Had the chance to take out the 10MP CCD Pentax K-m, mounted with the SMC Pentax-A 35-70mm 1:4, for an early morning street shoot at the Balai Baru Farmer's Market, or Nat, at a suburban center on the outskirts of Kangar, the capital of Perlis. The word Nat, or a farmers' street market, offering fresh produce and household necessities is synonymous with the two northern states of Peninsular Malaysia, Kedah and Perlis, held alternatively at differing locations each day. Normally starting after the dawn prayer, the Nat peters out as the sun rises and ends around midday.
This one here, in Balai Baru, is held thrice a week, with the main market day being on Saturdays while the other two supportive days, with a smaller crowd of buyers and sellers, are on Mondays and Wednesdays. The market activities, aside from being housed under a covered area built by the municipality, sprawl along both sides of the road frontage making it a slow crawl for motorized traffic and a leisure shopping experience for the pedestrian shoppers.
As for the compact and handy circa 2012 10MP CCD Pentax K-m (K2000 in the US), the camera is as good as it comes and still works flawlessly despite its age. The SMC Pentax-A 35-70mm 1:4, the only 35-70mm Pentax lens with a fixed aperture, is equally competent at capturing the essence of the morning event, shooting against the sun and all. For CCD digital camera enthusiasts, the Pentax K-m is worth a look at, not too many around on the auction market though, with prices that tend to be slightly higher than average.
great !! I've the Pentax A 35-105mm f3.5 macro, with a fixed aperture too, marvelous lens.
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