MrImprovement

I have a K3-II that I bought. Part of me wishes I had waited, part does not mind. The K3-II is VERY usable and I have already got some excellent shots from it.

I would encourage anyone who has...

$1200 for the body? No.

So you buy this; and you can mount a huge assortment of C mount lenses on it.

When you get serious (or get tired of paying for film), you can add an Atomos Ninja2 or similar and get both digital...

I have a K3-II and a RolleiFlex (6x6) that I take hiking with me.  I like using moderate telephoto primes , sometimes, for landscape photography.  Weight doesn't bother me much.

Are all those shots with the 85mm on APS-C sensor?  I love the perspective it gives... just right for the kind of photography I do,  I think.  The relationship between foreground and background ...

So $1300 for this camera, vs. Pentax K3-II and the 18-135mm zoom (24-200mm equivalent) for $200 less. 24MP and much sharper than the 20MP from the RX10II. Admittedly video quality is less, but...

@Olymore, have you looked at the Pentax K-S2 and K-50 bodies? Weather-sealed, nice viewfinder, you can even buy lenses that are weather-sealed.

I think the photos are very good.

The worry I have when people say "prodigy" is that it makes it seem like the guy just got hit with something magical and now he takes great photos.

I think it...

I am happy for the guy, and his son.

The one thing I bridle at, is that somehow he is adding to the tradition of documenting the American West; it sounds a little too arty and precious, quite...

Costco has "Pentax K-S2 Camera Bundle Features: 18-50mm WR Lens, 50-200mm WR Lens, 32GB SD Card, Camera Bag" $499.97 with free shipping.

Forgive me please, but could you explain this? The Sony-made cameras that use Sony sensors, do pixel binning all the time - at 60fps when shooting in 1080P video mode, for instance. Why would it be ...

I like the K3-II , I have one. I like the built-in GPS, since I hike a lot in the moutains; this may or may not be important for you.  In both Lightroom and LightZone (free), and probably other ...

The image stablization is built into the bodies that Pentax sells. So the lens does not need it. This also means that even an old K-mount manual focus lens, will still get the benefit of image...

I had tried darktable in the past but couldn't figure it out.  Will try again :) Thanks for your excellent post. Does darktable or any other Linux based tool, allow you to see a map location, if ...

I am combining my hiking with photography, so probably will be there again (not sure if at the same time).  This was a good learning experience for me, as I test the limits of what I can do, and ...

So basically, there was so much light at that point on the sensor, that it influenced the readings that were taken from adjacent photosites? OK so the answer would have been to adjust the EV, then ...

I am linking to Imgur because I don't know if DPreview will keep these at the right size. First, the full image downsized from 24MP: http://i.imgur.com/eQPmJGt.jpg 2.5 second exposure at f5.6 ...

It is not surprising that Oly m43 sales are down - they haven't really added a huge amount to their lineup, with sensors that are now a few years old. Sony, for all their faults, seem to be trying ...

The reality is, that large corporation accounting is (on purpose) vague. As just one example, consider the allocation of SGA (sales and general administration expenses) on a per-business unit ...

Image quality will tell the tale... the compact travel zoom they sell at Costco (Panasonic ZS40 I think?) has had plenty of complaints over being soft in the corners and just not sharp overall. ...