I Switched to PENTAX
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
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"Enjoy" by Joakim Karud / joakimkarud
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Shoot with the camera you like, the one that attracts you most NOT the one that is the most popular, considered the best performing, the best looking. Get the camera that makes you want to go out and take photos. That's all.
Thank you for saying this. Photography is so much more than gear. Most UA-cam “photographers” don’t get that.
I chose my Sony despite everyone telling me to get Canon because I just love the way Sony works for me. It gets me wanting to shoot more!
bought an a99ii just using this rule
Truth , don't go down the rabbit hole just shoot
H P that’s great! I have a Nikon DSLR and all I hear from people online is that I can’t take good photos because I’m using a “dinosaur”. I just love getting out there and shooting.
"I switched to Pentax"
I don't think I've ever clicked faster.
Same here..lol..
@@Channel323 same
Me too
Be careful, ladies don't like a guy that clicks too fast.
Me too. I actually shouted out "What!"
"Can you touch the screen? "
"You can touch the screen but it won't do anything."
LOL
lol :D
I honestly think Pentax just needs marketing. They have awesome cameras!! Especially backwards compatibility to all PK lenses dating back to the 70s!! The system is so well thought through.
Nah pentax is great exactly because of not doing that. As modern day marketing is just fad pandering to overindulgent infants. It would ruin the brand just like every other that sold it's soul to the feel-good devil.
I suppose.....if you really want to shoot Pentax glass set in plastic mounts.... 0:13
@@martyzielinski1442have 2 pentax also sony and canon and the only ones with plastic lenses are not pentax.
And images are far better than the other 2 , slower sensors have the advantage of making far less electrical noise (or parasitage as we say in french) than the fast ones , the transfer speed induces automatically more electrical noise , also the reason why fast transfer cables need more shielding.
Every sensor makes multiple types of noise , if at least one type is reduced it will improve base quality of the image and make a 33 mp image look better than a 50 who lost more detail due to heavier denoising.
Now I didn’t test the new stacked ones , perhaps it can help reducing electrical noise with the reduced length the signal needs to go, i am all for image quality.
Plus the slower speed reduces heavily moire , personally compared with my other cameras on a moire test image.
Sony A7iii important moire even with aa filter and mushy image due to the filter , A7riii even worse but at least image is sharp,and doesn’t look out of focus all the time , Canon R7 💩, all i can say about the canon sensors and no I don’t care about AF if image is crap, Pentax KF extremely difficult to induce moire and best image quality i’ve seen , Pentax K1ii can be induced easier than kf but still extremely less than sony or canon.
Won’t talk for the other brands but what I’ve seen about others complaints the newer and faster they get the more people complain about moire.
I'm 14 minutes into the video and I still can't tell whether they're being sarcastic or not.
hahahaha the most truth filled comment ever
glad it's not just me 😅
When it comes to Kai and Lok it's best to err on the side of sarcasm.
Sarcastic or not, those cameras with the Pentax limited lenses take pretty great pictures. BTW That Lok guy I think adds nothing to Kai's content.
Also thought: Either it is sarcastic, or did Ricoh start bribing influencers, to bring some old marketing and nostalgia messages across? Is it a coincidence, that the dpreview's youtube guy brought Pentax marketing and nostalgia messages across as well, only a few days ago?
I was expecting a fun video, making sarcasting fun about a crappy body of a dying system, with a few ancient lens museum lenses. But the video was strangely lame, as if Kai had to say things, he didn't really want to.
this feels like the the old days
Yes, so... here goes...
Where’s Alamby?
It does and I really enjoyed this video
And a challange from the bloody producer.
@@FotoKoffe We most def need the "Bloody Producer to make it official, lol.
@Koen Verbeke Alamby's all grown up, she's totally different now.
Remember when "old skool" meant spray painting camera's pink and dropping them down 30 steps of concrete stairs? Those where the days.
This reminded me of the Digitalrev days, and I definitely miss those vids! Cameraville also seems to like the KP.
Hi po
I have a Pentax KS-2. It has been unbelievable. Weather sealing, perfect backwards compatibility with vintage glass, in-body stabilization... The only thing it doesn't do well is video. I am an extremely happy customer.
I'm willing to think that anyone investing in pentax is because of video capabilities. They suck. Other than that, my Pentax K-5 with 68k clicks on it works just like the day i bought it!
I'm agreed with you as well, as I'm having the fun with my K-5 (mk.1).
She's tough, fun to use. I'm so glad that I've bought it (second hand) from Japan.
