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Why I do not like non full frame DSLR's...a personal view..
I just HAVE to respond to this! ".........Your choice of only MF primes tells me you have plenty of time to compose your shots... so pets are out of the question!......" I know it comes as a nasty surprise but there was great action photography of very fast subjects before 'progress'...
Posted by Joshua Hakin on 14/12/2006 - 21:19
Why I do not like non full frame DSLR's...a personal view..
he dont need it, so he wont buy it! (paraphrasing of course) I can admire that! I think a lot of us would be a lot richer if we followed that idea! I must admit that most of my action shots are taken MF, because my fastest glass is all A series or earlier, and my long glass is all slow so the AF...
Posted by Mongoose on 14/12/2006 - 23:12
Why I do not like non full frame DSLR's...a personal view..
To go back to Steve's original post, I agree that there is a problem with ultra wide angle for dSLRs. However, I don't think this has that much to do with the sensor size. Indeed, one of the most frequent criticisms of the Canon is the lack of wide primes! Anyway back to the APS sensor. First of all...
Posted by Kim C on 15/12/2006 - 10:50
Why I do not like non full frame DSLR's...a personal view..
Hi Folks, Hi Joshua..this reply is mostly for you. Your guesswork is very near the mark. The only Pentax I still have is a istD which is use almost entirely with a Sigma EX 50mm f2.8 macro lens for web shots and product shots on a small table top daylight 'studio'...the word studio is a littl...
Posted by bretbysteve on 15/12/2006 - 11:53
fast cards in a *istDL2, worth it?
Hi Howard, it was a pretty simple test, not exactly a scientific study All I did was set the camera to Manual, 1/250th (just wanted something fast to get full frame rate), RAW and continuous drive. Then I used a stopwatch to time from when I first hit the shutter button to fire a 3 frame burst...
Posted by Mongoose on 22/12/2006 - 08:58
DP rewiew K10D test
I seem to recall that a couple of years back, just before I bought my DS, the reviews mentioned softness of the DS's images. Isn't this just history repeating?
Posted by Ammonyte on 16/12/2006 - 17:57
DP rewiew K10D test
I just wonder how much Phil gets from Canon/Nikon ($$$) for such nice reviews ......... Maybe kanikon let him keep the kit and Pentax ask for it back?
Posted by Ammonyte on 28/12/2006 - 11:34
My K10D Has Landed!
Picked up my K10D from SRS this afternoon. Nice to meet Chris and his team. :-) By a weird co-incidence the Nikon rep had chosen today to call (and was looking a little bit sick!) :twisted: Just charging the battery and reading the manual like everyone else. It feels a nice sturdy bit of kit,...
Posted by Ammonyte on 19/12/2006 - 18:05
My K10D Has Landed!
It's here, battery has been in the charger for about an hour, approx another hour to go :( before the big swith on, time to browse the manual and download SP3.03. :lol: Some initial observations, it's BIG compared to the D but still very compact, strangly it feels lighter in the hand (volume to...
Posted by McBrian on 20/12/2006 - 19:32
My K10D Has Landed!
:wink: Don't tell the missus - how silly is she to think that if she hadn't wrapped it already that it wouldn't mysteriously find it's own (?) way out of the box again... Had the K10D sat alongside my *istD - it's like my old D but on steroids. I like the bigger feel of the K10D, it's so much mor...
Posted by spirit_of_will on 21/12/2006 - 10:56
My K10D Has Landed!
Kim, that's a real shame... I know from previous posts that you have been supporting your local dealer. However, from what I understand (and I could be wrong here) SRS have their stock direct from Pentax Europe and not via Intro2020 which is how Chris has managed to lay his hands on so many. When I ...
Posted by spirit_of_will on 21/12/2006 - 11:14
My K10D Has Landed!
Kim, I still have stock - if ordered before 3pm it should be with you tomorrow, if it helps? Chris Thanks for the offer but it is not the fault of my local shop so why should they suffer. They have been very good about it and are happy to return my deposit because of it if I want to go elsewhere...
Posted by Kim C on 21/12/2006 - 12:07
My K10D Has Landed!
If you're handy with a soldering iron, and can get hold of a few bits and pieces, you could try the following (I've no idea if it would work satisfactorily, but it might... :? ): Basically, make a remote release that fires the camera and flash on seperate circuits - using one, double-pole switch ...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 29/12/2006 - 16:34
DS + 16-45 autofocus
I have been playing with my 16-45 on my DS. What I noticed is that at the 16mm the autofocus has some trouble at the infinity range. Sometimes it seems that the DS wants to adjust it beyond the infinity range. I noticed this when shooting in nature, when you however select a fixed focus point an...
Posted by golfdiesel on 18/12/2006 - 18:42
DS + 16-45 autofocus
The term Retrofocus is new to me, but any lens with focal length less than about 40mm has the centre of focus behind the rear element of the lens, as this is the distance from the mount to the film plane. Similarly, long focal length lenses are generally physically shorter than their focal length, s...
Posted by Taliety on 18/12/2006 - 22:01
DS + 16-45 autofocus
Lenses that are physically shorter than a long focus lens would be expected to be are telephoto designs. Standard wide angle lens designs would need the back of the lens to be very close to the film plane/CCD position and this would leave no room for the mirror assembly in an SLR. So lenses are d...
Posted by johnriley on 18/12/2006 - 22:22
K10D Info
Big decision time. Do I wait till Focus on Imaging as planned or do I ring SRS tommorow and see if they have any spare stock. Cant bear to feel left out. I could always point out to the wife how much money I would save on gas if I dont go to Focus!
Posted by fatspider on 18/12/2006 - 18:55
K10D Info
So I guess there will be a SALE on in the New Year for the unwanted 18-55s We wish....... Phoned SRS today, they have my number and promised* to call me back tommorow, looks like I'm going to have to wait for the "Bigma" tho' as they dont have it in stock, oh well at least I may yet get...
Posted by fatspider on 19/12/2006 - 16:06
K10D Info
[Phoned SRS today, they have my number and promised* to call me back tommorow, looks like I'm going to have to wait for the "Bigma" tho' as they dont have it in stock, oh well at least I may yet get to play with a K10D on Xmas Day! *I think it was a promise :? ....I hope it was a promis...
Posted by spirit_of_will on 19/12/2006 - 17:06
K110D problem...
I had a similar problem with my DS just after I bought it 2 years ago. It worked in all situations but when trying to take a shot with the pop-up flash it wouldn't trigger. It would work with an external flash unit. Do you have a flas unit you can mount on the hot-shoe? I took it back to Pentax...
Posted by Ammonyte on 22/12/2006 - 11:58
