RE: What Pentax gear is on your shopping (or wish) list?

[jcoyle]

There is not really anything I want: I'm not very active photographically 
anyway, and my kit encompasses the range 16-500mm, fit
both my film and digital cameras (at least those with a bayonet mount) and for 
older cameras I have enough lens for my occasional
use, ranging from 18-135mm.  Were this not the case, I'd probably have to 
refamiliarise myself with what is current, but I am not
sure that the photography I actually do would significantly benefit from newer 
gear - I use a K5ii and an MZ-S mainly, with
occasional forays into film with an SV, a Spotmatic, or a  Rolleicord.
Which is why I have seldom got  into gear discussions...


John in Brisbane



-Original Message-
From: Larry Colen  
Sent: Sunday, 15 January 2023 2:43 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
Subject: What Pentax gear is on your shopping (or wish) list?

It was recently observed that there is almost no discussion of Pentax gear, or 
even gear for your Pentax, on this list lately.

Let's get this kick started:  What gear is on your shopping list, or at least 
your wish list? Why do you want it?  Why haven't you
bought it yet?

The two major pieces of kit on my "want" list, are the DFA 24-70/2.8, and the 
K-3 III.

Over the past couple of weeks, I've kind of wanted a weather sealed, "fast", 
daily driver lens.  I already have a Tamron 28-70/2.8
and the DFA 28-105/3.5-5.6 which is WR.  So I do have weather sealed in that 
range, and I do have a f/2.8 lens in that range.  I
also have the 16-50/2.8 which works just fine on my K-3.  So, I already have 
the lenses that pretty much surround that specific bit
of functionality.

As to the K-3 III, what I really want would be a K-1 III, a K-1 with all of the 
nifty features they've added to the K-3 III (though
I don't really need the fancy pentaprism for the larger field of view, because 
it's already bigger), plus a modern sensor.  The K-3
was released almost 7 years ago, I mostly use mine these days when I either 
want a wide angle of view, with a fast lens, or when I
need the best sensor performance available to me in challenging light.  I would 
not be surprised if when you compared the final
images, the K-3 III sensor outperformed the K-1.  

Since a K-1 III isn't available, or even announced, there are a lot of things 
the K-3 III does better than my K-1, but I have barely
had a chance to take any photos at all the past year, and I haven't really had 
any chance to photograph in conditions where I'm up
against the performance limits of either of my Pentax camera bodies.  I have 
very little reason not to hold off on buying a K-3 III
until either the price drops, or they sell a major upgrade to the K-1.  

The 85/1.4 is also kind of on my wish list, but the pricing is such that it 
barely qualifies as an idle fantasy.


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What Pentax gear is on your shopping (or wish) list?

[Larry Colen]

It was recently observed that there is almost no discussion of Pentax gear, or 
even gear for your Pentax, on this list lately.

Let's get this kick started:  What gear is on your shopping list, or at least 
your wish list? Why do you want it?  Why haven't you bought it yet?

The two major pieces of kit on my "want" list, are the DFA 24-70/2.8, and the 
K-3 III.

Over the past couple of weeks, I've kind of wanted a weather sealed, "fast", 
daily driver lens.  I already have a Tamron 28-70/2.8 and the DFA 
28-105/3.5-5.6 which is WR.  So I do have weather sealed in that range, and I 
do have a f/2.8 lens in that range.  I also have the 16-50/2.8 which works just 
fine on my K-3.  So, I already have the lenses that pretty much surround that 
specific bit of functionality.

As to the K-3 III, what I really want would be a K-1 III, a K-1 with all of the 
nifty features they've added to the K-3 III (though I don't really need the 
fancy pentaprism for the larger field of view, because it's already bigger), 
plus a modern sensor.  The K-3 was released almost 7 years ago, I mostly use 
mine these days when I either want a wide angle of view, with a fast lens, or 
when I need the best sensor performance available to me in challenging light.  
I would not be surprised if when you compared the final images, the K-3 III 
sensor outperformed the K-1.  

Since a K-1 III isn't available, or even announced, there are a lot of things 
the K-3 III does better than my K-1, but I have barely had a chance to take any 
photos at all the past year, and I haven't really had any chance to photograph 
in conditions where I'm up against the performance limits of either of my 
Pentax camera bodies.  I have very little reason not to hold off on buying a 
K-3 III until either the price drops, or they sell a major upgrade to the K-1.  

