RE: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..."
Well done Tanja! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia Tanya Love wrote: I'm in a big rush, but I'd just like to add that I just won two silver distinctions and a silver award at the Australian Professional Photography Awards, with nothing other than my K-7! :) You can see my award shots here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150241867583840.339602.256694448839 -- 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.
RE: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..."
Congrats Tanya! Great photos! Tanya Love wrote: I'm in a big rush, but I'd just like to add that I just won two silver distinctions and a silver award at the Australian Professional Photography Awards, with nothing other than my K-7! :) You can see my award shots here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150241867583840.339602.256694448839 -- 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.
Re: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..."
Way to go Tan! Big congrats! stan Sent from my iPhone On Jun 30, 2011, at 10:04 PM, "Tanya Love" wrote: > I'm in a big rush, but I'd just like to add that I just won two silver > distinctions and a silver award at the Australian Professional Photography > Awards, with nothing other than my K-7! :) > > I tell you what, Pentax Australia is finally taking a bit of notice of me > now, and I even had a nice long chat with the marketing department and CEO of > CR Kennedy at PMA on the weekend. > > In all honesty, I *have* struggled in the past months due to the sensor noise > that I have in low light conditions, but I have two *very* cheap K-5s on > their way to me (thanks for listening CR Kennedy!), > and I think I will be up to scratch then! > > You can see my award shots here: > https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150241867583840.339602.256694448839 > > I have to tell you that I certainly did gloat a bit when a very well known > AIPP Grand-Master (a professional of 40 years experience) who has been > mentoring me for the awards and who shoots with a 5D MkIII, only went home > with two silvers! Bwahahaha! And here's me, my first awards, and shot with > only my trusty little K-7 and AF50mm/f1.7, beating him (and lots of others) > in the awards stakes! Woohoo! > > t.x. > > > > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Timber > Sent: Friday, 1 July 2011 6:00 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..." > > Before you flame on me, no I am not. I will stay with my loved white Kr, and > maybe a K5 update later... > > But how many times I heard this from friends... countless. > > Most of the time the reason is: Pentax is not good for studio photography. > > I was not aware of Benjikan (or Benjamin Kanarek) until recently a friend of > mine directed me to his page. (FYI: > http://www.benjaminkanarek.com/ ) > > So I now always ask my friends when they say Pentax is not good enough for > studio: You think his photographs are not good enough? You already reached > his level and you feel it's not enough for you? > > Obviously... the answer is no :D > > But to be honest I had some hesitations sometimes as well... I love Sony's > new system, for not having a blacked VF during the photos and most > importantly, videos. But is it really that important? Well... no. > > But which other company offers you the possibility to try the > astrophotography for a low price of £200ish? Or has a grip so comfortable > that you don't really want to use a battery grip to make the use of the > camera comfortable? > > But on the other end there are limits for sure. Not having most of the 3rd > party companies support for P-TTL (YangNuo, Phottix...) is one of the main > concerns, but apart from that... I am still in love with Pentax :) > > So, yes... Sony A55 and Nikon D5100 are really tempting for me giving a bit > more options, but I believe my little Pentax Kr is a very good partner for my > photography needs. > > Why did I write this? Well... I just had to tell you this and we read so many > rants then why not a praise? :) > > Regards, > .t > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
Re: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..."
I didn't "leave" Pentax. I stopped using Pentax equipment. Big deal: I've owned and used equipment made by all the major vendors and most of the minor ones too over the past 40+ years. Equipment is transitory: the least important part of doing photography is what brand of equipment you use. If people feel they cannot do what they want with a particular brand of equipment, by all means they should try to use something else. If they then *still* can't do the photography they want to, I suggest that the problem isn't the equipment at all. I've been reasonbly successful doing the photography I wanted to do with all of the equipment I've owned. I change equipment mostly because I see advantage and comfort in trying some other gear, for some clear reason, usually because my photographic goals change and some other mix of gear seems to be more suited to a particular goal. Sometimes it works out that way, sometimes not. But I *always* get the work I need to do accomplished, whatever gear I happen to be using. "...Equipment often gets in the way of Photography. ..." -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- 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.
RE: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..."
