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Stunning. I might add view in Full Screen mode, closest I'll get to being there anyway
Comment by Dodge69 posted on EVEREST 2 MILLION PIXELS at 24/01/2013 - 20:11
Well I don't now how much longer I can wait. I mean come on Pentax?! Where the hell is our 4k Full Frame camera?! Pentax really have to get their act together and give the consumer a clear upgrade path e.g. ESPIO > Q > K30 > 4k 24mp cinema quality Full Frame.
Until they bring out such a camera they are just going to keep losing loyal customers. And it needs to be priced properly, somewhere between a K5 MkI and a Hasselblad H5D-200, if they are to have any hope of continuing as a going concern.
I think we should start a Facebook campaign to.... etc etc etc etc etc etc...
Until they bring out such a camera they are just going to keep losing loyal customers. And it needs to be priced properly, somewhere between a K5 MkI and a Hasselblad H5D-200, if they are to have any hope of continuing as a going concern.
I think we should start a Facebook campaign to.... etc etc etc etc etc etc...
Comment by Dodge69 posted on 4K and then 8K on a DSLR ... at 23/01/2013 - 01:04
Yeah I think if I lived in London I'd probably join, as I think the main thing is the networking possibilities rather than the 'letters'.
I printed that chunk of a handbook out and it has been going back and forth from the bookshelf to the table as a coffee mat for the last year. £100+ fees just put me off, plus you need to shell it out every year to keep the 'letters'... if you get them.
I think it was timbo who said 'it's a good way to give your photography some direction', which is what got me interested. But then a bunch of other ideas (free of fees) started giving me direction instead.
Like any judging of art it is subject to subjectivity, there is no clear winning line.If you shoot for yourself first and foremost, then it could be potentially distressing and is ultimately pointless I suppose.
Speaking for myself I know it would be pure ego boost to go for it, but then what do the 'letters' mean? Does anyone other than photographers know what they mean? I could put it on my website, but why? To impress a photographer who wants to hire a photographer?
It's not an MBE. They're not going to get me upgraded to first class when I check in at the airport
Still might give it a go this year, oh no wait the fees, d'oh!
I printed that chunk of a handbook out and it has been going back and forth from the bookshelf to the table as a coffee mat for the last year. £100+ fees just put me off, plus you need to shell it out every year to keep the 'letters'... if you get them.
I think it was timbo who said 'it's a good way to give your photography some direction', which is what got me interested. But then a bunch of other ideas (free of fees) started giving me direction instead.
Like any judging of art it is subject to subjectivity, there is no clear winning line.If you shoot for yourself first and foremost, then it could be potentially distressing and is ultimately pointless I suppose.
Speaking for myself I know it would be pure ego boost to go for it, but then what do the 'letters' mean? Does anyone other than photographers know what they mean? I could put it on my website, but why? To impress a photographer who wants to hire a photographer?
It's not an MBE. They're not going to get me upgraded to first class when I check in at the airport
Still might give it a go this year, oh no wait the fees, d'oh!
Comment by Dodge69 posted on Royal Photographic Society Licentiateship at 22/01/2013 - 10:40
WOW - I think these are some of the best birds shots we've seen on the site that I can remember since yesterday
Really captured the atmosphere of the kids bird show at Muncaster Castle well.
Supreme-brilliance
(:wink
Really captured the atmosphere of the kids bird show at Muncaster Castle well.
Supreme-brilliance
(:wink
Comment by Dodge69 posted on i feel like alfred hitchcock at 18/01/2013 - 16:01
Phew! Lucky day for me! Believe it or not all items will find a good home with me. Had a bad 2012 for losing bits'n'pieces and but also a good year for picking up some good charity shop lenses that were just missing caps.
Thanks joshwa, let me know the best way to sort you guys out
Thanks joshwa, let me know the best way to sort you guys out
Comment by Dodge69 posted on Pentax Lens Caps and Chargers at 11/01/2013 - 13:29
gartmore wrote:
[quote:3496ace15f="techno-terminator"]don't really care in the slightest that they don't carry Pentax because I don't actually need to buy the latest models as soon as they appear in the deluded belief that they will make my pictures better or that they have some feature that I haven't been able to live without.