@@zetsuboublogger Pentax K-5 ii still feels like a modern camera in 2020.
As a Pentaxian who has used a K20D and KI- MKII for many years, I feel it's a shame that Pentax does not get the recognition it deserves. They are great cameras, and designed for my style of photography, which is mostly outdoors.
Pentax cameras speak for themselves,. Love them to death - they don't need influencers reading spec sheets about them. Anyways this video made me smile at least
This video takes me back a few years when I got into photography and was searching UA-cam non stop and landed on you two... Thanks for the video!
I am a proud Pentax user. Still frustrated nothing was released for their anniversary, but I can't complain the K1 is superb!
Talking about the original one what do you think about it vers the KP. I know the difference in sensor size but as far as image quality. I don't really care that much about auto focus as long as it's decent
Yes, screw mirrorless, touchscreen is stupid. Booo lok.
Honestly if ricoh wasn't so trash at marketing pentax would probably be way more popular
Exactly ....Also availability is a factor.
When it comes to Ricoh products,they do a really aimed marketing,they definitely have the most loyal customer base,but when it comes to anything other than that and especially Pentax...boy they almost look like they dont care
The k1 is one of the best cameras ever. Pentax is beautiful.
Haven’t had the pleasure of the k1 but my k70 is just gorgeous. Had a Pentax k1000 for years. Still have it as a matter of fact.I can still use the old lenses with my K70. Had an Olympus. Fell apart before the warranty ran out.
@@davidwarren4569 I love olympus, I have a om5 mark ii 🥴
Yeah it's a shame pentax doesn't have a decent lens lineup. Even fujifilm which is probably equally "niche" has an absolutely massive lens lineup in comparison.
@@lukelbd_ Fujifilm camera's are actually pretty mainstream nowadays, the issue with pentax is the look of the bodies and advertising. If they could get more bodies out into the wild they could even rely on 3rd party lenses.
watching this reminds me of that good old days .. only Alamby and the bloody producer missing
Eck Ampon Munman Yes - bring back Alamby!
Yes bring back alamby
Shaka people move on unfortunately that won’t happen
Alamby have fun at Sahara right now hahaha
@@jornidema1884 hahaha it took me a while before I got your point regarding akalby and the Sahara. 😎
one of the best thing about pentax is that the mount has never changed which means you can use Pentaxes own m42 adapters allowing vintage glase to used basically natively. The KP is also the only DSLR which I have used which feels like an analog camera.
That quick "nostalgic" moment with the old DRTV music made me laugh, 🤣 always enjoyed watching your videos and lok's as well
I've been shooting Pentax since 1995 and have come to one universal truth: all the cool kids shoot Pentax.
Thank you for making a video that brings me back to when I started following you years back. Digital Rev was fun to watch as well as informative.
Amazing to see this the day after I switched from a Canon 6D to a Pentax K-3 ii 😀
I saw Mattias Burling review of this cam and said finally some good words. I honestly didn't expect Kai to do the same especially some time passed since it's came out. Always wandered what's wrong with people who dislike it. Lab tests showed BRUTAL image quality compared to high end APSc DSLRs. Weather resistance, in body IBIS, REAL viewfinder, not the stupid mirror, outstanding lenses (even pancakes are killer), ASTROTRACER, and of course, less important but for some people pleasing - X factor (strange looking, rare and available in silver)
"You're the first one to reveal the Pentax KP, nobody else on the internet..."
Hold up, let me go get Mattias Burling. He's gonna wanna hear this.
IMMEDIATELY my thoughts hahahaha
And he review the KP, K1, and K70 is on work. And he also made a video on the Old MX1.
ua-cam.com/channels/BDJ3JXmjl441xLLR5FJobw.html (don't forget The Camera Ville)
Mattias Burling always beats other youtubers in the unloved / unwanted makes and systems.
The KP makes perfect sense if you want solid build, and access to all of those PK mount lenses without adaptors.
PS: Mattias Burling got there 1st ... 🤣🤣
Immediately my thoughts too 😊
I also bought a Pentax KP today. I was already a Pentax KS1 owner. For me it was a big leap in quality. Thanks for the video.
The DA 40mm XS is an absolute stunner. Beautiful sharp shots every time. 2.8 is fast enough for general use. The pentaprism is beautiful and clear. The software doesn’t get in my way. Visually the cameras are a little odd, but in the hand, they feel perfect. I love Pentax.
Jared Polin is having a stroke somewhere right now because of this title
And that's why we like more this video.
