RE: Enablement K1 +

2016-11-14 Thread Malcolm Smith 
John wrote:

Would that be paleolithic or neolithic?

I probably should put batteries in mine and go out to shoot a few frames
just to make sure it doesn't petrify


Ha!

I put the use of the *ist D in the diary every so often as a day to use a
low MP camera. I think I like to use it, as a reminder that when it came
out, it cost more than a K1 today.

Malcolm


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Re: Enablement K1 +

2016-11-12 Thread Philip Northeast 
The first thing I found with the K1 is the rear button layout is 
simpler, less chance of hitting the wrong button, particularly 
accidentally going into Live View Mode as happens with my K5.


Philip Northeast

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On 13/11/16 6:55 am, Larry Colen wrote:



Bruce Walker wrote:



I dunno. I came to the K-3 from the K20D. Then I came to the 645Z from
the K-3. Yet I still shoot the K20D from time to time and when I do I
appreciate both its ergonomics and image quality[*]. Nobody with a
K20D should feel pressure to upgrade if it's meeting their needs.


If your camera is meeting your needs, no matter what it is, you should
feel no pressure to upgrade.  However, anybody with a Pentax body older
than a K-5, with the ability to upgrade, should at least consider
borrowing one for a short while to see if the improved performance might
help them in unexpected ways.

I think that the button layout on the K-1 is the best yet.  I rarely
find myself hitting the wrong button by mistake.  I've got a couple of
pages of gripes about the design of the software UI, but the button
layout is very nice.



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* I'm a big fan of the rendering from that CMOS sensor.


I went to the K20 from the K100, and there wasn't a lot about the 20
sensor that I liked better than the K100 sensor. I did quite like the
ergonomics and feel of it. For studio work it was a very nice body.
Although, once I got the K-x, which had the worst feel in my hands of
any of my Pentax DSLRs, I pretty much stopped using the K20 for anything
but studio work because the K-x sensor was so much better in anything
but the best light.



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Re: Enablement K1 +

2016-11-12 Thread Bruce Walker 
On Sat, Nov 12, 2016 at 2:55 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
>
> Bruce Walker wrote:
>
>> I dunno. I came to the K-3 from the K20D. Then I came to the 645Z from
>> the K-3. Yet I still shoot the K20D from time to time and when I do I
>> appreciate both its ergonomics and image quality[*]. Nobody with a
>> K20D should feel pressure to upgrade if it's meeting their needs.
>
>
> If your camera is meeting your needs, no matter what it is, you should feel
> no pressure to upgrade.  However, anybody with a Pentax body older than a
> K-5, with the ability to upgrade, should at least consider borrowing one for
> a short while to see if the improved performance might help them in
> unexpected ways.
>
> I think that the button layout on the K-1 is the best yet.  I rarely find
> myself hitting the wrong button by mistake.  I've got a couple of pages of
> gripes about the design of the software UI, but the button layout is very
> nice.
>
>>
>> --
>> * I'm a big fan of the rendering from that CMOS sensor.
>
>
> I went to the K20 from the K100, and there wasn't a lot about the 20 sensor
> that I liked better than the K100 sensor. I did quite like the ergonomics
> and feel of it. For studio work it was a very nice body. Although, once I
> got the K-x, which had the worst feel in my hands of any of my Pentax DSLRs,
> I pretty much stopped using the K20 for anything but studio work because the
> K-x sensor was so much better in anything but the best light.

Heh, funny how it goes. My K20D/K100D experience is almost the exact
opposite to yours. The K100D sensor is so bad at low light I almost
swooned when I used the K20D in the same venues. I put the K100D away
and never shot with it again.

The K20D was just so refined and a huge upgrade in every single way
from the K100D Super. I found there was no comparison at all between
the K20D's sensor and the K100D.

I gave my K100D to an impoverished model whose mother had some Pentax
lenses, so it's getting some use at least.

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Re: Enablement K1 +

2016-11-12 Thread Larry Colen 



Bruce Walker wrote:



I dunno. I came to the K-3 from the K20D. Then I came to the 645Z from
the K-3. Yet I still shoot the K20D from time to time and when I do I
appreciate both its ergonomics and image quality[*]. Nobody with a
K20D should feel pressure to upgrade if it's meeting their needs.


If your camera is meeting your needs, no matter what it is, you should 
feel no pressure to upgrade.  However, anybody with a Pentax body older 
than a K-5, with the ability to upgrade, should at least consider 
borrowing one for a short while to see if the improved performance might 
help them in unexpected ways.


I think that the button layout on the K-1 is the best yet.  I rarely 
find myself hitting the wrong button by mistake.  I've got a couple of 
pages of gripes about the design of the software UI, but the button 
layout is very nice.




