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Don't Delete That Image!
I used to keep everything but recently I've become much more ruthless. I have literally thousands of pictures that are of no photographic. historical or sentimental merit whatsoever so what is the point of keeping them? They are just eating up disk space and making backups take far too long. I do te...
Posted by MarkD on 12/06/2012 - 07:30
Don't Delete That Image!
I used to keep everything but recently I've become much more ruthless. I have literally thousands of pictures that are of no photographic. historical or sentimental merit whatsoever so what is the point of keeping them? They are just eating up disk space and making backups take far too long. I do te...
Posted by judderman62 on 12/06/2012 - 20:38
Don't Delete That Image!
I think that in the fullness of time, a lot of photographers may come to realise that less might well be more. Interesting comment. Here's a little personal anecdote. Back in the 1980s I had a few years where I took lots of pics. Probably about 10,000 in total. I sent the films off and the ne...
Posted by Smeggypants on 13/06/2012 - 01:48
Ever wondered if there's a use for your pano's elsewhere?
I've been looking at multi-monitor set-ups on the internet, and found a site that allows users to upload and download images for dual, triple, and quad-monitor setups. If anybody's interested in putting their work on the site, feel free to join. There's no money to be made by uploading to this site,...
Posted by steven9761 on 11/06/2012 - 16:49
Scotland, which places to visit to take awesome pictures?
I'm a relative Scotland Newbie (been there twice) but have fallen in love with the scenery. I haven't managed to get further up the west coast than Glencoe, but was blown away by the views. In my limited experience I would defiantly recommend Ranoch moor (A82 runs straight through it so easy...
Posted by Hullman on 28/06/2012 - 10:31
Site access problems
Pete - any chance you have been browsing unfamiliar sites prior to your problem? Maybe a site bombarded you with pop-ups? Have a go at the following, having disconnected from the internet: Run DISK CLEANUP once this is complete, Run DISK DEFRAGMENTER. When you have completed both of the a...
Posted by steven9761 on 23/06/2012 - 11:23
Site access problems
I haven't had any problems with the site. I wonder if it's because I use FireFox and AdBlock Plus - it's rare to have to see any ads at all, since I just block any new ones that get past my filter settings. Though when Canon ads started appearing a few weeks back it did amuse me.
Posted by ChrisA on 27/06/2012 - 08:48
List your Kit
Cant find this in a search so though I would start a new thread. Please list the kit your currently using, here is mine to get us started Pentax K5 SMC Pentax-DA 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 Fish-Eye ED [IF] SMC Pentax-DA 17-70mm F4 AL [IF] SDM SMC Pentax-DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR Tamron S...
Posted by Floggitt on 23/06/2012 - 15:14
25 Most Popular Photography Free E-Books
Just got back from exploring it- many thanks Bernard
Posted by Frogherder on 27/06/2012 - 16:11
Manually focusing
I was trying out some of my old manual focus lenses (very briefly as it turns out) I have the K-r, I have already set the dioptre with the kit lenses so I could rule that out, but I am finding it extremely difficult to get the focusing nailed manually, the view finder without the split circle in the...
Posted by InFESTation on 28/06/2012 - 19:33
Manually focusing
You could use 'live-view' and zoom the LCD screen to where you want the sharpest point of focus Andy
Posted by alfpics on 28/06/2012 - 19:57
Manually focusing
I was trying out some of my old manual focus lenses (very briefly as it turns out) I have the K-r, I have already set the dioptre with the kit lenses so I could rule that out, but I am finding it extremely difficult to get the focusing nailed manually, the view finder without the split circle in the...
Posted by ChrisR on 28/06/2012 - 20:39
Manually focusing
If my eyes let me down, I find the green hexagon is a pretty accurate indication of focus with my K-r and manual lenses. Also 'catch in focus' works very well too.
Posted by milamber on 28/06/2012 - 21:04
Manually focusing
Hello I have a few mf lenses and it depends whch ones you are using for example my pentax M200mm f4 and vivtar 28mm 28mm f2.8 are used in 'm' mode the apeture is held at it's widest aiding focus and the green button is used for metering then the camera stops the lens down to take the shot :D ...
Posted by Stuey on 28/06/2012 - 22:34
Manually focusing
Practice, practice and more practice - you do improve over time. Good eyesight obviously helps and the focus confirmation is sometimes used, but generally I just trust my judgement and most come out in focus. Regards David
Posted by davidstorm on 28/06/2012 - 23:27
Manually focusing
It may be just practice and technique, it may not be. When I first started to use manual focus I was useless. I use manual focus for nearly all my macro shots, and have manual lenses which I use fairly regularly, all on a K-r. For landscape shots, when using manual focus, I tend to rely on the ca...
Posted by darkskies on 30/06/2012 - 11:23
Manually focusing
Thanks for all the tips, like most things it looks like it will have to be more practice. Have to admit Andy I never really thought about the live view, but could see this would be handy with the tripod shot where there is no real rush, but hardly ever used the live view on my bridging camera eit...
Posted by InFESTation on 30/06/2012 - 18:28
Manually focusing
darkskies, the macro work is one of the reasons I am trying to work on the MF, so will just have to get plenty of practice when I get back. Well, in that case, I would think that it is practice. It's an art, and not as easy as it first seems. Because the dof is so narrow, it's so easy to be out of...
Posted by darkskies on 30/06/2012 - 21:00
Manually focusing
I use manual focus all the time - my k-r lies so I don't trust the beep. As most of my work is really, really close I've recently bought a Pentax magnifying eyepiece it has helped I think, although I've still got a lot to learn and a lot more practising to do. I'm not sure whether you lose an...
Posted by Charlotte on 30/06/2012 - 21:35
Manually focusing
You could use 'live-view' and zoom the LCD screen to where you want the sharpest point of focus Andy this is how I take quite a lot of my pictures
Posted by judderman62 on 01/07/2012 - 11:09
