I wouldn't bank on being able to use the old Pentax lensesespecially if they are designed for a film camera as a true Digital Lens has to be far more precise than the old film lenses and the focal point is far more critical on a digital lens. At best you will get a lens that you would have to use manually and even then you will get alsorts of image problems. Pentax is pretty much a johnny come lately but the brand loyalty is pretty much for a good reason. I own a Nikon and I love them but I would say Canon are as good if not better at some things that the Nikon isn't and vice versa.
I own a Canon HF100 HD-Camcorder and I love it. The two best of the best are Canon and Nikon by miles.
if the cost of Lenses are a problem use Sigma lenses they are excellent quality and a fraction of the price of a branded lens.
(I own a Canon HF100 HD-Camcorder and I love it. The two best of the best are Canon and Nikon by miles.
if the cost of Lenses are a problem use Sigma lenses they are excellent quality and a fraction of the price of a branded lens.
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Thu 3 Dec 2009, 14:42,
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you can use the older pentax lenses and quite often get better resultsthan using cheap lenses on film cameras, When shooting on film you use the entire image circle and can have issues with definition and fringing in the corners, as you use crop sensors with the pentax kit it cuts out the corners and only uses the centre of the lens.
As far as I am aware there is no PK mount lens that cannot be used on the current crop of kit.
As always, with cameras this is always going to come down to personal choice. :-)
(As far as I am aware there is no PK mount lens that cannot be used on the current crop of kit.
As always, with cameras this is always going to come down to personal choice. :-)
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Thu 3 Dec 2009, 14:47,
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Yes I have discovered an awesome amount of brand loyalty in this field!My main advisor is a dyed in the wool Pentax man who has converted to digital relatively recently. My bro is a Canon fan.
It may yet come down to the fact that the Pentax is available with a white body which looks absolutely mint!
(It may yet come down to the fact that the Pentax is available with a white body which looks absolutely mint!
barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!,
Thu 3 Dec 2009, 14:52,
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The white ones do look good but bear in mind the amount of lensesThat AREN'T available in white :-)
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Thu 3 Dec 2009, 15:40,
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^thisalso, the image stabilisation features of newer lenses help a great deal when shooting freehand
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pzyko Query failed.,
Thu 3 Dec 2009, 14:54,
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Actually the image stabilisation kit on the Pentax is meant to be the bees knees - that and the higher ISO range are 2 of the things that are drawing me to it...
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barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!,
Thu 3 Dec 2009, 14:56,
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