The noise level is atrocious even at iso 400. The istD was better in that
regard. My k7's autofocus is nowhere near as good as the k5's, street or
studio. And yes, I'd be happy to meet for lunch. I have a shoot this Friday,
but I'm usually flexible.
Paul via phone
On Jul 2, 2013, at 8:27 PM,
Ricoh bought Pentax for their technology. engineering and
manufacturing. That doesn't always show up in products. Kodak had
patents that never saw the light of day as products, some of which
seemed to be quite intersting. I expect that Pentax has a treasure trove
of lens related designs and
I agree on the noise. Tried to use it for star trails in Bryce Canyon
about 2 years ago. Nothing doing. Skies were fairly dark but even 5
minute exposures produced orange noisy skies. Can't remember ISO I was
using but relatively low.
I'll correspond off-list regarding lunch sometime. I'm
Mark C. wrote:
I wonder WHY Ricoh purchased Pentax. The cachet of the Pentax
brand? It was already pretty tarnished in the overall marketplace in
2011 when the deal took place... The huge market share of loyal Pentax
users... like us? If so, they did little hold onto that base... To
provide a
On less jocular note, few points at relatively random order:
1. Beside immediate emotional reaction - does anyone remember a brand
name Minolta? It seems that Sony is doing rather good these days.
2. As I said few times before - you can still use your favorite Pentax
lenses (albeit probably
Tom you missed some facts and misquoted some. I read your article with
great relish and did find it enlightening though.
a) History: I go into dusty old small Towns of India - where Pentax is
NOT at all present, No Sales or Service. Most of us diehard Pentaxians
either buy Pentax abroad or import
Tom, sorry, to you and Paul again. Our childhood Folklore tells us Two
Sticks tied together are stronger than One. Obviously Two Businesses
amalgamated as one builds on the strengths of each other.
Your Bastards at Ricoh had a better choice: kept their dominance by
changing PENTAX - Ricoh to RICOH
Hey Larry Gerrit, you are welcome to stay with me in Bangalore. My
daughter in the Bay Area tells me California is sweltering, but here
in Bangalore it is a pleasant 74 degrees F. It is Monsoon season in
India.
You folks bet I WILL be changing brands if provoked any further by the
Idiots at
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