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Pollinating Insects
It can be hard to distinguish between short term fluctuations and longer term trends. We used to have lots of starlings. Then they vanished. A few years ago they started to return. Now, starling families are a regular feature of spring and early summer. Similarly, greenfinches became scarce a few ye...
Posted by Lubbyman on 16/06/2022 - 13:47
"HOT or WOT"
Here in Northwich...two readings at about 1600 tues pm... 95F in shade and 120F in direct sunlight...both in back garden. A bit warmer than normal but at least there was a bit of a breeze which made it more bearable.
Posted by 1stEverPentax on 20/07/2022 - 00:37
Connect an SD card to a Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2016 to view images
Has anyone had any success connecting an SD card to a Samsung Galaxy Tablet so that images can be viewed? I want to do this so that I can check I haven't picked up dust on the sensor. The frustration of being away on holiday and then getting back with thousands of images, only to notice a dust speck...
Posted by tigershoot on 03/09/2022 - 19:47
Connect an SD card to a Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2016 to view images
The reader claims to be OTG compatible so maybe it's faulty. It's going back...
Posted by tigershoot on 04/09/2022 - 18:38
Latest Purchase
Following discussions with doctor, which included weighing my gear! I am allowed out with.....wait for it. K70 with 55-300plm and F-28 2.8 Total weight (including bag) 4lb 7oz. Happy days, back by the river. Very happy bunny. Just a stroll says she. Yes said I.
Posted by takuman on 11/10/2022 - 13:32
Photoshop update
If you are using Adobe CC, you will have had, or shortly will have, an update to Photoshop to version 24.0.0 and ACR to v 15.0 While most of your settings will be maintained, there is a little "gotcha" which always seems to happen when there is a major update like this one is. Open a raw file ...
Posted by pschlute on 19/10/2022 - 08:43
Lunar Eclipse
Hello all. It's been a while since I posted here, as I have dipped my toes in to the mirrorless pool. But I still have a soft spot for Pentax, and yes, I still own a bit of Pentax gear. But it has been gathering dust for a while. So instead of leaving it in the back of the cupboard, it has been b...
Posted by JForeigner on 11/11/2022 - 09:10
Lunchtime visitor
A snatch shot taken through a double-glazed back door
Posted by MHOL190246 on 05/12/2022 - 14:14
My latest purchase
A nice proper camping pillow Vic Cross, for the lower back support, happy days and photographs and glad that you're out and about:wink::D:D
Posted by Flan on 21/03/2023 - 01:09
What's New?
I read this week-end that Pentax is working on a new full frame with a twist. It would be "mirrorless", but the pass thru mirror would let light go to a primary sensor with around 45 meg. for highlights, but the reflected light would shine on a secondary 12 meg. sensor which would open up shadows. ...
Posted by kea828 on 05/05/2023 - 21:54
o-gps1 or o-gps2?
I'd get a Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer Mini, that's 50 quid more than a O-GPS2. If you want to spend 100 quid more, then get a Star Adventurer 2i Pro Pack (this is the one I have). It is far more capable and it can also be used to create time lapse images. Thanks, that's helpful but (although we ca...
Posted by gwing on 05/04/2023 - 11:28
Pentax K3 III Monochrome
I was recently given Salgado’s Amazonia photo book, an extraordinary endeavour shot entirely in black and white over many years. There are basically two categories, aerial shots of the vast landscape and portrait photos of tribes some visited by the outside world for the first time. I gather for the...
Posted by RobL on 17/04/2023 - 07:50
Pentax K3 III Monochrome
... there is a whole world of difference between say a super-fine-grain ultra-sharp contrasty image on Kodak Panatomic-X film (ISO 32) and a gritty, high contrast street photo on Kodak Tri-X (ISO 400) or any of the other hundreds of options/combinations of films and developers, all giving different ...
Posted by LennyBloke on 18/04/2023 - 19:17
Pentax K3 III Monochrome
As someone who shoots a lot of mono, this obviously has a certain appeal but, sadly, I don't have that sort of spare cash. I can shoot/develop/scan a lot of FP4 for the money. If I had an unexpected windfall, I'd jump on it, but as it is I'll settle for converting the files from my K-3iii if I nee...
Posted by womble on 01/05/2023 - 21:56
Pentax K3 III Monochrome
I was lucky enough to get mine (from Clifton Cameras in the UK), and it's a joy. It has brought me back to Pentax whilst still having Nikon gear (D500 & D850) and in practice I'm finding the menus and controls far preferable. So it may be the thing that grabs extra market share and will encourage ne...
Posted by LindsayP on 18/05/2023 - 14:26
Film Grain v Digital Grain (Monochrome)
There is often talk about film v digital and the different "look" that they produce - but I wonder how much of this down to our own nostalgic memories (certainly true in my case) and whether that "look" is actually achievable with Monochrome digital images? The first part of the problem is that w...
Posted by LennyBloke on 21/04/2023 - 09:28
Film Grain v Digital Grain (Monochrome)
This photo was taken at iso 800 and I had already PP it in B@W for my liking but after reading your thread LennyBloke, I decided to put this already Processed picture back into Rawtherapee and chose the Film simulation icon but it didn't do very much, as in to subtle to discern a difference, but di...
Posted by Flan on 21/04/2023 - 23:19
Film Grain v Digital Grain (Monochrome)
This photo was taken at iso 800 and I had already PP it in B@W for my liking but after reading your thread LennyBloke, I decided to put this already Processed picture back into Rawtherapee and chose the Film simulation icon but it didn't do very much, as in to subtle to discern a difference, but di...
Posted by LennyBloke on 22/04/2023 - 12:42
Film Grain v Digital Grain (Monochrome)
"If you would like to add some images to this thread it would be helpful. As a starter for ten here's a very ordinary kitchen shot (at iso6400) that I think shows something close to "film grain"...." Here is a shot on the K1 and 24mm Sigma Super Wide II at ISO 5000, changed to B/W in RT using 'So...
Posted by loadoftripe on 22/04/2023 - 16:42
Film Grain v Digital Grain (Monochrome)
I use "Silver Efex 2" (the one that was free until it wasn't) for my BW conversions. Some of them are too heavy handed, some are pretty good. It has various film emulations and the ability to add grain. I've never really bothered to shoot digital and film side-by-side and compare. As someone w...
Posted by womble on 01/05/2023 - 21:44
