Search results for 'sensor cleaning' - page 510
The challenge for Pentax
Without getting into a yours is bigger type match, there are some basic spec items that Pentax will need to address sooner or later also. Autofocus ability and number of sensor points is a prime example. Many new buyers look for some measure to assess products against each other, hence the meg...
Posted by richandfleur on 11/02/2015 - 13:07
Pentax FF First Look?
Google Translate gave this: Digital single-lens reflex camera of 35 mm full size large image sensor loading of Pentax had been exhibited at the Ricoh booth of CP + 2015. Product name is undecided at present, but in full size machine K mount adoption, you will be able to use the manual focus era of ...
Posted by johnriley on 12/02/2015 - 23:42
K-S1
......well someone liked it: "Fresh off of the success of last year's K-S1, Pentax returns with a new camera based on its mid-range DSLR, this time featuring a redesigned all-weather body, compact kit lens" "The K-S2 takes the 20.2-megapixel sensor from the K-S1 and adds a retractable 1.5-inc...
Posted by michaelblue on 21/02/2015 - 07:00
K-S1
I bought a K-S1 body via Amazon as it was a good price, Have settled in well with it and it didn't take me long to re-learn the controls after using a K100D Super for some years now. That 20MP sensor is a stunner too. After the purchase I read as many reviews as I could find and I don't agree a...
Posted by hifidez on 05/08/2015 - 12:12
Ricoh- big (ish) in Japan
Apart from the overrated A6000 Sony aren't really selling much. The Q outsells them. I'm waiting for them to bring out a new mount that no lens in the world fits and they have no intention of making any. Make that 3 mounts :mrgreen: http://bcnranking.jp/category/subcategory_0008.html All of a...
Posted by Algernon on 23/02/2015 - 13:02
Ricoh- big (ish) in Japan
I find it odd that everyone wants the latest tech in new cameras, but when it come's to EVF's, many seem to turn into Luddites, preferring to stick with technology a century old. Apart from the obvious advantages in low-light, an EVF gives you a real-time view of what the sensor is going to capt...
Posted by aliengrove on 28/02/2015 - 09:01
Ricoh- big (ish) in Japan
I find it odd that everyone wants the latest tech in new cameras, but when it come's to EVF's, many seem to turn into Luddites, preferring to stick with technology a century old. Apart from the obvious advantages in low-light, an EVF gives you a real-time view of what the sensor is going to capt...
Posted by StephenHampshire on 28/02/2015 - 09:57
Ricoh- big (ish) in Japan
EVFs will get betwe, but right now I prefer optical for most things. Manual focussing I tend to do with live view and focus peaking and digital zoom nowadays. I've never really found the optical viewfinders very good compared to the old film camera equivalents, especially for narrow depth of f...
Posted by richandfleur on 28/02/2015 - 13:38
Maybe just me or I have a rubbish K3
I agree, a DSLR isn't a snapshot camera. But I see so many people with [other brand] DSLRs treating them like they are... Ha my post was quite a rant. I got interrupted half way through so probably covered the same ground multiple times. You've summed it up well in your two posts Steve. I d...
Posted by richandfleur on 22/02/2015 - 21:45
Maybe just me or I have a rubbish K3
...... or isolating a subject from the background. Which is where the smaller sensor cameras and smartphones fall flat, literally - there's no depth to smartphone photos. There's a lot of people who think that if everything isn't in focus, then it's a bad photo ("Oh, it's a shame most of it is blurr...
Posted by SteveLedger on 22/02/2015 - 21:52
Maybe just me or I have a rubbish K3
I've used Pentax DSLRs for 6 years now and I recently (as in 3 days ago) picked up a K-3 and I am approaching it as a whole new system to learn. The basic functions are OK, I can set it to M and get a usable shot but my Workflow will change. There is a new sensor, different White balance algorithm, ...
Posted by robbiec on 22/02/2015 - 23:06
Maybe just me or I have a rubbish K3
the point of a DSLR isn't just to take snapshots but there is no reason why it shouldn't have some decent auto/jpeg settings that do as good a job as the point and shoot jobbies do. And to be clear from my perspective, I agree, it's just that is that happening in practice? Are DSLR manufacturers ...
Posted by richandfleur on 23/02/2015 - 19:14
Maybe just me or I have a rubbish K3
None of the shots have been processed in any way, I capture RAW &jpg, these are the jpg´s. Actually, Bruce- they have been processed by the camera's image processor and according to the settings. RAW+JPG means one is a sensor dump the other is processed. They all look underexposed but as the few I...
Posted by SteveLedger on 25/02/2015 - 07:31
Maybe just me or I have a rubbish K3
I've found the WB and exposure to be good enough for most every shot I've taken on the K-30. Each new camera makes a point of saying the metering is better than the last one, but it's already reached a level that I'm happy with. I'm after more dynamic range, more low light sensitivity/ability wi...
Posted by richandfleur on 28/02/2015 - 08:52
Pentax DSLR EXIF Data in Different Programmes
Here's one of my 2013 K-7 files. Note there are two entries for sharpness. Under EXIF it is described as HARD the other (under makers notes) as +4. It would seem to me that Pentax use both. ------------------------------------- ---- ExifTool ---- ExifTool Version Number : 9.75 ---- File...
Posted by SteveLedger on 25/02/2015 - 05:39
Pentax FF October?
I just hope they don't succumb too much to the MP race, which could rob FF of one of its potential benefits over APS -C sensors . Eg low light/ low noise at high ISO values. There are differences between cameras with different sensor sizes. Personally I'd love a FF camera, but only at times whe...
Posted by richandfleur on 01/03/2015 - 11:15
My new Pentax K-S2...
Wasn't there an app to use a phone as a remote? I know that isn't available for my phone, and since I use the rear facing remote sensor a lot I would be stumped with the K-S2.
Posted by Gwyn on 15/03/2015 - 12:57
K-S2 & MX-1
I've just reviewed the K-S2 http://www.ephotozine.com/article/pentax-k-s2-dslr-review-27269 Thanks John, But you might have dusted it off for the article shots, and what's the goo across the mirror? I hope that's not sloppy assembly in the factory...:shock: Also, I think comparing the K-...
Posted by SteveLedger on 08/04/2015 - 20:52
K-S2 & MX-1
Yes I've seen the differences as cons thing quite a bit. There are cheaper cameras that shoot more fps than the K-3, but I doubt that's listed as a con on the K-3. The top screen is something I find really amusing now, in that I find it quite unnecessary, given there is a much larger screen on t...
Posted by richandfleur on 08/04/2015 - 22:34
K-S2 & MX-1
The biggest clunk and bump on mine is the noisy autofocus! - that aspect of the new kit lens really appeals to me. A camera at its heart is an image capture device. Pinhole cameras didn't make any noise and you didn't look through them. All cameras capture light, and make a saved image out of...
Posted by richandfleur on 09/04/2015 - 11:48
