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Hello,

I know that you are all very excited, and I am too!

With the announcement of the K10D and now the DA* lenses Pentax have fulfilled all those wishes that I had in 2002 when I switched to Canon. Needless to say, if I were in that situation now, I would have stayed with Pentax. In fact, for the time being I consider Pentax's new system to be the most attractive of all (yes, better than Canon, Nikon, Sony and so on). To seasoned professionals who need a camera like the Canon 1D or 1Ds, even the K10D will not be good enough, but for all others this ought to suffice for several years.

Regarding the K10D, I am not amazed that Pentax has built such a camera or so many unique features, but I am amazed that at the low price. I am very happy about the USM motors in the new lenses and it is great to see new * lenses from Pentax. I am not thrilled that these are reduced-circle lenses, but apparently that's what Sony, Nikon and Pentax intend to stay with.

If Canon does not release an affordable 1.3 factor camera in the nex 1-2 years, I will be swithing back to Petnax. Until then happy shooting,
Bojidar

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Author of the Pentax K-Mount Home Page, http://KMP.BDimitrov.de/
Image gallery at http://gallery.BDimitrov.de/
 
Glad to see you drop in, Bojidar. Your K-mount web pages are an extreemly valuable resource. We point people to them on a weekly basis. Thank you for the time and effort to produce, maintain, and update as required.

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Steven
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Nice for you to drop by, Bojidar.

I have too waited so long for Pentax to get back in the game and the last couple of days made me very happy and my bank account wary :) Can't wait to get my hands on all of these new great products from PENTAX!!!.
Cheers,
Max.
 
I'm stoked! K10D, battery grip and all the new glass... I can't wait to get my hands on these new products!
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((( Just Shoot It )))
 
Hi Bojidar,

Nice to drop by and thanks for the K-Mount pages. They are a tremendously useful resource.

I'm sure you will be welcomed with open arms in the forum if you decide to switch back to Pentax!

Gerard
 
Bojidar Dimitrov said:
Hello,

I know that you are all very excited, and I am too!
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Can you read minds???? :-D
Bojidar Dimitrov said:
With the announcement of the K10D and now the DA* lenses Pentax
have fulfilled all those wishes that I had in 2002 when I switched
to Canon.
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We all make mistakes...
Bojidar Dimitrov said:
Needless to say, if I were in that situation now, I
would have stayed with Pentax. In fact, for the time being I
consider Pentax's new system to be the most attractive of all (yes,
better than Canon, Nikon, Sony and so on).
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Bojidar Dimitrov said:
To seasoned
professionals who need a camera like the Canon 1D or 1Ds, even the
K10D will not be good enough,
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Maybe as back up..... I mean, there are no weatherproof cameras in the Canon line up except for those that you mentioned and even one of the seasoned pro's might think that a smaller cheaper weatherproof camera might be usefull. And I doubt if many of those pros would havo gone the D200 way
Bojidar Dimitrov said:
but for all others this ought to
suffice for several years.
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I hope I can lay my hands on mine first...
Bojidar Dimitrov said:
Regarding the K10D, I am not amazed that Pentax has built such a
camera or so many unique features, but I am amazed that at the low
price.
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Marketing, just to entice us into buying those wonderfull lenses....
Bojidar Dimitrov said:
I am very happy about the USM motors in the new lenses and
it is great to see new * lenses from Pentax. I am not thrilled
that these are reduced-circle lenses, but apparently that's what
Sony, Nikon and Pentax intend to stay with.
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I think we may see APS sized sensors that are at least as good as the current full frame chips in furure. Ofcourse the full frames will be even better by then but at what cost. Okay, there's a limit to the usefull number of pixels on an APS sensor, but who knows what new technology will come...
Bojidar Dimitrov said:
If Canon does not release an affordable 1.3 factor camera in the
nex 1-2 years, I will be swithing back to Petnax. Until then happy
shooting,
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Yesss, the "Petnax" word
Bojidar Dimitrov said:
Bojidar
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Thank you for your work...

Now the poll:

Should Pentax recognize the value of the Boz pages and offer him a nice discount, just to lure him back???

(They won't ofcourse because if they do, I will point to them that there are quite a few forum members here who also contribute to the well-being of Pentax and Pentaxians...)
Bojidar Dimitrov said:
--
Author of the Pentax K-Mount Home Page, http://KMP.BDimitrov.de/
Image gallery at http://gallery.BDimitrov.de/
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janneman
http://www.pbase.com/jl2

 
volosong said:
Glad to see you drop in, Bojidar. Your K-mount web pages are an
extreemly valuable resource. We point people to them on a weekly
basis. Thank you for the time and effort to produce, maintain, and
update as required.
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I'd like to add my own thanks for the K Mount site. I've used it several times when hunting down Pentax equipment, and found it extremely helpful.
 
Hi Bojidar
Thanks for sharing your great Pentax webpage !
What do you think about Samsung marketing THEIR K10d equivilent
Bojidar Dimitrov said:
Hello,

I know that you are all very excited, and I am too!

With the announcement of the K10D and now the DA* lenses Pentax
have fulfilled all those wishes that I had in 2002 when I switched
to Canon. Needless to say, if I were in that situation now, I
would have stayed with Pentax. In fact, for the time being I
consider Pentax's new system to be the most attractive of all (yes,
better than Canon, Nikon, Sony and so on). To seasoned
professionals who need a camera like the Canon 1D or 1Ds, even the
K10D will not be good enough, but for all others this ought to
suffice for several years.

