The price to performance of used cameras is absurd. My view is that digital photography tech hit maturity in 2008 with the release of the Canon 5D Mark II and Nikon D700.
There is an overwhelming amount of professional gear out there at rock bottom prices. Consumer gear can be a blast when it’s cheap enough. The right camera for a style of shooting is going to be better than whatever the newest camera happens to be. (Unless you’re doing sports/action/wildlife. AF tech is getting absurd.)
Third Party Battery Paranoia
I have had batteries fall apart, fail within months, and with a capacity far below what’s on the label. It’s difficult to find good quality third party batteries.
There is an easy way ANYONE can inexpensively capacity test camera batteries. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to capacity test camera batteries. It is a simple DIY project that only requires, ~$30, a screwdriver, and pair of wire strippers.
Picking Out Vintage Lens Winners
All lenses aren’t equal, especially when it comes to vintage and early digital camera lenses. Modern lenses will give you images that are razor sharp corner to corner. Vintage lenses can set themselves apart by how they render, the color you can get with them, interesting bokeh, or other characteristics not valued by current photographers.
On the other hand, many vintage lenses are not good. Their performance may not be good enough to set them apart from other lenses. Worse, as time has gone on some lenses have defects such as haze, fungus, balsam separation, or degraded grease, that will render them worthless because of the difficulty in repair.
I’m somewhat indiscriminate in my purchasing of gear, so I get a mix of good, bad, and average. The lens reviews will help you find a lens worth owning. These are popular film cameras that recieve frequent lens questions.
The Pentax *ist DL can use SD memory cards. The largest capacity SD card that can be used in the *ist DL is 32GB.
SD memory cards labeled as SDUC or SDXC will not work properly in the *ist DL. These cards can simply be avoided as they are 64GB or larger in storage capacity.
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The Pentax K-m can use SD memory cards. The biggest capacity SD card that is compatible with the K-m is 32GB.
SD memory cards that meets the SDXC or SDUC standards are not going to work correctly in the K-m. These cards can simply be avoided as they are 64GB or larger in storage capacity.
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The Pentax K100D uses SD memory cards. 32GB is the biggest capacity SD card that will work in the K100D.
SD memory cards that satisfy the SDXC or SDUC specifications will not function properly in the K100D. These cards will be 64GB or larger, so they can easily be avoided.
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The Pentax K10D needs SD memory cards. 32GB is the largest capacity SD card that can be used in the K10D.
SD memory cards that satisfy the SDXC or SDUC requirements won’t function correctly in the K10D. These cards will be At least 64GB or larger, so they can easily be avoided.
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The Pentax K110D uses SD memory cards. 32GB is the maximum capacity SD card that will work in the K110D.
SD memory cards that satisfy the SDUC or SDXC specifications won’t function correctly in the K110D. These cards can simply be avoided as they have a storage capacity of 64GB or larger.
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The Pentax K200D requires SD memory cards. The biggest capacity SD card that will work in the K200D is 32GB.
SD memory cards labeled as SDXC or SDUC are not going to function correctly in the K200D. These cards can easily be avoided as they have a storage capacity of 64GB or larger.
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