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Are Pentax likely to follow suit?
I sincerly hope this idea isn't taken uo by Pencaniks:D (new terminology:wink:) not at least for the forseeable future, I cant see EVF's ever been able to match the optical quality of a Pentaprism, imagine trying to compose and focus a detailed macro shot with an eye straining flickering viewfinder....
Posted by Anvh on 24/02/2010 - 15:48
which camera to buy
Thanks to all those that have been helping me along this journey, we are near the end you will be glad to hear. I have narrowed it down to 3 and appreciate your recommendations on which would best suit me. Once again i am new to digital photography looking for an entry level camera that doesnt have ...
Posted by cono on 23/02/2010 - 19:45
which camera to buy
K-M vs K200D is easy The K200D has more to offer then the K-M, the K200D has 7 focus spots and the K-M only 3 and has a top LCD, focus point indicating in the viewfinder, weather sealing and you can get a grip for it. The K-M is smaller and lighter, nothing more can be really said about it. The se...
Posted by Anvh on 23/02/2010 - 20:58
which camera to buy
The camera has Green mode - sets shutter speed and aperture to the proper exposure, plus auto focus, which you could say makes it a very well specced point and shoot. (I'm sure I'll get beaten up for that comment.) It is also capable of every manual setting you could want. It used to be the top c...
Posted by JohnX on 24/02/2010 - 11:07
which camera to buy
The K20D is a great camera. The only big thing that might bother you about it is the lack of modes like Landscape and Portrait if you rely on these on your current camera. But you can learn how to duplicate these with the other modes if you want. The immediacy of digital photography enables fast ...
Posted by iceblinker on 24/02/2010 - 12:01
Wide angle compacts?
Well mine finally appeared :) Took it out today for a play [ I go to Edinburgh and back by Coach on Sundays - a 7.5 hour day :( ] and enjoyed myself with it . I'm impressed , very impressed . It looks as if with a bit of care I'm going to get some stunning pics :) First impressions - it's ...
Posted by techno-terminator on 07/03/2010 - 19:37
Negative to jpeg HOW
Chris How long did it took you in the end, a good month if I remember correctly? :? Looking at the dates on the TIFFs, I started on 23rd Sept, and the last one I did was on the 15th Nov last year. In that time I scanned just over 2500 negs. I really need to get the momentum back - I hadn't rea...
Posted by ChrisA on 26/02/2010 - 15:09
Negative to jpeg HOW
The other thing you need to consider is where you're going to put all these scans. If it's only a few hundred, then it's probably not much of an issue to back up the results (you *so* don't want to have to do it twice). But with thousands, at 70MB per hi-res TIFF, you do need to think about it. ...
Posted by ChrisA on 26/02/2010 - 15:12
Negative to jpeg HOW
I thought you where already done with scanning, wow :shock: Several years back I'd had a go with a mid-range Epson flat bed scanner, and the thing that completely put me off was all the dust and crap that inevitably got on the negs and ruined the scan, no matter how careful I was. That alone i...
Posted by Anvh on 26/02/2010 - 15:26
In-camera RAW file editing
As far as I know the K10D doesn't do In-camera editing on raw files. It only edits the in camera created jpeg.(the one who makes it possible to view the screen at the back) All the in camera settings like saturation, sharpness, contrast or sensitivity only effect the jpeg output(if chosen for) ...
Posted by Malo1961 on 28/02/2010 - 07:45
In-camera RAW file editing
Going back to the original question, it could even just be an arbitary value rather than f-stops or EV steps. And it doesn't really alter the sensitivity (too late for that once the exposure is made), but boosts or reduces the contrast and brightness. If currently it seems too much like hard work...
Posted by iceblinker on 28/02/2010 - 11:59
In-camera RAW file editing
Maybe it is my old film-shooting sensibilities coming through, but I just dislike the concept of taking a picture and then having to make a series of further choices before acieving the end result. I like to set the camera as best I can and keep that result. I do shoot RAW+jpeg and if the exposur...
Posted by pgweber on 28/02/2010 - 12:17
unbelievable fact about pentax lens prices - cheaper to fly to canada and buy
I've just done some sums. I'm looking at ultrawide lenses. In the UK the pentax 12-24 is quoted at £900 (US1384) and the sigma at £400 (US$615). It is cheaper for me to fly to f*ckng Canada and back from the UK, buy a Pentax lens there, than to buy a goddam lens here. What sort of GP do ...
Posted by nass on 28/02/2010 - 00:04
unbelievable fact about pentax lens prices - cheaper to fly to canada and buy
Lets face it...it was'nt a long time ago when you can buy into Pentax system at an affordable rate. the last price hike was nearly 30-40% on some lenses.. ..shock to the whole U.K Pentax community. Now I cannot contemplate any purchase of new Pentax equipment. My only explanation to such a...
Posted by asview on 28/02/2010 - 12:12
unbelievable fact about pentax lens prices - cheaper to fly to canada and buy
I've just done some sums. I'm looking at ultrawide lenses. In the UK the pentax 12-24 is quoted at £900 (US1384) and the sigma at £400 (US$615). It is cheaper for me to fly to f*ckng Canada and back from the UK, buy a Pentax lens there, than to buy a goddam lens here. What sort of GP do ...
Posted by Don on 28/02/2010 - 12:59
unbelievable fact about pentax lens prices - cheaper to fly to canada and buy
I must admit that 68 quid for a metal ring with a spring is a bit OTT. I was a bit taken aback when I bought one before the price rise! Luckily, I just got a second one attached to the back of a screw-mount lens. :D K.
Posted by womble on 28/02/2010 - 23:34
unbelievable fact about pentax lens prices - cheaper to fly to canada and buy
They may be looking at a zero market situation in a few years time if the UK Gov make it illegal to own a camera and hence need to capture whatever cash they can now, before the event. Then it would really be a police state and don't forget to turn in your mobile phones then since many have cameras ...
Posted by K10D on 03/03/2010 - 13:52
unbelievable fact about pentax lens prices - cheaper to fly to canada and buy
sorry to head back on topic . . . got in touch with B&H in US for an M42 to Pk adaptor recently (and Calumet, Ritz, Pentax USA etc) and got an interesting reply: "Thank you for contacting the sales department at B&H Photo Video and Pro Audio. Pentax has taken this item out of the market while th...
Posted by LittleSkink on 15/03/2010 - 19:51
New to editing software, not sure where to start...
Does Elements / Aperture have something like the B&W conversion layer that CS3 / Lightroom has? One big advantage of Lightroom is that the edits are non-destructive so you can always go back to the original file without having to save/keep multiple copies. You can also have virtual copies so you...
Posted by womble on 28/02/2010 - 23:38
New to editing software, not sure where to start...
If you go the Elements route - just check out the price of a Wacom Tablet - you may get the Tablet plus Elements for a price very close to the Elements by itself? I don't believe elements is included with the new tablets :? It is included. I just bought an Intuos 4 tablet a couple moths back and th...
Posted by Photomonk on 07/03/2010 - 21:19
