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... because someone needed an oboe upgrade instead which was deemed to be more important. Bah humbug. Still, it makes a nice noise and she's very pleased with it. But have you any idea what those things cost?!

K7 + Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 @ 63mm: 1/125 sec, f/3.5, ISO500, natural light from a window



Oh well, maybe next year...

Best wishes
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Mike
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I think you made the correct choice, the obo will retain its value better than the K5. To have the beautiful girl play music is priceless.
Today I still have a 20D for similar reasons.

Douglas Film
 
I, too, have been unable to upgrade to the K-5 for a similar reason.

Perhaps that's all for the better as now Mike and I might be able to upgrade to the K-5's successor, instead.
Douglas Film said:
Today I still have a 20D for similar reasons.
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Douglas, you seem to be in an even better position as you have just recently made a new camera choice. Do you know, yet, when you might receive the D800 you ordered?
SK
 
Oh Mike,

if it's not an oboe, then it's a keyboard or a guitar.

I am so lucky to have my K-5 already, but still saving my money for a portrait lens. Would you recommend the Tamrom 28-75?

have a nice day
Albert
 
Well done dad! She looks very happy with her new oboe!

My little daughter is only 18 months old, so i still get to buy a few toys for myself.

My dad used to stuff socks down my saxophone in desperate attempts to make the cacophony stop! :)

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Miles Green
Pentaxian with chronic LBA
Corfu, Greece
 
Douglas Film said:
My new toy should be here next Thursday if what Amazon tells me is correct.
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I find Amazon's shipping estimates to be pretty darn good.

I would be interested in your opinion on the handling of the D800 from strictly a size/weight standpoint, compared to your K20D.

(Four years ago, when our daughter was three, I found carrying a camera bag containing a Canon 1Ds attached to a large zoom, a backpack full of extra clothing, a jacket, pullups, water, juice, etc, AND our daughter when she got tired of walking, to be quite limiting, to say the least. That's when I quit using Canon equipment.)
SK
 
Nice oboe...and nice looking shot of your kid.

I hope you researched the oboe manufacturer before you made your decision. There is new oboe technology coming soon. FF oboe's with higher sq (sound quality) are replacing the old "analog" units that have been all the rage for 300 years. They are backwards compatible with older reeds so your reed investment is safe. The demise of the oboe is quickly approaching...sorry.

Ha ha ha...sorry...couldn't help it. Was reading some other thread about the "demise" of pentax and the aps-c sensor. I got to wondering why people get their britches in a twist over stuff like that and what if they were like that about everything they purchased.

Sorry to hi-jack your thread.... :)
 
fotobert said:
... still saving my money for a portrait lens. Would you recommend the Tamrom 28-75?
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Yes, I would, except: For its greater versatility in focal-length, you might find the Pentax 18-135 to be a more satisfying choice.



 
maynard001 said:
I hope you researched the oboe manufacturer before you made your decision. There is new oboe technology coming soon. FF oboe's with higher sq (sound quality) are replacing the old "analog" units that have been all the rage for 300 years. They are backwards compatible with older reeds so your reed investment is safe. The demise of the oboe is quickly approaching...sorry.
Ha ha ha...sorry...couldn't help it.
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I thank you, Maynard, for not being able to help it. That's quite a good laugh for me, being temporarily (so I'm told) in a 'shut-in' situation.
Steve
 
Hi Skeys,

well, I have the 18-135. It is a wonderful walkaround-lens and it has a nice bukeh, but I would prefer a faster lens for portrait work. I have a 2.0/35 and 1.7/50, both smc-pentax m, but its hard to focus precisely. The 2.8/28-75 would be fast enough and the focal length seems to be ideal. The announced 1.8/50 is also on my watch list :-)

Have a nice day
Albert
 
Take away a few things that the K-5 improved on an the K-7 is an amazing camera. I remember thinking to myself when I got mine (3years ago?) what can Pentax do to make me want to upgrade? The high ISO wan't quite enough. Just think now your putting yourself in position for the next camera that may be even more of an upgrade.

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Take's alot of hard work and dedication, physical stamina to play the oboe. If she's up to it then both you and your daughter have hit the jackpot. Congrats..

Just need to build a sound proof practice room now.. Just improvise!

Enjoy your renewed K7 it must have a speciel good karma glow around it !

Brent

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Reflections, understandings, discoveries and intimations..
 
We have a boatload of elected and appointed federal officials who applaud consumer spending and debt. Jump across the pond and join we patriotic Americans!!

ps - Some years from now, we will be the new Greece as our debt addicted politicians, aided by a comotose electorate, crash our economy on the rocks.

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Lucky Sky
I'd rather be lucky than good
 
fotobert said:
Hi Skeys,

well, I have the 18-135. ... I would prefer a faster lens for portrait work. ... The 2.8/28-75 would be fast enough and the focal length seems to be ideal.
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Oops; didn't know you had the 18-135, so I wanted to make you aware of it.

I took some photos of the Independence Day parade in Virginia City last July, using the 35mm macro. It was just not quite wide enough and definitely not long enough. I then purchased a Tamron 28-75 as this seemed to me to be the perfect lens for that venue. I do recommend it for portrait work:
on edit: this photo appears darker here than on my computer screen.



 
my DD plays as well. Looks like your DD is using an Emerald reed? Hard?

The oboe is a beautiful instrument, plus our kids get to be front and centre in the orchestra! :)
 
Very nice! Being both a professional oboist and a K5 user, I find this post very amusing. Tell her to keep practicing. This oboe should last her a few years, but as she gets older and better at it, she will want a pro model, and by then, they will cost over 10k! (and if played daily, they last about 5 years).

Cheers!

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