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The Truth
Agree completely Yves. There are a very few situations where a poor quality (technically) image might enhance a capture, as a sort of retro effect, but that's now the domain of instagram and the likes. Lets not restrict this to sensor performance either. There are plenty of practical photo taking ai...
Posted by McGregNi on 11/08/2014 - 09:11
The Truth
Nigel, for the sake of what this thread was originally about would you care to name a bad dslr, a bad sensor, a bad lens or even a bad camera bag currently in production?
Posted by gartmore on 11/08/2014 - 09:35
The Truth
I didn't see the article as primarily saying there was no bad equipment now, I saw it as saying that the tools come second and a better camera won't help anyone take better images. He says 'No one is making a bad camera or a bad lens or a bad light or a bad camera bag or a bad sensor' and 'Now, more...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 11/08/2014 - 14:17
Should I be taking my images at ISO 200
I have just read that for crop sensor camera's the native Iso is 200, and not 100 as It was for a film camera. So presumably I should be taking all my images at this setting for best results. I don't really understand what Im saying here so was hoping to discuss it....
Posted by stub on 31/08/2014 - 09:15
Should I be taking my images at ISO 200
Hi, My K5 has a Sony sensor made to Pentax's spec I believe. The standard ISO range is 100 - 12800 The forced extended range is 80 - 51200 The lower the ISO the greater the dynamic range. My understanding is the camera applies more voltage to the sensor to raise the ISO, thus the eventual nois...
Posted by wvbarnes on 31/08/2014 - 11:17
ISO help...
Hi Team, Just wanted to raise awareness of a little setting that's really adjusted my camera to my liking. It's kinda obvious, but I'd overlooked it for so long that maybe others have too. I didn't want a duplicate post, so searched and found this one, but did want to raise it again so it's cur...
Posted by richandfleur on 24/05/2018 - 02:42
Pentax, or ??
Who makes the sensor in my Pentax camera? Sony.
Posted by robbieclark on 13/09/2014 - 22:09
Pentax UK service and servicing the AF
Hi all, thanks for your advice. Sure I tried to fine-tune the AF in a normal daylight too, with the aperture wide open. I'm not that worried about my AF correct AF fine-tuning technique, as I attempted to sort it a few times already. The problem as I see it is that I don't understand whether t...
Posted by Smeggypants on 16/09/2014 - 05:57
Blinkered Passion & Differing Points of View
:oops: Sorry, just re-read Fletcher's opening post ! Its easier for us 'hobbyists' with limited budgets - most of us are effectively 'stuck' with the system we've chosen - it becomes a commitment, and then something to defend. For those earning money, its clearly a more difficult choice ... I wa...
Posted by jules on 18/09/2014 - 10:32
Composing your shot using manual lens
Agreed John, there really is no 'centre focus' for manual lenses. By being a manual lenses, there is no ability for the camera to automatically adjust the focus itself. From memory adjusting the dioptre without a lens attached works also. The Pentax (on suitable models) will give a focus confir...
Posted by richandfleur on 21/09/2014 - 08:11
Thinking of a Q - Opinions
I don't know about the Q7 but I'm very impressed with the original Q, of course not DSLR quality (but not far off) but for such a small sensor it does a great job so the larger sensor Q7 should be even better. These were taken with my Q and the 01 standard prime lens:
Posted by michaelblue on 04/10/2014 - 05:18
AP Clanger - email to Atherton!
Small article on K10D in the 18/09 issue of AP. apparently it has a Samsung designed 10 MP CMOS sensor...:roll::twisted::twisted:
Posted by ilovesaabs on 18/10/2014 - 15:55
Pentax mirrorless SLR
I couldn't find a thread that specifically touched upon the issue of whether people on this forum would like to see a mirrorless DSLR, so I thought I'd ask it here. There's been a few threads on whether people would like to see a full frame Pentax DSLR, I know, and I think that's an interesting s...
Posted by andrewjlennon5 on 02/12/2014 - 11:25
Pentax mirrorless SLR
And I thought SLR meant in fact a camera with pentaprism and mirror system? Is it not a contradiction in terms to say ' mirrorless DSLR'? Of course it is, but we know what is meant by it - a camera that has interchangeable lenses, a sensor at least as big asAPS-C, the same level of controls as a DS...
Posted by Gwyn on 02/12/2014 - 15:52
Pentax mirrorless SLR
I always try to ground these conversations by reminding all that a mirrorless version of a DSLR is potentially exactly the same in a lot of ways, just minus the mirror box and requiring a different focus method (on sensor autofocus points) and some way of visualising the info given there is no optic...
Posted by richandfleur on 02/12/2014 - 20:09
Pentax mirrorless SLR
What are the lottery odds out there in NZ Richard? :D I know right, it's all I want I want I want. I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want... :oops: I want to stay with Pentax. I want to stay with the bodies, but I want them to move with the times, producing devices that compet...
Posted by richandfleur on 02/12/2014 - 20:34
Pentax mirrorless SLR
Just dawned on me, the title says it all. How do you get a mirrorless Single Lens Reflex as by definition an SLR has a prism and mirror. Best regards Keep Up!!!! And I thought SLR meant in fact a camera with pentaprism and mirror system? Is it not a contradiction in terms to say ' mirrorless...
Posted by Gwyn on 02/12/2014 - 22:02
Pentax mirrorless SLR
Just dawned on me, the title says it all. How do you get a mirrorless Single Lens Reflex as by definition an SLR has a prism and mirror. Best regards Keep Up!!!! [quote:3496ace15f="McGregNi"] And I thought SLR meant in fact a camera with pentaprism and mirror system? Is it not a contradiction...
Posted by K10D on 03/12/2014 - 01:37
Pentax mirrorless SLR
I'm rather conscious that the discussion is liable to become mired in debating the point that there is no such thing as a mirrorless "SLR". As another poster points out, I used SLR to denote "a camera that has interchangeable lenses, a sensor at least as big as APS-C, the same level of controls as ...
Posted by andrewjlennon5 on 03/12/2014 - 08:29
Pentax mirrorless SLR
Hi, John, The reason that I referred, perhaps clumsily, to a mirrorless SLR and not a CSC is that the latter tends to carry connotations of being "less serious" than a DSLR, i.e. offering less control, ruggedness etc. Micro four thirds would have likewise discounted a larger sensor. Were it p...
Posted by andrewjlennon5 on 03/12/2014 - 11:21
