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Photographing street lighting
Well said :shock: :wink: I thought it funny that the OP ignored my post at the beginning and painted all the following posts green :shock: :mrgreen: During the 70's the head photographer for BICC (Ron Callender?? )who was involved with street lighting produced some very technical proofs i...
Posted by Algernon on 06/10/2012 - 20:32
I've been shooting in the Dark for a few years(as in not showing my shit to anyone)
Whilst agreeing with all the previous replies, other threads suggest that camera clubs are good places to join to get feed-back on your shots through clubs competitions, etc, as well as having the benefit of being with others with a shared interest. I've also seen Forum members extolling the ben...
Posted by JohnX on 07/10/2012 - 11:40
I've been shooting in the Dark for a few years(as in not showing my shit to anyone)
I don't think people often see me without a camera - I seem to record the world around me wherever I go. Sometimes I make more creative images, sometimes a record of what's going on. Either way, it doesn't need too much analysis. Just enjoy it and follow the style that you want to. I'm exactly th...
Posted by Smeggypants on 08/10/2012 - 02:26
k5 de bug mode
Ricehigh covers it quite well for the K-x. The K-5 is almost the same. http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2010/01/k-x-debug-mode-tutorial-af-adjustment.html Don't adjust anything else and in debug 100 = 10 of the usual units. Don't change AF Area Test or AF Area Number I only ever use my centre fo...
Posted by Algernon on 09/10/2012 - 08:15
k5 de bug mode
That's easy to use just connect a USB lead and click DEBUG ON on the PKTether menu. Remove from USB and switch off from the camera when finished. I've sometimes left it for a few days in DEBUG mode. I've one MF lens that needs -170 to work the green light/beep when in focus. I don't think any of...
Posted by Algernon on 09/10/2012 - 09:39
k5 de bug mode
that sounds a lot easier, still not sure it is what i need . i can set my lenses up on a chart ok but the problem i appear to have is that distant infinity ,say 1/2 mile, is not focusing correctly, lack of detail when viewed at 100%. just wondered if i back focused the base line by 50 it would do th...
Posted by redbusa99 on 09/10/2012 - 10:49
k5 de bug mode
When you are focusing at long distances, the immense depth of field should render everything in focus. If we are talking about telephoto shots here then it may be that the problem is aerial haze, or camera shake. Try it again on a firm tripod using the 2 second delayed action to remove any cha...
Posted by johnriley on 09/10/2012 - 10:54
k5 de bug mode
You shouldn't have a problem focussing at infinity. You might have to send the lens back. Some lenses are user adjustable, but not many.
Posted by Algernon on 09/10/2012 - 11:09
Astrophotography - Scotch barn door tracker
Bill you may be surprised how cheaply you can get EQ mounts. I got a 113mm Newtonian, motorised EQ2 mount & a few extras for £150. If your patient looking at local used adds (e-bay or classifieds) you can end up with some real bargains, mainly because the weight often limit sales to local collecti...
Posted by petrochemist on 09/10/2012 - 18:24
Digital Camera Utilty 4 Tutorial
Hi Peter, I have been somewhat of a lone ranger around here recently in defending the virtues of PCU4, so I would be delighted to discuss it and offer the experience I have gained - we'll need to keep a careful lookout though for the charge of the Lightroom brigade, as they may ambush us at any mome...
Posted by McGregNi on 12/10/2012 - 21:34
Digital Camera Utilty 4 Tutorial
Many thanks, Nigel. I'll get back to you later when you have a bit more time and I've sorted out some specific questions. Basically I'm looking to use PDCU4 as the initial step in processing my RAW (DNG) files from my K-r. Once I've gone as far as I can using that program I have Serif PhotoPlu...
Posted by PeterKR on 12/10/2012 - 23:44
Digital Camera Utilty 4 Tutorial
Since posting this thread I've now thrown caution to the wind and had a 'play' with PDCU4 ! I just tried clicking different buttons to see what they did - some gave hints as I hovered but others didn't. The result was a fairly disjointed affair but apeared to give something approaching what I ...
Posted by PeterKR on 23/10/2012 - 19:52
Digital Camera Utilty 4 Tutorial
Fascinating as all the above discussion may be I should like to remind people of the TITLE of this thread and WHY I posted it in the first place ! I asked for HELP using PDCU4......ONLY PDCU4... I did NOT post it as a discussion between the merits of PDCU vs other software. However, if people ...
Posted by PeterKR on 25/10/2012 - 10:10
Can Exif data be changed
Just back off holiday and loaded photos from both my K-r and wife’s RZ18 onto the PC. Played back in slide show in date/time order only to find all my photos are 1 hr later than my wife’s. Unfortunately the time on the RZ18 was an hour ahead to the K-r. Is it possible to alter the time in the Exi...
Posted by 1947lcs on 13/10/2012 - 22:12
SRS Open Day - Saturday 3rd November
Hi Everyone, I am pleased to announce that we are having an Open Day on the 3rd of November. We will have all of the latest equipment to play with, including the K5 II, K5 IIs, Q10 and a 560mm which is being supplied by Pentax Japan especially for the day. Hmmm, If I paint the Sigma 50-500m...
Posted by steven9761 on 18/10/2012 - 16:36
SRS Open Day - Saturday 3rd November
We will have all of the latest equipment to play with, and to buy? I am waiting to hear back from Pentax, but we should at least have the K-5 II, K-5 IIs and the Q10....
Posted by Chris@SRSWATFORD on 19/10/2012 - 13:29
SRS Open Day - Saturday 3rd November
[quote:3496ace15f="Chris@SRSWATFORD"] We will have all of the latest equipment to play with, and to buy? I am waiting to hear back from Pentax, but we should at least have the K-5 II, K-5 IIs and the Q10....[/quote] Don't know why Pentax are taking so long...these were "Expected Early October"....
Posted by Ravi on 29/10/2012 - 10:04
SRS Open Day - Saturday 3rd November
I'm also looking for a fake Brazilian passport. Any ideas anyone?! I'm sure I saw something about one of those somewhere .. will get back to you. BTW, quite happy to take the 560mm to Spain Monday if they are stuck for a courier ... not sure Easyjet would let me on the plane with it though.
Posted by Mike-P on 30/10/2012 - 14:11
Our Great Photo Processing Shootout!
Many thanks to all for the interest so far. Not sure how far we'll go before revealing the origins of both images! The choices of colour casts and toning has obviously made a big difference in how people react, and is certainly the prominent distinguishing feature. However we were keen to keep t...
Posted by McGregNi on 19/10/2012 - 13:34
Our Great Photo Processing Shootout!
However we were keen to keep the focus on those aspects of the final output which were common to both in quality assessment terms : I can think of a number such as noise levels in different parts of the scene, for example. Cannot see that at the small image scale :( Matt
Posted by MattMatic on 19/10/2012 - 13:54
