Dear Pentaxian and friends, It was on June 15, 1999 that Nikon announced the Nikon D1. It was the best thing since "sliced bread" or maybe " camera obscura ". The D1 was really the DSLR that changed everything. Of course Kodak had ventured with their own 1.5 MP sensors coupled with Nikon N90S bodies in 1995. They were enormous and sold for around $12,000.00 as I recall. That's $8,000.00 per Mega Pixels. At $5,500.00 for the body only, the Nikon D1 was a breakthrough and a bargain... Read Full Story
Show the Old Glass Some New Love Article by: Miserere A few months ago I bought my first car at the ripe old age of 33. As a teenager I dreamt of one day owning a Porsche, or a Lamborghini, or why not a Ferrari? Dreaming was free, and it still is! But nowadays I find myself doing a lot less of it. As you grow up you realise that being practical and realistic is necessary if you hope to stay out of debt. In view of this, I left my childhood dreams parked to one side, so to speak, while my... Read Full Story
Dear Pentaxians and friends, My Pentaxdslrs.blogspot.com was started a little over a year ago. At the time, I was reading all I could find on the Internet about Pentax DSLR cameras. There were several forums, and I joined all of them at the time. I like forums, but some are having too many members that are looking for arguments, or some more experienced photographers being condescending to other, etc. They are not all like that, mainly just the big forums. I won't name any names, but if you... Read Full Story
Hi Pentax friends, Surfing the net this morning, I found this information on The Online Photographer (TOP). A new free utility called Instant JPEG from RAW (IJFR) has just been released. It is not an application; it is a utility that attaches itself to the Windows or Mac operating systems. It also does not process or develop RAW files; it extracts the JPEG that's already in all your RAW files. What are the benefits? No more shooting "RAW + JPEG" with most cameras. No more waiting for your... Read Full Story
Hi Pentaxian friends, It is very difficult to be accepted in the Pentax Photo Gallery. I understand that thousands of entries have been submitted and only the photos getting enough positive votes from other members are accepted. I have been submitting images for quite a while, but never got accepted in the Gallery. Not being accepted does not revoke your membership, and therefore, as long as you are a member, you can vote on submissions. I have been voting favorably and not so favorably on... Read Full Story
Hi Pentax friends, Today, Friday September 26, 2008, Miserere gives his opinion of the new Pentax releases and his future expectations. Give us your opinion in the comment section. However, any bashing will be removed as we want this site to remain friendly. We need constructive comments and, by-the-way, Pentax USA do read this blog regularly.Regards,Yvon Bourque________________________________________________Like it says on the can, this week I’m going to give you my opinion on the new... Read Full Story
You would have to live in a cave not to know about the bailout of the financial institutions proposed by the government of the United States of America. The proposed sum is seven hundred billion dollars. That's 700 followed by nine zeros ($700,000,000,000). If you look at the national debt of the USA, it ranges between seven to nine trillions dollars, depending on where you get the information. One trillion is 1 followed by twelve zeros (1,000,000,000,000) I was trying to come up with a... Read Full Story
Richard Sibley, Technical Writer for UK's Amateur Photographer Magazine , has written an excellent article about getting the most out of your Pentax K20D. The article is in the September 27th edition, and if you live outside of the UK, you can buy the e-magazine (Subscription or one issue only) from http://zinio.com/gncmain?cat=244722049&ns=usa and look at the photography section. Within his article, he talks about the Auto-Focus accuracy of some lenses and Richard has used our own Auto... Read Full Story
If you already own a K10D or K200D or K20D, you probably won't need this DSLR. However if you currently shoot with a point & shoot, this will be the ideal upgrade to DSLR. The help menu is very user friendly. It could also be a great camera for travel since it's so small and light weight. Imagine it with the Pentax Limited 21mm, 35mm, 70mm. What a great traveling package. Regards,Yvon Bourque Read Full Story
New Pentax K-2000 New smc PENTAX-DA* 60-250mm f/4 ED[IF] SDM Lens New smc PENTAX-DA*55mm f/1.4 SDM Lens New smc PENTAX DA 15mm f/4 ED AL Limited New PENTAX DA 1.4X SDM Rear Converter New PENTAX AF160FC Auto Macro Ring Flash Dear Pentaxian friends, As promised, here are the new DSLR, Lenses, SMD-Tele-Extender and Ring Flash introduced by Pentax in Cologne, Germany. All of these will be exhibited at the Photokina 2008. In addition of the list below, Pentax USA has announce a new... Read Full Story
My name is Richard Sibley and I'm a Technical Writer for Amateur Photographer magazine in the UK.
I'm currently writing a piece on 'Getting The Best From The Pentax K20D' and would like to use your autofocus adjustment chart.
I basically will be showing the readers how to calibrate a lens using the AF fine tune function and would like your permission to use your chart to demonstrate this.
In return, obviously, we will credit you personally and provide a link to your blog.
If you could email me at
richard_sibley@ipcmedia.com
I would be grateful (I've only set up an account on here to get in touch with you).
Look forward to hearing from you
Richard
ps: I used your chart yesterday to calibrate my Nikkor 18-200mm on my D300 and it has helped shift the focus just enough to make a noticeable difference - so thanks!
