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Confused about metering!
Kinda depends on what I'm shooting... I generally use centre-weighted metering but sometimes spot (uses centre AF-point) If I have a person in the shot (ie; portrait) I meter off their cheek/face... Landscapes I meter of the darkest thing I can see and if it's too bright I shoot it again a...
Posted by DaveHolmes on 08/05/2012 - 21:46
Confused about metering!
Eek, no! Agree the thread reads like that! I've recently started learning about metering, but I'm very confused! :( Please could one of you lovely people out there talk me through step by step how to meter using a Pentax Kx? I would be most grateful, thank you! Normally you can let the camera ...
Posted by JAK on 10/05/2012 - 20:06
Confused about metering!
Very basically, a scene normally has a range of tones. From light to dark. In very many cases if you were to take average all these then the result would a "mid tone". This is what the meter in your camera expects, and will adjust exposure accordingly to get that result. So, if you were to tak...
Posted by Blythman on 10/05/2012 - 20:37
Wanted: Early version of photoshop
Hi all just wondering if anyone has upgraded and have a copy of cs3 or cs4 they would be happy to transfer for an acceptable sum of money. I bought a copy of cs4 from amazon but on install it said the serial was invalid ie fake so am a bit wary of repeating that exercise. I understand that there is...
Posted by JAK on 12/05/2012 - 21:09
Displaying Prints
I think some Panasonic TV's have an SD card slot. The HDD/DVD Recorders have although I've never used mine? Note sure if they do just movies or stills? Algi. Don’t bother with your TV, SD card facility. I have a Panasonic TV, the problem is, anything recorded onto or played back from an SD car...
Posted by ChrisR on 20/05/2012 - 08:57
Photokina 2012
The smaller mount size is relevant and one of the reasons why Pentax moved from the 42mm screw mount to the 45mm K mount. This is because it makes it easier to make more sdventurous lenses, such as the 50mm f1.2, which is an excellent lens in the A series. Yes, it's possible to make a similar lens i...
Posted by johnriley on 21/09/2012 - 11:49
Photokina 2012
Stuey, there's nothing wrong with the K5 II, as I said previously, it's what the K5 should have been two years back. Personally, I'm happy with all of the Pentax kit I own else whatever I am not happy with would have long gone. It just may be that some are unhappy with what Pentax are not up to. ...
Posted by K10D on 22/09/2012 - 00:37
Photokina 2012
I would recommend people write a list of their main photographic interests, and research what is available to fullfill their needs before buying a camera. On the other hand general snappers can just buy whatever takes their fancy and join in the "I wish I'd bought whatever grass is always greener" m...
Posted by K10D on 22/09/2012 - 11:03
Photokina 2012
Let's hope they can take a further step back and come up with a clear vision and product strategy for the marketing department to work with. I believe they might well do that too, as long as Ricoh gets its core business back in better shape.
Posted by DrOrloff on 27/09/2012 - 14:48
digiscoping - anyone do it here?
I've used a cheap Tasco scope, to photograph powerboats at over half a mile. Results were better than I would have got cropping a shorter lens but not by much. The images just looking through the scope being much better. I suspect that the camera amplifies any errors in the scope - so as said above...
Posted by petrochemist on 17/05/2012 - 01:20
shooting a little football match at old trafford
If your pitchside, 300mm will be long enough for most shots. fast 300mm even better. Unless you want real close up shots of goal mouth action. You need to pick your vantage point very carefully. If your side on to the pitch. Level with the penalty spots works for me. Behind the goals Players faces a...
Posted by stub on 20/05/2012 - 19:16
shooting a little football match at old trafford
I only shot one set of football matches which was a 5 aside competition in great light. I used my sigma 70-300 and it was fine in great light - main issue was players moving across the shot and therefore altering the focus point when I tried to plan shots. I have never posted any of the shot...
Posted by Stuey on 20/05/2012 - 23:20
Manual focusing ? Any tips
I have recently got myself a Pentax f1:1.7 50mm lens but of course back in the old days my film Pentax had a screen for manual focusing but my K7 is just plain. Now I know that different screens are obtainable at a price but are there any "tricks" "nacks" or "dodges" to help overcome this dificulty...
Posted by PIXELPETE on 26/05/2012 - 22:35
Manual focusing ? Any tips
On my K-x when using manual lenses there's a 'beep' when the subject is in focus (leave camera in AF)... There's also the 'catch in focus' feature... Often called 'Poor Mans AF'... Very useful once you get a handle on it although I personally found a bit of a learning curve...
Posted by DaveHolmes on 26/05/2012 - 22:49
Manual focusing ? Any tips
First of all adjust your viewfinder magnification. It is critical to be correct. Then focusing with 50/1.7 becomes much easier. Other thing is to focus from you to infinity... when the confirmation beeps, keep moving the ring slowly till the green hexagon is lit in the viewfinder. Continue to fo...
Posted by amplified on 26/05/2012 - 23:45
Manual focusing ? Any tips
For AF confirmation to work properly you need to ensure the AF is calibrated to the lens in use otherwise the camera may think it's in focus when in fact it's either front or back focussed
Posted by Smeggypants on 27/05/2012 - 02:52
Manual focusing ? Any tips
Borislav, when I came to digital 3 years ago I had the same problem, lack of split screen viewfinder. The hexagon and beep arehelpful but I always found the display a bit hard to see. I ended up buying a split screen. For what it's worth, I did switch back to the normal screen about a year later, ie...
Posted by nass on 27/05/2012 - 08:45
Manual focusing ? Any tips
You could also use catch in focus, it's very good. I used it on a 600mm Sigma mirror to get , scroll to the boats (zap cats) for a better example. Also take a look through my Flickr for Zap cats, and btw most of my macro shots are taken using CIF including my avatar with a 50mm on tubes.
Posted by SteveEveritt on 27/05/2012 - 09:37
Manual focusing ? Any tips
I have recently got myself a Pentax f1:1.7 50mm lens but of course back in the old days my film Pentax had a screen for manual focusing but my K7 is just plain. Now I know that different screens are obtainable at a price but are there any "tricks" "nacks" or "dodges" to help overcome this dificulty...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 27/05/2012 - 09:43
Manual focusing ? Any tips
Live view is for for steady shots, personally after two shots of lv focusing i get too frustrated. As i mentioned above, after adjusting the viewfinder diopter i solved all my manual focusing problems. Got no problems focusing either on 50 @ 1.7 or 600mm. Especially after 100mm if you switch the ...
Posted by amplified on 27/05/2012 - 12:26
