Jonathan-Mac

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Condition is given as "Used - very good" and details are given as "Item will come in original packaging inside another box. Original packaging will be damaged. Missing power adapter. Missing manual."

There's no indication of shutter count but it can always be returned.

Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on Amazon Warehouse K3 III for £1,126.21 at 16/08/2023 - 10:32

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I can only see dust in that image and I can't tell how much is internal and how much is external. Some internal dust is impossible to avoid and won't detract from the image unless there's a lot, where it will lower contrast a little.

Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on Dirty Lens at 11/08/2023 - 17:32

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Someone posted this on the US forum and I thought it'd be more use here. Missing the charger and manual but otherwise intact.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pentax-Black-APS-C-Camera-body/dp/B091D149QJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DKH733323PK2&keywords=pentax&m=A2OAJ7377F756P&qid=1691759133&s=warehouse-deals&sprefix=pentax,warehouse-deals,76&sr=8-1

Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on Amazon Warehouse K3 III for £1,126.21 at 11/08/2023 - 16:01

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If you check UsedLens there are a few KPs for sale from non-E-bay retailers which I imagine offer some kind of guarantee. The cheapest is £558 from Wex.

https://www.usedlens.co.uk/?search=pentax%20KP&retailer=0&brand=all

Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on WTB: Pentax KP at 08/08/2023 - 09:24

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The K 28mm f/3.5 is a very nice lens but I'd say that one's a bit over-priced. Be careful with WYC as they tend to be very optimistic with their descriptions then when you receive the item it's either broken, full of fungus or requires a CLA.

Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on WTB: Pentax K 28mm F3.5 at 08/08/2023 - 09:18

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An excellent price for a very good lens. I have one in EF mount, so I've only used it on film, but the results have been very satisfactory.

Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 Pentax AF fit at 31/07/2023 - 11:04

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Dropping onto grass shouldn't really harm any camera and surviving it is hardly a claim to great build quality.

My K-3 survived a tipped-over tripod with the DA 21mm on it with barely a scratch, a drop of about 1m onto the solid steel frame of an elevator door with the DA 35/2.8 and me falling over in Japan and landing on the concrete with a lot of my weight on it and the A 28/2.8 I was using (a lesser lens would not have survived).

Pentax cameras are better built than anything of comparable price from any of the competition.

Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on PENTAX, the real photographer's friend - a camera made for photography, and dropping. at 06/07/2023 - 10:55

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OK - I'll bite. I expect to want a standard zoom other than the 18-55mm once my 16-85mm sells. Drop me a PM with your bank details and I'll make the transfer.

Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on For Sale: Pentax SMC DA 16-45 ED AL at 28/06/2023 - 08:35

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I'm a fan of going the other way from the slower shutter speed effect - take a very fast exposure and you freeze the water in place, which shows it as more forceful. However, given the exposure settings you've used here that's unlikely to be possible in this location as there isn't enough light - you really need at least 1/1600s and you'd need to crank up the ISO a lot more to get that.

Given that, of the three options I agree the last one is the best. It's a shame the rightmost part of the waterfall seems to be discoloured, which I find distracting.

Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on water problems at 23/06/2023 - 07:55

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The f/3.5 is an overall better lens. Slower and a little harder to find, and not as good as the K series with the same specs, it's much sharper with better rendering.

Comment by Jonathan-Mac posted on Lightly ISO: Pentax SMC-M 28mm f/2.8. at 21/06/2023 - 08:54

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