Jon Donahue

At 5:30 pm today, after the stagescoaches went back to the barn, we took photos of a few of our new Tombstone Car Club vehicles in front of store sponsors. Used the 16-85 lens, absolutely perfect ...

Wonderful to see these in the wild! 500mm lens, wow. But still... dangerous to get so close?

I like 1 and 2 in BW. am having fun lately running around with a GR in mono. Some street scenes, but surprisingly lots of portraits... the little camera doesn't scare people... and, personally, I ...

Of course you've hit on the Pentax marketing problem. Our K-5 DSLRs need no upgrades at all. They are just fine as when new, and will last for another 20 years or so. Unlike Apple phones, they ...

Might be the difference between software and hardware we are running into here. Software is easy... you can offer any number of paid options without changing the physical product. But hardware, ...

X -- James in his post above yours makes a pretty good case for subscription options, using Adobe as a good example. At 79, I am a grudging convert... still have Photoshop 7 on my PC, but am ...

Revealed here first.... the Chinese spy balloon shot down over the US was actually under contract from Ricoh/Pentax, testing the revolutionary lightweight f/1.4 55-1200 birder-optimized WR long ...

I think BMW is doing this sort of thing in Europe, where you can pay extra for heated seats that are turned on remotely via internet after you pay up. This may open the door for another new age of ...

Eg -- ha! You're right! I was thinking about the Hasselblad Stellar/Lunar Special Edition Digital Camera (Champagne/Zebra Wood). Just the thing to have your servant carry, three steps behind as ...

Well, you could always create a luxe K-1000 with rare rosewood grips, or a Western-themed version with silver and mesquite trim. But would probably need a different name, something more bling ...

I guess... I'm promoting brand loyalty to a faraway corporation that might not care. But Pentax/Ricoh cameras have given me a great deal of pleasure over the years, as they have for all of us. ...

It is sad that the mouse's fate is to be the hawk's lunch. Glad to be at the top of the food chain (as far as we know) instead of at the bottom!

Sad to report that over the last month or so, I've found myself using the small GR camera in preference to my Pentax DSLR. I guess that the shirt-pocket portability outweighs the DSLR's better ...

-26 or -40, whether C or F, is amazingly cold. Like on Mars? Suggest you come to sunny Arizona for the rest of the winter. Tombstone was 70°F today. Won't last, but won't get less than 25 F ...

Here's using the small 2" Nebo Torchy flashlight. It also has a variable-size beam, more than bright enough for fill light under the dark shadows cast by these ladies' 1880 hats. On M Manual, I ...

Yes! It's winter in Tombstone... a little colder this year than last, up here in the high desert, at 4500'. For the last few weeks, night temperatures were in the 20°s, a little warmer now. But ...

Found a pocket flashlight on Amazon, a Lepro LE 1000 Lumens, that works like a charm. Uses 3 AAA batteries, has a variable-width beam, and differnt levels of intensity. Lasts for an hour at full ...

Trying for the utmost in portability, with the little Rocoh GR in one shirt pocket, and one or more of the new LED flashlights in the other... i tealized that this could work also for my DSLR. ...

What a world we are in, electronically tied every minute to our emlployers. Even in my favorite Mexican restaurant, here in Arizona!

I'm using M Manual a lot coupled with Lightroom. So all I have to do is set the shutter speed and aperture sort of right for the scene lighting, and then take pictures without worrying any more ...