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Pochard
I think that there are several factors influencing the lack of sharpness in this image. 1: The shutter speed is too slow at 1/200th for a 300mm lens. 2: The aperture is too wide making any available DOF very small. 3: The available light didn't allow the use of more appropriate figures for 1 & ...
Posted by Mannesty on 21/01/2011 - 13:57
Grandfather - R.I.P
Condolences from here in Cefn Mawr as well Adrian. Really sorry for your loss. My gradfather worked on the fire boats on the Mersey during the war then went on to drive a bus around Birkenhead. Problem was he used to drive his car as though it were a bus - this used to scare the life out of hi...
Posted by Stuey on 23/01/2011 - 12:33
Why a 50-135 SDM is better than a 16-50 SDM
Consider the mechanics. A true pro-class zoom should keep constant length whilst zooming. The inherent weakness of the alternative is illustrated below. For all the drops and knocks my kit has taken, including dropping the K7 with the 50-135 which bounced several times on cobbles and suffered no ...
Posted by K10D on 23/01/2011 - 02:16
Why a 50-135 SDM is better than a 16-50 SDM
I thought 'bounce' was something you did with flash not lenses Gary. You are right about the quality of the DA*50-135mm though, it's capable of superb pictures. Trouble with mine is the auto focusing, it doesn't always work. I think other people have had problems with the SDM thingy as well. Is it...
Posted by K10D on 23/01/2011 - 12:22
Why a 50-135 SDM is better than a 16-50 SDM
Well I have just phoned CR Kennedy who have the lens. It has to go to Japan for quotation for repair. Now I don't mind paying for the repair but the fact that Pentax have no one in Australia that can do the job is no good to man nor beast. This will take weeks and weeks. Lessons learned: 1) D...
Posted by K10D on 11/02/2011 - 03:57
Why a 50-135 SDM is better than a 16-50 SDM
Well I have just phoned CR Kennedy who have the lens. It has to go to Japan for quotation for repair. Now I don't mind paying for the repair but the fact that Pentax have no one in Australia that can do the job is no good to man nor beast. This will take weeks and weeks. Lessons learned: 1) D...
Posted by thoughton on 11/02/2011 - 11:12
First sports efforts struggled if i'm honest
They are actually pretty good. First one looks like you missed to focus (seems you got the tape) but the others are great. Especially like the muddy one. Edit: What lens?
Posted by Mike-P on 23/01/2011 - 21:45
First sports efforts struggled if i'm honest
focus i mean't:oops:
Posted by nipper on 23/01/2011 - 21:48
First sports efforts struggled if i'm honest
What focus setting were you using? AP.S / AP.C ... focus priority or fps priority? Second set look on the button.
Posted by Mike-P on 23/01/2011 - 21:53
First sports efforts struggled if i'm honest
Hey Mike focus priority setting, but i was in 1 in apc menu focus priority was that correct, never went on tommy gun mode
Posted by nipper on 23/01/2011 - 22:08
First sports efforts struggled if i'm honest
From what little time I had with my K-5 it seemed AP.C in fps mode was actually better for fast moving objects. Focus priority will not fire until lock is obtained and a lot of the time its too late as the object has moved on (one of the main problems with previous Pentax models). 1350 shutter sp...
Posted by Mike-P on 23/01/2011 - 22:33
First sports efforts struggled if i'm honest
When I took some cyclo-cross pics a fortnight ago, I used AF-C and let the camera (K10D) select the AF point. I used an FA28-90 which performed poorly but my DA 50-200 performed better. Don't know if it was due to (relatively) shallower DOF at longer focal lengths. Despite the results I would lik...
Posted by pgweber on 24/01/2011 - 00:47
First sports efforts struggled if i'm honest
It might be worth trying wider apertures next time, to throw the background more out-of-focus and emphasize the riders and also to enable faster shutter speeds. I would definitely agree there. becuase of that and other reasons My favourite pic was this one ... As a general point, ...
Posted by Smeggypants on 24/01/2011 - 01:05
First sports efforts struggled if i'm honest
Good effort, I always use manual focus for this sort of thing, pick a spot, focus on it and use that as a guide for when your target comes along, does not always work but it gets some results.
Posted by 08tiger on 24/01/2011 - 06:32
Amyrillis
I think the focus really needs to be on the front anthers (I had to Google that :P), and the crop seems a bit tight at the top and bottom. If you had a bit more room at the top and bottom you could get the upper bunch of anthers and the lower stamen closer to the thirds lines. It's all nicely expose...
Posted by thoughton on 26/01/2011 - 21:19
Amyrillis
Despite being pipped to the post by the omniscient thoughton for the second time today, I would still like to add my two-penneth worth:!: The colours, lines and curves of the pistils, stamen and enclosing corolla (none of which I needed to google :lol:) are all very appealing. I have to agree, ho...
Posted by prsjnb on 26/01/2011 - 21:43
Amyrillis
in-built doesn't cut it. focus is great, but you need some background light, too. Bret
Posted by bretti_kivi on 30/01/2011 - 13:23
Chester Ferris Wheel
I shouldn't be too disappointed. The first one's something and nothing, really, but the second one's a nice shot. As suggested, crop it a little to focus attention.
Posted by bwlchmawr on 29/01/2011 - 19:13
Chester Ferris Wheel
If you have the chance to go back, I'd try and find a higher viewpoint so you can avoid cropping the bottom of the wheel. And perhaps experiment with much longer shutter times too - some movement might have been quite interesting although I think there'd be a lot of trial and error before getti...
Posted by JonSchick on 29/01/2011 - 19:56
Blyth Quayside today with 55-300
don't worry about the seal alan just go back down and wait it will put in another appearance it's been there about a week.
Posted by geordie01 on 29/01/2011 - 15:35
