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Dec 24, 2023 15:33:51   #
User ID wrote:
They ignored everone elses OEM SLR to EVF coverters such as the FTZ, LAE, etc. and so they suffered for it while all the others were benefitting from their own OEM converters.

Isn’t “FTZ” a F-mount to Z-mount converter?
Pentax uses K-mount.
I don’t see any connection.
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Dec 24, 2023 14:48:51   #
dhelix33 wrote:
In terms of current use of the tools in my bag of tricks, I moved to mirrorless Full Frame and mirrorless Medium Format sensor cameras several years ago. My mirrorless Medium Format Hasselblad X2D is also designed to be used on-the-go, as opposed to stuck-in-a-studio.

I shot Nikon SLR and dSLR equipment for multiple decades [5]. As mirrorless technology arrived on the scene, I was so impressed the Sony mirrorless camera [v. 1.0] several years ago I purchased it [equipment design and function I preferred more than version 1.0 of the Nikon Z series. At that time]. However, making a full transition from Full Frame Nikon dSLRs to Full Frame mirrorless took a couple more years [navigating the Sony camera menus was like pulling teeth initially]. However, I have let go of all my Nikon dSLRs [except for a nostalgic Df and Zfc]. My Hasselblad X2D 100c, Sony a9 and Sony a7III are now my primary go to tools in my studio and on locations. These cameras are exceptional. Never was disappointed with Nikon’s technical attributes - resolution, pixel count, image sharpness, noise, dynamic range, color, and so on [it was the weight of the cameras and lenses for the dSLRs that was burdensome - especially when Lumbar 4 and 5 began acting up]. That being said, I am very pleased with my lighter weight mirrorless Sony and [yes even] Hasselblad cameras exceptional technical performance when it comes to those specifications as well.

What is in your bag of tricks?
In terms of current use of the tools in my bag of ... (show quote)

You must have a lot of money ‘invested’ in camera equipment.

I have three Pentax cameras, which share lenses.
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Dec 24, 2023 14:41:26   #
mwsilvers wrote:
If I am correct it doesn't bode well for the future of UHH's photography forums.

as well as for the Admin’s income. When I took a ‘vacation’ from this place, and wasn’t sure I would ever return, I asked Admin to be removed from membership. He refused.
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Dec 24, 2023 14:37:46   #
robertkjr3d wrote:
Because when you hook up TCs to it with large zoom lenses (cheaper than f/4s) like the earlier posts were talking about. { Sorry I didn't Quote enough posts for context.} Then the Focus factor will be out of range for the D500, and you'll end up having to manual focus, which may defeat the purpose of adding the TC. --- That was the point.
You'd have better results with the Z9.

Does the focusing system in the Z9 work as well as the focusing system works in the D500?
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Dec 24, 2023 14:34:01   #
Architect1776 wrote:
The D500 being an older camera and a DSLR is very limited in AF capabilities compared to the Z9.
At smaller than f5.6 it either quits or is slow at AF.

Is this true of “LiveView” {using the rear LCD} as well using the OVF??
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Dec 24, 2023 14:14:16   #
DaveyDitzer wrote:
Is it my imagination or has the main photography section carried fewer and fewer items (topics)?

I tend to read only the posts in this section, which remains plenty for me.
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Dec 24, 2023 14:05:28   #
lamiaceae wrote:
Yes, I was aware of the K-01 since its release, but being APS-C, only 16MP, and worse yet having no OVF or EVF it was of little advancement to me. Only really cool thing was it could use in some fashion as has always with K-mounts used existing lenses. But I would be willing to use an adapter if Pentax had a up to date MILC with wider and deeper mount and flange. But they are going with a B&W K-3 III and possibly film cameras. Snore. I still have all the film cameras I need. And can not justify a used rolleiflex 6x6cm TLR, or other film medium format.
Yes, I was aware of the K-01 since its release, bu... (show quote)

