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What is a Professional lens..?
There's no difference between a pro and amateur lens, as we all know. It just depends on intended use. If the photos are taken for sale its pro, if it's just to show Auntie Agnes afterwards it's amateur. A lens is just a tool that does a job. The 40mm XS could also be a pro lens too! If the r...
Posted by JAK on 21/07/2017 - 16:46
Take care!
Just watched a Thomas Heaton video of an Iceland shoot and it reminded me of a recent incident which even now as I think back sends a chill through me. I was photographing a sunset from a high point with a tripod and was careful to keep away from a sheer drop right behind me, but became so absorbed ...
Posted by RobL on 13/08/2017 - 09:16
10 Stop filter tips
Don't forget to switch to manual focus as well, otherwise the camera will be 'blind' and hunt fruitlessly. There are free phone apps to give a quick shutter speed check like Lee Filters, you don't need their products it gives speeds for 6, 10 and 15 stop filters. Better than relying on fingers!
Posted by RobL on 17/08/2017 - 08:10
10 Stop filter tips
I've owned a circular 10 stop filter for a couple of years, having only used it once with average results. So I decided to have another go last weekend, only for my Pentax remote die on me :-/ What I've viewed online, and try, was to compose the scene in AV mode, noting the shutter speed. The...
Posted by petrochemist on 17/08/2017 - 18:30
Jessops sound the death knell for Pentax
Me thinks the problem lies at Ricoh feet with there advertising policy ie: there is none they sort that out and it would be a different story But until that happens the rumours wiĺl be there and the word of mouth like in the 70s and 80s don't work like it was back then
Posted by stu62 on 01/09/2017 - 07:05
Jessops sound the death knell for Pentax
Mike-P appears to have a K-1 so there is plenty of life in the brand yet:mrgreen: Not yet but hopefully soon ... Then I have to go grip hunting :shock: I bought my first Pentax in 2008 (K10D) and was told on every other forum I was out of my mind as they would be out of business within 12 months....
Posted by ilovesaabs on 01/09/2017 - 11:42
Jessops sound the death knell for Pentax
I think Pentax on the other hand has missed the boat... there's no more separation between stills and video I think you've touched on something quite important there. We've seen the rise of the Photographer into Video, for reasons of a product upsell but also based on client expectations too. ...
Posted by richandfleur on 07/09/2017 - 00:49
Jessops sound the death knell for Pentax
I think Pentax on the other hand has missed the boat... there's no more separation between stills and video I think you've touched on something quite important there. We've seen the rise of the Photographer into Video, for reasons of a product upsell but also based on client expectations too. ...
Posted by Don on 12/09/2017 - 14:11
Jessops sound the death knell for Pentax
I agree with JAK I'm not bothered that a camera won't take video. There are more thing like fast focus and sharpness although the latter has much to do with the photographer. Of course once they have gone down the video route let us hope they don't forget the "bread and butter" side of photography
Posted by tyronet2000 on 12/09/2017 - 21:08
Ball, or pan and tilt.
I've just gone back to Ball, after trying a pan and tilt that came with my Velbon. I bought a Manfrotto Pro head, it's so much easier than pan and tilt. P and T are fine for video I think, but I really can't get on with them for normal photography. Sounds like you need a better ball head.
Posted by Kevriano on 31/08/2017 - 19:28
Artistic Licence or Taking a Liberty
I'd have to ask does it matter for this shot? Not if we don't know the area, but if we do then we'll know it's wrong. The area is indelibly imprinted in my mind as we recently stumbled into it in a car. Pay a toll, no problem, but a notice saying pay at the toll shop isn't helpful if there's no ...
Posted by johnriley on 03/09/2017 - 11:12
Artistic Licence or Taking a Liberty
Artistic licence for me. I'm not sure why, but it does look better flipped. I agree it does artistically. Given we read from left to right, the picture flows better because the road leads from left to right (in the flipped image.) There's a good page of example composition techniques and the l...
Posted by JAK on 03/09/2017 - 11:42
Artistic Licence or Taking a Liberty
Artistic licence for me. I'm not sure why, but it does look better flipped. I agree it does artistically. Given we read from left to right, the picture flows better because the road leads from left to right (in the flipped image.) There's a good page of example composition techniques and the l...
Posted by kea828 on 03/09/2017 - 12:21
Artistic Licence or Taking a Liberty
Thanks for all the comments, the majority of which I agree with. The area is indelibly imprinted in my mind as we recently stumbled into it in a car. Pay a toll, no problem, but a notice saying pay at the toll shop isn't helpful if there's no shop any more! After a while the internet found us a ...
Posted by bforbes on 05/09/2017 - 09:54
Artistic Licence or Taking a Liberty
...a lot of advice floating around not to holiday in the North of Tenerife, because it was usually clouded, so travel companies started turning the brochure maps upside down so people thought they were booking a holiday in the South :oops:-- Went to Tennariffe around 2000 and stayed in a golf resort...
Posted by jeallen01 on 05/09/2017 - 17:56
thankyou
Thank you all at SRS, Matt and Luke for a great morning. Excellent info on the KP and the K1 - especially when comparisons were made to the K3. It was great to get hands on with both cameras, thanks Matt for letting me try you 15-30 on the K1 too - as wide as I need and then some. My upgrade path...
Posted by RobL on 11/09/2017 - 09:03
For you bird followers ....
Just thought, we have had a massive solar flare recently and it is known that magnetic disturbances can disrupt birds and animals' navigation. Hopefully it gets 'reset' when back to normal.
Posted by RobL on 10/09/2017 - 18:31
For you bird followers ....
Just thought, we have had a massive solar flare recently and it is known that magnetic disturbances can disrupt birds and animals' navigation. Hopefully it gets 'reset' when back to normal. The rescue mentioned they had had many calls of late and were putting it down to winds blowing in off the Atla...
Posted by pschlute on 10/09/2017 - 20:49
Did anybody here go to the Revival this weekend?
the revivals is not to bad to get to from reading if you know the back roads if you know what i meen i didnt go as i went to play with the pentax k1 at srs never touched the kp but had fun on a field trip to the church with 24/70 nice lens nice price as well
Posted by stu62 on 10/09/2017 - 16:12
Did anybody here go to the Revival this weekend?
Hit rate with D500 is phenomenal, clicks into focus instantly, Then there is the buffer.. D7100 was better, but with a buffer of 5 shots, it went to a new home....D7*00 is no match for K-3 in most other respects. Actually the K-3 didn't do too badly on Saturday...
Posted by ilovesaabs on 11/09/2017 - 09:26
