foto guy

Another reason I need to go Gimp.

I prefer my photos sharp and thus always shoot with two hands.

If it had a 40mm lens, I'd snap it up in a second!

I'd go with the 18-135 for the convenience factor. I've never used any of those lenses, but from seeing plenty of samples on the Web, the image quality of the 18-135 blows away both the 18-55 and...

ANY camera one uses to make a living with can be considered a pro camera. K5 certainly has most of the specs of a pro level camera, if not all.

K-5 IIs locked up twice since I got it in late October. Hope it's not going to get worse with time.

People choose Canon or Nikon (at least initially) because of marketing.The ones who choose Pentax do so for many reasons, such as being different from the crowd, (mostly) lower prices, smaller...

If you call B&H on the phone and ask for prices, they will quote lower prices for certain lenses. I believe only DA, but don't quote me on that.I just called the other about the DA70, which was...

So how will a 24MP sensor make your photos better?

Nice pix.Regarding Macro resulting in the blurry branch, it could be that the focal length of the lens was extended too far too allow for Macro mode to work at that distance. Many point and shoot...

I'd prefer 27 (41mm) myself, though I suspect I'm in the minority.Fuji has heard the call....

Absolutely great set of images!Thanks for sharing.

I'm a left-eyer who has a bit of trouble accessing controls, but I deal with it. Maybe it's because I wear glasses. Frequent usage of the rear thumbwheel results in smudges on my glasses. I know I...

I know what you mean.You probably would be best served by this site: http://blog.mingthein.com/He talks some about gear (only what he's used), but mostly about all aspects of photography.Good stuff!

Nice series, Mike.Are those the potholes in Shelburne Falls?Bash Bish Falls are gorgeous in the fall, with all the leaves changing. Check it out if you get a chance.

Can't see the pic. It's asking me to log in.

Toss up between X-Pro1 and K-5 IIs, but since only of those is listed...

Is it 2013 already? And here I thought we had a couple more weeks left in 2012. I guess any photos shot from December 13 to 31 are deemed unworthy. We might as well put our cameras away until...

I can't comment on how much it's improved from the K-5.But with my FA20-35, I had terrible problems focusing on my *istDS and K10D. Mounted on the K-5 IIs, not a problem. And that's in my dimly lit...