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K5 and IQ
I would second what Neil (darkskies) says about the 55-300 lens. I have had two problems with it, neither of which were the lens at fault: 1. I couldn't get a sharp image - until I removed the UV filter and then hey-presto it was razor-sharp! 2. My K-x was seriously front-focussing so I appl...
Posted by davidstorm on 16/06/2012 - 16:51
How many of us still have 645 equipment?
I know this forum contains a broad spread of users, some with more than one "system" and/or format, but what is difficult to gauge is how many of us have 645 equipment and how much use it gets. I suspect there are a fair few of us who used to use 645 in the "film days" but slowed down to a stop a...
Posted by LennyBloke on 21/06/2012 - 11:48
Oops - A lesson for budding wedding photographers perhaps
I learned an important lesson on the very first wedding I photographed.... ....It was back in the film days (around 30 years ago) and 2 people I knew asked me if I would take the official photos of their big day. I was very careful and methodical, taking way more shots than I should need from eve...
Posted by LennyBloke on 26/06/2012 - 08:26
Oops - A lesson for budding wedding photographers perhaps
It beggars belief that he thought his wallet was the safest place says one who has just lost his wallet. More to the point, isn't the first thing you'd do is back-up the images, either at the reception or immediately on arrival back at the office/home? I do this as a matter of course, and I neve...
Posted by JohnX on 26/06/2012 - 08:53
Oops - A lesson for budding wedding photographers perhaps
It beggars belief that he thought his wallet was the safest place says one who has just lost his wallet. More to the point, isn't the first thing you'd do is back-up the images, either at the reception or immediately on arrival back at the office/home? Yes, it's the leaving it there for a week ...
Posted by ChrisA on 26/06/2012 - 09:15
Help / Advice needed
Just rekindled my interest in photography and new to this foum. I recently bought a secondhand K7, with around 2000 actuations on it. I took lots of snaps since receiving it and at the weekend I noticed a small dot with a small circle around it on all of the images taken with the sky or light backgr...
Posted by Wes4390 on 02/07/2012 - 09:59
K-r da* 300 or K-5 55-300
That's easy. Now I have the K5 I wouldn't go back to the KR with any lens. The 55 - 300 DA is a lovely lens and works much better with the K5. I'd love a big prime telephoto too but my world isn't like that! I'm happy with the Sigma 10 - 20 F4 - 5.6(very cheap now if you're looking) so have no n...
Posted by wvbarnes on 02/07/2012 - 22:03
K-r da* 300 or K-5 55-300
That's easy. Now I have the K5 I wouldn't go back to the KR with any lens. The 55 - 300 DA is a lovely lens and works much better with the K5. I'd love a big prime telephoto too but my world isn't like that! I'm happy with the Sigma 10 - 20 F4 - 5.6(very cheap now if you're looking) so have no n...
Posted by FAT8BIKER on 02/07/2012 - 22:09
K-r da* 300 or K-5 55-300
Simples. The DA*300 is a superb lens in almost every way (the SDM isn't the fastest - that aside it's near damn perfect). The K5 is the better camera however cameras come and go whereas that lens will last you a decade or more if you handle it nicely. With new cameras on the way from Pentax ...
Posted by Frogfish on 03/07/2012 - 04:57
K-r da* 300 or K-5 55-300
I agree with Bob, long primes are great if you always need the reach, however there are a lot of times I'd like to pull back just a little (and the field of view on APS-C compounds this). If I was contemplating a DA* 300, my choice would probably be a DA* 60-250 f/4 instead.
Posted by johnha on 04/07/2012 - 00:04
K-r da* 300 or K-5 55-300
That's easy. Now I have the K5 I wouldn't go back to the KR with any lens. Does not come across too well for those who use a KR. Best regards
Posted by K10D on 04/07/2012 - 00:26
how to store camera and lenses
Just a thought. If you're really, really, really concerned about the slightest amount of moisture then get a small quantity of copper sulphate. In its normal crystalline form, known as pentahydrate, it is a stunning blue, but when dehydrated (back to the drying oven again) it is a white powder. ...
Posted by Frogherder on 03/07/2012 - 16:24
Lightning trigger
I tried some experiments once with my k10 that might actually work for lightening... I plugged the headphone out from a digital recorder to the cable release socket for sound activated firing.. I also tried using a photoelectric cell to activate the shutter by light... seems to me that if you...
Posted by Don on 07/07/2012 - 13:54
Is it possible to borrow a calibration tool in the UK?
Buy a used one on eBay and sell it back on. Often cheaper than renting!
Posted by greynolds999 on 05/07/2012 - 10:51
Backing up - is there a small mobile device out there?
Most of the time I take my chances and fail to back up when out and about -- I don't want to get too neurotic about it, and after all the loss of a day's-worth of my shots is not (even for me) going to be a disaster. But sometimes it's more than a day and sometimes taking a notebook or similar is n...
Posted by CMW on 07/07/2012 - 13:50
Backing up - is there a small mobile device out there?
There used to be lots of this sort of device, but with the arrival of notebooks, netbooks and tablets they are no longer made I think. You may be able to find one still on E-bay or similar. Look for image tanks. We have one from years ago, which we still use when I don't want to take my netbook w...
Posted by Gwyn on 07/07/2012 - 13:55
Backing up - is there a small mobile device out there?
These sorts of devices are from a time when even a 1Gb cost £100-200, Epson and Smartdisk, Jobo and others made devices of 16-32Gb capacity that would cover a break....for the cost of two-three 1Gb cards....I also remember devices that would record directly onto DVD but in my experience they were ...
Posted by ilovesaabs on 07/07/2012 - 14:01
Backing up - is there a small mobile device out there?
Thanks everyone for your helpful posts -- I'm going to take a punt on the Belkin data copier, because it seems to do what I want and it's cheap. (I know, I know ... but just occasionally you get *more* than you expect for the money.) Its speed doesn't trouble me, provided it'll enable me to back up...
Posted by CMW on 08/07/2012 - 13:30
Backing up - is there a small mobile device out there?
I use one of these: with one of these: and a USB SD Card adaptor! Works well for me! That's probably the type of thing I'd go for, given 7" tablets are so cheap now, but backing up photos would be a secondary thing - I'd use it more as a portable movie player / internet browser. TBH carry...
Posted by beakynet on 10/07/2012 - 13:21
Backing up - is there a small mobile device out there?
Thanks everyone for your helpful posts -- I'm going to take a punt on the Belkin data copier, because it seems to do what I want and it's cheap. (I know, I know ... but just occasionally you get *more* than you expect for the money.) Its speed doesn't trouble me, provided it'll enable me to back up...
Posted by Smeggypants on 10/07/2012 - 23:52
