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K-5 LCD screen problem
Hi there, I bought a K-5 a few weeks ago and have been getting on OK and learning my way round it. However, yesterday, it was fine in the morning and when I put it away but when I went to use it in the afternoon, I couldn't get info to display on the LCD panel on the top. There is some info on th...
Posted by Mandy on 12/04/2012 - 10:12
Light painting
That is dedication. Last year I was given a few photocopied pages from Outdoor Photographer 2004 which featured this technique. I spent a while (amusing the neighbours) setting off flashes in the garden. The best I managed is below and even this one I managed to get the plants out of focus - n...
Posted by Frogherder on 12/04/2012 - 17:59
live view focus
how do you zoom in to check your focus in live view. when i have tried to use lv half press it zooms focuses and zooms back out again too quick to check anything.
Posted by redbusa99 on 15/04/2012 - 21:44
live view focus
Info button
Posted by Mike-P on 15/04/2012 - 21:53
live view focus
Info button I wish it would stay magnified for the next shot too.
Posted by Smeggypants on 15/04/2012 - 23:01
I'm Puzzled
I suspect you had a slow shutter speed and the people at the back moved causing ghosting - if that is the bit you are referring to?
Posted by fritzthedog on 23/04/2012 - 20:19
Still in the frame...
I've got a casemate with a 110 filter ring araldited on it, so I can screw in any 110 filter to the camera on my HTC. I.e. a dioptre allowing me to really close focus. Pentax could do a special adapter/phone body to allow 110 lenses to be used on a cameraphone. A niche following making use of ...
Posted by dougf8 on 28/04/2012 - 13:47
Ebay fee increase
I stopped selling on eBay ever since they started their "the seller is always right and you can't even leave negative feedback for them when they try to rip you off" policy. And the fact they force you to use PayPal. I only sell on Amazon or Gumtree (which is owned by PayPal). That way I know f...
Posted by Frogfish on 02/05/2012 - 12:52
Ebay fee increase
I stopped selling on eBay ever since they started their "the seller is always right and you can't even leave negative feedback for them when they try to rip you off" policy. And the fact they force you to use PayPal. I only sell on Amazon or Gumtree (which is owned by PayPal). That way I know f...
Posted by greynolds999 on 02/05/2012 - 14:55
Dark Images with manual lenses.
There are a couple of things that need to be checked with a K-r to shoot with manual lenses. Firstly you need you need to set 'use aperture ring' to 'permitted' in order to use manual lenses. Press the menu button. Press the left button on the four-way controller once to get to the Custom Setti...
Posted by milamber on 02/05/2012 - 15:06
Dark Images with manual lenses.
There shouldn't be any problem with a moving target. All the press of the green button does is give you an exposure reading. As long as you point it vaguely in the direction of what you want to shoot it will give you a ballpark figure. It might not always be absolutely correct, but should prevent...
Posted by milamber on 02/05/2012 - 16:33
Dark Images with manual lenses.
Haha no kidding about the manual focus - I assumed that once set to infinity everything would be fine but in trying to focus on the moon yesterday I found it was not far enough away to set the lens to infinity :-) Luckily the moon moves relatively slowly compared to my position here on the ground...
Posted by rexjarvis on 02/05/2012 - 17:03
Dark Images with manual lenses.
On manual exposure setting using the green button will show current aperture and shutter settings in the viewfinder with to the right the light meter setting through the lens (stopped down by the green button action) as expressed in stops (thirds if the camera is set for that) + or -. A solid line w...
Posted by wvbarnes on 05/05/2012 - 10:54
Any tips for handheld macro shots
Had a test out of my 100mm macro - It's great for portraits! For macro I'm struggling a bit more... I know I should use a tripod but sometimes you see things and just don't have a tripod with you... This happened today... Handheld at 2.8 the DoF was so thin that I just couldn't get a shot in f...
Posted by DaveHolmes on 05/05/2012 - 20:27
Any tips for handheld macro shots
I have never used a tripod for macro shots as I am usually on the move a lot whilst looking for little subjects to photograph. These are often in amongst tall plants and shrubs too where trying to set up a tripod would probably scare them off anyway. I do try to use as high a shutter speed as pos...
Posted by eenymac on 05/05/2012 - 20:42
Any tips for handheld macro shots
I only shoot handheld now for insects. I generally use f16 for depth of field with a straight or diffused flash depending on the subject and available ambient light. Generally I use catch in focus for insects. It's incredibly accurate with my K-r. I usually stick with ISO 200 unless I have no ...
Posted by milamber on 05/05/2012 - 20:58
Any tips for handheld macro shots
Thanks for all the replies... Off camera flash is easy, I'm generally quit good at guessing exposure and guesing it right so I'll try that... Never thought to use 'Catch in Focus' but this seems like the perfect usage for that feature so cheers for that too! Will a stoffen defuse the light enou...
Posted by DaveHolmes on 05/05/2012 - 21:25
Any tips for handheld macro shots
I prefer to pre-set the focus and move slowly in or out until it's in focus. I don't get on with handheld catch-in-focus as you don't know when the shutter will fire, it always seems to come as a surprise and I tend to jerk the camera as it goes off.
Posted by johnha on 05/05/2012 - 21:39
Any tips for handheld macro shots
Thanks for all the replies... Off camera flash is easy, I'm generally quit good at guessing exposure and guesing it right so I'll try that... Never thought to use 'Catch in Focus' but this seems like the perfect usage for that feature so cheers for that too! Will a stoffen defuse the light enou...
Posted by milamber on 05/05/2012 - 22:12
Any tips for handheld macro shots
Hi David. Everyone seems to have forgotton one very useful element - 'sheer good luck' ! (Plus a bit of grim determination, that is ) Have a look at Scarlet Elf Cup in my portfolio to see this in action. This was taken under extremely difficult circumstances on a wildlife shoot. The fungus ...
Posted by PeterKR on 06/05/2012 - 23:24
