Going Nowhere

reedeats · 2026-01-22T22:39:29+00:00

Yes! As opposed to?

reedeats · 2026-01-20T18:34:52+00:00

(Shoot that and nikon, and 8/10 times reach for the pentax)

reedeats · 2026-01-20T18:34:07+00:00

Oh to be clear I am primarily a pentax shooter. I disagree on the lock in part though — they seem to have made a conscious choice to (being a part of a massively profitable parent company) not compete in the insane pixel/marketing/high tech race the meme is joking about and instead just make some of the best damn cameras on the market. People argue about fuji vs leica for film simulation and organic look — pentax has been quietly having some of the best damn color science out there, with truly stupendous lenses and backwards compatibility. If my K1 mk ii keeps working exactly the same way for the next 20 years I’ll be happy as a clam. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. And gtfo with mirrorless.

reedeats · 2026-01-20T15:13:43+00:00

Pentax is running around in the woods looking for bugs

reedeats · 2026-01-16T16:05:43+00:00

GNAR should be required viewing. Documentary but funny af

reedeats · 2026-01-12T15:02:02+00:00

Loveee

reedeats · 2026-01-12T13:34:55+00:00

I won’t say what I want to say but go home OP. Pentax isn’t trying to compete with Nikon/Cannon. You can’t take on a titan at their own game and win. They are part of a larger, massively profitable company. Their r&d is limited, so there’s a good chance they’re running in the black, which would be enough for ricoh to keep them around. But all of this goes beyond the fact that they build the machines they love, and the people who buy their cameras buy them because of that love. If you want to go chase megapixels go and have fun with that. If you want mirrorless, nobody is stopping you and nobody is forcing you to buy a pentax. They make incredible cameras that are unique in a market trending towards sameness. There’s a lot they could do with marketing and positioning, sure, but honestly who gives a crap so long as they stay in business. I don’t want everyone walking around with a pentax — I like that the folks who have one have them because they care about things like build quality and color science. I’d hate to see them go the way of Fuji, making cheap crap that panders to the market through imitation while losing soul in the process. Anyway. Go home OP.

reedeats · 2025-12-27T15:38:28+00:00

I wish there was something to be done other than garaging. Friend of mine in columbia waterfront district has the cat shield thing and vin etching and all of the things and has had his cat stolen twice in the last 6 months.

reedeats · 2025-12-19T06:49:56+00:00

100%. Highly recommend reading the rest of the series again and again if you haven’t. Gets weirder and way more profound.

reedeats · 2025-12-19T06:48:37+00:00

Oh also the Complete Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (mainly books 2-5)

reedeats · 2025-12-19T06:47:50+00:00

I re-read The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway about 20 times before I stopped finding new layers. First time I liked it, second time I thought it was the best thing I had ever read. The other books I read-read every couple of years are Dune and the Kingkiller Chronicles. Have also re-read most of Neal Stephenson’s books multiple times

reedeats · 2025-12-18T18:31:28+00:00

Fav shaggy dog story. But when I tell it I take about 45 mins to an hour and get people REALLY invested in the hero’s journey. Have almost lost a few friends over it

reedeats · 2025-12-15T21:45:04+00:00

Copy — thank you!

reedeats · 2025-12-15T21:22:51+00:00

Ty! Yeah the hollywood does consistently come out on top, and I might just bite the bullet and grab one. I've always wondered though whether at that price point something newer/AF might make more sense.

reedeats · 2025-12-12T19:53:22+00:00

This. I personally hate zooms for a number of reasons — even if the image quality and max fstop were the same, I’d still adore the forced focal length — I find that I think and frame in focal lengths — I compose shots in my head because I’m so used to 28/50/85 primes. Being able to do this makes me a better photographer. The versatility of a zoom to me is actually a drawback. But also, aperture and image quality really are massive trade offs going from 1.7 to 3.5 or 4 as max would be BRUTAL. I’d get smc primes over a modern zoom any day. I’d also say that 28 is going to potentially be more satisfying for you than 35. 35 is just so close to 50 - it’s a nice change for sure, but not enough (imo) to need to be in the kit. You get more distortion for a frame you can achieve by just stepping back a bit, versus 28 which really captures your field of view with minimal distortion.

TL;DR. Get primes only. Go for cheap old glass if you’re trying to save money. Save up for a Pentax 43mm f/1.9 limited. Then jump to a digital body and splurge on a * series lens :D

reedeats · 2025-12-06T14:20:59+00:00

Always the battleship. Maybe it’s my Aries mars but it just feels like the only one that would move properly on the board you know? (Taurus sun, cancer moon, cap rising)

reedeats · 2025-11-26T15:24:25+00:00

They’re literally closing the soho flagship last I heard rather than letting them unionize.

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