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10 Alternatives to Photoshop
Not so sure that any photo editing suite is "worthwhile" (I'm going to get "controversial" here...) - surely the whole ethos of photography is to get the "best" image "in-camera", and only use these prog's to "tweak" the image. The downside to digital photography is that we can fire off 1,000,000 sh...
Posted by steven9761 on 28/08/2013 - 23:50
10 Alternatives to Photoshop
Maybe it's just the way you're thinking about Photoshop? If you think first and use PS to polish and prpare the image would that fit your approach better? You have hit the nail on the head, John. The expression "if you wrap a pig in a pink ribbon, it's still a pig" springs to mind. I'm trying to mov...
Posted by steven9761 on 29/08/2013 - 07:55
10 Alternatives to Photoshop
There's some crafty spam backlink posts being written now such as the one here that brought the thread back to life.
Posted by JAK on 17/04/2018 - 10:08
10 Alternatives to Photoshop
I think he was talking about the very first post. The link that was provided is no longer active, or at least I can't open it. Now, back to the main topic. In my opinion, one of the best alternatives is GIMP. It's definitely the closest one to Photoshop! However, it is a bit hard to use- this is a...
Posted by moonlight on 24/04/2018 - 13:19
**Everyone Please Read**
The Tamron 1.4 supports SDM. It has all the contacts and loses 1 Stop. I can't see how Pentax can improve on that. The only improvement which might help slightly is HD coating, but I fear that better performance won't be possible until they considerably improve the AF sensors. It could well be ...
Posted by QuestionableCarrot on 30/08/2013 - 19:28
**Everyone Please Read**
The Tamron 1.4 supports SDM. It has all the contacts and loses 1 Stop. I can't see how Pentax can improve on that. The only improvement which might help slightly is HD coating, but I fear that better performance won't be possible until they considerably improve the AF sensors. It could well be ...
Posted by percy on 30/08/2013 - 19:46
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The passion of Pentax users cannot be ignored!!! :D (or maybe they have been ignored for the past five years LOL) Here Here! I have been sorely tempted to move to one of the other brands and God only knows I should given the fact I do wildlife photography BUT I like the output that I get and thin...
Posted by QuestionableCarrot on 30/08/2013 - 20:19
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The passion of Pentax users cannot be ignored!!! :D (or maybe they have been ignored for the past five years LOL) Here Here! I have been sorely tempted to move to one of the other brands and God only knows I should given the fact I do wildlife photography BUT I like the output that I get and thin...
Posted by dcweather on 31/08/2013 - 22:45
Love Pentax k30
I wonder how many people on this site are like me? I have had various cameras over the last few years Olympus e410/e520 Panasonic g2/g5 both with several lenses also several bridge cameras. Then I picked up a K30 and fell in love with it. I have 35mm 2.4/ 55-200 / 18/55 wr / 55-300 / Tamron 90 macr...
Posted by mrfrosty on 30/08/2013 - 20:35
Love Pentax k30
Some good ideas and options but I wanted to take a camera with me with no choice to change lenses and make me use just one option and to try and make it work. Like when I first picked up the K30 this new camera felt perfect in my hands, I only shoot with a viewfinder as using the rear screen is not ...
Posted by mrfrosty on 31/08/2013 - 08:44
Love Pentax k30
When I was a teenager many moons ago, all I had was a Pentax k1000 and a 50mm and was happy as Larry. I then part exchanged the 50mm for a 28mm and a few months later i part ex the 28mm for a 35mm, always only having a single lens in my kit. Fast forward 20 very odd years later and I do have a fe...
Posted by MattyH on 01/09/2013 - 17:36
Love Pentax k30
I did the same just last couple of days with the kids - feeding ducks and chasing squirrels one day with the Tamron adaptal 135mm f2.8 - had to stand right back, moving around a lot, but the results are great - beautiful perspectives, fast speeds, lovely colours (a bit of PF to worry about in some)....
Posted by McGregNi on 01/09/2013 - 17:48
Love Pentax k30
I did the same just last couple of days with the kids - feeding ducks and chasing squirrels one day with the Tamron adaptal 135mm f2.8 - had to stand right back, moving around a lot, but the results are great - beautiful perspectives, fast speeds, lovely colours (a bit of PF to worry about in some)....
Posted by MattyH on 01/09/2013 - 18:02
Love Pentax k30
Samyang is brilliant! Mostly I use it for Landscapes at f11 or so. But it has its uses for other stuff like I was talking about - you just have to get up very close and personal! Theres plenty of shots with the Samyang 14mm on my Gallery here And I've been using 'Catch in Focus' with my m...
Posted by McGregNi on 01/09/2013 - 19:15
Love Pentax k30
I can see the reasoning .........but it all comes back to marketing......because that's where all companies make there profits from.......I think on a personal level if you are more than happy with what you have then if you don't renew for four or five years you will see a benefit in quality...........
Posted by mrfrosty on 25/09/2013 - 10:59
What do you like best Black and white
I wonder if the car was there at all ?:D The plane of focus doesn't extend into the surrounds at all, which appears odd I feel.
Posted by McGregNi on 01/09/2013 - 22:13
What do you like best Black and white
Both colour or black and white are fine, but what is very disturbing is the way everything but the car is blurred. That's very unnatural - there should be a plane of sharp focus where the car is sharp, gradually falling off in front and behind. Here everything has the same degree of blur everywhere.
Posted by johnriley on 01/09/2013 - 22:38
What do you like best Black and white
It does that - but still looks odd as it's not a natural optical effect. If its a filter effect then it should be possible to unblur the focus plane either side. Its more fiddly admittedly
Posted by McGregNi on 01/09/2013 - 22:50
What do you like best Black and white
What is very disturbing is the way everything but the car is blurred. That's very unnatural - there should be a plane of sharp focus where the car is sharp, gradually falling off in front and behind. Agreed! It looks unnatural. This is how I would selectively blur the image. The red areas are the...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 02/09/2013 - 10:56
What do you like best Black and white
The halo is caused by the feathered brush strokes around the edge of the blurred and sharp sections not being precise enough. Its either a duplicate layer that's blurred and then the eraser is used to reveal the sharp car underneath, or a mask is used - the result is the same I guess. Its a tric...
Posted by McGregNi on 02/09/2013 - 13:26