Jared Polin even can't pronounce "Nikon" appropriately.
I imagine Chris Nichols and Jordan have joined him.
stop playing with my emotions. It would serve youtube a service if that happened lol.
Jared Polin's lost his hair, and now bears a striking resemblance to the angry photographer !
I know someone who shoots Pentax, and he's very happy with their DSLRs
(my first camera was a Pentax MX in the "good old" days of film !)
I'm on the Pentax train for about 2 years now, no matter if it's Tokyo or somewhere in Iceland, my K-S2/K-70 always gets the job done.
alveus interesting, didn’t know they make trains. I was just riding sigma elevator.
The k70 is a great camera . Good for you .
I love my Pentax. Significantly better specs and features than other brands in the same price bracket. It outperforms them all. The only negative I've found is that it's a bit louder than other brands.
I always loved Pentax colours and all the K mount glasses out there! This video warms my heart
@Foto4Max lol
This takes me back to the golden digital rev's days
yes..
“It’s fine I’m a professional tosser”..... Same!
The 20-40 Limited is a lovely weather sealed lens to go with that K-P
One of my favorite lenses ever
Can anyone do a proper youtube review of this lens. I am considering getting it? Thanks
@@rudyhaddad88 did you get the 20-40 lens? I'm thinking about it too. Looks like it covers most of what I will be shooting.
@@sdhute couldn't convince myself since I have a zoom that covers the range and the aperture is slow on the 20-40
I actually switched to Pentax from Canon 2 years ago. My K-1ii has not failed me once all this time and has consistently produced better pictures than any Canon I have ever used before. The high ISO performance is quite spectacular (just use the comparisons on DPreview). It’s not a camera for action photographers, as the AF is not really fast, but for landscape, architecture, macro and portrait photography it has no match for me. And the lenses *are* exceptionally good, especially the 15-30 or the 150-450.
That 40 mm lens of Pentax is a killer. I used to use the cheaper version, it was amazing.
You two guys together are well working combo. Keep it.
And yes, PENTAX!
Welcome to Pentax Kai. Come come hugs.
been using Pentax since 2009 and never turning back.
Same story here, the exact same year, and not the slightest regrets either.
@@Needacreate great!
Same as me I’m still using my K100D even I bought aT-2 Fujifilm but the story tells from a Pentax photo still irreplaceable in my mind.
5:41 speak cantonese 1 , 2 , 3 while taking the pic
OMG... Is this the first time he speaks Cantonese in this channel???
@@caroluskwok9789 not the 1st time. but i cant remeber when. Lok said he dont like to speak cantonese in front of the camera
AND OMG IS THAT HIS SON IN 6:37?
@@caroluskwok9789 yes , you can see the little one in other videos
Yut ye tsam
43mm is the perfect normal focal length because it is the diagonal measurement of the sensor. I wish it were a more common focal length. PENTAX knows exactly what they are doing in making a 43mm lens. Supposed to be a brilliant lens too.
The Pentax lineup always I intrigued me. The k1 silver, the 645d or the 645z and their lenses are amazing. Top that off with some of the best weather sealing on the market make it enticing to switch
Pentax invented the SLR when they invented the pentaprism. And I for one am happy that they’re sticking with it (but then I’m a grown ass man, who has been shooting for 45 years 😊).
The camera market is simply rigged: Every review of a Pentax which I have seen was positive and mentions the great features (weather resistance, and all the cool stuff that is possible just because of the in-body stabilisator, to name a few), but when it comes to raw numbers, they always make sure that the bigger manufacturers keep a slightly better rating. The best explanation I have for this are the huge advertisements from Canon and Nikon you usually see on the pages surrounding the test...
Don't get me wrong, many professional photographers may have good reasons stick to one of the big brands - but most customers simply are not informed well enough to choose the camera that would be the best for their needs:
They never spend several ten thousand bucks for gear that might be superior, and just pay a hefty extra for stuff which has much lower quality than what the pros use; or they buy Canon, because their buddy said that this is the best brand (of course, it is also the only brand he knows...).
Pentax isn't strictly superior, but if photographers would be better informed, the marketshare would be much higher than it is now.
I use the k1ii and prior to this the Kr and love the quality of images they have both given me. The old 28mm manual focus Asahi lens is so sharp too...
I have to agree on a lot of things; Pentax lenses are stellar, Pentax Pentaprisms are cool, and camera tossing is a good thing to do once in a while, just to make sure you've still got it.
the roast felt like Jeremy Clarkson vs. Richard Hammond xD
I still want the Green Button on all my cameras! I can't bring myself to sell my K-7.
