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Anonymous
Why isnt Pentax discussed here?

Dont they build good DSRLs or why is it that i dont see threads about them?
>> Anonymous
There are no retarded pentaxfags to troll here, so no Pentax threads.
>> Anonymous
Lets see it that way, im not a Brandfag.
Im just interested why they wont get the attention the other 2 brands get here.
>> Martin !!ve2Q1ETWmJH
>>171726
Lets put this in perspective for the youth:

Pentax = Umbro
Nikon = Nike
Canon = Adidas
>> Sicko !L3HRY/miC.
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There's a couple of Pentaxfags around, I guess we're just quieter or something, but Pentax are discussed every so often (even if it is usually about why they're not discussed as much as Canikon) you just have to lurk moar.

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>> fohdeesha !dcNTt1msW6
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you never hear from pentax users because they're out shooting. /oldjoke

I don't know really, I own a k100d and couldn't be happier. way more features for the same price, hella awesomne and cheap lenses om ebay, etc.

whenever you speak out about it though you just get bombarded with "OMG PENTAX SUX" by people who have never even touched one. best to just keep quiet I guess

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>> Anonymous
I'm pretty sure the OP was just fishing for this:

>you never hear from pentax users because they're out shooting. /oldjoke
>> Anonymous
>>171760

Yeah.

And i really wanted to know if they are equal to the more discussed brands.
>> heavyweather !4AIf7oXcbA
>>171770
Their cameras are great, their system is a little smaller, but there's nothing wrong with Pentaxes. They're pretty fucking cool. I'd use'em if the Texan had Pentax glass.
>> Anonymous
The only real flaw in Pentax DSLRs is that they won't give them a full-coverage finder, not that it's normal to do so, but it should be.

They've got some of the best lenses available, as picture-taking-tools, I mean: not just top quality optically, but built very well, and available in some unique (and good) focal lengths. And they can take, with an adapter, all the great old Pentax lenses from the years where they and Zeiss were each other's primary competition, and they've got high magnification viewfinders (for crop SLRs) so focusing them should be easy, though the only time I've shot a Pentax was playing around with a K100D in a store.
>> fence !!POey2hdozCZ
pentax's new slogan should read

"Pentax: I WOULD be shooting it, but...."
>> Anonymous
>>171800
It's funny how true that is. I think the Pentax lens lineup is fantastic, and if they made a body that I found even 60% acceptable in terms of ergonomics, I would jump ship right away.
>> Anonymous
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i love my pentax. eventually i'll upgrade to probably a D300 or something, but for now, it works flawlessly for me.

my only gripe would be lack of iso100 and no slow sync flash option.

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>> fence !!POey2hdozCZ
>>171805

can't you just choose a slower shutter speed?
>> Tails
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I think that those of us who use Pentax know that we'll get word-raped as soon as we mention it. Instead, we just post better pictures.

Think of it this way:

Canikon users are actually pretty insecure about their choices - that's why they're always the loudest ones. They need to make sure everyone knows their brands are the best. When is the last time you saw a Pentaxfag mock the other brands?

Canikon users went with the most popular products, so they'll be looking over their shoulders for the rest of their lives wondering if they could have done better.

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>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>171815
Hi, you need to lurk moar.
>> Anonymous
>>171815


I lol'd at how truthful this is
>> Jesus !1EQ.kCAg9c
>>171815
I shoot Canon, and I couldn't care less what brand you shoot. The only reason why Canon/Nikon users are more often the ones who make fun of other brands are because there are so many more people who use those brands and thus, have a higher number of assholes.
>> Anonymous
>>171815
that picture is fucking awful

smash your camera now

usually photographer > camera, but this case
its obviously
camera>photographer

ATLEAST GO GRABD A D40 FFS!!!
>> Martin !!ve2Q1ETWmJH
>>171815
I think avaliability plays a role in this aswell..

Go into your local camera shop, Im almost positive they'll be a huge range of canikon lenses.. apposed to the 1 Pentax stock.. 18-50 or w/e.
>> Anonymous
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Olympus fag here.

Actually, I want an E-3 for PJ work, but we shoot with Canon 40D's and 20D's up here at the student paper. Got some good glass for 'em too but the things are just old and get abused... :'(

So I just shoot with my Olympus E-500 usually.
>> Anonymous
>>171840


MA-MA-MONSTER TROLL!
>> Anonymous
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pentax user myself, most of us just lurk because when we do post we usually get "lol pentax" and thats it but i love mine

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>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>171924
>most of us just lurk because when we do post we usually get "lol pentax"
That hasn't really been my experience. Digital Rebel users and D40 users get mocked. Anything sony gets mocked. I've never seen anyone whining about Pentax.