Congratulations - very well deserved awards. I like the way you posed the Baker family. B > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Tanya Love > Sent: 01 July 2011 03:04 > To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' > Subject: RE: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..." > > I'm in a big rush, but I'd just like to add that I just won two silver > distinctions and a silver award at the Australian Professional > Photography Awards, with nothing other than my K-7! :) > > I tell you what, Pentax Australia is finally taking a bit of notice of > me now, and I even had a nice long chat with the marketing department > and CEO of CR Kennedy at PMA on the weekend. > > In all honesty, I *have* struggled in the past months due to the sensor > noise that I have in low light conditions, but I have two *very* cheap > K-5s on their way to me (thanks for listening CR Kennedy!), > and I think I will be up to scratch then! > > You can see my award shots here: > https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150241867583840.339602.2566 > 94448839 > > I have to tell you that I certainly did gloat a bit when a very well > known AIPP Grand-Master (a professional of 40 years experience) who has > been mentoring me for the awards and who shoots with a 5D MkIII, only > went home with two silvers! Bwahahaha! And here's me, my first awards, > and shot with only my trusty little K-7 and AF50mm/f1.7, beating him > (and lots of others) in the awards stakes! Woohoo! > > t.x. > > > > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Timber > Sent: Friday, 1 July 2011 6:00 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..." > > Before you flame on me, no I am not. I will stay with my loved white > Kr, and maybe a K5 update later... > > But how many times I heard this from friends... countless. > > Most of the time the reason is: Pentax is not good for studio > photography. > > I was not aware of Benjikan (or Benjamin Kanarek) until recently a > friend of mine directed me to his page. (FYI: > http://www.benjaminkanarek.com/ ) > > So I now always ask my friends when they say Pentax is not good enough > for studio: You think his photographs are not good enough? You already > reached his level and you feel it's not enough for you? > > Obviously... the answer is no :D > > But to be honest I had some hesitations sometimes as well... I love > Sony's new system, for not having a blacked VF during the photos and > most importantly, videos. But is it really that important? Well... no. > > But which other company offers you the possibility to try the > astrophotography for a low price of £200ish? Or has a grip so > comfortable that you don't really want to use a battery grip to make > the use of the camera comfortable? > > But on the other end there are limits for sure. Not having most of the > 3rd party companies support for P-TTL (YangNuo, Phottix...) is one of > the main concerns, but apart from that... I am still in love with > Pentax :) > > So, yes... Sony A55 and Nikon D5100 are really tempting for me giving a > bit more options, but I believe my little Pentax Kr is a very good > partner for my photography needs. > > Why did I write this? Well... I just had to tell you this and we read > so many rants then why not a praise? :) > > Regards, > .t > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
Re: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..."
On Jun 30, 2011, at 7:04 PM, Tanya Love wrote: > > In all honesty, I *have* struggled in the past months due to the sensor noise > that I have in low light conditions, but I have two *very* cheap K-5s on > their way to me (thanks for listening CR Kennedy!), > and I think I will be up to scratch then! I am quite confident that you will be pleased with the performance of the K-5. > > You can see my award shots here: > https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150241867583840.339602.256694448839 Those are some very nice shots. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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.
Re: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..."
On 7/1/2011 05:04, Tanya Love wrote: I'm in a big rush, but I'd just like to add that I just won two silver distinctions and a silver award at the Australian Professional Photography Awards, with nothing other than my K-7! :) Well, when K-5's arrive, they will limit you to your next success! Well done, Tanya. -- 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.
Re: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..."