Jens Kaufmann get the k1
Actually a cool guy from Sweden named Mattias Burling does review such cameras but you're right: Pentax is underrated and it's unfair! Great choice anyway and thanks for sharing!
Mattias is a class-act.
"I'm a professional tosser" - Kai W 2020. LOL
I've been a professional Pentax photographer for over 30 years. Great (if quirky at times) gear. I've been delighted the entire time, and so have my clients. I'm a lifer now.
This was nostalgic for me, like the good 'ol days of DigitalRev! I got into photography while watching you guys back in 2011.
Dayum, after Mattias Burling's review here comes a second price hike
When I first saw the title, I though this was the video from 4 years ago. 😅😅😅
Looking forward to the next flagship DSLR from pentax. Hopefully in the coming months
hoping to see the new pentax announcement too. k3 mark iii?
48/5000
this episode was so marvellous.
when two laugh, makes the third smiled. i smiled most time of the show. it was fresh and unconventional. thanks.
by the way, i switch to kodak.
Pentax will always have s place in my heart. Took me years to let go of my lenses after I sold my last pentax body.
I just bought a brand new K50 with the 18-55 wr lens for $180. I think it's a great camera for the price.
Kyle H I have a 10-20mm f4-5.6 from sigma if you’re interested. I switched to Fuji and it’s been collecting dust. I’d let it go for a fair deal to clear some space on my shelf
Cameraville has an entire channel devoted to Pentax. For anyone who is a Pentaxian.
I was at a concert last weekend and saw someone shooting with a Pentax. It was like seeing a unicorn.
I love the old Pentax lens I actually use the old 60s / 70s Pentax-M and super Takumar's adapted to my Sony A7Riii
I bought the original Pentax Q for a fun small camera and I’ve enjoyed it so much I’ve been looking towards the Pentax DSLRs for my pro work. Never thought I’d ever consider that, but there’s something about this little Q that’s pulled me in! (If you have one/buy one make sure you upgrade the firmware. It fixes pretty much everything that was wrong when it launched)
Pentax for ever! Pentax is max. Pentax means Pentmax! French photographer Robert DOISNEAU photographed with Pentax! And Peter Lindbergh photographed Carla Bruni eating "Frites" with Pentax 645 ! And Matt Bishop shoots landscapes with the K1! What else?
"I switched to Pentax"
Pentax 67
I never leave the house with my spotmatic.
I teared up a little bit thinking of all the times I spent watching Lok and Kai doing reviews.
I was going to have a heart attack everytime when Kai toss the camera!
muji1224 he doesn’t look like a guy who can catch, true!:)
@@lukazupie7220 I kept waiting for him to drop it in the harbour ...
This video reminds me of the good old days, Lok on the Camera, Kai on the streets of Hong Kong
Oh shoot. That makes TWO PENTAX shooters in the world including me now 😂
+1!
+1
-1
Ahem.... +1
I have a Film Pentax 645 so +1
Got a Pentax K-5 a bit over a year ago as my first 'proper' camera, and it's been a blast to use. Pretty much only use M-series lenses with it. I love how flavorfully the older lenses render images, especially the 50mm F4 Macro with its pentagonal aperture; just something you don't see anymore.
So yeah, I agree full-heartedly with the message of this video. Use the camera that gets you to go out and take pictures!
The only pentax I've touched is film 😂
My Spotmatic is always ready! :D
I am also switching to Pentax from Nikon, early this year. Also a YT channel called, "Cameraville", is exclusively Pentax. Lee also reviews Pentax vs other brands.
"well, not to mention 'How many people actually touch one [a Pentax]'"
...
Pats Pentax 67 comfortingly:"It's alright girl. I'll always love you. I know what you are capable of."
Squarespace - the provider that wants to charge you money for a website, but doesn't think anyone should pay for photos. What a great marriage made in heaven to advertise on photo channels...
For a second during the intro, I thought I was going to hear the classic DigitalRev ring a ding song 😣
Kai and Lok, in Hong Kong, just walking around joking about camera, it's kinda a drug to me
Lok: ''Who actually even touched Pentax''
me a Pentax user since 2012: ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ BOI ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
edit: Pentax bois assemble
i own one since 2010 K20D ...picture qulity is outstanding
Me since begining '11
I began with a K-m back in 2017 and i don't regret a single bit!