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* I'm a big fan of the rendering from that CMOS sensor.


I went to the K20 from the K100, and there wasn't a lot about the 20 
sensor that I liked better than the K100 sensor. I did quite like the 
ergonomics and feel of it. For studio work it was a very nice body. 
Although, once I got the K-x, which had the worst feel in my hands of 
any of my Pentax DSLRs, I pretty much stopped using the K20 for anything 
but studio work because the K-x sensor was so much better in anything 
but the best light.


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Re: Enablement K1 +

2016-11-12 Thread Bruce Walker 
On Sat, Nov 12, 2016 at 12:12 PM, P.J. Alling
 wrote:
>
> Short take, having come to the K5II from the K20D, I must say I really
> appreciate my "stone knives and bearskins".  Anyone still shooting a K-7 or
> K20D should really upgrade to at least a K-5 for the image quality alone,
> everything else is just gravy.

I dunno. I came to the K-3 from the K20D. Then I came to the 645Z from
the K-3. Yet I still shoot the K20D from time to time and when I do I
appreciate both its ergonomics and image quality[*]. Nobody with a
K20D should feel pressure to upgrade if it's meeting their needs.

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Re: Enablement K1 +

2016-11-12 Thread P.J. Alling 

On 11/12/2016 2:25 PM, Brian Walters wrote:

On Sun, Nov 13, 2016, at 03:25 AM, John wrote:

On 11/12/2016 3:57 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote:

Rick Womer wrote:

Where in history does that leave those of us using K-5s or K-7s?

My son uses my K10D; still going strong with ~30K exposures on the clock. He
must somewhere in the late Roman empire.
+

Caveman here, still occasionally uses an *ist D.

Malcolm



Would that be paleolithic or neolithic?

I probably should put batteries in mine and go out to shoot a few frames
just to make sure it doesn't petrify.


Yeah, I fire off a few frames from my *ist D & DS occasionally just to
exercise the shutter. I have to say I think the DS is the most
ergonomically satisfying of all my Pentax DSLRs.


I don't knowm I like the grip on the K-5II better.  The Ds is lighter, 
and a little smaller but I do use it every once in a while and end up 
missing the K-5II.





Cheers

Brian

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Re: Enablement K1 +

2016-11-12 Thread Brian Walters 
On Sun, Nov 13, 2016, at 03:25 AM, John wrote:
> On 11/12/2016 3:57 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote:
> > Rick Womer wrote:
> >
> > Where in history does that leave those of us using K-5s or K-7s?
> >
> > My son uses my K10D; still going strong with ~30K exposures on the clock. He
> > must somewhere in the late Roman empire.
> > +
> >
> > Caveman here, still occasionally uses an *ist D.
> >
> > Malcolm
> >
> >
> 
> Would that be paleolithic or neolithic?
> 
> I probably should put batteries in mine and go out to shoot a few frames
> just to make sure it doesn't petrify.


Yeah, I fire off a few frames from my *ist D & DS occasionally just to
exercise the shutter. I have to say I think the DS is the most
ergonomically satisfying of all my Pentax DSLRs.


Cheers

Brian

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Re: Enablement K1 +

2016-11-12 Thread P.J. Alling 
I wrote a long post on the sufficiency of the K-5/5II/5IIs as a camera, 
but it was really nothing that hasn't been said before, so I put it 
aside maybe I'll start a blog and call it not good enough for the PDML.


Short take, having come to the K5II from the K20D, I must say I really 
appreciate my "stone knives and bearskins".  Anyone still shooting a K-7 
or K20D should really upgrade to at least a K-5 for the image quality 
alone, everything else is just gravy.


On 11/12/2016 3:43 AM, Rick Womer wrote:

Where in history does that leave those of us using K-5s or K-7s?

My son uses my K10D; still going strong with ~30K exposures on the
clock. He must somewhere in the late Roman empire.

Rick
http://photo.net/photos/RickW


On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:

Nothing wrong with that image!

I hope you enjoy your new camera.  I'm still back in the middle ages with
  K-5 IIs.

Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola

On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 2:15 AM, Philip Northeast 
wrote:


Picked up my K1 and a Sigma 35mm F1.4 Art lens today.

This was my first effort. Not all the settings were how I normally shoot
but it is a start. Might even have to read some of the manual.

https://flic.kr/p/P6nRNz

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Re: Enablement K1 +

2016-11-12 Thread John 

On 11/12/2016 3:57 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote:

Rick Womer wrote:

Where in history does that leave those of us using K-5s or K-7s?

My son uses my K10D; still going strong with ~30K exposures on the clock. He
must somewhere in the late Roman empire.
+

Caveman here, still occasionally uses an *ist D.

Malcolm




Would that be paleolithic or neolithic?

