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Comment by K10D posted on Medium Format 645D at 13/09/2010 - 11:51
Mike-P wrote:
Never seen it for sale here Mike.K10D wrote:
Camera less but lens buoyant?
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Gary, do you not think you may be hitting those tins of Fosters a bit hard Camera less but lens buoyant?
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I think they should ban Margaret River wines though as they are disgracefully nice.
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Comment by K10D posted on Possible K-5 Specs !! at 13/09/2010 - 05:02
liberatortoo wrote:
Frankly not that interested in K5 or Kr.
I'm thinking of going digital and have always been a Pentax owner, but will now probably go for Nikon/Canon
I would have gone for a K7 if the metering had been spot on and the autofocus faster. But even if these were up with Nikon/Canon levels, where Pentax has failed in the semi-pro/advanced amateur section is with lenses. Primes, particularly telephoto, are neither long enough, fast enough or of jaw droppingly good enough quality across the whole aperture range.
(This is a contradiction)
A rumour here - http://k-rumors.com/k3-fianlly-some-pentax-rumors-k7-super-k5-and-more-to-come/ - seems to suggest a full-frame in 2012. Sorry, I can't wait that long. And if Pentax are going to try and compete at this level, both camera and leneses will have to be stunning. I won't be holding my breath.
(Then you buy a FF system now and still keep your film Pentax kit)
Often, much is made of the backwards compatibility of Pentax lenses. But this is largely a reduntant feature. My current film camera's autofocus doesn't work with lenses from yesteryear (particularly important as my eyesight deteriorates as I ger older). And besides, Nikon offer the same thing, but again without full compatibility with autofocus, so this (Pentax backwards compatibility) is not much of a selling point.
(So niether is the Nikon)
Nope, despite a huge sentimental attatchment to Pentax, both Nikon and Canon can provide full frame digital cameras with knockout lenses, here and now with Nikon's superb autofocus and low light capabilities probably just edging it. Sorry Pentax. It's just too little, too late.
Obviously, you want a larger format sensor. For six thousand pounds, you should be able to get a body and three or four zooms to get you from 14mm to 200mm. If your after longer fast glass, then a 300mm or 400mm will double the system cost. A budget of eight to sixteen grand will do it.Frankly not that interested in K5 or Kr.
I'm thinking of going digital and have always been a Pentax owner, but will now probably go for Nikon/Canon
I would have gone for a K7 if the metering had been spot on and the autofocus faster. But even if these were up with Nikon/Canon levels, where Pentax has failed in the semi-pro/advanced amateur section is with lenses. Primes, particularly telephoto, are neither long enough, fast enough or of jaw droppingly good enough quality across the whole aperture range.
(This is a contradiction)
A rumour here - http://k-rumors.com/k3-fianlly-some-pentax-rumors-k7-super-k5-and-more-to-come/ - seems to suggest a full-frame in 2012. Sorry, I can't wait that long. And if Pentax are going to try and compete at this level, both camera and leneses will have to be stunning. I won't be holding my breath.
(Then you buy a FF system now and still keep your film Pentax kit)
Often, much is made of the backwards compatibility of Pentax lenses. But this is largely a reduntant feature. My current film camera's autofocus doesn't work with lenses from yesteryear (particularly important as my eyesight deteriorates as I ger older). And besides, Nikon offer the same thing, but again without full compatibility with autofocus, so this (Pentax backwards compatibility) is not much of a selling point.
(So niether is the Nikon)
Nope, despite a huge sentimental attatchment to Pentax, both Nikon and Canon can provide full frame digital cameras with knockout lenses, here and now with Nikon's superb autofocus and low light capabilities probably just edging it. Sorry Pentax. It's just too little, too late.
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Comment by K10D posted on K5, Kr, full frame (?) it's all to little too late at 13/09/2010 - 00:42
I was not intending to get into "who can afford what" discussions.
As for "when it breaks"? I would say "if".
People do go to Japan for holidays or business trips and also have colleagues or friends that work there so it's not an impossible issue. How many people regularly go to the USA on holiday and buy otherwise expensive camera kit?
Agreed, the jump on a flight specifically for the purchase in Japan of a 645D is very unlikely to happen but I do know people who fly to Japan from the Gulf to buy their Canon cameras and lenses.
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As for "when it breaks"? I would say "if".
People do go to Japan for holidays or business trips and also have colleagues or friends that work there so it's not an impossible issue. How many people regularly go to the USA on holiday and buy otherwise expensive camera kit?
Agreed, the jump on a flight specifically for the purchase in Japan of a 645D is very unlikely to happen but I do know people who fly to Japan from the Gulf to buy their Canon cameras and lenses.
