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<p>I found what I was looking for and checked out a few settings and took some pictures......WOW<br /><br />I was first a little overwhelmed, now I am very excited. this is awesome.<br /><br />Also found out my biggest mistake in the last 10 years was not buying a real flash.<br /><br /><br /></p>

<p>I finally pulled the trigger and got my K50 earlier today. I also got the Sigma dg610 Standard flash.<br /><br />I think I may need to go to school to learn how to mess with the settings.....this thing is quite a step up from the K100D<br /><br />WOW!<br /><br />first of a half a million questions...in the filter section the manual states there are a lot more filters than are currently available. I am looking for the Sketch filter. anyone know where to highlight it?</p>

<p>after a year of toying with the idea and a few posts here, I am going to call B&H tomorrow and order the K50<br /><br />my K100D still has plenty of life in it but I need to step up a bit.<br /><br />the 18-135mm seems intriguing but Ill probably just stick with the lenses I have</p>

<p>Hi Richard,<br /><br />no not yet but I plan on it in the next few weeks. I am neurotic when it comes to pulling the trigger on something. I like to make sure I get the best deal for my needs and wallet. I dont mind spending the $$$ but I hate it when I buy something and 3 weeks later something better comes along and costs less!<br /><br />My hesitation is basically the flash and the decision between the K50 which I think is best for me and the K5ii<br />now I see B&H has the body only K50 for $366 but its RED! and the black ones are $400....<br /><br />one of the bundles comes with a 18-135 lens and a Pentax 200 flash...the 200 doesnt tilt so I dont want that but that Lens is interesting</p>

<p>Richard, Thats a pretty inexpensive Flash with similar features as others in a higher price range.<br /><br />" I'm 69yoa and very often have issues learning some of this digital "stuff""<br /><br />I hear that...when my Wife and kids heard I was getting a "smart phone" they all ran! lol<br /><br />money is not necessarily the issue. side by side I like the K50 better than the K5IIs as the differences are very insignificant for my uses. the biggest plus for me of the K50 is the ability to use AA batteries. the low pass filter doesnt mean anything to me and the very minute speed and ISO differences wont do anything for my needs<br /><br />I have to take a look at the K3 thought.<br /><br />very helpful, thanks Richard<br /><br /></p>

<p>thanks Andrew<br /><br />"No matter which brand, shooting flash is a significantly different skill than available-light photography with its own learning curve."<br /><br />I hadn't looked at it that way. <br />I like outside shoting. I feel I have all the control I need.........Flash is like I lost IQ ( smarts)rapidly!<br /><br />lol<br /><br /><br />so many unsatisfied things with the Oly its tough to really put my finger on it. mostly what Jochen pointed out..Af not locking...bad shots in low light that I thought the High ISO settings in auto would "Choose" properly. menu options hard to navigate. <br /><br />I love and want to continue loving this camera but it seems limited inside and its frustrating. hard to stay close to something that doesnt perform well even though it seems to have more than enough little more than amateur features</p>

<p>Bill, Matt thanks for the info</p>

<p>"I don't understand what your Olympus issues were about and wish you had elaborated a bit more. - Didn't it lock focus?"<br /><br />Jochen<br /><br />I had not put my finger on it till now...yes, its doesn't lock focus. some things come out blurry that shouldn't. I cant navigate the menus fast to enough to change for different needs. With my K100D I can change Speed and aperture,ISo and scene modes by the hot buttons on the camera. I feel like I have to scroll through menu after menu to get to some of this in the PEN. I have resorted to using auto and it still doesn't come out "right" <br /><br />I thought this was just due to being "used" to the simplicity of Pentax, its what I loved about my K1000 but I find that trying to study the manual and fiddle with the settings gets me no where.<br /><br />The AF on my K100D never seemed lacking..I dont shoot a lot of "action" photography so maybe thats why as long as it focuses and "locks in on it" I am happy with my results.<br /><br /><br /><br />Dont be sorry for your"biased" reply..........its what I am looking for<br /><br />"If you don't have many good lenses left over from your K100 days, maybe consider switching DSLR systems for AF performance's sake? - Tough question. - I know, since I didn't either"<br /><br /><br />I still use my K100D and still have my lenses...not a lot of high priced stuff just my K1000 50MM some secor 70-200 lens that I used to use on it also. my 18-55 gets some use as does the 18-250 and Tamron 70-300 lens I got for the K100D<br /><br />IDK know about making a switch to Canon or Nikon...just something I dont consider. I like the Pentax line. the 3 I have had have always wroked well for me and my needs.<br /><br /><br />thanks for your input.Much appreciated</p>

