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What to charge for music festival pics??
Sorry Smeggy and Gartmore - for some reason when I replied your posts weren't visible. Anyway thanks for the compliments Smeggy - I was quite pleased with the way some of them came out. The most difficult thing was juggling the shutter speed amidst low and constantly varying light and moving subje...
Posted by saxon on 09/08/2014 - 18:41
Pentax at the Fringe!!
I'll be there on Monday if you want to come back
Posted by gartmore on 09/08/2014 - 15:24
Peak Design Straps
No experience with them. I did consider them when I was looking for a new system, as I liked the idea of being able to attach the camera to a back pack strap for instance. In the end I opted for the Luma Labs Cinch though. I see Peak Design's new strap borrows from the Cinch :wink:.
Posted by Gwyn on 11/08/2014 - 10:32
Moving from Picasa to LR- possible to import tags, starred photos etc?
Hi Patrick I use Picasa and LR together all the time. I import from camera to Picasa. I tend to use Picasa for initial image viewing and cropping and straightening as the Picasa tool is much easier to use than the LR one for this function. I then decide which ones are worth editing and disc...
Posted by fritzthedog on 11/08/2014 - 19:27
T-stops vs F-stops
Just lately I've seen T/stops being referred to with the concept of the speedbooster on mirrorless cameras. Traditionally the only way to get more light in through a lens was to open the aperture, so you could honestly say that aperture related to the amount of light captured. However with a s...
Posted by richandfleur on 15/08/2014 - 01:43
T-stops vs F-stops
T stops are used in cinematography where there is great need for accuracy, I imagine the Sanyang lenses are meant for video and have follow-focus gear rings on them. T is the actual transmission value and can differ greatly especially with zooms from the mathematically calculated F value. So we use ...
Posted by gartmore on 15/08/2014 - 08:06
Desktop PC choice
The days of warranty sealed PCs are long gone. My latest Lenovo was easy slot in for my 1 TB back up drive from my old machine, very simple, no screwdrivers. Came with instructions on how to do all this. Same applies to RAM. If in doubt ask the retailer.
Posted by wvbarnes on 05/09/2014 - 21:23
Desktop PC choice
The best site for seeing completed builds and comments is ....although they are heavily game based. Some prices are USA ones. They also track component prices and compare prices. This is the ram I bought.... https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cml8gx3m2a1866c9r -- Memory pr...
Posted by Algernon on 09/09/2014 - 14:46
SLRlounge article, bts family shot with k5
I like it, well done! It's an effective and quirky family portrait, and the wide angle has been used brilliantly - the way you have the different subject elements placed around the frame and the relaxed fun interactions between them is all handled expertly! The girl on the right, the contrast bet...
Posted by usuqa on 08/09/2014 - 15:05
Maybe another option for digital backup
Hi, I have a couple of WD devices, they have all been very reliable, might just get one of these too ! John
Posted by Galoot on 09/09/2014 - 20:46
filming with K30, 50mm f1.7 + wide angle adaptor?
Ideas #2 I mention the 2.8 model for that reason, I found one pretty cheap. I don't much like it, but for video work it could be good. Most of the pro video setups have significant LED lighting on the rig. Seriously I was at one wedding where everyone was close to squinting when the camera f...
Posted by richandfleur on 10/09/2014 - 22:30
Lens not focusing
Hi, I have a tamron 17-50 f2.8 lens. It's failing to take focus intermittently between 17mm and 35mm. Sometimes works, sometimes beeps and won't take the photo. If I have center focus on it still shows the focus is not centered. I've tested on k7 and k5ii and get some issue. Other lenses work ...
Posted by dinneenp on 11/09/2014 - 20:16
Lens not focusing
I think I had a similar experience with the same lens. When it refuses to focus is the f stop displayed in the viewfinder? I found that sometimes if I zoomed the lens, it lost communication with the body. I think it was in the same focal length range you quoted. Fortunately, mine was still u...
Posted by SteveF on 11/09/2014 - 20:22
Hot Shoe Microphone - Recommendations?
It may not have added much, but it certainly did stop the thread dead in its tracks :o I'm glad you brought it back to life, as there does need to be some balance added. There's a place for professional grade audio rigs and independent soundtracks, but there's also a place for hotshoe mounted stere...
Posted by McGregNi on 27/09/2014 - 20:27
Hot Shoe Microphone - Recommendations?
OK, lets take some steps back .. :wink: I don't think we really needed the Baftas & Oscars brought into this at all! Here on Pentax User, we use digital cameras and our manufacturer has provided stereo inputs on the top models (since the K7 I think) in order to access and make best use of the ca...
Posted by McGregNi on 28/09/2014 - 13:18
Hot Shoe Microphone - Recommendations?
Here we go again - it always comes back to WHO people are, or what is assumed about a person, and thats a slippery slope, as we've all seen before :wink: Lets focus on what is being said, not about your Oscars & Baftas, or my home movie making, which are clearly worlds apart and not at all related t...
Posted by McGregNi on 28/09/2014 - 15:18
Hot Shoe Microphone - Recommendations?
Richard, without wanting to resurrect the previous debate about the location of the hot shoe, I do think you may be exaggerating the potential of those issues you list to become an actual problem, at least assuming some awareness in advance. For example, really, autofocus noise shouldn't be invo...
Posted by McGregNi on 01/10/2014 - 22:23
Hot Shoe Microphone - Recommendations?
You're right about the editing John, with single camera shooting it can end up being very dull. My home movies took a step up when I started shooting the same action from different angles, even just the group walking along ... A few L cut edits where you flick back and forward between the viewpoints...
Posted by McGregNi on 02/10/2014 - 12:58
Full frame
Perntaxian wrote: The fast lenses are still a must for shallow depth of field. Are they rally? The following two pictures of my grandchildren where taken at F6.3. This was the largest opening this 90mm lens had. Regards, Horst I think less dof would not show up the nic...
Posted by Horst on 24/09/2014 - 14:15
Full frame
I think less dof would not show up the nice greenery in the back ground. That's not shallow DOF. Beside, some backgrounds gain to be blurred, some don't. In some cases, very shallow DOF is a necessity.
Posted by pentaxian450 on 25/09/2014 - 10:16
