Big congrats, Darren! I think we've all mentioned how quiet the camera is--you must have just missed the whisper-clicks :-) Cheers, Christine
On Apr 27, 2012, at 3:06 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > I've always been somewhat of a bottom-feeder when it comes to > equipment (you remember me, Mr. Bang-for-the-buck Guy) so this K-5 is > new territory for me (but I think I could get used to it). > I'm very impressed by what I see of the K-5 so far. What I've never > heard anybody talk about before (or maybe I wasn't paying attention) > is how QUIET it is when you fire the shutter. I can take pictures up > close behind people's back and they don't even hear it. Heck, *I* can > hardly hear it! I think I'm in love. > > In another departure from my bottom-feeder ways, I ordered my first > *new* lens yesterday. I made an unexpected lens sale and ordered the > Sigma 28mm f/1.8 EX DG DF Macro AF with the windfall. It should be > here next Friday. If nothing else, it should provide me with some > faster exposure times the next time the Northern Lights decide to show > themselves to South-Central Nebraska! > Interesting images taken with this lens from Flickriver.com: > http://www.flickriver.com/groups/sigma28mm18exdgapo/pool/interesting/ > > The seller has more and their price is more than right on this lens. > If I'm not mistaken this lens will cover full frame (an important > consideration if you are leaning toward Pentax announcing a FF one > day) > : ) > http://www.ebay.com/itm/370564652825?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.