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Pentax Full Frame Comment
I don't know what I was doing wrong. I would focus on the face (in AFS), recompose (to a half length portrait format) and take the shot. So so many shots were out of focus on the face. (I do like to shoot wide open perhaps I'm dealing with a narrower DOF than you are used to?) But yeah, with any ...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 26/09/2013 - 10:21
Pentax Full Frame Comment
It's most likely that model and/or camera simply moved. Unless we use a Victorian neck-brace the model will waver about and the photographer likewise. As the movement is likely to be to-and-fro rather than side-to-side the point of focus will easily be lost, especially at wide apertures.
Posted by johnriley on 26/09/2013 - 10:25
Pentax Full Frame Comment
Yes and the point I am making is that a smarter AF system with more points and AF tracking will possibly help overcome this problem. Certainly more convenient than Victorian neck braces :wink: This isn't new technology cos the Canon I tried was pretty old. I was shooting kids with it, and the AF ...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 26/09/2013 - 10:29
Pentax Full Frame Comment
On Pentax auto select AF, the camera's few AF points would just focus at random on the kid, the coffee table, Auntie Noreen's knee, etc, making it pretty useless! Not sure what body you are using but the newer models have a face detection mode when using live view ... not sure if that is a viable a...
Posted by Mike-P on 26/09/2013 - 16:56
Pentax Full Frame Comment
Concerning the focus lock,recompose then shoot technique - I do think on the k7 there is custom menu item specifically to allow this with a half press of the shutter button. So maybe in the example talked about earlier this was just not set?
Posted by McGregNi on 26/09/2013 - 17:44
Pentax Full Frame Comment
The AF locks as long as I keep the button half pressed, Nigel. I can't recall setting it up that way but it's how my cameras have always worked in AF-S mode. Why not just use the back AF button Will and disregard the half-shutter press altogether? I find this very fast and flexible and the focus st...
Posted by davidstorm on 26/09/2013 - 21:16
Pentax Full Frame Comment
... I may be wrong but if not then I'd be glad to assume the title of official pentaxuser camera settings geek! Or, maybe I've already attained that most high distinction :D :oops: Yes that mantle was passed on from Anvh to you some time ago. Did you not receive the invite to the ceremony? :D. Wow,...
Posted by McGregNi on 27/09/2013 - 10:29
Pentax Full Frame Comment
But I do think the 'half-press to focus' thing is one of those long ingrained camera actions that has become hard-wired into the picture-taking psyche. Its a very hard one to break I think. I agree with this. The rear AF button is very good indeed. I have it programmed for use in one of my user mo...
Posted by Smeggypants on 27/09/2013 - 14:54
Pentax Full Frame Comment
ok guys what if... would anybody care if it was FF or aps if.... Pentax brought out an LX-D... combining ricoh's modular system with penatx's d-slr and k-01 designs... digital back... apsc sensor.. or ff sensor OPTIONAL mirror box module or half silvered mirror module (for waist level f...
Posted by Don on 29/09/2013 - 00:17
Pentax Full Frame Comment
Maybe pentax should release a K-3v with enhanced video features for those that do video. I'm not video expert but video lenses seem to be different, in that the barrels are marked differently and some have gearing on for focus pulling and what not.
Posted by Smeggypants on 29/09/2013 - 22:02
Pentax Full Frame Comment
:| This is all well beyond me, but I'm not a pro videographer! So clearly this is not for the average user. But I agree it would add to the attration of the brand and the DSLR to those serious film-makers that could gain from it. If it didn't add much to the cost and the RAW video could be separ...
Posted by Smeggypants on 30/09/2013 - 04:27
Older Pentax primes
Most old Pentax primes are manual focus, certainly the cheap ones are. As long as that's OK, then yes the good ones are better than the kit lens and obviously much brighter having wide apertures. K and M lenses are MF and manual exposure or green button stop-down metering, later A lenses are auto ...
Posted by sbrads on 19/09/2013 - 19:03
Older Pentax primes
The answer to your question varies with the lens make, model and condition. I'd be tempted to start with just one lens and see how you get on. Some old lenses are great - but many will be worse than the kit lens. A Pentax SMC M (or A) 50mm f/1.7 manual focus lens is cheap and better than the kit...
Posted by andrewk on 19/09/2013 - 19:05
Older Pentax primes
Most old Pentax primes are manual focus, certainly the cheap ones are. As long as that's OK, then yes the good ones are better than the kit lens and obviously much brighter having wide apertures. K and M lenses are MF and manual exposure or green button stop-down metering, later A lenses are auto ...
Posted by davidstorm on 19/09/2013 - 23:03
Serious guidance required, please.
It as been a very long time since I last posted. The reason is simple. I went over to Canon last December. The main reasons for selling my K-r were as follows. 1. Alleged front and back focus problems with all of Pentax cameras. 2. Poor or slow auto focus. 3. Continual hunting during focu...
Posted by Gedski on 20/09/2013 - 18:35
Serious guidance required, please.
It as been a very long time since I last posted. The reason is simple. I went over to Canon last December. The main reasons for selling my K-r were as follows. 1. Alleged front and back focus problems with all of Pentax cameras. That's an issue with any DSLR and is fixed by applying AF Adjust...
Posted by Smeggypants on 20/09/2013 - 21:27
Serious guidance required, please.
My appreciation to those of you who have given assistance. Although I like my 650D, I still feel that I should really have a Pentax. To enable this I will need to offload some lenses and the 650D, which may take some time. My next post will probably be to inform the forum that I have reverted bac...
Posted by Gedski on 21/09/2013 - 13:06
Serious guidance required, please.
My appreciation to those of you who have given assistance. Although I like my 650D, I still feel that I should really have a Pentax. To enable this I will need to offload some lenses and the 650D, which may take some time. My next post will probably be to inform the forum that I have reverted bac...
Posted by focusian on 23/09/2013 - 08:32
Serious guidance required, please.
I love my K-30. Can highly recommend. The image quality is fantastic. I can't really comment on the AF because I almost exclusively use manual focus lenses. The 650D obviously has a few things the K30 doesn't, like the articulated screen and superior movie mode. The Canons have better video cap...
Posted by eddyc on 09/10/2013 - 12:29
Serious guidance required, please.
I have spent a lot of time reading everything I could find about the K-30. I am now left with just three concerns. 1. Getting to grips with the K-30 in camera menu, it looks pretty daunting. 2. Am I correct in assuming that CDAF is Contrast detect auto focus and is used only in doing videos an...
Posted by Gedski on 09/10/2013 - 13:59
