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Comment by Mongoose posted on New developments. at 15/10/2013 - 13:31
Fingers crossed it'll settle a bit quite quickly, I really want to stretch to a K-3.
Comment by Mongoose posted on K3 price at 15/10/2013 - 12:36
Alas I never managed to get my K10D mounted on it, it was amazing to look through though, particularly good for planetary astronomy.
There's something about ~10 tonnes of victorian ironwork which is so finely ballanced that you can move it with one hand.
Comment by Mongoose posted on What lens you using for astro? at 15/10/2013 - 12:09
More people are going to skip more models before upgrading in future
Personally, I'm currently considering upgrading my K10D to a K-5II or K3, really hoping I can stretch to a K3 since I'm unlikely to upgrade again for at least 5 years.
Comment by Mongoose posted on A decline in DSLR sales threatens camera companies at 14/10/2013 - 17:47
Comment by Mongoose posted on Problem with Pentax P30n at 14/10/2013 - 17:05
Thank you for this. Useful info, if a trifle condescending in places. But, I am grateful for the genuine help.
Pentax user from 1972 also Bronica.
Comment by Mongoose posted on K5 Enlargement Capture at 14/10/2013 - 15:09
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/thatguypinchedmyname/andromeda-s.jpg[/IMG]
Tamron 300mm f/2.8 SP lens on a K10D, several stacked 3 minute exposures mounted on a Celestron CG-5 equitorial telescope mount.
Comment by Mongoose posted on What lens you using for astro? at 14/10/2013 - 13:16
Convincing someone that a K-10D is better than a *ist D by far enough to justify an upgrade was fairly easy. My *istDL2 was less than a year old when I bought the K-10.
Convincing someone that the K-3 is better than the K-5 by the same ammount might be harder, and that is only going to get harder as time goes on.
More people are going to skip more models before upgrading in future
Comment by Mongoose posted on A decline in DSLR sales threatens camera companies at 14/10/2013 - 12:24
What does all this speculating matter?.....the main thing is whether it works or not and that you can turn it on or off instead of buying two versions of the same camera!
Comment by Mongoose posted on Interesting Reading about simulated AA filter of K-3 at 11/10/2013 - 17:31
I don't buy the clam that a FF Pentax camera has to be any or much bigger than a K-5/K-3
I've got several Pentax FF film cameras that while thinner, are not really any bigger width and height than the K-5.
Yes I know sensors, LCD screens, etc are thicker than film and that accounts for the bodies being thicker.
Even taking into account the extra real estate being used by the EM coils used to implement the sensor stabilisation system wth a bit of juggling I bet a FF camera could be the same size as a K-5/K-3
Just because Canon can't or wont produce a sensible sized 35mm body, doesn't mean Pentax wont.