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RAW processing
I probably wouldn't use a choice of RAW or JPEG as the only determinant of anyones seriousness of intent, but I can understand Manesty's point. I know that many people regard very highly the quality of JPEGs our cameras produce, both in terms of colour and fineness of texture. This obviously resu...
Posted by McGregNi on 29/11/2012 - 15:50
RAW processing
I ressurected this thread, and it has burst back to life most convincingly. Its all my fault then. When the Mini Guide was posted onto the General Photography forum I made a quick search through the forum and found 4 threads where the OP had specifically asked for information or tutorials about PDCU...
Posted by McGregNi on 29/11/2012 - 19:56
RAW processing
Apparently Darktable has no catalog/file management features, which basically makes it completely and utterly pointless for my workflow. Same here. Perhaps it's time for me to dispel some myths then :) Darktable was once pretty much a raw processing engine but that was way, way back. I think it ai...
Posted by gwing on 13/01/2013 - 15:47
teleconcverters for sigma 70-200 mm f2.8 hsm lens
Recently I bought a pentax k5 body , a sigma 10-20mm wide angle lens and as a special treat to myself I bought the sigma 70-200mm f 2.8 lens. I love the perfomance of these two lenses. I am dissapointed however by being unable to find a teleconeverter that works with the sigma 70-200 mm lens. I h...
Posted by komtshengu on 15/12/2011 - 23:18
teleconcverters for sigma 70-200 mm f2.8 hsm lens
Hello. There are Sigma teleconverters which will fit your lens to my knowledge - a 1.4x and a 2x. However, in Pentax fit at least (I don't know about other brands), they do not support HSM as far as I am aware. Therefore they provide for the longer focal length but the lenses become manual focus wit...
Posted by matwhittington on 16/12/2011 - 06:30
teleconcverters for sigma 70-200 mm f2.8 hsm lens
I have both those lenses. Excellent. I have used my Sigma 1.4X TC, but as said you have to use manual focus. Better to get closer to birds one way or another. I would not sell my 70-200 Sigma! Too good. You might do better to buy a Tamron 500mm mirror lens or similar to get the 500mm fl. Russian 3M5...
Posted by beachboy2 on 16/12/2011 - 06:49
URGENT. AF in movie mode on Kr. How!!!!
Pretty sure you can't AF while recording. Use manual focus! A MF lens will have the best manual focus 'feel'.
Posted by Pentaxophile on 17/12/2011 - 20:20
URGENT. AF in movie mode on Kr. How!!!!
You will probably do a better job of keeping the subject in focus than most consumer videocams... and the DOF will look cool if you shoot wide open-ish... if it drift out of focus momentarily, it will just look contemporary and 'edgy' like something on BBC4 :lol: If you want a more 'in focus' res...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 17/12/2011 - 20:21
URGENT. AF in movie mode on Kr. How!!!!
Sometimes just recording the event (no matter how badly) is enough... Another thing to bear in mind is the limited length of a single take... Your buffer can fill too fast (use the highest class SD card you have) or the sensor will overheat. These DSLRs aren't really great for this sort of shooting,...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 17/12/2011 - 21:41
URGENT. AF in movie mode on Kr. How!!!!
One big piece of advice, if you wear reading glasses then make sure you have them to hand, you have to focus manually via watching the LCD screen, it would also be a good idea to practice filming and focusing beforehand.
Posted by fatspider on 17/12/2011 - 22:38
Will Pentax cropped DSLR's be dropped?
Apparently this is in the Japanese language DC magazine,in an interview with Mr Kitazawa, Head of Pentax R&D. Apparently, the focus is on the 645 though. Now where is my Japanese dictionary......
Posted by smc on 18/12/2011 - 07:52
Santa Baby ...
Have not got either lens, so cannot help there, but, the free postage from SRS was in place when I got my K-5 back in May, simply put your user name and number (if you have it) on the on-line order form - I assume if ordering by post or by phone the same would apply
Posted by bugman1248 on 19/12/2011 - 20:24
Santa Baby ...
I initially bought my K-5 with an 18-135. It's nicely built, very compact, super quick and quiet to focus, and pretty good at the short end. It has lovely Pentax rich colours. However, away from the centre I didn't think much of it at all. I was umming and err-ing for a while, and then this ...
Posted by ChrisA on 19/12/2011 - 20:43
Santa Baby ...
I have a 17-70 now, as it happens, just back from having its AF sorted out, so I've yet to make friends with it. I'm hoping it will live up to its reputation :) The 17-70 hardly ever leaves the front of my K20D despite owning the DA*16-50, could I ask if you've had the AF sorted because it sometime...
Posted by johnwhit on 19/12/2011 - 22:40
Santa Baby ...
could I ask if you've had the AF sorted because it sometimes won't lock focus between 50-70mm? No, I haven't seen this hunting at the long end that people talk about. The problem with mine (not purchased new) was that it back-focused horribly - a lot more than the K-5 would let me adjust. Stop...
Posted by ChrisA on 19/12/2011 - 22:47
Santa Baby ...
Back to the finger trick then:lol::roll: Thanks for the reply, I'm sure you'll enjoy the lens now it's sorted. John
Posted by johnwhit on 19/12/2011 - 22:53
Insight into Future Pentax Products
Would not the fact Pentax are looking to reduce the sizes of there digital slr cameras in future meen that any one wanting to upgrade. Would also encounter the need to purchase lenses to suit the camera thus leading to more expense. I have the k100 D and the Kr and are happy with the size and feel o...
Posted by philstaff on 20/12/2011 - 15:29
Insight into Future Pentax Products
Thanks for that feed back, however I much prefer the feel of the cameras I have and can not see me purchasing a smaller body. Why do they feel the need to reduce the size any way ?. Because you're not the only one that they're targeting ;) My hands are not small, but out of K100D, K10D and K5, my ...
Posted by sterretje on 21/12/2011 - 07:17
Insight into Future Pentax Products
Actually, this insistence on small bodies was one thing that held me back from sticking with Pentax when I bought my first digital body and still, size is not a major concern to me. It might not be a real concern but I felt (and still feel to some degree) that too much focus and resources where spen...
Posted by Joe S on 21/12/2011 - 10:50
K5 11 Point AF / 5 Point AF Question
I think there might be an advantage to 5 point when in AF-C mode tracking motorsport. I haven't done this on my K-5 as I only got it this week, but experience with shooting with previous cameras at Drag Race events, I found that having less focus points was faster and more responsive, and I got cle...
Posted by Sprocketdog23 on 22/12/2011 - 17:58