As for the alleged Pentax Pro Dealer, the last time I looked their entire Pentax. Stock consisted of a K30 poster.
LOL - careful now, that delusion is perpetuating this and just about every other photo related website and Youtube video[quote:3496ace15f="techno-terminator"]don't really care in the slightest that they don't carry Pentax because I don't actually need to buy the latest models as soon as they appear in the deluded belief that they will make my pictures better or that they have some feature that I haven't been able to live without.
As for the alleged Pentax Pro Dealer, the last time I looked their entire Pentax. Stock consisted of a K30 poster.
Comment by Dodge69 posted on Jessops in trouble? at 10/01/2013 - 14:01
johnriley wrote:
I'm not forgetting that 2,000 people now face having no income and that will still include plenty of enthusiastic, keen people who deserve better. The demise of jessops may have been inevitable, but it's not something to be celebrated.
+1I'm not forgetting that 2,000 people now face having no income and that will still include plenty of enthusiastic, keen people who deserve better. The demise of jessops may have been inevitable, but it's not something to be celebrated.
Comment by Dodge69 posted on Jessops in trouble? at 10/01/2013 - 09:09
Looks great. Obviously a 'bandwagon' entry, but the styling and layout look good and it certainly is small, no hot shoe is bad but RAW is good.
Yes this is what I want the FF to look like, a compact interchangeable K-Mount that looks like the old LX (gold edition )
Yes this is what I want the FF to look like, a compact interchangeable K-Mount that looks like the old LX (gold edition )
Comment by Dodge69 posted on Pentax MX-1 Announced! at 07/01/2013 - 17:26
DaveR wrote:
"Does anyone have some simplified thoughts on real world pros and cons on which body to choose?".
Get the K5IIs it's the top model and produces the best images?"Does anyone have some simplified thoughts on real world pros and cons on which body to choose?".
Any other issues (no AA filter :roll are of no 'real world' concern.
The 645D has no AA filter - and that really is the top model. Why would a company release such a high end model if these issue were of any serious 'well I can't buy that then' concern?
BUY THE K5IIs!
Comment by Dodge69 posted on K-5II vs K-5IIs at 31/12/2012 - 00:07
johnriley wrote:
I don't see why, if someone can appreciate why they would want a IIs or anything else, that we should discourage them, unless of course there seems to be a major pitfall for them.
So far, the negativity seems to have come from those of us who have not actually tried hand on, but are judging from on-screen viewing of test images done by others. It will therefore depend on their viewpoint, their monitor screen, their visual acuity, etc.
I'd much rather wait for some hands-on experience before coming to any conclusions.
LOL - Should we dismiss all your reviews for Ephotozine then?I don't see why, if someone can appreciate why they would want a IIs or anything else, that we should discourage them, unless of course there seems to be a major pitfall for them.
So far, the negativity seems to have come from those of us who have not actually tried hand on, but are judging from on-screen viewing of test images done by others. It will therefore depend on their viewpoint, their monitor screen, their visual acuity, etc.
I'd much rather wait for some hands-on experience before coming to any conclusions.
How often does someone buy a body or lens on a whim without reading/asking for reviews or conversely, rented the equipment first to decide whether to buy?
The 'major pitfall' is spending unnecessary cash and therefore perfectly worthwhile pointing out the K5 mk1 as an option. It is not negative highlight the spectacular bargain the K5 mk1 is, to anyone at the moment.
It may sound negative to a Pentax die hard but but surely it is just honesty to say K5II/s are not major upgrades on the K5, particularly regarding image quality?
I would get the K5 mk1 if money conscious, if money is not an issue the K5IIs is the blatantly obvious choice given the plethora of available image tests, videos, opinion and even 'real world' download image files.
As with any 'review' or 'hands on experience' - just my opinion.
Comment by Dodge69 posted on K-5II vs K-5IIs at 30/12/2012 - 18:21