Creative and well exicuted. Jack --- On Thu, 6/30/11, Paul Stenquist wrote: > From: Paul Stenquist > Subject: Re: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..." > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Thursday, June 30, 2011, 7:15 PM > Excellent work. Congratulations! > And I'm sure you'll find that the K-5 is a major > improvement over the K-7. No comparison really. > Paul > On Jun 30, 2011, at 10:04 PM, Tanya Love wrote: > > > I'm in a big rush, but I'd just like to add that I > just won two silver distinctions and a silver award at the > Australian Professional Photography Awards, with nothing > other than my K-7! :) > > > > I tell you what, Pentax Australia is finally taking a > bit of notice of me now, and I even had a nice long chat > with the marketing department and CEO of CR Kennedy at PMA > on the weekend. > > > > In all honesty, I *have* struggled in the past months > due to the sensor noise that I have in low light conditions, > but I have two *very* cheap K-5s on their way to me (thanks > for listening CR Kennedy!), > > and I think I will be up to scratch then! > > > > You can see my award shots here: > > https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150241867583840.339602.256694448839 > > > > I have to tell you that I certainly did gloat a bit > when a very well known AIPP Grand-Master (a professional of > 40 years experience) who has been mentoring me for the > awards and who shoots with a 5D MkIII, only went home with > two silvers! Bwahahaha! And here's me, my first > awards, and shot with only my trusty little K-7 and > AF50mm/f1.7, beating him (and lots of others) in the awards > stakes! Woohoo! > > > > t.x. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message- > > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net > [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] > On Behalf Of Timber > > Sent: Friday, 1 July 2011 6:00 AM > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > Subject: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits > me..." > > > > Before you flame on me, no I am not. I will stay with > my loved white Kr, and maybe a K5 update later... > > > > But how many times I heard this from friends... > countless. > > > > Most of the time the reason is: Pentax is not good for > studio photography. > > > > I was not aware of Benjikan (or Benjamin Kanarek) > until recently a friend of mine directed me to his page. > (FYI: > > http://www.benjaminkanarek.com/ ) > > > > So I now always ask my friends when they say Pentax is > not good enough for studio: You think his photographs are > not good enough? You already reached his level and you feel > it's not enough for you? > > > > Obviously... the answer is no :D > > > > But to be honest I had some hesitations sometimes as > well... I love Sony's new system, for not having a blacked > VF during the photos and most importantly, videos. But is it > really that important? Well... no. > > > > But which other company offers you the possibility to > try the astrophotography for a low price of £200ish? Or has > a grip so comfortable that you don't really want to use a > battery grip to make the use of the camera comfortable? > > > > But on the other end there are limits for sure. Not > having most of the 3rd party companies support for P-TTL > (YangNuo, Phottix...) is one of the main concerns, but apart > from that... I am still in love with Pentax :) > > > > So, yes... Sony A55 and Nikon D5100 are really > tempting for me giving a bit more options, but I believe my > little Pentax Kr is a very good partner for my photography > needs. > > > > Why did I write this? Well... I just had to tell you > this and we read so many rants then why not a praise? :) > > > > Regards, > > .t > > > > > > -- > > 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. > > > -- > 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.
Re: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..."
Nice work. -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:15:02 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..." Excellent work. Congratulations! And I'm sure you'll find that the K-5 is a major improvement over the K-7. No comparison really. Paul On Jun 30, 2011, at 10:04 PM, Tanya Love wrote: > I'm in a big rush, but I'd just like to add that I just won two silver > distinctions and a silver award at the Australian Professional Photography > Awards, with nothing other than my K-7! :) > > I tell you what, Pentax Australia is finally taking a bit of notice of me > now, and I even had a nice long chat with the marketing department and CEO of > CR Kennedy at PMA on the weekend. > > In all honesty, I *have* struggled in the past months due to the sensor noise > that I have in low light conditions, but I have two *very* cheap K-5s on > their way to me (thanks for listening CR Kennedy!), > and I think I will be up to scratch then! > > You can see my award shots here: > https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150241867583840.339602.256694448839 > > I have to tell you that I certainly did gloat a bit when a very well known > AIPP Grand-Master (a professional of 40 years experience) who has been > mentoring me for the awards and who shoots with a 5D MkIII, only went home > with two silvers! Bwahahaha! And here's me, my first awards, and shot with > only my trusty little K-7 and AF50mm/f1.7, beating him (and lots of others) > in the awards stakes! Woohoo! > > t.x. > > > > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Timber > Sent: Friday, 1 July 2011 6:00 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..." > > Before you flame on me, no I am not. I will stay with my loved white Kr, and > maybe a K5 update later... > > But how many times I heard this from friends... countless. > > Most of the time the reason is: Pentax is not good for studio photography. > > I was not aware of Benjikan (or Benjamin Kanarek) until recently a friend of > mine directed me to his page. (FYI: > http://www.benjaminkanarek.com/ ) > > So I now always ask my friends when they say Pentax is not good enough for > studio: You think his photographs are not good enough? You already reached > his level and you feel it's not enough for you? > > Obviously... the answer is no :D > > But to be honest I had some hesitations sometimes as well... I love Sony's > new system, for not having a blacked VF during the photos and most > importantly, videos. But is it really that important? Well... no. > > But which other company offers you the possibility to try the > astrophotography for a low price of £200ish? Or has a grip so comfortable > that you don't really want to use a battery grip to make the use of the > camera comfortable? > > But on the other end there are limits for sure. Not having most of the 3rd > party companies support for P-TTL (YangNuo, Phottix...) is one of the main > concerns, but apart from that... I am still in love with Pentax :) > > So, yes... Sony A55 and Nikon D5100 are really tempting for me giving a bit > more options, but I believe my little Pentax Kr is a very good partner for my > photography needs. > > Why did I write this? Well... I just had to tell you this and we read so many > rants then why not a praise? :) > > Regards, > .t > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
Re: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..."