I've used Pentax SLRs & DSLRs since 1979. I've never found a reason to change and I can still use any Pentax lens made since then on my K1.
me...since last century 90s...with Z5 and Z1... with k30 for 6 years
I'm a Fuji guy,going to a camera shop in Japan,grabbed almost every flagship model from every brand,and about build quality...nothing top the Pentax K-1
omg, the boys are back
Working at one of pentaxes biggest dealers I appreciate this!
6:36 Daddy Daddy
That's the voice of the little Kai
2:38 holding his pants
I learnt photography on a spotmatic and a k1000 and my last film camera was an ME Super . All of my film cameras were either Pentax or , ironically , Ricoh (which shared the K mount . I will always have a soft spot for the brand , but I am too heavily invested in the Canon systems , APS-C and full frame to ever go back . The K1 mk2 is tempting though .
Pentax should revamp the K1000. Stuff it with the innards of the GR3, tweak the video capabilities and add a flippy screen. 👍
Yeah, I did enjoy the video, and now I'll go elsewhere to actually find out about the camera, like what dials does it have etc...
"How many people own a Pentax, let alone touched one..." I suspect almost every viewer over 40 owned a Pentax at some point in their lives. And I have a sneaky suspicion a few of us still have it stuffed away in a draw somewhere 😁
Not me Olympus till the 1980's then Nikon
Mine is on a shelf 😎
Though, I'm not 40 years of age yet 🤔
I just got the Pentax K1ii, now I'm going to have to get the KP, you're sending me to the poor house, I'll take pictures of it when I get there.
I clicked this faster than I did when Fro betrayed Nikon for Sony. Because I just didn’t care. But this. I need this.
thew are collaborating again ！！！ So glad to c it！！
3:20
The most beautiful camera ever.
I watched the video. The only words that come to mind are "damned by faint praise."
I love how he said he should've made it a bit more click baity yet the thumbnail features himself and Lok as if that isn't a huge click bait.
Been using Pentax since the SP500+ (1971), ES, LX, 6x7 and now K-3, K-1. I have tried several other cameras from 4"x5" and 6x6mm to 35mm including Toyo, Camera (both 4"x5"), Mamiya 6x7, Hasselblad's 6x6, Leica, Olympus, Canon, and Nikon 35mm, but prefer the Pentax as the best equipment for the money, love that all my many lenses work on the K3 and K1 (some require adapters) so I did not have to spend 1000s of dollars on new lenses when I upgraded from film to digital. In the digital I like that I can have two storage cards at the same time one in JIF and the other RAW, and that I can do full spectrum from full auto to manual.
Oh yeeee yee ye
Mehtenvieh sein Sohn war auch hier.
I started years ago with the Pentax MX and a Pentax 24 - 50 zoom - amazing gear for travel/street.
wow kai (barely) speaks cantonese at 5:38
Even I can speak more then him and I have been in HK for only a month.
@@andrewbow271 You've missed the point.
We know Kai can speak Cantonese. But he hasn't speak it in front of the camera for so so long. So many viewers would like to see it.
@@NicolasChanCSY He actually comes from Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk UK (I think). His family must come from HK. I heard him count "1,2,3" in Mandarin/Cantonese/Korean (same).
@@jojosfotospc It is "1,2,3" in Cantonese. I know Cantonese.
Years ago I was working at Bletchley, Uk - the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and in their archive room was a Pentax Spotmatic and a load of black and white landscape stills - I said to the engineer in the room - they are fantastic photos, and he said - yeh, the cameras not bad. It left a lasting impression. I think Ricoh owns them now, and I just wonder how much enthusiasm they have for the brand. Great stills though. The Sony video was a bit shaky in places...
2:39 What was the kid doing 🤦🏻♂️
ryte wtf I was like huh 🤣
Just checking if Kai's 200-600mm is still functioning.
I think it's Kai's son and that children have problems respecting personal space haha
Kai explains at 15:11, it's a metaphor for what the Pentax KP does for him
I have two pentax a ko1 and a pentax k70 . I use pancake lenses . Two great camera's. Before that I had a pentax k30 , a weather sealed camera . I also have a Olympus tg5 a great travel and outdoor camera .
"I will even have a bit of Pentax"
Canon, Nikon, which one gives you a...
I love Pentax: image and manufacture are always Solid!
Yay, Kai owns a camera from 2010 now!
I wish they'd make a KP MK. II that has a fully articulated "selfie" display, and uses the D-LI90 battery (that the K5/K3/K01/K1 uses). Those things are workhorses.