Regarding the K10D, I am not amazed that Pentax has built such a
camera or so many unique features, but I am amazed that at the low
price. I am very happy about the USM motors in the new lenses and
it is great to see new * lenses from Pentax. I am not thrilled
that these are reduced-circle lenses, but apparently that's what
Sony, Nikon and Pentax intend to stay with.

If Canon does not release an affordable 1.3 factor camera in the
nex 1-2 years, I will be swithing back to Petnax. Until then happy
shooting,
Bojidar

--
Author of the Pentax K-Mount Home Page, http://KMP.BDimitrov.de/
Image gallery at http://gallery.BDimitrov.de/
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Hi Dimitrov,
long time no see... ;)

The DA* and D FA/D FA* lenses uses an image circle which is larger than APS-C - because the shake reduction system needs space to move the sensor. The longer the lens is, the more needs the sensor move.

This also makes in-body shake reduction impossible with 35mm digital bodies and lenses, the lenses really has to be larger than that...

Take care
R
 
i agree. I think that between the K10D and the new lens line, Pentax is showing new vitality in a very turbulent period for photographic technology.

And let me add my personal thanks for your excellent website. It has proven to be most informative for those of us who didn't have much Pentax background.

best,
Godfrey
 
Bojidar Dimitrov said:
Regarding the K10D, I am not amazed that Pentax has built such a
camera or so many unique features, but I am amazed that at the low
price. I am very happy about the USM motors in the new lenses and
it is great to see new * lenses from Pentax. I am not thrilled
that these are reduced-circle lenses, but apparently that's what
Sony, Nikon and Pentax intend to stay with.
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Hi Boz,

I too am amazed at the price, it's good for the consumers but I don't know how good it is for Pentax. They may just have bitten off more than they can chew but time will tell as always. Looks like a bit more work for you updating the K-mount pages over the next year or so :-)

I'm still with Pentax but the lure to the dark side remains great.

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Rob

 
Bojidar Dimitrov said:
Hello,
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Hello and nice to see you around! I guess some updates to your excellent site are to be expected? Is there any way we can help you?
Bojidar Dimitrov said:
I am not thrilled that these are reduced-circle lenses, but apparently
that's what Sony, Nikon and Pentax intend to stay with.
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I think DA does not necessarily imply image circle is reduced, especially for moderate wide and up.

From my experience, DA 18-55 projects full image circle from somewhere around 22mm and up, while DA 40 Limited projects full image circle. Both should be useable on modern film bodies supporting FA-J lenses.

That makes me believe DA*50-135 and DA*60-250 will both have full image circle, while DA*16-50 may, similar to DA 18-55, have reduced image circle at the widest end, rapidly widening it with focal length increase making it a good FF lens in the range of say, 24-50mm.

It seems Pentax is simply labeling lenses with no aperture ring DA regardless of the image circle instead of using an old FA-J naming.

I would like to see a new "code" for digital optimized lenses with no aperture ring with full image circle. But if * means full-frame, then DA* is OK. If not, how about this:

F-DA (Full-frame DA)?

-= Ivan =-
 
Ivan Glisin said:
I think DA does not necessarily imply image circle is reduced,
especially for moderate wide and up. ...
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DA lenses are designed for the digital SLR bodies, in focal length range, features, image circle, anti-reflection coatings, etc. D-FA lenses are lenses that are designed for the digital SLR bodies but can also be used with the larger format of a 35mm film SLR.

Pentax (and several others) have standardized on the 16x24mm sensor format. Given the substantial investment into lenses designed to work best for this format that they are making, I would say that this standard will hold for the foreseeable future. "Hoping and praying" for a 24x36mm sensor format is likely wishful thinking.

The fact that many of the DA( ) lenses can also cover a 24x36mm format says nothing about Pentax' intent. While a zoom lens coverage might improve when set at longer focal lengths, or a prime lens coverage might improve at stopped down apertures, is irrelevant. The DA lenses are designed ... optimized as it were ... to be used with a digital sensor of 16x24mm format, today's standard, and any other use is secondary.

This is how I see Pentax as defining their future. The current 16x24mm, 6Mpixel bodies return superb image quality. The K10D's 16x24mm, 10Mpixel sensor and supporting components should up that by a significant margin. The Pentax lens line is being developed and tailored for this sensor format, and large deviations from that are either very low probability or for a future which is only speculative at best. I expect sensor and image processing technology to advance in significant ways over the next few years as well, so this format standard may stand for a very long time.

Godfrey
 
I have the KMP page open in another tab right now! I was checking out the different versions of the 200/4 lenses this week. Since all the recent postings I figured if I was ever going to try to get one cheap it had better be quick. Once an LBA outbreak covers a lens here on dpreview, there are rarely seens again cheaply....

Anyway, the incredible thing is that KMP is so complete, so professional, so useful and nowhere that I could find, is there a "contribute here to help me maintain this site"

If someone can figure out how to start a collection, I'll gladly chip in $20US to start a fund to buy a K10 for "Boz". Just to get him back in the fold. It is just plain wrong that the most influential Pentax contributor on the web is shooting Canon!

-k
 
Hi Bojidar!

Yes, these are very exciting times for Pentax! Glad to see you here and thanks for maintaining your K-mount site. It's been an invaluable resource!
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Tracy
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