Hi guys There are a number of great cameras and lenses out there. I have been working professionally with my K20D and K10D for so,me time now. No problem. Of course the are things I can't do with them. Like shooting 8 fps. or shoot images that require VERY fast AF. But most of the time this is not the issue.
Some lense manufactureres make lenses that can't be bought with a Pentax mount. That is a bit annoying. But in fact I CAN get a nice lense selection for Pentax, even a great lense for panoramas, like the Pentax/Tokina 10-17mm f. 3.5.-4.5, wich can be "understood" be the panoramic software. As I said many times before: No customer ever asked me about my equipment. They are just interested in the pictures. So am I, really :-) And the paycheck, naturally. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Apr 20, 2009 19:25 "Luiz Felipe" <[email protected]> wrote: > I understand your point fairly well. > I decided to work as photographer some time ago. Got the same comments > from everywhere, since I was using a Pentax LX and no professional > would > use Pentax because those cameras weren´t up to Nikon, Canon, > Minolta... > > Stubborn, I pushed and got some acceptance - and won some bets too. > Then > I needed some 120 format camera, and of course, I needed a > Hasselblad... > since the Pentax 67 was such a poor camera and the lenses were no > good... > > One day I got really fed up, and cut my 67 slides a little more, > placed > them in 66 mounts and told one of the smart guys I had just bought a > Hasselblad, and how did he like my photos? Smart guy congratulates me > on > my new gear, loves my photos, wich show an impressive evolution, not > only because the Hassy was better, but also because I was able to > control my photos better. After I get him to praise the shots in the > next public meeting I just pull out the mount and tell him to get eyes > checked. Won´t talk to me to this day, more than 20 years later... > > I did add some Canon FD gear later (a full set for a very good price > and > came with the selective metering Pentax wouldn´t offer then), found me > a > good-working 500 C/M (polaroid,645 and 66 backs, more leaf shutter > lenses), bought a Sinar (4x5 and full moves, even if I used it more > often with the 67 back), and for a time had a set of tools almost > perfectly matched to the jobs at hand. While I became able to get more > photos done, my photos didn't improve due to gear change... they > actually suffered for a while, until I got to control the new gear as > I > handled the oldies. Time lag on the F1n alone made me return to the LX > to grab some of those moments. > > Then all pro photo in Fortaleza was done in 120 format, so I sold the > FD > gear and returned to Pentax. Then the new trend would be Digital, and > of > course I needed Canon or Mamiya(!) or some costly adapter that would > expose the colors in three different exposures, and one day I lose one > specific project that was in the sixth month of development because... > I > was working with obsolete slide film, and some local guy deported from > somewhere in the world for working without permit had just arrived > with > the perfect tool, capable of instant review, so he would continuously > adjust the photos to the client interest... some brand new Nikon pro > camera, under 6 mp... not the obsolete Hasselblad. > > Unless you would like the other aspects of the profession, you may end > up enjoying your photos more as amateur. Not that I doubt you ARE > capable of working - at the photographic level your photos would allow > you to work anywhere you want. But the smart persons you´ll work for > and > the "proper profee tool" set are part of the deal. Even if you make > your > way with the Amateur-oriented Pentax. > > LF > > LF > > Timbah! escreveu: > > One of the main problems is I've Pentax. Not kidding. An agency will > > > > never talk with someone who has Pentax. The minimum is Full Frame, > > which > > Pentax not planning to release. With a Nikon D700 or Canon EOS 5D > > (MK1) > > I could start with luck :) > > > > Also my equipment really lacks many things to become a professional. > > All > > the shots with Dovile was made with the FA 50 f1.4 and I had some > > "bad > > experience" with the focusing speed and accuracy of the K20D. > > > > It also made me think about Pentax and Professional Photography. > > > > Pentax is the very best amateur level camera and so far I know they > > > > always were in the 35mm market. The Pentax K20D is a fantastic > > camera, > > but it has some serious downs. The AF is really a pain in the rear > > sometimes, not to mention the focus feedback with MF lenses. For > > Nature > > it's very good since you have time, but for sport and fashion it's > > kinda > > weak. I did 'journalist' photographies with a 40 years old Carl > > Zeiss > > lens (f4/300) and it was way better than the other guy with a Canon > > EOS > > 40D + 70-200 f4 L (said the editor :P), but I often feel the need of > > > > something quicker. I did live performance photography yesterday (a > > dutch > > band called Kraak & Smaak played at Trafalgar Square) and many of my > > > > shots seems to be just a little OOF. > > > > The main problem is (I believe) that in this 'running' world you > > need to > > keep the tempo or you will fail (Minolta is one of the best > > examples). > > Also Samsung seem to be getting independent from Pentax as the EVIL > > > > system was developed alone and they don't want to share it with > > Pentax. > > Without Samsung I wonder how well Pentax will suceed, but I am > > afraid it > > might have difficulties. > > > > So all in all I wonder what Pentax will do... but they need > > something > > BIG :) > > > > .t > > > > Ps> I can't do professional photography work because I lack the two > > > > E-factor: Experience and Equipment :D > > > > Christine Aguila wrote: > >> Wow! Stunning! You've picked some gorgeous women to photograph. > >> > >> Your style is so distinct, Timber--really great! Sorry to hear > >> about > >> Friday--what was it about last week? > >> > >> Anyway--I'd follow Cotty's suggestion and get your work out there > >> and > >> to the London agencies! > >> Cheers, Christine > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timbah!" <[email protected]> > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 10:18 AM > >> Subject: GESO: Meet Dovile :) > >> > >> > >>> Hi list, > >>> > >>> I had a quite terrible friday but it turned to be good in the end. > >>> I > >>> had my first girl-photo-shoot :) > >>> > >>> A lituanian girl asked me to do some photos of her and this friday > >>> in > >>> heavy rain we went out (thanks for Pentax Weather Sealing) and > >>> took > >>> some pictures. > >>> > >>> Well... long story short: We had a good time and in the end I > >>> think > >>> we had a few good shots. > >>> > >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/timbah/3452600674 > >>> > >>> More on my stream. > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> .timber > >>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> [email protected] > >>> 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 > >> [email protected] > >> 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 > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > > and > > follow the directions. > > > > > > -- > Luiz Felipe > luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br > http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
