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had the k10 for a month - need help with accessories for pla
Hi First of all thanks to everybody for there help in the past. I have posted my first picture below. It is not great but I am still learning hence the more help needed below ;-) I am going to Costa Rica for one week soon and I would like to hopefully take come really good pictures. I will be...
Posted by ericp on 02/11/2007 - 16:57
had the k10 for a month - need help with accessories for pla
I would suggest don't bother with a tripod, it will constantly get in the way. Use SR and higher ISO values where necessary instead. Maybe buy a 50mm f1.4 lens for low light situations. A bean bag with mount screw could be useful - available from Jessops. Use the best quality JPEG capture and tak...
Posted by johnriley on 02/11/2007 - 17:20
had the k10 for a month - need help with accessories for pla
1. Tripod - definitely useful to have one although I don't personally use one all that often. A cable release is useful if you do get a tripod but they can be picked up cheap from Ebay. 2. Raw or Jpeg - I use both, raw when lighting conditions are difficult or I want the very best quality, jpeg w...
Posted by niblue on 03/11/2007 - 20:14
had the k10 for a month - need help with accessories for pla
Thank you all very much for your help and thank you for the comments about my picture. I would respond to all the comments personally but you all kind of echo the same advice and thus I shall reply to all. I will look for a decent filter but I will prioritise on memory cards. I already have a spa...
Posted by ericp on 06/11/2007 - 21:20
had the k10 for a month - need help with accessories for pla
Hi Eric, Stating that you are NOT a good enough photographer to miss out on that once in a life picture is an absolute Non argument. You were smart enought to buy that K10D, so you want yourself taking the best photographs possible. Martin Yes, I guess there is that :roll: I will be off t...
Posted by ericp on 07/11/2007 - 17:09
Who was Ensinor? any history please
Thanks Kim Thats about all I could find. It's a heavy lens about the same length as the pentax 28-90 but with a bigger lump of glass at the front, filter thread is 72 mm. Focus ring rotation is short only about 60 degrees. Getting some reasonably results whilst relearning manual basics a tweak...
Posted by alan S on 11/11/2007 - 16:49
blow out skys - how to solve the problem??
Hi I have been taking a lot of pictures on cloudy and sunny days and I seem to be getting over exposed/blow out skys consistently. I am finding it quite hard to get the sky and the foreground properly exposed. I am knew to dslr so it could just be part of my learning curve. I have posted two pict...
Posted by ericp on 21/11/2007 - 12:11
blow out skys - how to solve the problem??
With reference to the shots you've posted:- ND Grads (one or more) can help solve the problem if, and only if, the brighter part of the image composition is to one or more edge(s) (top, bottom, right, left). The bright portion of your images is not at one or more edges. ..... Hope that help...
Posted by ericp on 22/11/2007 - 12:48
pentax *ist D
has anyone taken apart an *ist D? we want to get at the hot filter to convert to IR (previously done with other cameras): have replaced my *stD with K10D, so it is redundant.
Posted by Denise Leppard on 19/12/2007 - 19:15
pentax *ist D
A reapir house can replace the IR filter with plain glass. This is done quite a lot in the USA and Fujifilm actually market IR versions of their S5 Pro and S9600 cameras.
Posted by johnriley on 20/12/2007 - 15:43
pentax *ist D
I'd look at picking up a second hand DS which doesn't need modding rather than risk damaging the D As far as I know the sensor and filter would be the same on the Ds as it is on the D. IR sensitivity is okay on both, but with the filter removed I'm guessing shutter speeds would be much less - handh...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 21/12/2007 - 14:15
pentax *ist D
I'd look at picking up a second hand DS which doesn't need modding rather than risk damaging the D As far as I know the sensor and filter would be the same on the Ds as it is on the D. IR sensitivity is okay on both, but with the filter removed I'm guessing shutter speeds would be much less - handh...
Posted by LiamD on 21/12/2007 - 20:31
pentax *ist D
Okay, that was bad punctuation. :roll: ...with the filter removed I'm guessing shutter speeds would be much less. Handholdable? How's that? :D Dan
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 22/12/2007 - 00:27
pentax *ist D
well I seem to have started something if only an intellectual exercise on the definition of shutter speeds; the whole point of modifying the camera for ir is so that I CAN handhold. I have an Olympus C70 which has been modified and can be hand held, but it is "only" a 7.1 compact. I'm ho...
Posted by Denise Leppard on 30/12/2007 - 20:14
3D lens for SLR's
The lens seems to make photos for stereoscopes or whatever those viwers are called. Irfanview have a 3D filter so you can view your photo in 3D with those red/green glasses. I haven't tried it - no glasses :(
Posted by Gwyn on 21/12/2007 - 16:49
3D lens for SLR's
I know you don't need red/green glasses for real 3D but you do for the 3D filter in Irfanview. Not posessing a pair I have no idea how good the filter is though. All I know is it's a lot cheaper than a lens :wink:
Posted by Gwyn on 21/12/2007 - 20:37
Weekly Comps: Buildings
John Did you use a filter on your entry? If not what caused the star patterns on the lights? It's a cracking good shot in a place I must visit.
Posted by MX veteran on 03/01/2008 - 02:03
Weekly Comps: Buildings
No filter, it's the bright light sources causing the effect. You can get entry to the Library no problem, but special permission will need to be sought for any photography. This was a special visit by our camera club. We also got to view a slection of archive items, including Fox Talbot's &qu...
Posted by johnriley on 03/01/2008 - 07:49
lens cleaning
Have anyone tried single use cleaning wipes intended for spectacles on camera lenses? and if so did you have any problems. I recently bought some for my glasses and was amazed at how simple it was to get my glasses clean and smear free with the minimum amount of effort. I have never been very ...
Posted by fatspider on 19/01/2008 - 14:31
lens cleaning
The first rule of cleaning lenses is don't. At least, unless absolutely necessary. Personally I would not use spectacle cleaning wipes because they are impregnated and may have an adverse effect on the lens coatings. I use the Pentax microfibre cleaning cloth and this seems to be totally satis...
Posted by Roscoe on 26/05/2009 - 10:04