<p>Thanks for the reply Douglas.<br /><br />I dont need ALL the bells and whistles, too much fiddling and constant setting changes are not my strong suit when in the middle of shooting.<br /><br />I would like more light than an on camera flash provides, I would like a tilting feature so the flash is not right in someones eyes, swiveling is not necessary but probably would be nice. I would like a flash that sits high enough that it reduces lens shadowing when macro or pointing down and shooting. I dont need it to operate remotely.<br />distance is also a concern....sometimes you dont always have the ability to be right on top of your subject. <br /><br />Ah yes...compatibility. I remember back in 2006 when I got my K100D there was some issues with hotshoe flashes that were burning up the newer dslr's....I'd like to avoid that :)<br /><br />so, with that being said, what non Pentax brands along with the Metz should I be looking at for a K50<br /><br />thanks</p>

<p>Hi LeVonne,<br /><br />I have a Pen E PL3 and am also exasperated by the many many un user friendly menus and settings in the Olympus camera. I thought I was making a lateral/downsizing move from a DLSR to a powerful mini 4/3rds that would give me the same control as the DSLR and am not finding it to be good for me.<br /><br />one would think that "auto" would help when fiddling with the manual,scene and P settings didnt quite work as intended because of lack of experience with these settings.<br /><br />it has been very frustrating for me as well. <br /><br />this place has always been helpful to me in the DSLR sections, I wish you luck in your venture<br /><br /><br /></p>

<p>Hi People...<br /><br />hope you all have been well. I have not posted for a while but have stopped by to read some posts from time to time.<br /><br />Hope you all are having a nice holiday season.<br /><br /><br />I made a move to Micro Four Thirds thinking this was the way of the future and the direction I wanted to go to scale down.<br />I was on the verge of moving on the the Olympus OMD series EM10 I think is the model.<br /><br />I have been pretty pleased with my Olympus PEN E-PL3. to some extent.<br />I had an issue in Colorado where security wouldnt let me into a place with my K100D because it was a "professional" camera...thats what prompted me to go with the PEN....<br />Professional features in non pro or DSLR looking camera.<br /><br />I recently used the PEN and 2 significant events with poor results that I cannot understand how things happened....even in auto.<br />one was a Friends 60th birthday party and they were glad someone showed up with a "real" camera<br /><br />Second failure was at a friends wedding over the weekend. It was a pretty lavish event that was 70's/80's rock star oriented that I was lucky enough to be invited to. while it was a private event and I wouldnt have dared photograph some of the people out of respect I missed out or got bad shots of generic things some of these people where involved in just as you or I would have been captured...<br /><br />anyway, so short of being very close to smashing the camera on the red carpet as I left, I remain composed and firgured I ask you good people for some advice.<br /><br />I have had my eye on the K50....well the K 30 but I see its been up graded to 50 in the time I have wasted with the 4/3rds.<br />I see all the "pro" Photog's are always with a DLSR and a big flash pointed away from peoples faces and usually with a difuser.<br /><br />I see the 540 or 360 goes with the Pentax but I also see Vivitar and Sigma flashes also and they seem less costly and equally as effective.<br /><br />so the question is...I am coming back to DLSR. I am more comfortable looking through the lens and am very well familiar with the Pentax layout and easy of controls when needing to compensate for light or what not.<br /><br />Is the K50 a good mid range camera and what flash other than the 540 and 360 would you recommend<br /><br /><br />thanks for your input<br /><br /></p>

<p>"Maybe they feel they are so good they don't have to advertise ?"<br /><br />I play a Rickenbacker Bass Guitar. <br /><br />Rickenbacker does not advertise like Fender and Gibson.<br /><br />It usually takes a while to get a new Ric bass.<br /><br />I am considering a K50. I didnt read about it in any magazines or see any ads on TV like Canon and Nikon.<br />I havent pulled the trigger because I am wondering if SLR is the way to continue going over mirrorless camera's<br /><br /><br /></p>