I bought a K -> M42 adapter ring

What M42 lenses should I check out? Preferably <$100

>>4490471
why would you want to adapt k lenses to m42 mount?

>>4490472
Other way around, I have a Pentax DSLR and I bought the adapter ring to use M42 lenses.

>>4490470
Video shit is meaningless but
>still less resolution than a nikon dslr from 2016
>still the noisiest sensors after canon
>still has snoy colors
>still a snoy
5div and d810/850 - unsurpassed to this day

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>>4490471
super-shitumar of course

https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/digital-cameras/i-think-camera-autoexposure-is-sometimes-too-clever-for-its-own-good

Discuss

>>4490480
So you bought an M42 > K adapter, not what you said

>>4490493
I miss my 5DIV. If it had an articulating screen, it would've been damn near perfect.

>>4490534
>SNOY
no wonder he's complaining

>>4490539
>the is board is only for memes
Pls go

>>4490535
You should leave this website for good and go to reddit. You would fit in a lot better there, you pedantic man-child.

>>4490493
Not sure why we're comparing the d8XX series to the GOAT. The d810 is plastic shit with plastic lens mount, the d850 has colours only a retard would enjoy and both of them focus slower than an EOS 1n. Great for an amateur, but pros shoot Canon. Just hard facts.

>>4490542
you must be a woman if you think using the right naming is "pedantic"
>man-child
ok, you are a woman

>>4490550
It's obvious what he meant because one of those things exists and the other doesn't. Even bothering to point it out makes it obvious that you're a retard because only a retard would would feel the need claim such a thing as a victory.
>ok, you are a woman
There's no women on this website. Retard.

>>4490562
>no women
Well, HE is pretty close in spirit.

I asked chatgpt to recommend me a camera, considering I never had a real camera, but want a great one nonetheless.

It recommended:
Both the Nikon Z50 and Canon EOS M50 Mark II are exceptional choices for beginners aiming for professional-quality pictures. They offer great image quality, versatility, and the ability to grow with the photographer's skills.


I wonder if this is actually good advice or worthless ai slop?.

>>4490562
now you're the autist

>>4490572
>ai hallucination
>recommends aps-c baby sensor
lol

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>>4490584
yeah, I erased the convo and rephrased the question, and it made completely different recommendations. Conclusion, it cant be trusted, useless.

>>4490585
just get a SNOY or CANOT mirrorless full frame - any will do as they all have great low light and auto focus. or get one of the newer nikon full frames (z5ii, zf, z6iii, z8, z9). the earlier nikons have superb low light but shitty AF. the newer ones have great AF.
everything else is a meme (for your usecase at least)

>>4490585
no because cameras are almost all the same in the big 2025 if you're spending <$2000

go to a store and play with the one you like the most, sony canon nikon will all give you great pics as long as you go for a full frame. if you go for apsc (smaller sensor) the lenses get smaller but the quality can suffer a stop (a stop = where you could get away with 400 iso on ff you might need 800 iso or similar)

just avoid fuji (overpriced) and m43 (again overpriced)

don't have any lighting gear yet and I just ordered a godox v1 pro and a trigger but now that I'm looking at softboxes I'm wondering if I should just return it and get an ad200.

>>4490506
Do chartfags actually take any photos?

>>4490572
Yeah dogshit recs. Dated mirrorless for new mirrorless prices vs. dated mirrorless with the youtuber meme tax.

Just get a FF DSLR. 24mm 35mm 50mm and 85mm primes are cheap. Nikon D750,800,810. Canon 5DIII, 6DII, 5DIV, 5DS.

IF you are kind of a bitch get a nikon d500 or d7xxx and take 1.5x off the focal length

Dont bother with mirrorless unless you can afford one of these:
Nikon zf, z5ii, z6ii (shittier AF)
Sony a7c, a7iv, a7cii - a7iii and older have dodgy reliability and need a lot of color work in post
Canon R8 (poor battery life tho) - avoid RP, its a 6dii with worse battery life, avoid EOS R, its a less reliable 5div - canon mirrorless is generally expensive

If you MUST crop cope:
Sony a6600, a6700
Canon EOS R7
Nikon does not make good crop mirrorless

Avoid entirely due to dogshit performance and build quality issues:
Panasonic
Fujifilm
Olympus
Pentax

>>4490601
whats your favorite m42 lens anon

>>4490602
Also I forgot, the canon 90d is the r7 with a real viewfinder, cheaper lenses, and better battery life
Dont buy an 80d (bad DR)
Dont buy any EOS M shit (reliability/build qual issues) like the m6ii is an r7/90d with a non replaceable internal battery that WILL die and dials that WILL stop working and its the nicest one

>>4490602
don't get a DSLR if you want to do low light photography. the viewfinder gets dark when it's dark (mirrorless can boost the EVF which makes composing easier). also DSLR autofocus is ancient and total shit (on the level of fuji).
if you can't afford a mirrorless just save your money until you can. buying a DSLR is like buying a horse carriage if you want a truck

>>4490605
Why post if you’re a wrong nophoto

You know autofocus means focusing not eye detect and tracking bullshit right? A fucking d750 focuses better and faster than many mirrorless scameras. A 5diii will fucking trounce anything that’s not at least as good as a sony a9ii.
>BUT IN LIVE VIEW?
More like EVIL, EW!

>>4490607
>idiot cope
yeah get fucked with your ancient bullshit
>le based mirror box
kek

>>4490607
Its worth considering a D750/5D3 because at least in the US they're $400-500 vs the $8-900 a early FF goes for (A7III/Z5/Eos R)

Older DSLR glass is also a lot cheaper. Think half the price and the pictures can still be great. Plus it opens the door to vintage glass which can be fun to explore different focal lengths with.

I personally like the D750, its a great camera and probably the best value in full frame. If you feel like a FF camera is too big I'd also look at a 7D Mark II

>>4490608
Nice cope but not having eye detect and tracking doesnt equal bad autofocus. The viewfinder squares in a d750, which isnt even that great by dslr standards, will hold focus on a moving object better than anything short of a newer sony like an a7c (a7iv-like autofocus system) so definitely better than half baked canon eos r stuff, every nikon under $2k, every panasonic/fuji/om

The d500/d7500, 5div/iii, 1d, d# series etc are even better

>>4490611
>luddite drivel
not gonna read that, sweaty

>>4490611
Looks like you won the argument.

>>4490632
I guess he did, if this is the best response.

>>4490634
His best response was a concession after reading your argument.