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When a Pentax Full Frame
They've compared the 3 cameras using the Sony APS-C sensor in this weeks AP (Thanks to the supermarket for letting me read it :wink: )Surprisingly (for AP)they rated the Pentax better than the Nikon and Sony for picture quality especially at high ISO :shock: Almost makes up for the horrible writ...
Posted by Algernon on 26/04/2011 - 19:13
When a Pentax Full Frame
They've compared the 3 cameras using the Sony APS-C sensor in this weeks AP (Thanks to the supermarket for letting me read it :wink: )Surprisingly (for AP)they rated the Pentax better than the Nikon and Sony for picture quality especially at high ISO :shock: Almost makes up for the horrible writ...
Posted by cintelli67 on 26/04/2011 - 19:40
When a Pentax Full Frame
Hi Don :-D True - studio work with controlled lighting will show small incremental improvements. But, location work, theatre, available light work takes the K7 & K5 into another league. Just did a shoot on Saturday in full sun - massive dynamic range. The 14-bit RAW of the K5 is unbelievable!! Just...
Posted by MattMatic on 26/04/2011 - 21:37
When a Pentax Full Frame
Hi Don :-D True - studio work with controlled lighting will show small incremental improvements. But, location work, theatre, available light work takes the K7 & K5 into another league. Just did a shoot on Saturday in full sun - massive dynamic range. The 14-bit RAW of the K5 is unbelievable!! Just...
Posted by Don on 26/04/2011 - 21:44
When a Pentax Full Frame
Don: the lens comment wasn't directed at you :-D :-P The 50/1.4 fall into the "few choice lenses" :-) Good point about manual focus and video work ;-)
Posted by MattMatic on 26/04/2011 - 21:51
When a Pentax Full Frame
Don: the lens comment wasn't directed at you :-D :-P The 50/1.4 fall into the "few choice lenses" :-) Good point about manual focus and video work ;-) I wasn't intending to contradict you, I agree with you, just offering up one lens I can easily compare old and new with....:lol:
Posted by Don on 26/04/2011 - 22:01
When a Pentax Full Frame
"Yes ... It is a dangerous route , but: 1) The range of Pentax lenses is wider than Sony/Minolta simply because with Pentax you can use all the lenses since at least K mount. 2) Even Pentax and Nikon could use Zeiss Lenses ... here the list: Planar T* 1,4/50 ZK circa 500 euro (pił Iva) Distag...
Posted by bretbysteve on 27/04/2011 - 18:51
When a Pentax Full Frame
"Yes ... It is a dangerous route , but: 1) The range of Pentax lenses is wider than Sony/Minolta simply because with Pentax you can use all the lenses since at least K mount. 2) Even Pentax and Nikon could use Zeiss Lenses ... here the list: Planar T* 1,4/50 ZK circa 500 euro (pił Iva) Distag...
Posted by cintelli67 on 27/04/2011 - 20:06
When a Pentax Full Frame
Don: the lens comment wasn't directed at you :-D :-P The 50/1.4 fall into the "few choice lenses" :-) Good point about manual focus and video work ;-) It's also no problem with the longer focal lengths since the angle it needs to create isn't that great it's the wide angle lenses that are the probl...
Posted by Anvh on 27/04/2011 - 20:08
When a Pentax Full Frame
"Yes ... It is a dangerous route , but: 1) The range of Pentax lenses is wider than Sony/Minolta simply because with Pentax you can use all the lenses since at least K mount. 2) Even Pentax and Nikon could use Zeiss Lenses ... here the list: Planar T* 1,4/50 ZK circa 500 euro (pił Iva) Distag...
Posted by cintelli67 on 27/04/2011 - 20:08
what to buy
are doing it for £499 as well but using the code 6OFFCUR you get another £30 off. Unfortunately Pentax don't do a cheap AF 50mm ... new price is around £300 for a 1.4 and £500 for the DA* 55mm f1.4. If you don't mind manual focus then a used Pentax-A 50mm f1.7 can be had for around £50 Pers...
Posted by Mike-P on 17/04/2011 - 16:06
what to buy
Also if you want to save money there are some very good manual focus lenses you can pick up very cheaply. I bought a smc m 50mm 1.7 for ten pounds and its a lovely lens. Ian
Posted by philstaff on 18/04/2011 - 08:43
K-5 Adventures
First day out and about in Clitheroe gave us a feel for the new cameras. And that feel was basically business as usual. No glitches and one or two nice improvements, such as faster access to changing ISO and a perfectly viable but different way of changing exposure compensation. Bringing the imag...
Posted by johnriley on 17/04/2011 - 22:30
Filters cheap or expensive?
There is a difference between 'budget' and 'cheap'. You can buy a perfectly good Hoya 77mm UV filter for about £35 and on a normal camera and normal lens it will do a perfectly good job. A B+W will probably cost more like £80 and is probably worth it if your lens is worth £2,000 but not if your l...
Posted by greynolds999 on 19/04/2011 - 12:39
Canon FD on Pentax body!
No you can't. You'd have to shave 3.46mm of the lens mount to get infinity focussing. Even my canon shooting buddy can't get infinity focus for his FD mount 50/1.2 on his EOS mount body - 2mm difference
Posted by Smeggypants on 25/04/2011 - 15:50
Canon FD on Pentax body!
haha don amazing story. the A1 looks way too complicated for me, I dont use my camera on full manual mode (unless I have played with the settings first then keep testing), but realistically I dont think I could get a decent shot on a film camera... which is a shame! I am very tempted to use the ...
Posted by boudou701 on 25/04/2011 - 18:52
Canon FD on Pentax body!
haha don amazing story. the A1 looks way too complicated for me, I dont use my camera on full manual mode (unless I have played with the settings first then keep testing), but realistically I dont think I could get a decent shot on a film camera... which is a shame! I am very tempted to use the ...
Posted by Don on 25/04/2011 - 19:05
What is the best monitor?
I use the Dell 2209WA as it has almost perfect sRGB coverage when calibrated. When sending files for print they come back looking like the screen. Most photographic printers I have seen use sRGB profiled printers.
Posted by Tyr on 27/04/2011 - 18:38
What is the best monitor?
Lots of good advice here. Budget was not stated, which is really the deciding feature. An image professional might spend two grand on the best monitor but few others are likely to... not even professional photographers. I have two screens and prefer them to be different aspect ratios. That way if...
Posted by rparmar on 28/04/2011 - 12:33
eBay triumph!!!
I'm sorry for p'ing on your bonfire, but I cannot understand the logic behind ANYthing disposable, we do not have infinite resources on the planet and EVERYthing should be built to last. We cannot afford to waste things in the way we currently do. A fine example of this is the historical lenses we a...
Posted by Don on 30/04/2011 - 00:11
