Welcome back. I was here 10 years ago but don't recall your name - but memory isn't a strong point at my age :-)
Before deciding on a K-70 it might be worth Googling "Pentax Aperture Block" which affected several cameras including, I think, the K-70. It might be worth considering a KP or even a lightly used K-5 II or K-5 IIs. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ https://500px.com/supera1000/galleries > On 13 March 2021 at 22:06 Alistair Lax <alistairj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I've just re-joined PDML after about 10 years - not that my absence > would have been noticeable as I was mainly a lurker. Work became too > busy and the bridge camera was more portable than the K20D when weight > was an issue. However the Lumix's focussing is too slow for a fast > moving 2 year old grandson, and it's been good to use the Pentax more. I > might even be tempted to put batteries and film in the LX... And should > I upgrade the K20D, now that I am retired and supposedly have more time? > A better low light sensor would be good and the K-70 will probably suit, > but I must do more research. > > I recognise many of the same names as 10 years ago, some of whom I met > at the 2005 London PDML at Borough Market and the London Eye. I'm > enjoying not just the Pentax discussions and photos, but of course the > eclectic OT discussions ranging from US domestic voltages to Covid-19 > antibody responses. As a microbiologist with an interest in the history > of disease, the horrors of the past year have held a morbid fascination, > but hopefully we will all be safely allowed out soon. > > BTW, is there still a digest version? > > back to lurking > > Alistair > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
