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An early heads up for a solar eclipse
I observed the total eclipse from Northern France back in '99. To be honest getting any great photos is rather difficult without specialist equipment. My advice would be to enjoy the fleeting spectacle and forget about the photography,
Posted by DrOrloff on 17/03/2015 - 21:47
An early heads up for a solar eclipse
When shooting a sunset or sunny day at the beach you aren't pointing the longest lens you have directly (and focusing) on the sun. If you point the wide end of a telescope at the sun and move it back and forward you will eventually get a beam of light concentrated enough to start a fire ... imagi...
Posted by Mike-P on 19/03/2015 - 17:27
An early heads up for a solar eclipse
Ahh right so its more to do with the focal length and point of focus, I'm safe to carry on doing sunsets with a DA15 them :D
Posted by mcpieman on 19/03/2015 - 17:32
An early heads up for a solar eclipse
Ahh right so its more to do with the focal length and point of focus, I'm safe to carry on doing sunsets with a DA15 them :D I think you will be quite safe :D When I was living in Spain a few years ago I was tracking a bird with a 300mm lens and it flew past the sun. For some reason my panning fa...
Posted by Mike-P on 19/03/2015 - 18:15
Dual camera strap
Just a quick post to say that I've bought . After trying some cheap belt clips, which were pretty good, but not quite right, I've been looking for something more robust and even easier to use in the heat of a frenetic wedding shoot. I looked at all the expensive options and read all the threads, ...
Posted by Darkmunk on 24/02/2015 - 19:48
UB Arrived today
Instead of an Arca plate why not get a cheap flash bracket. fit that to the quick release plate and then to the camera. Back to front not side to side. Once you get the balance it should be fixed and OK. I've done it before and it works . Try it! CHEERS Vic.
Posted by vic cross on 27/02/2015 - 20:26
Pillion passenger
The Boss of Pentax has a Full Frame Monkey on his back! :mrgreen: :wink: --
Posted by Algernon on 04/03/2015 - 14:12
roots
As every pentax user knows sigma are turning there back on pentax mounts have they forgot where there camera base lies as ther first cameras were pk mount regards stu
Posted by stu62 on 07/03/2015 - 20:04
roots
I have several Sigmas, but not likely to buy any more in the foreseeable future because I have what I need, and I can't afford any new ones at the prices they currently ask - am I alone ? Anyway, we are a minority player in the volume market, so why should Sigma pander to our needs until Pentax ...
Posted by jeallen01 on 07/03/2015 - 22:48
Photo editing
. I love the processing aspects ... For me, reliving my images through computer work is effectively an entirely different enjoyment, like a hobby in itself! The fact that the shots are mine and I remember the events and locations with fondness is just an added bonus! . I feel the same way. Pos...
Posted by bwlchmawr on 08/03/2015 - 17:31
Photo editing
My suggestion would be if we don't like spending lots of time processing, then let the camera do the work and just tweak it afterwards. There is still a lot of data to play with in a JPEG also. :) It is certainly true of the large high quality JPEG files from a modern Pentax DSLR. If you set t...
Posted by doingthebobs on 08/03/2015 - 20:00
Photo editing
. I love the processing aspects ... For me, reliving my images through computer work is effectively an entirely different enjoyment, like a hobby in itself! The fact that the shots are mine and I remember the events and locations with fondness is just an added bonus! . I feel the same way. Pos...
Posted by PeterKR on 08/03/2015 - 20:34
Photo editing
Thanks for all the feed back everyone. Regards Ian
Posted by philstaff on 08/03/2015 - 23:03
Photography show plan muddles
im just going to go with the flow or be a cornish man as they are so far layed back i cant see how they dont fall over exxcuse the pun
Posted by stu62 on 11/03/2015 - 22:02
Photography show plan muddles
Hi Louise, I'm more familiar with the old 'Focus on imaging' show, but from my experience last year the two are similar. It sounds like you're approaching things in the right way. The sessions are probably the most useful parts of the show, followed by any exhibitions of photos that will be on...
Posted by johnha on 11/03/2015 - 22:32
Photography show plan muddles
Hi Louise, I'm more familiar with the old 'Focus on imaging' show, but from my experience last year the two are similar. It sounds like you're approaching things in the right way. The sessions are probably the most useful parts of the show, followed by any exhibitions of photos that will be on...
Posted by AuraTodd on 14/03/2015 - 18:17
Katzeye ceasing production :(
http://www.katzeyeoptics.com/ It seems Katzeye Optics have ceased making focussing screens. This is a great loss to the Pentax community in particular, with all those great old lenses around, which I and many others love to use. I have a Katzeye in my K200D and I wouldn't have been able to us...
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 15/03/2015 - 08:02
Katzeye ceasing production :(
Yes I feel this is a significant part missing from modern viewfinders, as well as the sheer size and brightness of the older full frame/film cameras. Despite pentax having some of the best aps-c viewfinders around in their class, I've still never been that successful with manual focus lenses thr...
Posted by richandfleur on 15/03/2015 - 08:36
Katzeye ceasing production :(
I suspect that this is less as a result of competition from the far east and more as a result of the decline of the DSLR and the rise of good live-view with focus peaking. Thinking of numbers, we know that DSLR sales outnumber sales of EVF cameras by many, many times. So I think this reason is unlik...
Posted by johnriley on 15/03/2015 - 09:02
Katzeye ceasing production :(
Yes, I bought one for my K200D and it worked well - but all it really did was let me achieve focus confirmation a bit faster than I could without it. Potential purchasers need to bear in mind that spot metering doesn't work if you install a split image focussing screen - very erratic and o...
Posted by andrewk on 16/03/2015 - 13:32
