hi all,
i am a total noob to photography of any sorts (except a PnS fujifilm z5) and im seriously considering a pentax k-x after reading rave reviews about it
i have also been reading articles in clubsnap so i am clearer on some points, this is what i arrive at, pls correct me if i am wrong
a. i am planning to buy a pentax k-x black in color kit 2 with the 200mm extra lens as i hope to do some landscape photography. 300mm would be post 1000 and quite unaffordable for me at this moment.
b. i understand that the last spotted cheapest dual kit 2 would be at SLRR @ $899. I will call them up later.
c. i understand that pentax uses batteries and i am hoping to get eneloop batteries to go along with it. besides batteries, which i can buy from the camera shop, i also hope to buy a dry cabinet, cleaning kit and a lens protector. may i know where to find cheap or second hand cabinets, batteries and lens protectors (will really quite short on budget after buying the dual kit2) besides clubsnap forums?
d. camera wise, i understand that there is the piorities mode (shutter, aperature) and manual mode. the manual modes, are they as customizable (can tweak the settings) as most other cameras? becus i mean i want to buy a DSLR because i hope to learn a DSLR and hopefully can how to set iso, aperature, shutter. i understand that focal length is determined by the lens my camera is using at the moment.
e. i understand that there is this "cross-processed" mode on pentax. i dont need that function at all and ive seen the sample pictures, i feel that hipstamatic on iphone can produce more spontaneous lomographic pictures. but its not a bother to me anyways.
f. however, i am very interested in black and white photogrpahy, especially face shots of humans in black and white. would b&w photog be a setting in dslrs or do i have to buy a special filter for it?
(credits: http://www.robotnine.com/2009/03/beautiful-and-powerful-black-and-white.html)
g. i will join an outing to learn more from the pros here, but as of now, i will need to settle these questions before deciding to buy my pentax k-x :sweat:
thats all for the moment, thanks!
i am a total noob to photography of any sorts (except a PnS fujifilm z5) and im seriously considering a pentax k-x after reading rave reviews about it
i have also been reading articles in clubsnap so i am clearer on some points, this is what i arrive at, pls correct me if i am wrong
a. i am planning to buy a pentax k-x black in color kit 2 with the 200mm extra lens as i hope to do some landscape photography. 300mm would be post 1000 and quite unaffordable for me at this moment.
b. i understand that the last spotted cheapest dual kit 2 would be at SLRR @ $899. I will call them up later.
c. i understand that pentax uses batteries and i am hoping to get eneloop batteries to go along with it. besides batteries, which i can buy from the camera shop, i also hope to buy a dry cabinet, cleaning kit and a lens protector. may i know where to find cheap or second hand cabinets, batteries and lens protectors (will really quite short on budget after buying the dual kit2) besides clubsnap forums?
d. camera wise, i understand that there is the piorities mode (shutter, aperature) and manual mode. the manual modes, are they as customizable (can tweak the settings) as most other cameras? becus i mean i want to buy a DSLR because i hope to learn a DSLR and hopefully can how to set iso, aperature, shutter. i understand that focal length is determined by the lens my camera is using at the moment.
e. i understand that there is this "cross-processed" mode on pentax. i dont need that function at all and ive seen the sample pictures, i feel that hipstamatic on iphone can produce more spontaneous lomographic pictures. but its not a bother to me anyways.
f. however, i am very interested in black and white photogrpahy, especially face shots of humans in black and white. would b&w photog be a setting in dslrs or do i have to buy a special filter for it?
(credits: http://www.robotnine.com/2009/03/beautiful-and-powerful-black-and-white.html)
g. i will join an outing to learn more from the pros here, but as of now, i will need to settle these questions before deciding to buy my pentax k-x :sweat:
thats all for the moment, thanks!