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Shooting Birds.... The feathered kind!
but we are not aloud to big up other camera makers on this forum, Or even allowed, but actually of course you can, but in context and not so it overwhelmes the forum with alternative marque talk. Common sense... Bats fly in darkness, so it's highly unlikely indeed that any AF system would find th...
Posted by johnriley on 21/07/2009 - 16:16
Shooting Birds.... The feathered kind!
but we are not aloud to big up other camera makers on this forum, Or even allowed, but actually of course you can, but in context and not so it overwhelmes the forum with alternative marque talk. Common sense... Bats fly in darkness, so it's highly unlikely indeed that any AF system would find th...
Posted by scottthehat on 21/07/2009 - 17:25
Shooting Birds.... The feathered kind!
Dan, Sorry if I seemed upset or annoyed. I was just trying to get people thinking it might be possible. I really feel that the results from Pentax cameras are not appreciated as much as other makes and I see it as my personal mission to prompt their strengths whenever I can. I do try to ensure I ...
Posted by PentaxBabe on 21/07/2009 - 18:34
Shooting Birds.... The feathered kind!
(Gives Polchraine extra hard Paddington stony stare) Back on topic sort of I am going the other way. I want to take aircraft pictures but there are a limited number of airshows I can get to so I have been practising on seagulls. I would assume the tactic is similar. I have been using my 60-255, 3...
Posted by Oggy on 21/07/2009 - 21:35
Shooting Birds.... The feathered kind!
I'm with Dan on this. Sitting and watching birds for some time helps you understand their likely actions. You get to see the tell-tale signs that they're about to take off. Make sure the lens is pre-focused to their static position and be ready to follow their flight. Practice without taking photos...
Posted by chirpy on 22/07/2009 - 10:52
Shooting Birds.... The feathered kind!
Im using a k20d and a 150-500mm and I do find the slow shutter speed can be an issue sometimes, especially with action shots. There are a few 'cheats' I have worked out to get birds in flight now I finally have a camera with fast enough focus and little shutter lag now! Large birds fly slower an...
Posted by NeilP on 23/07/2009 - 07:25
AF.C focusing, full explanation please
I am a bit curious to know how popular is the AF.C focusing mode amongst our members here and where and when is mostly used. Can someone please break it down this in details, other than obviously the most obvious which is that it constantly tracks and focuses the subject as long as the shutter re...
Posted by aminstar on 21/07/2009 - 14:22
AF.C focusing, full explanation please
As an example here, if the Drive Mode, "Continuous Hi" is chosen in the Fn menu (aka machine gun mode, :) ok I just made this up), and if you have the focusing mode set for AF.C and shot a subject keeping your shutter release button completely pressed, would the focusing still track the moving subje...
Posted by Anvh on 21/07/2009 - 14:30
AF.C focusing, full explanation please
Simon those are shot from the side so it's easier for the AF to keep track on that, if something comes towards it would have a much harder time. These where done with manual focus And this weekend I've been to the DTM and also only used MF, still need to process them. Shot 771 photos that day :s...
Posted by Anvh on 21/07/2009 - 17:40
AF.C focusing, full explanation please
That mode always makes me laugh... at myself... When I first started out I read the manual on how AF-C worked and though it was the most magical invention. I mean, how could the camera be smart and fast enough to track a moving object. Oddly, every time I went out and tried all I got was out of fo...
Posted by amoringello on 21/07/2009 - 17:54
AF.C focusing, full explanation please
. . . the problem is that it can only focus when the mirror is up . . . Did I miss something? The Pentax AF mechanism requires the mirror to be down, not up. Doesn't the mirror stay up in 'machine gun' mode? If so, how can the AF system work? Actually I've never used this mode so I'm preparing my...
Posted by Mannesty on 21/07/2009 - 23:29
Green flag recovery ?
I have their basic UK service. It is NOT their own recovery vehicles but local garages who may not be equipped to get you back on the road but may tow you to their workshop. The RAC & AA do carry spares in their vans. However, the time I had to use them, the response time was fine and I was...
Posted by polchraine on 22/07/2009 - 08:57
Green flag recovery ?
As I said have a look at travel insurance as an alternative. You will need it anyway for such a trip so the price of the car breakdown cover will probably not be very high. I forget how insular the services are in the UK - My ANWB membership covers me for unlimited Europe, breakdown in NL includ...
Posted by Gwyn on 22/07/2009 - 11:03
Mamiya medium format?
I am not familiar with a Mamiya-Sekor 35mm Lens but would assume that it was a very wide angle lens on the 645 Model. Usually when you see M and A setting on a lens, it is because the camera has through-the-lens stop-down metering. You would use the appeture ring and M setting to close down the a...
Posted by grahamwalton on 22/07/2009 - 23:50
Rankin Live
The secret is out… Rankin Live: 31st Jul – 18th Sept The Old Truman Brewery, London © Rankin Follow top tips from Jarvis Cocker and Jamie Winstone on how to shoot like Rankin and become part of the most ambitious and exciting photographic event of the year. To get everyone in the mood for the...
Posted by moonstomp on 23/07/2009 - 10:23
Forum Changes
Have a look at www.picturesdirect.org and see how dreadful black looks - so heavy and "blocky" that you can hardly read the text content. I do agree though that black is a good background for photos and that's what I always choose on EPZ. It seems we may be out of step with fashion though, as ...
Posted by johnriley on 23/07/2009 - 12:46
THE most important lens
Sat thinking about all of the different blogs around where different opinions were expressed over lenses. Back when my darkroom was active (circa 1990) regardless of the optic on the camera body, it was the enlarger lens that controlled the final image quality. Yes or No :?: Regards
Posted by K10D on 24/07/2009 - 07:25
THE most important lens
K10D - It's interesting that you find the turnaround on film makes volume possible. I spoke to a guy who does motor sport events and he does all digital and has prints ready at the end of the day for competitors. His wife does the printing in the back of the car. He would say he couldn't manage with...
Posted by mikew on 24/07/2009 - 11:10
THE most important lens
No way that the wife would do the printing in the back of a car. I was lucky to get to the shop to drop the rolls of film off. They were then collected by the wife two hours later while I sorted the digital shots to email to the paper. Typically I would shoot between eighteen to twenty five rolls...
Posted by K10D on 24/07/2009 - 11:17
Why Not Upload Your Avatar?
:lol::lol::lol: What an action! Now I have to read the names carefully - I am not sure with whome I am talking. I hope that most of you put back your avatars :) Its much more comfy. To my mind the avatars tell sth about persons as well. And maybe this sth is more important than the outlook ?...
Posted by Aiki on 25/07/2009 - 10:30
