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How useful is focus peaking for landscape photography?
plenty of time to get the focus right. Time is not really the issue here. I find it difficult to accurately focus manual lenses on the K20D because the focusing screen is not good for it (although I have actually now installed an LL-60 screen from an old *ist, which is reputedly better for metering ...
Posted by J2R on 06/11/2013 - 21:10
How useful is focus peaking for landscape photography?
Don't know if it's just me but I've never been convinced by my K30's focus peaking but the live view with the zoom feature is brilliant and very helpful with manual lens focusing! I presume this is equally good on the K5IIs?
Posted by J2R on 06/11/2013 - 21:13
How useful is focus peaking for landscape photography?
It depends to some extent on the lens and aperture being used. If it's a wide angle lens, focus peaking would be of no use at almost any aperture as most of the image will be in focus anyway. If you're using a short telephoto (which I often do) then it may be of marginal use, but even then I don't...
Posted by davidstorm on 06/11/2013 - 21:22
How useful is focus peaking for landscape photography?
I'm not sure about the 'rudimentary' live view in earlier models, but from the K7 on (with firmware update) we've had a higher flexible and valuable focussing aid. I admit, I limit its use to tripod work at the wider focal lengths where the viewfinder proves too difficult to see details through (bot...
Posted by McGregNi on 06/11/2013 - 21:26
How useful is focus peaking for landscape photography?
Don't know if it's just me but I've never been convinced by my K30's focus peaking but the live view with the zoom feature is brilliant and very helpful with manual lens focusing! I presume this is equally good on the K5IIs? I'm sure it will be just as good. The camera really needs to be on a tripod...
Posted by jemx99 on 06/11/2013 - 21:29
How useful is focus peaking for landscape photography?
Using focus peaking on my nex is very useful, I hope I don't incur the wrath of smeggy, but sometimes I do want sharp edges, and peaking really helps. Using your eye through an optical viewfinder doesn't offer the same split hair precision. Neither does the rather vague peaking on the k30 although i...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 06/11/2013 - 21:32
How useful is focus peaking for landscape photography?
Regarding an earlier post, the K-5iis doesn't have focus peaking but live view is very usable and is especially useful when using a 10 stop filter as it enables a view of the image to be maintained when the viewfinder is pitch black. I've never used the focus peaking on a K30, but on the K-01 it'...
Posted by davidstorm on 06/11/2013 - 21:48
How useful is focus peaking for landscape photography?
Sharp edges, sharp edges, ahhh ... I dream of those.
Posted by McGregNi on 06/11/2013 - 21:49
How useful is focus peaking for landscape photography?
Using focus peaking on my nex is very useful, I hope I don't incur the wrath of smeggy, but sometimes I do want sharp edges, and peaking really helps. Using your eye through an optical viewfinder doesn't offer the same split hair precision. Neither does the rather vague peaking on the k30 although i...
Posted by Smeggypants on 07/11/2013 - 00:01
K3 resolution
Surely back light can defract through a semi-transparent hair. Could it just be physics?
Posted by dcweather on 10/11/2013 - 23:51
K3 resolution
100% crop Hmmmm. 75mm handheld @ 1/250 I'm sure should be better than that. I could perhaps understand at 250mm handheld @ 1/250 or is it a front or back focussing issue?
Posted by Smeggypants on 11/11/2013 - 21:21
K3 resolution
Back focus issue I did a quick test and found I needed -5 focus adjustment on the 60-250mm, I'll have to do a more thorough test when I have time.
Posted by mille19 on 11/11/2013 - 21:29
K3 resolution
Back focus issue I did a quick test and found I needed -5 focus adjustment on the 60-250mm, I'll have to do a more thorough test when I have time. If you needed a negative compensation it was front focussing. :)
Posted by Smeggypants on 12/11/2013 - 23:10
K3 resolution
Many birds have iridescent feathers Nigel, including the humble pidgeon. It can be quite spectacular when the light catches the back of its neck.
Posted by johnriley on 13/11/2013 - 11:51
K3 use with remote control
Hi Jak - You have to select Remote Control to use it. Page 51 in the manual. I have an O-RC1 and with that one can also use the middle button to focus.
Posted by cambuff92 on 11/11/2013 - 14:10
K3 use with remote control
Hi I have tried my K3 with my O-RC1 remote. It works perfectly, doesn't miss a shot. Front and back. Even works from the side..... Hope this helps.
Posted by northernmonkey on 11/11/2013 - 14:13
K3 use with remote control
Hi Jak - You have to select Remote Control to use it. Page 51 in the manual. I have an O-RC1 and with that one can also use the middle button to focus. As I said, I set it up the same as the K-5 which works fine - see the original post, thanks for the suggestion however. Mine isn't an O-RC1 but ...
Posted by JAK on 11/11/2013 - 14:45
K3 use with remote control
I now have an O-RC1 and its made no difference, it still doesn't work :cry: Have contacted SRS and await a call back. John K
Posted by JAK on 13/11/2013 - 12:46
K3 use with remote control
My, how odd. SRS said they would swap the camera by post tomorrow - what excellent service. I reset the camera and started to package it up ready for return. Thought I'd give it one more go. Pressed the shutter remote - still nothing. Pressed the focus button on the O-RC1 - and the lens whirred int...
Posted by JAK on 13/11/2013 - 13:23
K3 use with remote control
My, how odd. SRS said they would swap the camera by post tomorrow - what excellent service. I reset the camera and started to package it up ready for return. Thought I'd give it one more go. Pressed the shutter remote - still nothing. Pressed the focus button on the O-RC1 - and the lens whirred int...
Posted by davidstorm on 13/11/2013 - 13:30
