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Comment by Mongoose posted on pentax slr recommendation with K-mount at 16/09/2013 - 13:26
DO bother with film. The results are still great and it will need to shoot a lot of films to catch up with what the big boys with their K5ii's have spent ;P
Plus you'll be able to brag that you are shooting 'full frame' ;P
Here's one I shot on my z70, using the DA35/2.4 (just a 'family snapshot): http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3698/9693785744_22de067480_c.jpg
To me it just has a nicer look than the equivalent shot on digital crop. Probably mainly the shallower DOF rendering giving the image more of a 3D look.
I would look for one of the flagship PZ series cameras, and if you plan on using AF and therefore don't mind a pentaprism viefinder, any of the budget PZ series will do as well.
Very easy and quick to change aperture / shutter speed settings, via a thumb dial, just like a DSLR.
Comment by Mongoose posted on pentax slr recommendation with K-mount at 16/09/2013 - 10:01
Comment by Mongoose posted on No Sigma USB Dock for Pentax??? at 13/09/2013 - 16:20
I can't afford the lens, so in the grand scheme of things it makes no difference to me, but it does seem odd.
Comment by Mongoose posted on No Sigma USB Dock for Pentax??? at 12/09/2013 - 17:15
Comment by Mongoose posted on black and white from the zoo at 12/09/2013 - 12:00
Comment by Mongoose posted on No Sigma USB Dock for Pentax??? at 12/09/2013 - 11:58
Comment by Mongoose posted on A couple more birding shots. at 12/09/2013 - 11:33
Stick a 50 Canon or Nikon of the same vintage on an EOS or low end Nikon and they work NOT
I love Pentax
Comment by Mongoose posted on Using Old Pentax Lenses on Newer Pentax Cameras at 11/09/2013 - 23:18
For me, a lens this fast is something I use rarely, but when I want it there's nothing else that will do. Therefore my fast lens has to be small enough to live in my camera bag without taking up too much space. The sigma is just too large to take on this role for me, and the range is too short for an everyday standard zoom.
The 31mm Ltd on the other hand would live where my FA 50 1.4 currently does, nestled in the bottom of one of my bag pockets, ready for action at a moments notice but otherwise out of the way.
Comment by Mongoose posted on Subjective Comments please. at 11/09/2013 - 19:49
Comment by Mongoose posted on RAF Falcons at Llandudno Air Show 2013 at 11/09/2013 - 15:15
NO -- don't take any notice of those above -- USE FILM !! Get a K fit lens series such as my KX from 1975 or a later ME Super-- very easy to use! You can get GIVEN loads of film now free -- I have lots in 2 fridges all FREE !
Film it is.
Overall my ME-F (an ME-Super with electronic focus confirmation) is my favourite film camera for the experience of using the thing