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Moon pictures
I was reasonably pleased with this moon shot - K10D plus 50-200. Hand-held, F11 and 1/40. I live in North London and the back of my flat (from where this was taken) overlooks a floodlit car park, so planets, the moon and the brightest stars are all I can usually see. And yes, I'll be out...
Posted by Peetle on 02/03/2007 - 12:20
Moon pictures
The best I could manage of the eclipse was this: K10D + 50-200. Tripod mounted (but just my el cheapo Jessop's tripod). I'd also under-exposed a bit and had to bump it up in ACR. Still, an educational experience and I'll be back next year for the next one.
Posted by Peetle on 12/03/2007 - 10:53
Moon pictures
The photo was no differtent to my results with same set-up. If you have a look at the Times website and look at their portfolio of the eclipse, you will see that all shots suffer from the hazy out of focus look, which I think is due to atmospheric interference and not focusing errors-at least I hop...
Posted by Neil on 12/03/2007 - 10:59
Moon pictures
Peetle's post isn't hazy or out of focus and that was taken the same way. Also, the view of the moon through my neighbours reflector telescope was extremely crisp and clear. That would be going through the same atmosphere :-). Although, I wonder if city (dirty atmosphere) and country (not so dirt...
Posted by lenscape on 12/03/2007 - 11:17
Opinions folks.
How do you rate the Sigma SD14? I picked up a brochure at Focus on Wednesday and it's quite an impressive camera. It's about twice the price of a K10D and looks almost as though it could have been designed by Pentax. There are a few omissions from the specifications - no SR (although it does h...
Posted by Kimbo on 03/03/2007 - 04:25
question about depth of field
The most versatile lens is probably our own, everyone has one in each eye, and there's a simple one element lens that is capable of remarkable things. John, while it's true that the eye is capable of remarkable things a lot of our vision capabilit is down to post-processing (see the parallel to mod...
Posted by Prieni on 04/03/2007 - 12:25
Aaaahhhhhh. Being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
So on Saturday, I went down to Seattle with my Dad and one of his friends to visit the three airfields Boeing uses: Everett, Boeing Field, and Renton. Driving around Renton... Looking at planes... Next thing, we drive around the corner and voila!!!!! We are at the ramp about 100m from the ...
Posted by kcmadr on 06/03/2007 - 06:21
Slide Shows
I do quite a few talks at our own and other Photo Societies, and used to prepare these using Powerpoint. I did this again the other day and it was just dreadful compared to what I have been doing more recently. The only reason for the hiccup was a computer crash that had lost my registration for ...
Posted by johnriley on 06/03/2007 - 22:08
white balance and other stuff
Hi Ken, I don't know why you'd get the red cast on some images, although I would take a guess that possibly the colour of the flash would vary slightly depending on how much charge the heads held when fired...? Might be that a few shots in fairly quick succession doesn't allow the heads to gain ...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 07/03/2007 - 10:41
Grumble Grumble moan
dear mongoose perhaps you could try sticking the point of a darning needle ( that shows my age!) :lol: :lol: into where the lug was & try moving the little inner slide back up. If this works, (or if it doesnt) have a peer downthe card slot to see if the lug is down there,& try gently tappi...
Posted by jonesy on 10/03/2007 - 22:00
Grumble Grumble moan
well I got an e-mail straight back from 7dayshop apologising and offering a replacement or refund. Just hope my replacement card arrives before I go on holiday.
Posted by Mongoose on 15/03/2007 - 12:05
Pentax or Samsung??
So what is the difference betweent the K10D and the Samsung GX 10 lookalike at £100 cheaper? "Practical Photography" compares them this month and cannot really differentiate between the twoand the lens ranges look identical. Can anyone explain what is happening to the Pentax brand? Als...
Posted by Neil on 11/03/2007 - 20:30
Macro Lens for K10D
I hope to get a Macro next :lol: and would like as usual a bit of advice from you, never had a macro before, only used my 135mm telephoto from a distance. What would the visual difference be between a Sigma 105mm 2.8 macro and a Sigma 50mm 2.8 macro, as their min foc. dist. is the same and both ar...
Posted by Lilly on 12/03/2007 - 10:00
Macro Lens for K10D
I hope to get a Macro next :lol: and would like as usual a bit of advice from you, never had a macro before, only used my 135mm telephoto from a distance. What would the visual difference be between a Sigma 105mm 2.8 macro and a Sigma 50mm 2.8 macro, as their min foc. dist. is the same and both ar...
Posted by Pwynnej on 12/03/2007 - 11:34
Macro Lens for K10D
Thank you Lilly, I like them! :D Both were with my istD, haven't decided to go with the K10D yet, though no doubt will do at some point. Dragonfly was in the garden of a cottage we stayed at down your way in Cornwall, couple of miles north of Marazion. Very nice. The dragonfly wasn't at f...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 12/03/2007 - 16:57
Macro Lens for K10D
I hope to get a Macro next :lol: and would like as usual a bit of advice from you, never had a macro before, only used my 135mm telephoto from a distance. What would the visual difference be between a Sigma 105mm 2.8 macro and a Sigma 50mm 2.8 macro, as their min foc. dist. is the same and both ar...
Posted by benjikan on 26/03/2007 - 21:26
some of my new favourites
it's just not the way think or want to work. Very commendable sir!, the "This is what I saw so this is what I took" approach, "I dont want to cheat" :shock: I used to think like that myself, still do to a degree, but now work on the principle that its the final image that coun...
Posted by justgetoutandride on 15/03/2007 - 15:40
Getting in to My Biz
From another Forum: Quote: Originally Posted by codiac2600 Ben you really are an astounding photographer/artist/helpful person lol. These shots you put on this forum are always of such amazing caliber and just makes me want to try and venture into shooting with a model everytime. I have a que...
Posted by benjikan on 15/03/2007 - 08:25
Getting in to My Biz
A really, REALLY interesting and valuable topic,...thanks to Ben for this which is the secret into many types of serious work actually. The vital support team is a truth that inhabits several other photo genres, notably 'glamour' and 'food' spreads. ".......stop buying photographic magazi...
Posted by viewfinder on 15/03/2007 - 10:58
Getting in to My Biz
A really, REALLY interesting and valuable topic,...thanks to Ben for this which is the secret into many types of serious work actually. The vital support team is a truth that inhabits several other photo genres, notably 'glamour' and 'food' spreads. ".......stop buying photographic magazi...
Posted by benjikan on 15/03/2007 - 14:38
