Yeah..we're back baby! Well it seemed to fit... Jack
--- On Tue, 11/9/10, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: K-5, K-7, side-by-side at ISO 6400 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 6:32 PM > I have been shooting Pentax since > 1974 (you young whipper snapper). I > remember when it was respectably eclectic, even if it > wasn't the best. > It went downhill after the LX, at least in terms of > reputation. With > the film bodies, the lenses were the real driving force and > the bodies > didn't need all the perks. With digital, > the bodies started to be a > liability relative to the other bodies since there was a > real effect > on IQ. I have a sense that with the K5 we may have a > body we like as > much as the lenses. > > Of course I have a K7. But I've been behind the curve > so long I'm > just glad to now know the folks who are close enough to > touch it. > > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 6:07 PM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Feels, in a way, that Pentaxians have lost the > humility. They've always been a little embarrassed and > guarded about their chosen photo tools and, consequently > completely forgiving of any semblance of criticism and eager > to occupy the back bench of photography. Now that the K-5 > has arrived, however, backs are straightening, head are > clearing a prideful strut and confident swagger are clearly > detected in the land. We kick ass so you best allow a place > at the head table of photography. > > This may be the reason any lesser gear (K-7) is now > ill regarded and freely "trashed." > > All of the above with a broad smile. > > > > Jack > > > > --- On Tue, 11/9/10, P N Stenquist <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> From: P N Stenquist <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: K-5, K-7, side-by-side at ISO 6400 > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >> Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 2:40 PM > >> > >> On Nov 9, 2010, at 5:27 PM, Charles Robinson > wrote: > >> > >> > On Nov 9, 2010, at 16:15, P N Stenquist > wrote: > >> > > >> >> > >> >> On Nov 9, 2010, at 5:00 PM, Steven > Desjardins > >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> Sure, but I'd like to see the K5, Kr, > and Kx > >> compared as well. I > >> >>> mean, my K7 has all that other stuff > and it's > >> a terrible camera. > >> >> > >> >> My K-7 is a very good camera, not > perfect, but > >> very good. I wouldn't trade it for Kx. > >> >> Paul > >> > > >> > I concur. My dad has a Kx and it's > "interesting" > >> to handle and use but... I wouldn't trade my K7 > for it, even > >> with the lauded low-light capabilities of the Kx. > >> > > >> > But I'd also never try to shoot the K7 at > 6400. > >> That would and does look like crap. > >> > >> It's okay in BW for subjects where grain is a nice > touch. > >> Got good results with it shooting some club > performance > >> pics. But color is a no-go. > >> Paul > >> > > >> > -Charles > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Charles Robinson - [email protected] > >> > Minneapolis, MN > >> > http://charles.robinsontwins.org > >> > http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson > >> > > >> > > >> > --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. > > > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > 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.
