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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

What Will be My 10th/Next DSLR/ILDC Body?

Since January 2004, I have purchased nine DSLR and ILDC bodies. Below is the history and summary:-

2004: Pentax *ist D
2005: Pentax *ist DS
2006: Pentax K100D
2007: Canon EOS 5D
2009: Pentax K-m, Panasonic GF-1 (K-7 pre-order was cancelled, deposit refunded)
2010: Pentax K-x, Sony NEX-3
2011: Pentax K-r (K-5 pre-order was cancelled, deposit refunded)

And, some photos of my gear:-



So, what will be my next body? NEX-7/5N? The rumoured Canon 5D III? Or, the Pentax Q (Just!)? :-o Which one? Actually, I just don't know it myself, as I really don't have a crystal ball to tell! ;->

Besides, it is interesting to note that my Canon Full Frame 5D is the only digital camera body that could stop me from buying yet another new camera for two years long, "momentarily"!~ Indeed, no other body could "achieve" that so far! ;-p

Btw, I actually pre-ordered the K-7 back to 2009 at least one month before it was announced and also for the K-5 earlier this year with about 10% deposit money paid. But however, owing to various (unsatisfactory) performance and/or quality issues with the camera and bodies I received, I felt obliged to cancel both orders and opted to wait for the "next"! >:-( So, if I could "successfully" acquire them, I should already have had 11 digital bodies up till now, instead of 9 only. Nevertheless, do note that most of them are still Pentax ones, after all! :-o


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bandymelis · 701 weeks ago

What is the point of this post? Do you ask something?
bandymelis, don't dare to answer, nobody listens :-)
Moreover I have to constate a serious case of Gear Akquisition Syndrome (GAS) here. Poor lad!
you know with so many camera why is it that we never see any of your photos. I would like to see some photos of China...So get out there Rice High I have four myself an ist D 2x istDS and KX and they see plenty of use regularly.
Why did you cancel your K-5 purchase? Obviously it was not because of budget limitations. Your collection is missing the best APS-C DSLR on the planet at this time.
3 replies · active 700 weeks ago
Agreed. Methinks Rice is likely to get the Nex7 instead of a DSLR - this is what I would be buying if I haven't got the K-5 yet (though biggish lenses and long menus might put me off). But with the K-5, what reason to do it?
I hate the AF red dots misalignment and also the AF inaccuracy and inconsistency with my different Pentax primes. Five brand new K-5 units were tested and two demo units were checked. (One demo unit did pass my rough test, but I wouldn't buy a demo unit, would I?)
Now that is nonsense. If you are lucky enough to be able to make a personal selection of the best copy, why not take it after having tested it? Also, your preference for show elements like blue and golden cameras and EVILs make me think that you prefer being seen with a good camera to actually using that camera... but then the "inner values" are even less important...
Puzzled - C
Wait until 2012 -
1. You do not need any more cameras (On the Pentax side, your Kr and Kx should be able to handle what you are shooting, with the istDS going places you may worry about some destruction [retire the istD and Km - one is too old, the other too pretty])
2. Unless you are getting a NEX7, no sense getting any edition of the NEX.
3. That Canon with the 85* just looks wrong - Make it stop daddy, make it stop....
7 replies · active 700 weeks ago
FA*85 on FF is unbeatable! Do NOT judge things from the outside only!
It's not that good. Very reporter-style lens, boring as hell. I prefer both 77Ltd and A* 85 to it (I have one, btw ;))
What is a "reporter style" lens?
I wasn't ripping on the FA*85, I was making a comment that I hate seeing it on ....that thing.

I love the 85 2.8 - I have one, and a reporter, and the DOF is beautiful. It is the perfect reincarnation of the A 85mm for AF. I debated between the A* and the FA* but decided to get the FA* because it was the same price where I was looking.

A real Pentax person would not call either 85 "boring as hell" Spitting on a 85mm 2.8 is like spitting on your mother. If it was a debate between the A 50mm 1.4 and the A 50mm 1.2, I may let it go, but you sir have stepped over the line.
Sorry, 1.4 for the 85mm FA*......was looking for different 2.8 lenses yesterday, and it must have stuck
1.4 is the f number and the price in kEuros on the used market. sigh...
77 Ltd is shitty on digital - my experience. The DA70 does not share the PF and flaring issues, even with the hood left off. Also, it is much smaller, lighter, only about one half stop slower, and because of that has great bokeh as well. Plus, I have read somewhere it may even be FF compatible...
Sell them all and buy the 645D. You know you want to...
1 reply · active 700 weeks ago
Sell them all cannot fund the 645D body! ;-)

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