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Am I (we) deluding ourselves?
Moving away from cars and back to photography again - if Pentax is supposedly the choice of those who lean towards the alternative, why then does it seem that so many Pentax owners also use Lightroom? I chose lightroom because it pretty much does everything I want from a photo management/editing pro...
Posted by Smeggypants on 02/10/2012 - 01:11
K-3
I've noticed a trend in reviews recently, when assessing new sensors over the 20MP level (but not Full Frame), to draw attention to various consequences in other areas - in particular higher iso noise, and of course higher prices, so its not all gain gain gain. And of course the marketing people pus...
Posted by McGregNi on 05/09/2012 - 16:52
K-3
I've noticed a trend in reviews recently, when assessing new sensors over the 20MP level (but not Full Frame), to draw attention to various consequences in other areas - in particular higher iso noise, and of course higher prices, so its not all gain gain gain. And of course the marketing people pus...
Posted by Smeggypants on 07/09/2012 - 23:38
setting sharpness in K7
Come on then all, lets pull out those little booklets and start studying. I actually do rather enjoy reading instructions, but I accept I will forever remain in a minority. I bought a very good guide book to the K7, the Magic Lantern Guide by Peter Burian, and I thoroughly recommend it - it puts...
Posted by McGregNi on 05/09/2012 - 16:25
setting sharpness in K7
Yes, if you are shooting JPEGs only it does make sense to take command with these in camera settings. Our Pentax DSLRs, in addition to a wide range of preset 'Custom Image' modes, also have a great deal of individual tweaking sliders for finer control. But, I look at it this way - the 'native' f...
Posted by McGregNi on 08/09/2012 - 19:14
K-5 Mk II
Da 560 £5999 Not so terribly affordable then for the majority of us, that's a bit of shock. It's only F5.6 too. Regards David ------------------ Mmm, indeed David. Looks like back to the thoughts of 300mm A* + telecon for me then.:wink:
Posted by dcweather on 11/09/2012 - 00:20
K-5 Mk II
Quick Search : Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Lens US$11,000 (ca. £7,000+) Nikon 500mm f4 ED VR AF-S £5,865 Sigma 500/4.5 £3,780 (on Amazon UK - note not £4,799) And you are missing one massive point with the 'one stop' comment, it's not about the ISO at all. People buy these lenses mainly fo...
Posted by beakynet on 11/09/2012 - 14:40
K-5 Mk II
Quick Search : Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Lens US$11,000 (ca. £7,000+) Nikon 500mm f4 ED VR AF-S £5,865 Sigma 500/4.5 £3,780 (on Amazon UK - note not £4,799) And you are missing one massive point with the 'one stop' comment, it's not about the ISO at all. People buy these lenses mainly fo...
Posted by Frogfish on 11/09/2012 - 15:18
K-5 Mk II
I know it's what I was looking for buy why no articulated back lcd screen autofocus during video These (1st one at least) are becoming more common with high end Dslrs.
Posted by dinneenp on 11/09/2012 - 15:32
K-5 Mk II
I wouldn't place too much value on autofocus during video recording. Often this causes focus 'hunting', which looks terrible in video. It only takes a few seconds to autofocus before starting recording, and a lot of the DA lenses have 'full-time manual' focus adjustment available, which you can use ...
Posted by McGregNi on 11/09/2012 - 16:16
K-5 Mk II
I wouldn't place too much value on autofocus during video recording. Often this causes focus 'hunting', which looks terrible in video. It only takes a few seconds to autofocus before starting recording, and a lot of the DA lenses have 'full-time manual' focus adjustment available, which you can use ...
Posted by Don on 11/09/2012 - 16:56
K-5 Mk II
I'm not looking at the price really, more the actual features available. For example the K7 has got: a PC socket, 3.5mm stereo mic plug, 77 weather seals and sealed covers for the sockets and hotshoe etc, electronic horizon indicator and sensor shift horizon levelling, mirror up with remote control ...
Posted by McGregNi on 11/09/2012 - 17:46
K-5 Mk II
I mentioned some time ago that Pentax could bring back thier powerzoom lenses on a video centric evil cam... it seems Sony likes the idea they are now making power zoom lenses for thier camcorder line. these camcorders are using the same sensors as the slrs. it seems to me, that Pentax will eventual...
Posted by Don on 12/09/2012 - 13:52
K-5 Mk II
Can I confirm that the only differences between the K5II and the original K5 are the new SAFOX-X auto focus module and the slightly different screen on the back? I've been looking for a comparison between the two but even the one on the Pentax web-site lists the K5II having the SAFOX-IX+ module, ...
Posted by woodworm on 12/09/2012 - 15:30
K-5 Mk II
True Robin, but I was giving an example of a certain M43 model that has now grown so much that it defeats the whole point of M43. Sure the OM-5 and G5 are a lot smaller, but they are the whole point of M43. The GH3 is not. Mind you it is aimed more at videographers rather than photographers, and ...
Posted by Offertonhatter on 17/09/2012 - 22:20
K-5 Mk II
Well, maybe you're proving my point that "it is still largely going to appeal to current Pentax users". :D Besides, it's still got only the 11 point focus system. I wouldn't expect more than an incremental change in performance. The main deal is the IIS IMO. Why don't you get that one and then I ...
Posted by rparmar on 18/09/2012 - 01:13
K-5 Mk II
this was the original comparison with the D300 (which look like they may have been sharpened as well... not 100% sure) The difference will, of course, depend on the strength of the AA filter. I suspect the difference may be larger in an APS-C camera (as opposed to FF). Not long to wait for rev...
Posted by aliengrove on 19/09/2012 - 14:36
K-5 Mk II
I'm quite interested in the idea of the K5 IIs, as moire is not a problem in most of the shots I take, but I'd really like to know how much more detail is it going to actually give? Also, how easy is it to remove moire if it's obvious on any particular subjects? I see that Lightroom 4 can be used to...
Posted by Algernon on 21/09/2012 - 12:14
More than satisfied
Hi David, Yea i agree about the lenses, i find that Pentax take some beating when it comes to lens technology. I used Nikon for years as a professional but got sick of carrying such lumps around on a 12 hour plus wedding shoot, so i came back to Pentax when the K5 came about and im more than ...
Posted by cap21 on 10/09/2012 - 00:11
More than satisfied
I get the feeling that many Pentax APS-C users have got a lot of good old film era lenses, and are yearning to get them back onto full frame again, especially at the wide end of the scale. Then we would'nt have to keep worrying so much about which 10-20mm zoom or 14mm prine has the least distort...
Posted by McGregNi on 10/09/2012 - 19:23
