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Archive Storage - RAW vs JPEG
I keep all my RAW files unless the photo is truly duff - out of focus vastly over exposed or whatever. They are the same as negatives so you need to keep them. I only ever convert to jpg photos I really like or want to use in some way. That doesn't mean I'll never go back to the other RAW photos an...
Posted by Gwyn on 08/08/2011 - 13:21
Archive Storage - RAW vs JPEG
I keep all of my photo's on my PC, organised by Lightroom. After a shoot I use to do a mirror backup of my PC photo repository to my Netgear ReadyNAS system to add new images and delete any discarded ones. The ReadyNAS back's up to USB attached 1Tb drives each night. At any one time I have t...
Posted by Mannesty on 08/08/2011 - 14:18
Archive Storage - RAW vs JPEG
Thanks for all the comments. I may have to be more selective over what I back up online, perhaps using external storage to supplement this for the non perfect shots. I originally moved to online backup as it was simple and removed the reliance on myself to manually duplicate/copy/store but it's b...
Posted by thespirit3 on 08/08/2011 - 14:34
Archive Storage - RAW vs JPEG
I keep all my RAW files unless the photo is truly duff - out of focus vastly over exposed or whatever. They are the same as negatives so you need to keep them. What Gwyn says above! I go through a shoot in lightroom and post proverssthe good ones. but I then export every shot to a new folder as...
Posted by Smeggypants on 08/08/2011 - 16:16
Archive Storage - RAW vs JPEG
I'd need several Terabytes of storage space to do that. :) And now you don't need several TB of storage... i wonder where you left your photos? You actually need more room now because of the JPGs or don't you keep the RAW files? As said I keep all raw files, except obvious duds, and archived them ...
Posted by Smeggypants on 09/08/2011 - 22:04
Archive Storage - RAW vs JPEG
I shoot RAW and all my photos are currently backed up RAW onto a HDD, additionally I use Flickr as a back-up for the JPEGS. I am however shortly going to evaluate my archive and split into three. Family album type photos, which I will keep backed up as JPEGS. 'Decent' photos, which will be backe...
Posted by DrOrloff on 10/08/2011 - 11:01
Lake District this September
We just need the weather to be kind although dramatic weather can bring dramatic photos in those parts! In the lakes always prepare for the rain. I'm not saying it always rains but.... one thing I do find, the weather there is very local. I've been in Grassmere and seen nothing but rain. Gone bac...
Posted by bforbes on 09/08/2011 - 22:55
Monitor image vs. new printer
I found this when I changed from an 17" Flatron to a 22" Flatron monitor, with no other changes in kit. Then I changed PCs, did the monitor calibration thing, and the first printout is still way too dark. The next thing is to go back to the 17" (now on my wife's PC), and see what happens. Geoff
Posted by DoctorJeff on 09/08/2011 - 23:33
Dilema
Greetings, I run the Pentax DA*50-135 on the K5 also. No problems here with this combination. Even with your existing lens though, there is some diagnosis needed for you to get to the bottom of this. Greetings! I just picked up a K-5 for work and absolutely love it. However, I am noticing th...
Posted by i-Berg on 10/08/2011 - 09:00
Dilema
I think firstly you need to say in what situations the AF has been a bit off (not finding, or slow to find focus, or just not accurate) ? When you say for work do you mean at concerts or .... ? The Tamron 70-200 should easily be faster than the Pentax 50-135 which is probably the second slowest ...
Posted by Frogfish on 10/08/2011 - 09:07
Dilema
It's not really an accuracy issue. (Though I have calibrated it to a T yet.) It's more of it getting stuck out of focus completely and me having to point it at the ground and focus..then focus back or grab the manual focus just to get it out of the "bind." It's not a noise or speed issue either. ...
Posted by jayvo86 on 10/08/2011 - 09:12
Dilema
Could you be trying to focus on an area with no detail like a white wall or a cloud?
Posted by gartmore on 10/08/2011 - 09:23
Dilema
I did that the other day and it doesn't find focus. It will just cycle the range and then stop out of focus and let me fire.
Posted by jayvo86 on 10/08/2011 - 09:26
Dilema
I did that the other day and it doesn't find focus. It will just cycle the range and then stop out of focus and let me fire. It won't. There are a variety of situations outlined in the manual where AF doesn't work which include low subject contrast, horizontal lines like Venetian blinds and so on. T...
Posted by gartmore on 10/08/2011 - 11:06
Dilema
OK, I'd like to take back all of the cuss words I previously directed at the K-5 I purchased for work. I updated the firmware from 1.01 to 1.11 and BAM. No problems focusing anymore. I can honestly say I'm considering the combo for myself now!!
Posted by jayvo86 on 12/08/2011 - 08:51
Dilema
Thanks, that is good to know. (I only use the center focus point anyway. However, do you find the 50-135 to focus slow? I think someone just mentioned that. I was also considering the Sigma 70-200 f2.8 lens. I've heard good things about it. (Even though a little longer than I would like.)
Posted by jayvo86 on 11/08/2011 - 07:23
Dilema
The DA*50-135 certainly isn't a fast lens but i don't see why that would be a problem with concerts. The lens is designed for portraits so it has quite a focus throw so you can easily manual focus. The AF on the lens does lock on very well, maybe because it moves not that fast?
Posted by Anvh on 11/08/2011 - 19:36
Dilema
The da 50-135mm is a slow to focus lens. However compared to screw drive after 70-200mm lenses it doesn't hunt anywhere near as much. It also locks on quicker so quick focus is not the be all and end all. I meet a lot of concert photographers in all photo pits from local pubs to Glastonbury fedt...
Posted by cabstar on 11/08/2011 - 22:38
Dilema
Thanks, that is good to know. (I only use the center focus point anyway. However, do you find the 50-135 to focus slow? I think someone just mentioned that. I was also considering the Sigma 70-200 f2.8 lens. I've heard good things about it. (Even though a little longer than I would like.) Yes ...
Posted by Smeggypants on 12/08/2011 - 02:51
people leave pentax site ??
I'm interested in how us 'newbies' are seen and if we are 'to blame'. As I say I found myself here because of the Pentax Magazine. No one tells you any rules beyond manners in the Forums. They are better generally than most on the internet. I've loved photography since I was about 13 (55 no...
Posted by wvbarnes on 10/08/2011 - 12:03
