Search results for 'sensor cleaning' - page 379
When a Pentax Full Frame
Not wishing to stop this debate.... :-) Is it possible that processing differences have a bearing? I mean, are we talking like-for-like processing from RAW? Over the years I've certainly learned that good image processing makes the difference between a good shot and a superb one. If you're co...
Posted by cintelli67 on 26/04/2011 - 19:34
When a Pentax Full Frame
They've compared the 3 cameras using the Sony APS-C sensor in this weeks AP (Thanks to the supermarket for letting me read it :wink: )Surprisingly (for AP)they rated the Pentax better than the Nikon and Sony for picture quality especially at high ISO :shock: Almost makes up for the horrible writ...
Posted by cintelli67 on 26/04/2011 - 19:40
When a Pentax Full Frame
When I was using the *ist-D and Capture One the profiles were not that good. I bought a decent colour profile and my images became a quantum jump better :-) I suspect that a FF Nikon is going to have a professionally done profile - with care and attention - while the Pentax profiles could well be s...
Posted by cintelli67 on 26/04/2011 - 20:58
Filters cheap or expensive?
Nice to see rocket blowers - work of the devil - get a panning. Rocker Blowers didn't get a panning at all! He gave the blower brush a panning because it shed bristles everywhere and didn't produce enough force to remove any dust. He went on to say he does use a Rocket Blower. Personally I have b...
Posted by MarkTaylor on 19/04/2011 - 15:29
Filters cheap or expensive?
The problem with blowers or blower brushes is that you have no control over the destination of the dust that they do shift. With lenses this may not be such a problem, but to use one on a sensor (or any other part of the internals of a body) is just asking for trouble.
Posted by Oggy on 19/04/2011 - 17:10
Filters cheap or expensive?
Having had a camera strap break and send my camera with tamron 80-210 (we're talking sometime ago!) crashing to onto stone paving , I was glad to have had a UV filter on the front which bore the brunt of the impact. It smashed, leaving minimal damage to the lens itself. I am happy to have someth...
Posted by gartmore on 19/04/2011 - 21:06
Filters cheap or expensive?
Having had a camera strap break and send my camera with tamron 80-210 (we're talking sometime ago!) crashing to onto stone paving , I was glad to have had a UV filter on the front which bore the brunt of the impact. It smashed, leaving minimal damage to the lens itself. I am happy to have someth...
Posted by alfpics on 19/04/2011 - 21:46
Filters cheap or expensive?
Nice to see rocket blowers - work of the devil - get a panning. I'd be interested to know why you think the Rocket Blower is the work of the devil? In my opinion the only real problem with it is not the device itself but the fact that it doesn't come with any instructions. When using it to blow dust...
Posted by Dotandcom on 24/04/2011 - 10:37
Filters cheap or expensive?
For me, hard hood always, UV filter never. A hood protects better than a filter and potentially increases rather than decreases IQ. As for sensor cleaning I would never randomly blow dust and particles around the inside of my camera. Arctic Butterfly For The Win!
Posted by rparmar on 24/04/2011 - 12:37
K-5 Dust Removal
I received a new K-5 body 2 months ago because of the sensor stain and i just noticed that when the camera turns on (or select dust removal from the menu) i could hear the high pitch sound (assuming it must be the dust removal system) on my 1st body, while the new body i cant hear this distinctive ...
Posted by ZOOM1 on 20/04/2011 - 03:20
645D TIPA Award
It's already posted Gary..... looks good until you see: Best D-SLR Expert: Olympus E-5 :shock: Obviously not looked at the :mrgreen: I also saw on another forum that 4/3rds lenses start suffering from diffraction at f/7.1 :shock:
Posted by Algernon on 22/04/2011 - 11:58
645D TIPA Award
It's already posted Gary..... looks good until you see: Best D-SLR Expert: Olympus E-5 :shock: Obviously not looked at the :mrgreen: I also saw on another forum that 4/3rds lenses start suffering from diffraction at f/7.1 :shock: Hadn't seen it. Must do a search next time. Best regards
Posted by K10D on 22/04/2011 - 14:10
Pentax FF - a poll
[quote:3496ace15f="thoughton"][quote:3496ace15f="Cayman"]I think it depends on what your lens line up looks like - if mostly DA lenses then probably not worth pursuing FF. All but one of my lenses are FF so I would be keen to get my hands on a Pentax FF body if the price is similar to the 5DII/D700....
Posted by K10D on 29/04/2011 - 15:16
Pentax FF - a poll
here is a ff killing argument... what if Pentax were to steal an idea from Hasslehoff, or whatever it is they call themselves, and use the sensor shift to "multiply" the pixel count in the k5 for studio shooting? stacking multiple shots with slight movements of the sensor between shots... giving sa...
Posted by Don on 26/05/2011 - 02:20
Pentax FF - a poll
Sour grapes, folks. Pentax already have a head start over the Nikon and Canon FF line ups. They have the 31, 43 and 77 FA ltds - lenses which are 'suboptimal' on APSC. I've got no sour grapes. I'm not bothered about FF. You can always want a bigger sensor even if you had a Digital Plate Camera. you...
Posted by Smeggypants on 26/05/2011 - 03:07
Pentax FF - a poll
With the dearth of long lenses FF is a complete non starter for me. I totally agree. 300mm is already not long enough at airshows - the last thing I want is for it to be only 200mm. OK then, I'll ask. How does a 300mm lens on a cropped sensor body become a 200mm lens on a FF or 35mm body? Be...
Posted by K10D on 26/05/2011 - 11:15
Pentax FF - a poll
[quote:3496ace15f="Oggy"]With the dearth of long lenses FF is a complete non starter for me. I totally agree. 300mm is already not long enough at airshows - the last thing I want is for it to be only 200mm. OK then, I'll ask. How does a 300mm lens on a cropped sensor body become a 200mm lens on...
Posted by Gwyn on 26/05/2011 - 11:22
Pentax FF - a poll
It doesn't really... the effect of a real 300mm lens on a crop body is that of a 450mm lens on a FF body. If you've got used to using a 300mm on a crop sensor then on FF the same lens will give a wider FOV, so might feel like a 200mm in comparison, in the sense that it doesn't have the reach O...
Posted by karma mechanic on 26/05/2011 - 11:23
Pentax FF - a poll
I voted "Maybe once the price decreases" but I would also add that said FF model would have to offer a significant benefit over top-of-the-range ASP-C models like the K-5, and by that I mean a more significant benefit than FF cameras offer right now. That may seem like a very big proviso, but I d...
Posted by MarkTaylor on 26/05/2011 - 18:12
AP compare K5 sensor
AP have done tests with the Nikon D7000 Pentax K5 and Sony Alpha 55, as they say in the article they "believe" that they are all the same sensor. All three cameras recieved similar praise for the quality of the sensors, the Nikon and Pentax having the edge, but the most surprising is the summing ...
Posted by fatspider on 29/04/2011 - 19:43
