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Pentax mirrorless SLR
For trains in the dark, rather than a new camera what's needed are alternative techniques to achieve focus. I've never yet found a situation where focus is not possible''''' If there's no light at all for focusing then presumably there's nothing to photograph anyway? I had to resort to focus...
Posted by StephenHampshire on 03/12/2014 - 16:16
Pentax mirrorless SLR
The problem with a mirrorless camera is the EVF. I know the Sonys get a really good review, but apparently the EVF on Sony cameras is awful. I'm not sure I would always want to rely on the screen for everything, especially in bright sunlight, or after dark. Meanwhile we do have the Q series. I have...
Posted by aliengrove on 03/12/2014 - 16:29
Pentax mirrorless SLR
The only EVFs Pentax do are the rather poor ones in the bridge cameras. I would always use the back screen with these. As for Sony, it's really off topic for us here, but in a generalised sense I wouldn't welcome them as a way forward. They lag and smear, and for the reasons Nigel mentioned at so...
Posted by johnriley on 03/12/2014 - 16:40
Pentax mirrorless SLR
That's right ... We look THROUGH a DSLR, in exactly the same manner as the earlier film equivalents , but we look AT an EVF screen. This, coupled with the lag and less amount of physical feedback, produces an altogether different experience of the photography. It's not what I would enjoy, despite ad...
Posted by McGregNi on 03/12/2014 - 17:36
Pentax mirrorless SLR
You can't have a waterproof camera that uses adapters which don't even stop the lenses from wobbling. Lenses designed for one system won't work properly on another. I guess you haven't seen the Pentax 1.4 rear converter. I'll include a link for you This is an adapter that mounts between a le...
Posted by richandfleur on 03/12/2014 - 21:25
Pentax mirrorless SLR
Hmmm!!!!! ....... Get your quotes right!!!!!! :roll: -- Some people in this thread have displayed what can only be described as veiled hostility. Seems a strange attitude to adopt really and I can't quite compute what has gotten their backs up so. But no matter. I'll make a point of ensurin...
Posted by andrewjlennon5 on 04/12/2014 - 09:55
Pentax mirrorless SLR
A hybrid viewfinder would be possible on a DSLR, but there would be no way to have a traditional SLR optical viewfinder without the mirror box. You could go down the X100 route as you say but then you wouldn't be looking through the actual lens. Your average rangefinder user would of course say th...
Posted by andrewjlennon5 on 05/12/2014 - 07:45
plus mebership
https://www.pentaxuser.com/subscribe Personally, I originally subscribed because I believe in supporting things I'm enthusiastic about. So I do tend to join clubs in various fields of interest. What I get back is the community spirit and sense of belonging, but in a more materialistic way th...
Posted by johnriley on 03/12/2014 - 10:22
Anyone here able to edit and/or work using a laptop?
Laptops can run the software, that's not a problem. The screens are something else, and are often not up to scratch. Interesting discussion but I would also like to add a cautionary word regarding screen / monitor calibration; whilst the latest screens are certainly much better in terms of renderi...
Posted by Daronl on 07/12/2014 - 21:08
K30 upgrade to K3?
Thanks for taking the time to reply Fletcher8, the lens used depends on the rink and my position to the ice but typically be either the DA* 50-135, 60-250, occasionally the DA 10-17 fish-eye makes it way on to the body for a bit of fun. I appreciate the DA* are not the fastest of lenses to focus, bu...
Posted by toy_car_uk on 06/12/2014 - 15:02
K30 upgrade to K3?
Barrie, in honesty I would say in terms of ISO the Kills & the K3 are very, very close, as the K3 has more MP, the noise is slightly enhanced, but the K3s extra MP and AF make a really big difference. If you go from a K30 or K50 to a K3 you will see an improvement in relation to the sensor, but ...
Posted by Fletcher8 on 06/12/2014 - 15:34
Trigger trap
Back to the old problem of equipment being developed for highly expensive phones. its the same as third party gear for Pentax...
Posted by davem on 07/12/2014 - 20:07
RAW Converters 2014
I've been through a lot of converters, and occasionally test them against each other. My experience is there's a constant leap-frogging of one package over another (in terms of IQ). Consequently, I've stuck with Lightroom (standalone) as it has the best overall range of tools for me, and better qua...
Posted by MattMatic on 09/12/2014 - 11:07
The K5 is no more...
I don't think it would reach such status. I do see it as being THE best 16Mp camera that was produced though. I am very very glad I bought mine a couple of weeks back. The down side for me was that I initially thought it was just a stop gap camera. I was wrong and I could have been using one for...
Posted by K10D on 09/12/2014 - 23:57
Best Drone Shots 2014
There are some good ones but I can't help thinking a lot of pot luck is involved. Easy way is to put the camera on interval shooting mode. You really want the FPV real time video signal back to glasses type approach to have lots of control over framing the image, other wise yes, it's a case of fl...
Posted by richandfleur on 11/12/2014 - 23:24
k20
lets just say every photo of the lights is crap and out off focus even after i had ajusted it regards stu
Posted by stu62 on 14/12/2014 - 20:53
k20
Photographing xmas lights can be tricky - it's hard to focus on small points of light among darkness, it's hard to get a correct automatic exposure for the same reason, and you may also have camera-shake blur due to low shutter speeds. It's one of those times when it can be easier to go all-manual, ...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 15/12/2014 - 14:05
Cameras we don't have anymore
My very first camera was my Mother's - handed to me in 1958 when I went to Geneva for 8 months so I could bring back some memories. Anyone remember
Posted by techno-terminator on 17/12/2014 - 10:10
Cameras we don't have anymore
Praktica MTL5B. My first proper film camera. Fully manual, with a needle in the viewfinder for exposure. Built like a tank. Virtually indestructible. A magnificent beast of a camera. Eventually passed out on me during a year long round the world travel. I happened to be in Myanmar (Burma) at...
Posted by thingsthatihaveseen on 17/12/2014 - 17:39
Workshops/advanced photographic courses in landscape photography
It looks thin on the ground for answers! I'd suggest looking at the adverts in the back of AP and I think you'll find a few options, in the UK from Skye to the Lake District and other places. A Google search might help. Also, search the info sections of ePHOTOzine. http://www.ephotozine.com...
Posted by johnriley on 19/12/2014 - 19:40