When I switched back to Pentax {from Canon} in 2015, I was surprised to discover that they still supported ‘screw-drive’ auto focus. I purchased two Sigma lenses about that time - a 10-20mm and a 70-300mm - both of them being screw-drive AF, rather than a “KAF3” version that depends on an lens-AF motor, even though the Canon EF-mount version of their 10-20mm lens powered AF by an in-lens motor. I believe Sigma had reverse-engineered the mount, and it had’t been worth-while to rush reverse-engineering the “KAF3” mount. Since then, Pentax has developed a “KAF4” mount - which like Canon’s EF- mount, has motors in the lens for both AF and aperture. In recent years, I don’t believe any company {besides Pentax} has sold a lens for K-mount which auto focuses. I believe if they had released a MILC mount, it would have had been a version of the “KAF4” mount, and Pentax would have been the only company to supply lenses for it. Yes, they could have supplied an adapter for it, but like Nikon, it would have focused with only lenses that had in-lens AF ….. which would have been a real mess. Which is to say, they made the right move of not releasing a MILC with a reduced flange-distance.
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Dec 24, 2023 12:41:46   #
RodeoMan wrote:
My remark was intended as a semi humorous tongue in cheek comment. Yes you are correct: film and digital are different. However 110 is film and APS is also film and my point was that I got "better" results when I went to the larger format of the APS. What I was really saying was that if going from a lower megapixel to a higher one, such as a 61 mp provided more details, etc in the image, then perhaps your going from 35mm format to say, a medium format film size might provide you with an improved image.
My remark was intended as a semi humorous tongue i... (show quote)

I already have a 35mm camera and a scanner of 35mm film. What I will use in the future will probably depend on what Ricoh/Pentax produces. I have never worshipped at what I call ‘the altar of detail’; I have a 24MP “APS-C” camera, when there is a 36MP “FF” camera available, so I’m obviously not particularly interested in “improving” my photography that way.
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Dec 24, 2023 12:32:13   #
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Dec 24, 2023 11:48:37   #
lamiaceae wrote:
For me, Ricoh to come to their senses and make a flagship Pentax MILC, i.e., Mirrorless "K-1 mark II - like".

Ricoh/Pentax did sell the “K-01” - a K-mount MILC - at one time, but apparently they decided that people expect a MILC to have lenses with a shorter flange distance, which would have diminished the value of their K-mount lenses and forced them to develop a whole new set of lenses, so they have taken a different route.
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Dec 24, 2023 09:34:07   #
CPR wrote:
"New year hopes : What should the camera makers be working on for 2024 ??"

Make them look more like a cell phone.

A cell phone has lenses attached! I moved to DSLR because of the flexibility, allowing me to use whatever lens would be useful at the moment.
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Dec 24, 2023 09:16:05   #
Frankly, we don’t improve the situation here at UHH, by talking more about “PP” than about planning a photo beforehand.
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Dec 24, 2023 09:11:10   #
Longshadow wrote:
Neither have I. I never had to recover a local backup either.

The only reason I use the cloud is because it is available as disaster recovery, an "insurance policy for data".
I do not have only photos in the cloud, but all documents, manuals, spreadsheets, genealogy, checkbook register, every "data file" on our desktop.
Just in case.
An insurance policy is something one doesn't plan on using, but it it there if needed, like home, auto, ...
It's simply one for data.
Neither have I. I never had to recover a local bac... (show quote)

My point was that I’ve never had a disaster recovery system at all. Not for photos, not for financial records, certainly not for genealogy.
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Dec 24, 2023 08:02:21   #
EJMcD wrote:
But it's not necessary to insult others while thinking differently. It's easy to disagree without being offensive.

Some people just talk that way.
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Dec 24, 2023 08:00:30   #
camerapapi wrote:


Why Pentax wants to introduce film cameras is beyond my understanding.

That is simple - they are looking at what young artists are using. Some people think DSLRs are passe.
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