The 85/1.4 is also kind of on my wish list, but the pricing is such that it 
barely qualifies as an idle fantasy.


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Re: First time birding

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Nice image of a contented fellow!

Dan Matyola
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On Sat, Jan 14, 2023 at 3:56 PM  wrote:

> Wanted to go to my favorite city park to shoot today because, as so rarely
> happens on a central Ohio winter day, the sun came out. I parked at the
> first open trail and there was this bunch of fat birds working to survive
> the winter. This crop is about 1/9 the original. It’s just a square out of
> the center.
>
> http://collinbrendemuehl.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/bird1.jpg
>
> I shot about 30 images but too many had bush branches in the way.
>
> A cardinal pair came by for a visit but they were too skittish when I
> started to move with the camera.
>
> K-1, F\* 300/4.5
>
> Next time I’ll remember the polarizing filter. But even so this isn’t too
> bad.
>
> Ann San wanted to go to this park many years ago but wasn’t able to stop
> in Columbus. I used to shoot a lot here. It’s area is > 1 section, so not
> too much different area than Central Park. We just have statues, hawkers,
> or hookers.
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Re: Re: First time birding

[collinb]

ann sanfedele wrote:

> That birdy is saying br I believe.  Were it mine, I'd reposition him
> so he isn't dead center of a square..
>
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Thank you.

It’s a large image so I can crop as needed.

And we’ve never forgotten your kindness with that whirlwind tour of lower 
Manhattan.

Collin
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Re: First time birding

[ann sanfedele]

That birdy is saying br I believe.  Were it mine, I'd reposition him 
so he isn't dead center of a square..


Wow - you remember that visit that didn't happen..  I believe it was 
when I was headed west just a couple of weeks after 9/11 in 2001...
I got a ticket for passing a truck in a construction zone... (I didn't 
know where my exit would be and the truck blocked my view.. so I
floored it get around him..  I drove another couple of miles before I 
got pulled over.. it threw everything off timing wise _ I had to stop in
a town and pay the fine so I could get out of Dodge.. ugh.. I had never 
gotten a speeding ticket before .. or any sort of ticket..

I was a mess... hence, Columbus was not to be.

ann


On 1/14/2023 3:56 PM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote:

Wanted to go to my favorite city park to shoot today because, as so rarely 
happens on a central Ohio winter day, the sun came out. I parked at the first 
open trail and there was this bunch of fat birds working to survive the winter. 
This crop is about 1/9 the original. It’s just a square out of the center.

http://collinbrendemuehl.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/bird1.jpg

I shot about 30 images but too many had bush branches in the way.

A cardinal pair came by for a visit but they were too skittish when I started 
to move with the camera.

K-1, F\* 300/4.5

Next time I’ll remember the polarizing filter. But even so this isn’t too bad.

Ann San wanted to go to this park many years ago but wasn’t able to stop in 
Columbus. I used to shoot a lot here. It’s area is > 1 section, so not too much 
different area than Central Park. We just have statues, hawkers, or hookers.
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First time birding

[collinb]

Wanted to go to my favorite city park to shoot today because, as so rarely 
happens on a central Ohio winter day, the sun came out. I parked at the first 
open trail and there was this bunch of fat birds working to survive the winter. 
This crop is about 1/9 the original. It’s just a square out of the center.

http://collinbrendemuehl.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/bird1.jpg

I shot about 30 images but too many had bush branches in the way.

A cardinal pair came by for a visit but they were too skittish when I started 
to move with the camera.

K-1, F\* 300/4.5

Next time I’ll remember the polarizing filter. But even so this isn’t too bad.

Ann San wanted to go to this park many years ago but wasn’t able to stop in 
Columbus. I used to shoot a lot here. It’s area is > 1 section, so not too much 
different area than Central Park. We just have statues, hawkers, or hookers.
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Pentax Sighting (always old TV, it seems)

[collinb]

Hart to Hart, “You Made Me Kill You” (S1E5)

Looks like a P3-type body with the A80-200/4. All near the episode beginning.
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