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New K-7 Specifications.
Why are people expecting their camera to focus for them? Where's the fun in that? Have you tried trying to lock a focus on a moving subject? Or trying to get a sequence of shots of a subject running towards you for example? That's where in my opinion a fast focus lock would be handy. I get the fun ...
Posted by ttk on 21/05/2009 - 14:03
Reak K-7 pictures
John, I could'nt agree with you more. Later this year I plan on getting a DA* 50-135 and Sigma 17-70 which then will become my mainstay lenses. BUT I'm quite happy to grab a weather sealed 18-55 as a back up option if the weather goes against me. Also I get a tad frustrated when I'm at the zoo an...
Posted by Snootchies on 19/05/2009 - 08:39
Do we still need photographic knowledge?
Good point……. For me they could remove the viewing screen in back of a DSLR. I never use it. I liked my MX for the fact it was all manual. You put a roll of 36 in the camera and you tried to make each shot count. Now I have a K20D and can take 300 shots. You click away knowing you will look at t...
Posted by rbubbly on 19/05/2009 - 08:24
Do we still need photographic knowledge?
I very rarely use any of the auto exposure modes, like any of us brought up on film there was a certain amount you had to learn. Now, it has never been easier to capture technically good images but, in truth, it wasn't terribly difficult before either. I was trained using 16mm motion picture cam...
Posted by gartmore on 19/05/2009 - 09:43
Do we still need photographic knowledge?
Millions of people own cameras but do not claim that photography is one of their hobbies. For them, the programmes and modes do a wonderful job, in helping them to take mainly well exposed and in focus photographs. However, with digital even the masses have to know far more about their camera set up...
Posted by grahamwalton on 19/05/2009 - 15:16
Do we still need photographic knowledge?
I was just thinking, a dangerous thing I know, that the need for many photographers to actually know about photography is reducung day by day as we watch. Let's take a portrait. We could set a low ISO, a wide aperture, soften the contrast, all the things that help a portrait, or we could push the...
Posted by BODYHEAT on 05/06/2009 - 00:06
Do we still need photographic knowledge?
I say yes, after all "knowledge is power". I think understanding what a camera is trying to do when you set everything in automatic mode will always be a great help, especially when you don't get the results you are expecting. When I got my first camera, back in the days when everything was...
Posted by mph555l on 05/06/2009 - 23:12
Pentax versus the Rest
Oh yes, many times among the crowd at airshows and same feelings like you Rob, but, I don't really do long series of photos, and I don't care that much about it (one exclusion below), I know there are people who can make a 20 shots out of one low-pass, but... I prefer to take a pic at the right time...
Posted by piotro on 19/05/2009 - 15:35
Pentax versus the Rest
Rob, bit off the subject (sorry) but were you using your 60-250 at Duxford? How did it do, love to see some pictures :wink: Back to the subject, there are positives and negatives in all cameras from all manufactures, that's the way it is. The all weather capability of the K20D and DA* lenses is c...
Posted by Greytop on 19/05/2009 - 15:35
Pentax versus the Rest
I had nothing but Pentax gear for about 25 years before changing to Nikon about 6 months ago. I did have a Z1 and Z1P which could bang out quite a few frames a second on film so that wasn't lagging compared to other film cameras. When I bought my 1st digital SLR and *istDS it felt really slow in ...
Posted by JohnMcD on 19/05/2009 - 17:06
Pentax versus the Rest
However, I am increasingly worried that the packaging is all wrong, in particular as regards the kit lens. A screw-driven kit lens that generates an inordinate amount of noise during focusing will mess up sound recording on videos for the non-pro market, where Pentax need - and have the opportunit...
Posted by hefty1 on 19/05/2009 - 20:06
Pentax versus the Rest
"That. Is. AWESOME! I gotta get one of these! What's that funny buzzing noise? Did you have a fan on or something?" "That's the lens changing focus. We found it a bit annoying so Bob's ordered a quiet one that's won loads of awards and is even better than this one." "Cool." I don't have h...
Posted by Mike-P on 19/05/2009 - 20:10
Pentax versus the Rest
"That. Is. AWESOME! I gotta get one of these! What's that funny buzzing noise? Did you have a fan on or something?" "That's the lens changing focus. We found it a bit annoying so Bob's ordered a quiet one that's won loads of awards and is even better than this one." "Cool." I don't have h...
Posted by hefty1 on 19/05/2009 - 20:19
Pentax versus the Rest
Well then it must be me who doesn't get it, because I am utterly unable to fathom why an external mic mounted immediately above the lens should fail to pick up the focusing motor noise. External mics are usually directional, that is they record in a forward cone, so less chance of camera focus noise...
Posted by Hardgravity on 19/05/2009 - 22:45
Pentax versus the Rest
External mics are usually directional, that is they record in a forward cone, so less chance of camera focus noise as it will be below the cone. I think:? You think right. Modern microphones can be aimed quite precisely at your sound source and away from background noise. Like an external flash t...
Posted by hefty1 on 19/05/2009 - 22:48
Pentax versus the Rest
Well then it must be me who doesn't get it, because I am utterly unable to fathom why an external mic mounted immediately above the lens should fail to pick up the focusing motor noise. 1: Most external (shotgun) mics are directional and will not pick up the noise from the lens focussing motors. Tha...
Posted by Mannesty on 20/05/2009 - 00:56
Pentax versus the Rest
Getting back to the topic that began this thread, frames per second, I'm not clear if shooting RAW, which I now do all the time, is slower than firing in JPEG. I don't often use continuous, or motor drive, mode but I did at the weekend to capture a steam train moving at speed, around 70mph. I was sh...
Posted by davidtrout on 20/05/2009 - 23:21
Pentax versus the Rest
Getting back to the topic that began this thread, frames per second, I'm not clear if shooting RAW, which I now do all the time, is slower than firing in JPEG. I don't often use continuous, or motor drive, mode but I did at the weekend to capture a steam train moving at speed, around 70mph. I was sh...
Posted by Tooks on 21/05/2009 - 00:14
The law of reciprocity
Or a bottle of whiskey, works much better :wink: But one thing though, why do you all say, field of view isn't angle of view a better one for this? Field of view you also need a focus point (field) to make it comperable but angle of view is lens and sensor specific and field of view has the angl...
Posted by Anvh on 20/05/2009 - 13:14
Official K-7 Specifications.
Right I can give you some specs in from this 100% viewfinder at 0.92x Live view has contrast AF 1/8000 - 30sec shutter speeds 1/180 flash sync 5.2 FPS for up to 40(jpg) and 14 (raw) shots at a time Timers unchanged at 2 and 12 secs noise control at iso200 37 custom settings HD Video 25min...
Posted by Offertonhatter on 20/05/2009 - 13:31
