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Question for Smeggy, maybe or others...
I quite fancy the idea of focus peaking for the F/1.2 to be honest, but I have managed without it, although it's not easy to master. :) for 12bit v 14bit files ... well the extra dynamic range is very useful for editing especially when shadow boosting, but for regular purposes you won't see a l...
Posted by Smeggypants on 16/01/2014 - 01:09
Question for Smeggy, maybe or others...
Yes the K-01 seems to be essentially a mirrorless K-30/K-50. Same sort of software, so focus peaking etc. I've found the peaking useful mostly only for tripod shots, as if the scene is that depth of field critical then it's likely to be off if handheld. That said it's been good for the moon or lo...
Posted by richandfleur on 16/01/2014 - 03:13
Question for Smeggy, maybe or others...
Jules i will no doubt get shot for suggesting this! If you want a quick grab and go camera and have decided not to buy another K3 which I would do, have you thought about one of the Fuji X cameras? Benefits, small and light size, beautiful JPEGS straight out of the camera. I guess it all depends ...
Posted by Fletcher8 on 16/01/2014 - 08:19
Question for Smeggy, maybe or others...
Jules i will no doubt get shot for suggesting this! If you want a quick grab and go camera and have decided not to buy another K3 which I would do, have you thought about one of the Fuji X cameras? Benefits, small and light size, beautiful JPEGS straight out of the camera. I guess it all depends ...
Posted by jules on 16/01/2014 - 08:36
Question for Smeggy, maybe or others...
The GR snaps into focus with lightning speed, even in low light. Amazingly good in this respect. It also has superb image quality. But...no SR and no zoom lens and limited macro capability. The MX-1 has SR, has amazing macro capability, has a very fine zoom lens with large aperture, but.....small...
Posted by johnriley on 16/01/2014 - 13:49
Question for Smeggy, maybe or others...
Yes the K-01 seems to be essentially a mirrorless K-30/K-50. Same sort of software, so focus peaking etc. I've found the peaking useful mostly only for tripod shots, as if the scene is that depth of field critical then it's likely to be off if handheld. That said it's been good for the moon or lo...
Posted by gwing on 16/01/2014 - 17:02
Question for Smeggy, maybe or others...
Jules, you can get second hand turret viewfinders that rotate, looking a bit like miniature TV camera lenses. They offer multiple focal lengths. I've sold two recently on eBay. The Q and GR have optical viewfinders that are absolutely superb in terms of clarity. They have a price to match that qu...
Posted by jules on 18/01/2014 - 05:13
Question for Smeggy, maybe or others...
Specific to the K50, I'll be building up a small lightweight set up this year to hang up in the hallway at home to try to ensure I don't go out without, so to speak (I always regret it)! Now I don't want two K3's but I do want two bodies, so I can't leave home with a bag full of Lenses ad no Camer...
Posted by Daronl on 18/01/2014 - 08:54
Question for Smeggy, maybe or others...
Problem with going compact-ish in Pentax world means gettin back into the Ltd's... AGAIN! That means ending up buying them all You have something interesting to trade for a full set ? :twisted:
Posted by Mike-P on 18/01/2014 - 18:24
Question for Smeggy, maybe or others...
Problem with going compact-ish in Pentax world means gettin back into the Ltd's... AGAIN! That means ending up buying them all You have something interesting to trade for a full set ? :twisted: Does Mike know something we don't :?: Go on Jules... you know you love the Ltds. I seem to remember ...
Posted by Northgrain on 18/01/2014 - 19:23
Question for Smeggy, maybe or others...
Problem with going compact-ish in Pentax world means gettin back into the Ltd's... AGAIN! That means ending up buying them all You have something interesting to trade for a full set ? :twisted: Not this time around Mike! :wink::wink::wink: They sure be pretty though... [quote:3496ace15f="jule...
Posted by jules on 19/01/2014 - 11:47
K3 questions.
The preview on the on/off switch is a 'depth of field' preview. The feature has been around on cameras since the first automatic iris was invented and works by closing down the iris to the f/stop you have set as long as you have it pressed. It's purpose is to let you check that everything you want i...
Posted by Steep on 18/01/2014 - 09:20
K3 questions.
DOF preview (optical) is absolutely useless. It was a feature put on for the moaners. They used to complain that cameras such as the ME Super hadn't got it. You can't even see the parts through the viewfinder that are IN FOCUS never mind the change from in-focus to out-of-focus :mrgreen: It's ...
Posted by Algernon on 18/01/2014 - 12:03
K3 questions.
It's only useless if you don't have a use for it. Some examples of use for a dof preview would be in focus stacking or in portraiture where the subject is close to a background or object you don't want highlighted. Granted you need very good lighting to check focus when you've stopped down a lot but...
Posted by Steep on 18/01/2014 - 12:20
K3 questions.
That's fine in theory, but in practise...... http://www.slrgear.com/articles/focus/focus.htm As this graph shows, manual focusing through the viewfinder was indeed a complete non-starter of an idea. As I said earlier if you can't see where the point of focus is. you won't see where it goes ...
Posted by Algernon on 18/01/2014 - 12:37
K3 questions.
The DoF preview may not offer precision, but it is usually enough to give reassurance that the OOF object you have in the foreground of your pic as seen through the viewfinder using a lens's widest aperture will in fact be acceptably focused at the smaller aperture you've selected. It's obviously n...
Posted by Algernon on 18/01/2014 - 13:34
K3 questions.
Believe that if you want to :D In practise you can't actually tell where a camera is focussed and where it is out of focus either through the viewfinder or on the screen as in this . That's why most lens tests you see on the web aren't of any use. Each shot is actually focused on a different spo...
Posted by Algernon on 18/01/2014 - 14:17
K3 questions.
Believe that if you want to :D In practise you can't actually tell where a camera is focussed and where it is out of focus either through the viewfinder or on the screen as in this . That's why most lens tests you see on the web aren't of any use. Each shot is actually focused on a different spo...
Posted by kh1234567890 on 18/01/2014 - 17:12
Pentax 50mm 1:2 SMC Pentax-M. Any good for portraits?
apparently the favoured length for portraiture is around the 70-135mm range so, taking into consideratioin your 1.5x crop factor, a 50mm will have the equivalent look of a 75mm lens, very definitely in the range. I've kinda got an issue with this line of thinking, but at the end of the day, a 50mm l...
Posted by richandfleur on 19/01/2014 - 09:56
Pentax 50mm 1:2 SMC Pentax-M. Any good for portraits?
The caveat may be that in standing further back to achieve the same field of view you somehow create a different image characteristic. That part I haven't really thought right through. Fully open to comments/corrections on the above. I think it makes an interesting discussion. You do need to think t...
Posted by johnriley on 19/01/2014 - 10:02