Excellent work. Congratulations! And I'm sure you'll find that the K-5 is a major improvement over the K-7. No comparison really. Paul On Jun 30, 2011, at 10:04 PM, Tanya Love wrote: > I'm in a big rush, but I'd just like to add that I just won two silver > distinctions and a silver award at the Australian Professional Photography > Awards, with nothing other than my K-7! :) > > I tell you what, Pentax Australia is finally taking a bit of notice of me > now, and I even had a nice long chat with the marketing department and CEO of > CR Kennedy at PMA on the weekend. > > In all honesty, I *have* struggled in the past months due to the sensor noise > that I have in low light conditions, but I have two *very* cheap K-5s on > their way to me (thanks for listening CR Kennedy!), > and I think I will be up to scratch then! > > You can see my award shots here: > https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150241867583840.339602.256694448839 > > I have to tell you that I certainly did gloat a bit when a very well known > AIPP Grand-Master (a professional of 40 years experience) who has been > mentoring me for the awards and who shoots with a 5D MkIII, only went home > with two silvers! Bwahahaha! And here's me, my first awards, and shot with > only my trusty little K-7 and AF50mm/f1.7, beating him (and lots of others) > in the awards stakes! Woohoo! > > t.x. > > > > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Timber > Sent: Friday, 1 July 2011 6:00 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..." > > Before you flame on me, no I am not. I will stay with my loved white Kr, and > maybe a K5 update later... > > But how many times I heard this from friends... countless. > > Most of the time the reason is: Pentax is not good for studio photography. > > I was not aware of Benjikan (or Benjamin Kanarek) until recently a friend of > mine directed me to his page. (FYI: > http://www.benjaminkanarek.com/ ) > > So I now always ask my friends when they say Pentax is not good enough for > studio: You think his photographs are not good enough? You already reached > his level and you feel it's not enough for you? > > Obviously... the answer is no :D > > But to be honest I had some hesitations sometimes as well... I love Sony's > new system, for not having a blacked VF during the photos and most > importantly, videos. But is it really that important? Well... no. > > But which other company offers you the possibility to try the > astrophotography for a low price of £200ish? Or has a grip so comfortable > that you don't really want to use a battery grip to make the use of the > camera comfortable? > > But on the other end there are limits for sure. Not having most of the 3rd > party companies support for P-TTL (YangNuo, Phottix...) is one of the main > concerns, but apart from that... I am still in love with Pentax :) > > So, yes... Sony A55 and Nikon D5100 are really tempting for me giving a bit > more options, but I believe my little Pentax Kr is a very good partner for my > photography needs. > > Why did I write this? Well... I just had to tell you this and we read so many > rants then why not a praise? :) > > Regards, > .t > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
RE: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..."
