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Anonymous
hey /p/, I happen to have a question to you: I have been shooting with a Fuji fps5600 for a cuople of years (been posting here for a while). It's a decent camera, but I think it should time to upgrade to a DSLR. I started considering a d40x or a 400d (in b4 nikon VS canon), but I discovered my father had a Pentax some 30 years ago with several lenses.
What is your illuminated opinion on the k100/110d? is the new k100d super "superior" in any way? Will I be able to use the old lenses? Thanks in advance.
>> Anonymous
Yeah, you should be able to use the old lenses (unless it's a pre-K-mount Pentax).

I think (correct me if I'm wrong) the main difference between the 100 and the 110 is that the 110 doesn't have anti-shake, which I think is pretty failish. The 100d Super adds in a dust reduction system (doesn't work) and an extra level of high ISO (which you'll almost never use because it's noisy as hell).
>> Anonymous
>>79935

That is the only diff between the 100 and the 110, is the IS (Image stabilization) it's the only, I've shot with both, and with the 110, i didn't even notice it without the IS.

The K10 is the best from what I hear, and it shows in the price, I think it's about $700+ with a kit lense.

But get the K110, it's cheaper, and same as the 100, you can use all your old K-mount lenses.
>> Anonymous
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>>79951

Well the difference is K10 is 10 megapixel, K100, K110 are both 6 megapixel. Plus a bunch of other features, but that's the big separation.

I'm going against what you said and recommending the K100, the IS is definitely worth it.

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>> Anonymous
Also, if you've only used an autofocus camera before and intend on using old Pentax glass, get ready to learn manual focusing. Without a split screen prism.

I mean it has an "in focus" indicator by flashing a small red square, but still, I'd kill to have a split screen. :-(

In b4 someone recommends Katseye.
>> Anymonous
>>79953
What's Katseye? Googles do nothing.
>> Anonymous
>>79965
its katz eye, and its a custom focusing screen
>> Anonymous
>>79967

I forgot they had a Z for that extra kookiness.

Katz Eye™ Focusing Screen for the
Pentax K100D
Price: $95.00
>> Anonymous
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While on the topic of cameras, is this Canon a good one? It was a hand-me-down and is only 3.2 Megapixles, but it has a good zoom I think.

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>> Sicko !L3HRY/miC.
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More handheld IS shots. Also, now a tripfag.

Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakePENTAX CorporationCamera ModelPENTAX K100DCamera SoftwareK100D Ver 1.00Sensing MethodOne-Chip Color AreaColor Filter Array Pattern57312Focal Length (35mm Equiv)0 mmImage-Specific Properties:Image Width3040Image Height2024Number of Bits Per Component12Compression SchemeUnknownPixel CompositionUnknownImage OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution72 dpiVertical Resolution72 dpiImage Data ArrangementChunky FormatImage Created2007:09:20 22:06:51Exposure Time1/45 secF-Numberf/0.0Exposure ProgramManualISO Speed Rating1600Exposure Bias0 EVMetering ModeCenter Weighted AverageFlashNo FlashFocal Length0.00 mmRenderingNormalExposure ModeManualWhite BalanceManualScene Capture TypeStandardContrastNormalSaturationNormalSharpnessNormalSubject Distance RangeDistant View
>> Steven
>>79932For the older lenses, you may need an adapter. I believe lenses made from 1990(?) all use the K bayonet, which all modern Pentax DSLR uses. The only difference is the K100D super version has support for SDM(high speed)lenses and a dust removal system. I own a K10D and K110D. I bought Pentax cameras because of the price to features ratio. The K110D/K100D compares to the Nikon D50/D40 and the Rebel XT, while the K10D compares to the Nikon D200 and Canon 30D. The only problem I had was finding long fast lens, but now Pentax has release the 50-135mm lens. Sigma produces limited amount of lenses for the Pentax mount, many lenses are back ordered at most online photo stores.
>> Anonymous
>>79970
Good for its age.
>> Anonymous
>>79981
Pentax has been making K-mount lenses for 30-something years and the autofocus will still work with the K10D or K100D.

>>79951
You don't know what you're talking about... K100D is cheaper than K110D most places and if not, the difference is negligible. K100D has come down in price because the K100D Super came out.

I'd recommend the K10D. I own this camera and it's made of win! Weather sealing is nice.
>> Sicko !L3HRY/miC.
>>80300

Sorry to point out the obvious, but autofocus only works with lenses that were built with it. It can't magically create an autofocus mechanism in old lenses.

If the lenses are M42 screw-mounts, you'll need an adapter, but apart from that you should be fine.
>> Steven
>>80305
The Pentax 1.7x adapter can make manual focus lens to auto focus.

http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/photographers-marketplace/12476-fs-pentax-1-7x-auto-focus-tele-co
nverter-brand-new.html
>> Anonymous
>>80404
1. Enjoy your 4.25x crop factor and loss of at least a couple stops of light.

2. How would it do that?
>> des
>>80467
Someone else made one, too, but I dunno if it ever got out of marketing announcements.
You had to prefocus to near where you wanted and it had moving elements inside that would keep the focus for you.
>> Anonymous
>>80467
If the adapter has glass elements, it can use those elements to focus independent of the elements in the main lens itself. Basically in the same way as a pair of glasses fixes the focus on your eyes.

But yeah, while it's a neat idea, it has the disadvantage that it's not really letting you use your manual focus glass as if it were autofocus glass. It lets you use your manual glass as if it were some *completely different* autofocus glass, with different focal length, aperture, and even optical characteristics since there's some extra glass in there for focusing...

(Note: This is just conjecture since I'd never heard of the adapter before today)
>> des
>>80485
Pretty much. It's not super useful outside of saying, hay, check out this awesome thing. I knew a guy who loved using it with an smc 50mm for portraits but I've never played with one.
>> Anonymous
>>80489
Wouldn't it just make more since to buy an 85mm prime instead of a 50mm prime and a teleconvertor? Or was he really that lazy about manual focusing and really that cheap that he insisted on old glass?
>> des
>>80491
He had an 85mm super tak, he liked the 50+converter better
>> Sicko !L3HRY/miC.
>>80491

Different strokes for different folks I guess.