I probably should put batteries in mine and go out to shoot a few frames
just to make sure it doesn't petrify.


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Re: Enablement K1 +

2016-11-12 Thread Philip Northeast 
The Sigma 35mm lens is very heavy, more than most of my telephoto 
lenses, so it is weighty combination


Philip Northeast

www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au

On 12/11/16 8:09 pm, Brian Walters wrote:

On Fri, Nov 11, 2016, at 06:15 PM, Philip Northeast wrote:

Picked up my K1 and a Sigma 35mm F1.4 Art lens today.

This was my first effort. Not all the settings were how I normally shoot
but it is a start. Might even have to read some of the manual.

https://flic.kr/p/P6nRNz



Well, you said you were going to get one when we met up in Hobart.  I'm
sure you'll enjoy it but I fear it would be too heavy for me.  I'm even
finding the K-5 a bit more than I want to carry around.  Now, if Ricoh
would produce a nice, lightweight mirrorless


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Re: Enablement K1 +

2016-11-12 Thread Brian Walters 
On Fri, Nov 11, 2016, at 06:15 PM, Philip Northeast wrote:
> Picked up my K1 and a Sigma 35mm F1.4 Art lens today.
> 
> This was my first effort. Not all the settings were how I normally shoot 
> but it is a start. Might even have to read some of the manual.
> 
> https://flic.kr/p/P6nRNz


Well, you said you were going to get one when we met up in Hobart.  I'm
sure you'll enjoy it but I fear it would be too heavy for me.  I'm even
finding the K-5 a bit more than I want to carry around.  Now, if Ricoh
would produce a nice, lightweight mirrorless


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RE: Enablement K1 +

2016-11-12 Thread Malcolm Smith 
Rick Womer wrote:

Where in history does that leave those of us using K-5s or K-7s?

My son uses my K10D; still going strong with ~30K exposures on the clock. He
must somewhere in the late Roman empire.
+

Caveman here, still occasionally uses an *ist D.

Malcolm


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Re: Enablement K1 +

2016-11-12 Thread Rick Womer 
Where in history does that leave those of us using K-5s or K-7s?

My son uses my K10D; still going strong with ~30K exposures on the
clock. He must somewhere in the late Roman empire.

Rick
http://photo.net/photos/RickW


On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> Nothing wrong with that image!
>
> I hope you enjoy your new camera.  I'm still back in the middle ages with
>  K-5 IIs.
>
> Dan Matyola
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
>
> On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 2:15 AM, Philip Northeast 
> wrote:
>
>> Picked up my K1 and a Sigma 35mm F1.4 Art lens today.
>>
>> This was my first effort. Not all the settings were how I normally shoot
>> but it is a start. Might even have to read some of the manual.
>>
>> https://flic.kr/p/P6nRNz
>>
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>>
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Re: Enablement K1 +

2016-11-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola 
Nothing wrong with that image!

I hope you enjoy your new camera.  I'm still back in the middle ages with
 K-5 IIs.

Dan Matyola
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On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 2:15 AM, Philip Northeast 
wrote:

> Picked up my K1 and a Sigma 35mm F1.4 Art lens today.
>
> This was my first effort. Not all the settings were how I normally shoot
> but it is a start. Might even have to read some of the manual.
>
> https://flic.kr/p/P6nRNz
>
> --
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Re: Enablement K1 +

2016-11-11 Thread Jack Davis 
Clean and sharp! Nice!

J

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> On Nov 10, 2016, at 11:41 PM, Malcolm Smith  wrote:
> 
> Philip Northeast wrote:
> 
> Picked up my K1 and a Sigma 35mm F1.4 Art lens today.
> 
> This was my first effort. Not all the settings were how I normally shoot but
> it is a start. Might even have to read some of the manual.
> 
> https://flic.kr/p/P6nRNz
> +
> 
> Nice! More photos expected.
> 
> Malcolm
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RE: Enablement K1 +

2016-11-10 Thread Malcolm Smith 
Philip Northeast wrote:

Picked up my K1 and a Sigma 35mm F1.4 Art lens today.

This was my first effort. Not all the settings were how I normally shoot but
it is a start. Might even have to read some of the manual.

https://flic.kr/p/P6nRNz
+

Nice! More photos expected.

Malcolm


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Re: Enablement K1 +

2016-11-10 Thread Paul Stenquist 
Congratulations! Nice pic!

Paul via phone

> On Nov 11, 2016, at 2:15 AM, Philip Northeast  wrote:
> 
> Picked up my K1 and a Sigma 35mm F1.4 Art lens today.
> 
> This was my first effort. Not all the settings were how I normally shoot but 
> it is a start. Might even have to read some of the manual.
> 
> https://flic.kr/p/P6nRNz
> 
> -- 
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