I'm in a big rush, but I'd just like to add that I just won two silver distinctions and a silver award at the Australian Professional Photography Awards, with nothing other than my K-7! :) I tell you what, Pentax Australia is finally taking a bit of notice of me now, and I even had a nice long chat with the marketing department and CEO of CR Kennedy at PMA on the weekend. In all honesty, I *have* struggled in the past months due to the sensor noise that I have in low light conditions, but I have two *very* cheap K-5s on their way to me (thanks for listening CR Kennedy!), and I think I will be up to scratch then! You can see my award shots here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150241867583840.339602.256694448839 I have to tell you that I certainly did gloat a bit when a very well known AIPP Grand-Master (a professional of 40 years experience) who has been mentoring me for the awards and who shoots with a 5D MkIII, only went home with two silvers! Bwahahaha! And here's me, my first awards, and shot with only my trusty little K-7 and AF50mm/f1.7, beating him (and lots of others) in the awards stakes! Woohoo! t.x. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Timber Sent: Friday, 1 July 2011 6:00 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..." Before you flame on me, no I am not. I will stay with my loved white Kr, and maybe a K5 update later... But how many times I heard this from friends... countless. Most of the time the reason is: Pentax is not good for studio photography. I was not aware of Benjikan (or Benjamin Kanarek) until recently a friend of mine directed me to his page. (FYI: http://www.benjaminkanarek.com/ ) So I now always ask my friends when they say Pentax is not good enough for studio: You think his photographs are not good enough? You already reached his level and you feel it's not enough for you? Obviously... the answer is no :D But to be honest I had some hesitations sometimes as well... I love Sony's new system, for not having a blacked VF during the photos and most importantly, videos. But is it really that important? Well... no. But which other company offers you the possibility to try the astrophotography for a low price of £200ish? Or has a grip so comfortable that you don't really want to use a battery grip to make the use of the camera comfortable? But on the other end there are limits for sure. Not having most of the 3rd party companies support for P-TTL (YangNuo, Phottix...) is one of the main concerns, but apart from that... I am still in love with Pentax :) So, yes... Sony A55 and Nikon D5100 are really tempting for me giving a bit more options, but I believe my little Pentax Kr is a very good partner for my photography needs. Why did I write this? Well... I just had to tell you this and we read so many rants then why not a praise? :) Regards, .t -- 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.
Re: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..."
On 30/06/2011 3:17 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: William Robb wrote: On 30/06/2011 1:59 PM, Timber wrote: The studio guys I know here shoot with hot-shoe-mounted radio triggers pretty much all the time. On the other hand, they also shoot tethered to the computer pretty much all the time, too. I use Pocket Lizards as well, but it is nice to be able to hook my old Metz 60 flash to a PC socket rather than going through a shoe mount adapter. I tried tethering with one of my older cameras (did the K20 tether?) and found that for product photography it was swell, but for any kind of portraiture it was more of a distraction for both me and the subject. -- William Robb -- 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.
Re: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..."
William Robb wrote: >On 30/06/2011 1:59 PM, Timber wrote: > >> Most of the time the reason is: Pentax is not good for studio >> photography. >> >http://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/785874/viewall >All shot with Pentax, all but two in the studio. > >Ask your friends if their cameras have a PC socket. The K20, K7 and K5 >all do, the K10 was missing it, and the istD has one. I'm not sure >about the other models. The studio guys I know here shoot with hot-shoe-mounted radio triggers pretty much all the time. On the other hand, they also shoot tethered to the computer pretty much all the time, too. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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.
Re: "I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..."
On 30/06/2011 1:59 PM, Timber wrote: Most of the time the reason is: Pentax is not good for studio photography. http://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/785874/viewall All shot with Pentax, all but two in the studio. Ask your friends if their cameras have a PC socket. The K20, K7 and K5 all do, the K10 was missing it, and the istD has one. I'm not sure about the other models. Also, I've seen many times when an image has veiling flare with Nikon and Canon lenses because of a misplaced hair light. This is something I just never have to worry about. -- William Robb -- 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.
"I am leaving Pentax because it limits me..."
Before you flame on me, no I am not. I will stay with my loved white Kr, and maybe a K5 update later... But how many times I heard this from friends... countless. Most of the time the reason is: Pentax is not good for studio photography. I was not aware of Benjikan (or Benjamin Kanarek) until recently a friend of mine directed me to his page. (FYI: http://www.benjaminkanarek.com/ ) So I now always ask my friends when they say Pentax is not good enough for studio: You think his photographs are not good enough? You already reached his level and you feel it's not enough for you? Obviously... the answer is no :D But to be honest I had some hesitations sometimes as well... I love Sony's new system, for not having a blacked VF during the photos and most importantly, videos. But is it really that important? Well... no. But which other company offers you the possibility to try the astrophotography for a low price of £200ish? Or has a grip so comfortable that you don't really want to use a battery grip to make the use of the camera comfortable? But on the other end there are limits for sure. Not having most of the 3rd party companies support for P-TTL (YangNuo, Phottix...) is one of the main concerns, but apart from that... I am still in love with Pentax :) So, yes... Sony A55 and Nikon D5100 are really tempting for me giving a bit more options, but I believe my little Pentax Kr is a very good partner for my photography needs. Why did I write this? Well... I just had to tell you this and we read so many rants then why not a praise? :) Regards, .t -- 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.
