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In Reply to: Pentax SLR bodies posted by j rodney on July 30, 2006 at 15:18:39:
Hi Rodney.
I'm a Pentax fan myself. I still have my MX body and a few lenses. It lasted about 20 years before needing some repair service. At that time I switched to a Nikon because I wanted to see if the added cost was worth it. Anyway, I still have my MX body and recently had it serviced (complete cla) and now keep it on a shelf with some other keepsakes. Its like family.It is a shame the camera makers did not choose to make digital backs for 35mm film slrs as a retrofit.
I can't advise about the modern Pentax product line. I'd expect them to still offer excellent value at their price-point. But that's out of subjective product loyalty based one one good long lasting experience.
-Steve
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to make digital backs for 35mm film slrs as a retrofit.Yeah, I totaly agree and this idea has come up several times as I have spoke to avid photographers over the past week about the subject. Everyone seems to have there favorite film body. How cool would it be to have a digital back on an old Leica or Rolleiflex?
The lower end Nikon (F50) ctually has the same CCD as the Pentax, so that the only differences from that end are the image processing. Apparently, this iis a non issue if you shoot raw format, but leads to a noticable difference in jpeg. I know that Pentax has two new cameras out on the market and wondered how these stacked up as well.
Rodney
If I understand correctly, the Nikon D50 and D70-D70s all use the same ccd. Not really sure who makes it but someone said.....Sony. Ahem.I'm using the D70s. What I noticed right away is that I wanted to try shooting in raw format. CF memory isn't that expensive for 1-gig storage. My old copy of Photoshop (version 5) wouldn't see the raw files so they had to be first translated into another image format like jpeg prior to doing any PS edits. Not so good.
The supplied Nikon software seems to offer quite a bit of editing capability but fails to allow the ability to adjust white balance settings to the raw files. This led me to upgrade to the latest Photoshop (CS2) which does read Nikon NEF (raw) files and gives control over the white balance setting, which can have significant effect over the image. One thing leads to another, and the darkroom is to film what Photoshop is to the DSLR.
I got my film scanner in '99, I think. An HP S20. I scanned my Velvia slides and Kodacolor negatives into PS with that and felt that I was getting spectacular results. From PS I could print to my Epson Stylus Photo 1270 pretty big (13 x 19 inch max)I have many good looking prints from that time. (These older inkjet prints appear to have held up 5 years and more without fading.)
Now, with the DSLR, the film scanner sits lonely and unused. Though there are many boxes and boxes of negatives and slides I may still wish to print, so it remains. But the dslr is definitely a step up from that experience of scanning film into the computer. Quality wise and convenience wise. No more film processing. I now have instant access to my shots. And a really big plus is the ability to see first hand the results of a challenging exposure, like night photography. If you don't like the result, try another setting until the image looks good to you. Cool.....With this Nikon I can do better work.
Not satisfied with just the software upgrade to CS2, I got the newer Epson Photo R1800 color printer. This is significantly better than its ancestor, the 1270, which now goes to a relative in Arizona.
Print sizes off the D70s appear to be very sharp and noise free at 11 x 8.5... and with the ability to go bigger. Most of my prints are on 8.5 x 11 photo paper but I printed one out to 11 x 17 with a very pleasing result. Not at all grainy (noisy). I cut my own mats and find frames where ever I can.
Now there is nothing left to buy but more lenses and filters for the Nikon....and I can think of a few I need. Wait, I forgot to mention the cost of ink and paper...yeowwww! Anyway one thing leads to another.....and next year they'll introduce new camera models.
-Steve
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They'll just announce it, sell a first few from early production then, just like the D200, everybody waits, and waits.I like Rockwell's advice on dealing with obsolescence so I'll take it. I'll use what I have and have good fun. Perhaps the way to go is to buy 2nd hand. I wonder what a D200 will fetch on ebay in a year or so.....
-Steve
I bought the Pentax last night. At $428 after rebate (for the kit) it seemed like a no brainer. Given that I allready have some Pentax 28 and 50mm lenses, I think it was a double no brainer. I figure that I will be using mostly raw format, so I went ahead and got a copy of the Adobe Lightroom beta, definately worth checking out. I will report back after I put in a couple weeks with the camera.Rodney
Before buying anything, check out Capture One software. So far it's the best Raw software I have used. They have a free demo, so there's nothing to lose.http://www.phaseone.com/
Great. Have fun with that, then post some photos.I've been looking at the Lightroom beta over at Adobe. The beta requires XP SP2 minimum. I'm still using Win 2K. Hmmm. All this constant need for upgrades.
-Steve
well worth it. I took the plunge and finally bought a computer last Fall. Work has always provided a laptop, but I wanted something outside the scope of the IT/ security folks. After some reseqarch I bought the 12" PowerBook 1.5GHz, well worth the investment. I carry this thing everywhere, and it is finally exactly what I expect out of a *personal computer*. I had never been an Aplle guy (I ran Amigas during the first Apple craze), but the small Sony VIAO's were way too much. Needless to say that Lightroom runs just fine.I will pst some stuff (or links to stuff in the next few days). I am mostly taking some test shots to determine which of my old lenses still suit my needs and to figure out how to use Lightroom. I have actually not found as much use for the kit lense as I thought I would...
Rodney
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