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Comment by K10D posted on Medium Format 645D at 12/09/2010 - 03:41
Gwyn wrote:
If I had been happy with the K20D I would have kept it and wouldn't go for the new model. I am not someone who needs the newest of the new always.
I am hoping the K-5 will just suit me better, size wise if nothing else.
But there again I may still go for the K-7 or even the K-r now some of the niggles over the k-x have been addressed. Since I am currently camera-less it will be one of those three. We shall see.
Camera less but lens buoyant?If I had been happy with the K20D I would have kept it and wouldn't go for the new model. I am not someone who needs the newest of the new always.
I am hoping the K-5 will just suit me better, size wise if nothing else.
But there again I may still go for the K-7 or even the K-r now some of the niggles over the k-x have been addressed. Since I am currently camera-less it will be one of those three. We shall see.
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Comment by K10D posted on Possible K-5 Specs !! at 11/09/2010 - 16:32
Agreed John.
I would use MF or LF.
I have a FF DSLR and would not use the 25M pixel version if the work required large print output.
But that is my work flow choice.
Heck, if a full sized body scanner produced a usable image?
Still sniffing for a 645D, and may NOT sell it on.
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I would use MF or LF.
I have a FF DSLR and would not use the 25M pixel version if the work required large print output.
But that is my work flow choice.
Heck, if a full sized body scanner produced a usable image?
Still sniffing for a 645D, and may NOT sell it on.
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Comment by K10D posted on Medium Format 645D at 11/09/2010 - 15:43
johnriley wrote:
The Pentax we have no final street price, no tests and so we don't know what is special about it, if anything. Except that it fits our cameras and the Nikon doesn't....
Perhaps it would be a good idea to make a judgement when we know something?
It is a metal mount with SWM AFQuote:
"So a full plastic 35/2.4 is available at Nikkor 35/1.8 price?"
The SRS price for the Nikon is £165, and we can expect that will be a plastic lens as well."So a full plastic 35/2.4 is available at Nikkor 35/1.8 price?"
The Pentax we have no final street price, no tests and so we don't know what is special about it, if anything. Except that it fits our cameras and the Nikon doesn't....
Perhaps it would be a good idea to make a judgement when we know something?
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Comment by K10D posted on DA-L 35mm f2.4 announced at 11/09/2010 - 15:27
Lets wait till it's on sale, try it, and then comment/keep/sell?
Comment by K10D posted on DA-L 35mm f2.4 announced at 11/09/2010 - 15:08
Don wrote:
I'm still shooting bigger game with my 16-45, my 50 1.4 and 100mm... every vacation...
if I bought s 600mm lens I'd have three problems...
1) I'd have to learn to back up further from the animals (that elk shot I posted recently, shot with the 16-45, would have had me pulling a Wile E Coyote of a cliff if memeory serves me...
2) nothing is gonna have fifty soccer Moms on thier cell phones calling 911 like seeing a guy down the street from the playground with a telescope on his camera...
3) if I bought such a lens, I'd have to give up vacations to pay for it, and it's too big to use around the house.
Its worth a second opinion.I'm still shooting bigger game with my 16-45, my 50 1.4 and 100mm... every vacation...
if I bought s 600mm lens I'd have three problems...
1) I'd have to learn to back up further from the animals (that elk shot I posted recently, shot with the 16-45, would have had me pulling a Wile E Coyote of a cliff if memeory serves me...
2) nothing is gonna have fifty soccer Moms on thier cell phones calling 911 like seeing a guy down the street from the playground with a telescope on his camera...
3) if I bought such a lens, I'd have to give up vacations to pay for it, and it's too big to use around the house.
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Comment by K10D posted on What primes would we like to see? at 11/09/2010 - 15:00
johnriley wrote:
Certainly it's the very opposite of the "get into the crowd and interact" concept.
It all depends on the photographer's style.
Or geographic location, unfortunately.Quote:
However, there exists a user group that uses 200mm+ as a Std lens on the street, purely for isolation. I see this as the norm in day to day use
This is a very detached and distant form of street photography, but perfectly valid if that's what is wanted. At some point, as the lenses get longer still, maybe even intrusive in some eyes.However, there exists a user group that uses 200mm+ as a Std lens on the street, purely for isolation. I see this as the norm in day to day use
Certainly it's the very opposite of the "get into the crowd and interact" concept.
It all depends on the photographer's style.
Hysteria rules OK?
Anywhere in New York, Middle East, Russia, Holland I see guys and gals photographing people and no one raises an issue.
Most lenses are 300mm+.
What a situation! Almost public anonymity.
Sadly, with the current state of mind in the UK, similar situations are few and far between.
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Comment by K10D posted on What primes would we like to see? at 11/09/2010 - 14:57
"The good old days"?
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