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Ricoh GR Field Report Part 1

Posted on May 1, 2014 by petergsimmons

On my recent trips to Europe and Chile I had wanted to take discreet street photos of local people. This usually resulted in me using my Canon S90 as the Pentax K5 was a bit too intimidating and relatively loud … Continue reading →

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Street photography camera

Posted on April 23, 2013 by petergsimmons

Following a recent trip to Chile, I thought about the missing photographic tool in my bag. I have a decent Pentax K5, three primes (15mm, 35mm and 77mm) and a 55 to 300mm zoom. I got excellent photos of the … Continue reading →

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Pentax Q

Posted on January 15, 2013 by petergsimmons

I bought the Pentax Q through Blinq and ebay store. The price was less than $300, and the camera came with the 8.5mm F1.9 prime lens, which seemed to be getting more scarce as time went by. The camera body … Continue reading →

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New Pentax Compact Camera, the MX1

Posted on January 8, 2013 by petergsimmons

Just when I thought my next camera could be the Pentax Q, Pentax announces a new compact camera, the MX-1, which seems to offer some compelling new features for a small handheld compact camera. This of course has a built … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the new Pentax K01

Posted on February 17, 2012 by petergsimmons

Pentax recently launched their new mirror-less APSC camera designed by Australian designer Mark Newson. The story seemed to focus more on the exterior design than the innards of the camera. This is basically a K5, which I own, with an … Continue reading →

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