herman_lee

<p>I shoot Pentax because I know I've made the wise decision.<br>

What I mean with wise in my case is because I balance between my skill, need and cost.</p>

<p><strong>Skill: </strong><br>

I'm not a pro but I want to be a pro one day. Pentax has enough body, lens and flash for me to practice and improve my skill every day. There is nothing that Pentax camera can't do to improve my skill. In fact it even pushes me to improve my skill than relying on the tool itself. I think basic skills are more important than an advance gear in the hand of an amateur like me.<br>

<strong>Need:</strong><br>

I don't shoot sport or racing so I don't need a blazing fast auto focus. A faster auto focus improvement in the future won't hurt though. What I need more is image quality and precision for what I shoot which are mostly landscape and portrait. So far, I have not yet been disappointed with the result I got from my Pentax gears. And for this need, prime lenses are the best. Pentax has some of the best prime lens at an affordable price which gives me the next balance:<br>

<strong>Cost:</strong><br>

Everybody knows that owning DSLR with a complete set is not a cheap hobby for most of the people in this world. I'm lucky enough to be able to afford it since my income is in US dollar which gives me more advantage than some other regular workers in the other side of the world. Like I said, I'm an amateur that earns no income from my photography hobby but I still want to be able to shoot like a pro shoots. Which one is wiser? Get a Canon/Nikon with one mediocre lens only or Pentax with a SET of great lenses? I know enough to realize that it's a no brainer to go with Pentax.</p>

<p>In the end, this is my own personal wise decision that applies to me and my circumstances. I'm sure others have different circumstances than me and that's why they shoot with other brands. I am not a blind follower but for now I know what to have...<strong><em>PENTAX</em> </strong> ! ;)</p>

Wow that's so cool.

Good to know. Let me guess, do you have a printing business on Main St?

Sorry if I'm wrong. It's just I think I had a client with similar name like you before :)

I like North Alhambra. It's a very nice area and neighborhood.

I live on south of Main St.

If you're still curious about the lens, you can try it on your camera. No abligation to buy ;)

Just shoot me an email where and when we can meet.

Hi Javier,

Yes, I live in Alhambra. What city do you live in?

If you'd like maybe we can meet sometime this week and you can try the lens if you'd like.

It's good to know somebody in the area who also shoots w/Pentax since my friend mostly use Canon :)

Hi Javier,

I'm the owner of that lens, Takumar F 70-200mm :)

I've been reading posts from this forum for almost a year and this seems a good Pentax forum also.

Usually I join in DPreview or Pentax Forum under the name hermanlee/HermanLee

Actually, I post this lens for sale in Pentax Forum as well.

So, this is my first post in this forum :) Hi, everybody!

I'm shooting w/K100D and many other lenses including some FA* & Limited.

This Takumar F 70-200mm, I got it when I first start looking for old lenses for Pentax.

It has served me well. I really like how light this lens is and the IQ is not so bad either.

Too bad my K100D is in service right now because of the sensor is behaving.

Several amazing glasses but no body.....so sad :(

If you have more questions about this lens, pls feel free to ask.

Hopefully I can learn more from this great Pentax community.

Have fun and happy shooting :)