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whoops, meant 18-200 tamron, although see they do a 18-250 too
Comment by smegg posted on Pentax K-m for dslr newbie? at 28/06/2009 - 13:22
Hmm, plastic mounts not a huge issue but the lens hood a pain. SRS advertise the II lens kite for £545 which although she says dont worry about the price, I feel thats too much to spend at this early stage. Think I would prefer to get a travel lens such as the Tamron 28-200 and the pentax body for that sort of cash.
Will have to see local Mifsuds to see what they can do!
Nijkon still not off the cards, the lenses seem a little larger and for VR it can get expensive! But non AA's can sometimes be a benefit for ease.
Cheers for all the advice, great resource you have here!
Will have to see local Mifsuds to see what they can do!
Nijkon still not off the cards, the lenses seem a little larger and for VR it can get expensive! But non AA's can sometimes be a benefit for ease.
Cheers for all the advice, great resource you have here!
Comment by smegg posted on Pentax K-m for dslr newbie? at 28/06/2009 - 13:01
Cheers for the info.
Cause she will be buying it, new and probably from a physical shop (Dixons etc, but read from here its with the plastic lens mount, no hood, any issues getting hold of hoods?). Figure I can upgrade if I get into it more, but would be nice just to get some nice snaps with a touch of control over a compact.
@Malo: Gotta keep hold of here, she's actually my Fiancee and the camera would be cool for our time away in Mauritius!
Cause she will be buying it, new and probably from a physical shop (Dixons etc, but read from here its with the plastic lens mount, no hood, any issues getting hold of hoods?). Figure I can upgrade if I get into it more, but would be nice just to get some nice snaps with a touch of control over a compact.
@Malo: Gotta keep hold of here, she's actually my Fiancee and the camera would be cool for our time away in Mauritius!
Comment by smegg posted on Pentax K-m for dslr newbie? at 27/06/2009 - 22:02
Hello
I'm a lucky man, my gf has offered to buy me an SLR for my 30th!
I have played around with a few in the shops, want something small as my other hobby has lots of equipment which is why I got rid of my EOS620. Not totally new to SLR's, just been away for a few years playing around on small digis. Its not the same, I still scan my film images if I am looking for images to print!
The K-m (K2000) seems by far the nicest to hold and just feels so much more compact than canon or sony offerings and as small as the Olympus E420. I like the simple menu screens, reminds me of my first Optio s30 so hopefully will get the GF use to using it too!
The only slight hesitation is the missing focus indicator. Is this really a big issue? Never had on my film SLR's, just select spot focus and recompose.
Is there anything else I should be aware of against the competition such as Nikon d60 etc? The reviews seem so mixed, mags seem to like them, online reviews slate it a bit so a little confused!
Thanks for any advice!
Greg
I'm a lucky man, my gf has offered to buy me an SLR for my 30th!
I have played around with a few in the shops, want something small as my other hobby has lots of equipment which is why I got rid of my EOS620. Not totally new to SLR's, just been away for a few years playing around on small digis. Its not the same, I still scan my film images if I am looking for images to print!
The K-m (K2000) seems by far the nicest to hold and just feels so much more compact than canon or sony offerings and as small as the Olympus E420. I like the simple menu screens, reminds me of my first Optio s30 so hopefully will get the GF use to using it too!
The only slight hesitation is the missing focus indicator. Is this really a big issue? Never had on my film SLR's, just select spot focus and recompose.
Is there anything else I should be aware of against the competition such as Nikon d60 etc? The reviews seem so mixed, mags seem to like them, online reviews slate it a bit so a little confused!
Thanks for any advice!
Greg
Comment by smegg posted on Pentax K-m for dslr newbie? at 27/06/2009 - 20:00
