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Comment by K10D posted on Leaving Pentax at 04/02/2014 - 13:31
RalphHardwick wrote:
Going back to the FF point, I just created a virtual shopping basket at Wex with all the Nikon FX kit required to replace my current Pentax setup. I stopped adding when the basket went over £2500 (D610, lenses, flashes, spare batteries, etc. etc.). I'm sure if I did the same thing with Canon it wouldn't be much different.
I certainly wouldn't want to run 2 systems and I want a backup camera that will use the same lenses etc.
Even taking into account any trade-in 2nd hand value of my current kit, I just couldn't justify that for the minimal IQ differences that it would afford
It's a fact of life that we all differ in our opinions of which we are fully entitled to.Going back to the FF point, I just created a virtual shopping basket at Wex with all the Nikon FX kit required to replace my current Pentax setup. I stopped adding when the basket went over £2500 (D610, lenses, flashes, spare batteries, etc. etc.). I'm sure if I did the same thing with Canon it wouldn't be much different.
I certainly wouldn't want to run 2 systems and I want a backup camera that will use the same lenses etc.
Even taking into account any trade-in 2nd hand value of my current kit, I just couldn't justify that for the minimal IQ differences that it would afford
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Comment by K10D posted on Silver K3 still available at 04/02/2014 - 13:26
I have a silver model and it just does look like plastic.
All sold out in Oz unless a dealer has one left on a shelf.
It basically came down to allocation numbers for different countries and OZ didn't get many.
It was at a rather low price over here so the cost factor didn't apply.
It does however get odd looks when I'm out using it. Everyone sees a gripped silver DSLR with a Minolta strap on it. Why change the strap? I often do if I'm not using a harness. The K5 has a D700 strap on it.
Confuses the hell out of some folks.
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All sold out in Oz unless a dealer has one left on a shelf.
It basically came down to allocation numbers for different countries and OZ didn't get many.
It was at a rather low price over here so the cost factor didn't apply.
It does however get odd looks when I'm out using it. Everyone sees a gripped silver DSLR with a Minolta strap on it. Why change the strap? I often do if I'm not using a harness. The K5 has a D700 strap on it.
Confuses the hell out of some folks.
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Comment by K10D posted on Silver K3 still available at 04/02/2014 - 02:04
There is a very bad fire currently burning in a housing estate south of Perth.link
I shot this about 15 mins back from 15 miles south of the fire. Processed to show the smoke. (Q + 100-300mm at 300mm)
These are links to images I took from a 22nd level office floor in Perth, looking south.
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A very bad situation indeed.
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I shot this about 15 mins back from 15 miles south of the fire. Processed to show the smoke. (Q + 100-300mm at 300mm)
These are links to images I took from a 22nd level office floor in Perth, looking south.
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A very bad situation indeed.
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Comment by K10D posted on Bad fire South of Perth at 03/02/2014 - 11:20
A good looking combo Horst. Bought mine from the same source.
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Comment by K10D posted on My new aquisition. at 03/02/2014 - 09:30
I intend to give this a try today. It will be on a tripod or bean bag.
A bit of fun that may lead to more?
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A bit of fun that may lead to more?
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Comment by K10D posted on Q + 100-300mm EX at 02/02/2014 - 02:27
Just bought a S/H Sigma 100-300mm f/4 this morning whilst in Perth.
Took it out this afternoon although extremely windy outside.
and a Golden Orb weaver at 300mm
Water shots not as sharp as I'd like but I had difficulty holding the rig up in the wind. I'm certainly happy with the lens. They don't come up too often.
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Took it out this afternoon although extremely windy outside.
and a Golden Orb weaver at 300mm
Water shots not as sharp as I'd like but I had difficulty holding the rig up in the wind. I'm certainly happy with the lens. They don't come up too often.
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Comment by K10D posted on Sigma 100-300mm f/4 at 01/02/2014 - 11:15
It's an institution, the Brown that it. Always buy it on drought outside the UK as it's a step up from the bottle-if it's kept proper like.
Comment by K10D posted on Another pointless thread at 01/02/2014 - 00:12
A really great capture Jon.
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Comment by K10D posted on Doha from low-level at 31/01/2014 - 04:45
It looks like Ricoh may announce two new lenses for CP+:
•HD Pentax-DA 135-380mm f/4-5.6 ED [IF] DC WR
•HD Pentax-DA 18-70mm f/2.8-4.5 AL [IF] DC WR
The 135-380mm may attract some of our aircraft shooters?
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•HD Pentax-DA 135-380mm f/4-5.6 ED [IF] DC WR
•HD Pentax-DA 18-70mm f/2.8-4.5 AL [IF] DC WR
The 135-380mm may attract some of our aircraft shooters?
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Comment by K10D posted on Two more front ends at 30/01/2014 - 04:30
Sounds like a refurbed unit then, one of the ones Nikon took back and had the shutter unit replaced. Or a fire sale because there is the D610.
Good luck with your Nikon gear, and speaking as a D3 user, the grass ain't always greener