Man up and post some pictures.
>> Anonymous
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>>171933
yes masa

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>> Anonymous
>>171800
Another QFT here.

>>171805
Actually, higher base ISO is better. Your camera starts at ISO 200 because its sensor performs best there, whereas cameras that start at ISO 100 perform best there. Any higher or lower and the performance suffers.

Now, it would be better if (like some cameras do) they let you go lower with a special option for when you want to shoot at f/1.4 at high noon and forgot your ND filter, but usually it's an advantage.
>> Anonymous
>>171933

Pentax gets the classic lol Pentax has no lenses
>> Anonymous
>>171843
>Go into your local camera shop, Im almost positive they'll be a huge range of canikon lenses.. apposed to the 1 Pentax stock.. 18-50 or w/e.

Q: Who shops in camera stores?
A: Anal fetishists.

Seriously, if you shop at B&M camera stores you must be a glutton for ass-rape because LITERALLY EVERYTHING YOU CAN GET THERE can be got cheaper on the fucking internet.

Pentax has a shit-ton of lenses available on the web, and honest to fuck how many does the average person buy? Two? Three?
>> Martin !!ve2Q1ETWmJH
>>171986

I've got no idea what your talking about - this may be because im a brit'fag' ?

Some people cannot buy online.. or may have friends in a local shop which "intitles" them to a discount. You never know ;)
>> Anonymous
coz it sucks :D
>> Anonymous
its a bit like discussing politics you hardly talk about the minor parties its generally conversation that revolves around the two main parties. but it doesn't really matter since most camera makers have competence in making decent cameras. and each solution has its own drawbacks.
>> Anonymous
>>171964

Shitty bokeh alert!
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>171964
Awesome.

Proceed.
>> Anonymous
>>172076
It's good considering what the background *is*: a bunch of rather distant, small, colorful objects. (Looks like a newsstand.) Stuff like that really puts lenses to the test as far as bokeh goes. Leaves, for instance, like the ones in the top corner, can trip up even the very top-class lenses. Especially if the focus is close, as it is here.

I don't think it's bad even independent of that, though. Probably a 7 on a scale 1-10. Nothing world-class, nothing to go out and buy a lens over even if you've Michael Reichmann's money, but not bad.
>> Anonymous
>>172101

Hmm... Perhaps I judged too soon, you have something there about the background subject material leading to the doughnut'ing.
>> Anonymous
>>171964
The stalker in me wants to know who's her.
>> Lexass !3GqYIJ3Obs
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>>172123
youll never know
>>172101
>>172088
>>172112
>>172076
i didnt realize in my time gone my picture attracted this much attention, if you havent figured out the lens used there is a Pentax smcP FA 50mm f/1.4, love it to death

this picture was taken with the kit lens

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>> Anonymous
>>171759
photo would be good if ur white balance wasnt all fucked up
>> Anonymous
L2 focus on her eyes
>> Anonymous
>>171726
>dont they build good DSRLs or why is it that i dont see threads about them?
>dont they build good DSRLs or why is it that i dont see threads
>they build good DSRLs or why is it
>they build good DSRLs
>good DSRLs
>DSRLs

am i the only who noticed?
>> Anonymous
>>172249

hah, well spotted.

k10d fag here.
seriously, the k10d and k20d are great for the price of them.

Ive only shot the k20d for a few hours and dont actually own one, but id pick it over a canon 40d easily. ( of course im biased towards the pentax system tho )

Ive got a 31mm Ltd and 70mm Ltd and believe they are some of the finest optics around.

sure - pentax are not the best choice for pro sports shooters.....but how many /p/hags do that for a living? not many, if any.

for everything else, its fine.
>> Anonymous
>>172158
Not the same person, I feel cheated.
>> Anonymous
Yeah the SMC 50 1.4 is fantastic. You can get them for $199 or so.

Also, if you dont mind stop-down metering and manual focus ebay used to have good deals on pentax glass. however the k100d and k10d killed that.

the December before the K10D i bought myself a SMC-M 50mm f2, in mint condition for $15
pretty good deal imho.

PS: in regard to "pentax has no glass"

its

Pentax has a very Limited Lens lineup
limited being the keyword there :P
>> Good hunting! des
>>172340
>>ebay used to have good deals on pentax glass
Thankfully hasn't filtered down to bootsales and pawns. I just picked up a sweet soligor 200mm f/3.5 for $5