to handle them & I think the brand will then go into the right direction...
Pentax are now selling through Dixons/Currys/PCWorld whatever it calls itself nowadays as well as Argos, John Lewis, Jessops, it wasnt that long ago we where moaning about lack of high street presence, all these have now been rectified... I see a good future for Pentax, justslightly different to how it has been in recent years.
For the moment I have the glass & bodies I need, I will be looking to get a second k-5 body in the near future.
The majority of people who buy dslr will want probably want the following lenses
wide tele 17-50 served by kit lens
Medium tele 50-200 served already around £100
Longer tele 100-300 served by 55-300mm priced in 2 ranges 150 to 250
Primes they have a wide range of primes covering all price ranges
finally the DA* lenses for pros
Looking at that I think Pentax has done its marketing research really well & is catering for its market & also carved a niche in rugged outdoor bodies & WR lenses
Whilst some fast long primes would be good, the market for these would be very small, look at how few DA* 300mm lenses they sell.... So why should they look for even longer faster lenses???
If I needed a long lens I would just hire from canikon range of body & lenses...
For the future I think if Pentax concentrates on low cost primes, similar to the 35mm 2.4, they will hit the jackpot, the amount of photography students who would buy these could be phenomenal.
I also think they should go into partnership with colleges as Nikon have done with their academy program show the benefits of rugged waterproof bodies with arange of prime lenses, get students to handle them & I think the brand will then go into the right direction...
Pentax are now selling through Dixons/Currys/PCWorld whatever it calls itself nowadays as well as Argos, John Lewis, Jessops, it wasnt that long ago we where moaning about lack of high street presence, all these have now been rectified... I see a good future for Pentax, justslightly different to how it has been in recent years.
Comment by cabstar posted on Is Ricoh Pentax's last chance? at 09/12/2011 - 13:25
I sold mine on ebay for 179 after just 2 days...
Comment by cabstar posted on FS: Pentax-F 50mm f1.7 at 09/12/2011 - 00:56
now sold
Comment by cabstar posted on Pentax SMC F 50mm 1.7 AF lens at 08/12/2011 - 17:37
I sold my k-x as I didn't think the final image quality was as good as my GX20 (K20d) So I would think you may be dissapointed particularly when it came to skin tones etc...
Also the handling on a k-x is totally different to the semi pro bodies, I preferred the handling on the k-r to the k-x & I thought there was a massive difference between the k-x & k-r both in responsiveness & usability...
Also the handling on a k-x is totally different to the semi pro bodies, I preferred the handling on the k-r to the k-x & I thought there was a massive difference between the k-x & k-r both in responsiveness & usability...
Comment by cabstar posted on WTB: K-x and DA35 at 08/12/2011 - 00:30
will consider trades for
A flash better than Metz 48
F 28mm 2.8
A flash better than Metz 48
F 28mm 2.8
Comment by cabstar posted on Pentax SMC F 50mm 1.7 AF lens at 07/12/2011 - 22:41
er 70-200mm 2.8 came out since 17-50mm
Comment by cabstar posted on Tamron 60mm F2 Macro at 07/12/2011 - 22:29
lemmy wrote:
Cabstar, yes looking back at my library with Rex Features and on my website, I had some great clients and got to see and work with some great stars, film, music fashion and all.
I was fortunate to be a photographer at a time when the world of the arts and show business was less controlled than now and photographers and their craft were as highly regarded and as valued as the musicians and stars they worked with.
Digital photography changed something much more fundamental than just swapping film for pixels. It democratized photography in that more people could more easily master the technique but it also sadly has left anyone who owns an expensive camera thinking they are a good photographer and - even worse - other people agreeing with them.
Strange, because no-one would assume that because someone owns a Steinway piano, it makes them a great pianist.
I always use the analogy if you bought one of Hendrix's old guitars could you play like him Cabstar, yes looking back at my library with Rex Features and on my website, I had some great clients and got to see and work with some great stars, film, music fashion and all.
I was fortunate to be a photographer at a time when the world of the arts and show business was less controlled than now and photographers and their craft were as highly regarded and as valued as the musicians and stars they worked with.
Digital photography changed something much more fundamental than just swapping film for pixels. It democratized photography in that more people could more easily master the technique but it also sadly has left anyone who owns an expensive camera thinking they are a good photographer and - even worse - other people agreeing with them.
Strange, because no-one would assume that because someone owns a Steinway piano, it makes them a great pianist.
Comment by cabstar posted on A (Very) Fond Farewell to Pentax at 07/12/2011 - 22:27
