A K100D has landed :)
Posted 28/08/2007 - 09:10
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There was one K100D in town (population 40,000).
I had a few plays with it in the shop.
There was one K10D in the next town (population 50,000)
I hope you guys in the first world know how spoilt for choice you are
After about 1/3 of a second holding the K10, it was right out of the running...what a heavy great lump !
So the K100D it is. Gee it feels like a heavy great lump too but I hope to get used to it !
Can't believe that all inside artificially lit photos turn out various shades of pink and orange. Have tried all white balance settings. Do I really have to do a manual white balance using a card ? Good grief.
Have done searches about this but remain nonplussed. Is there a simple guide to getting correct colour jpg nside ?
cheers
Pete
Auto WB does seem to be particularly useless, but I've found the manual tungsten settings not too bad. Alternatively, you can WB off a white wall or ceiling, or shoot RAW then tweak WB as much as you need later.
There was one K100D in town (population 40,000).
I had a few plays with it in the shop.
There was one K10D in the next town (population 50,000)
I hope you guys in the first world know how spoilt for choice you are
After about 1/3 of a second holding the K10, it was right out of the running...what a heavy great lump !
So the K100D it is. Gee it feels like a heavy great lump too but I hope to get used to it !
Can't believe that all inside artificially lit photos turn out various shades of pink and orange. Have tried all white balance settings. Do I really have to do a manual white balance using a card ? Good grief.
Have done searches about this but remain nonplussed. Is there a simple guide to getting correct colour jpg nside ?
cheers
Pete
Posted 28/08/2007 - 09:20
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Indoor white balance is very problematic because there is often a mixture of light sources with very different colour temperatures. Daylight coming through the window is much cooler than light from tungsten lamps.
The best solution is to do a manual white balance off a piece of white paper or something similar. Get the subject to hold it in front of his face so that you are not measuring light at a different temperature.
Of course, the K10D gives superb facilities for playing with white balance.
G
The best solution is to do a manual white balance off a piece of white paper or something similar. Get the subject to hold it in front of his face so that you are not measuring light at a different temperature.
Of course, the K10D gives superb facilities for playing with white balance.
G
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Posted 28/08/2007 - 09:23
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The other thing is what you see on screen or on the back of the camera is not what is actually recorded. The camera's screen is not calibrated and has a relatively narrow tonal range. Your computer screen needs to be calibrated to show what you are actually getting.
My screen in calibrated by eye using prints from www.photobox.co.uk
When you order a set of prints they send you a calibration print with a range of tones which you can compare with your screen. It is not perfect but it is much better than nothing. After that you know what you are going to get from (their) prints and you know that it will tend to be accurate on other people's screens which are all different.
My screen in calibrated by eye using prints from www.photobox.co.uk
When you order a set of prints they send you a calibration print with a range of tones which you can compare with your screen. It is not perfect but it is much better than nothing. After that you know what you are going to get from (their) prints and you know that it will tend to be accurate on other people's screens which are all different.
Posted 29/08/2007 - 09:27
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thanks for the thoughts and links
This may take a while !
Its been great to put an old 50mm f2 on this body. Gets some of the bulk down.
This may take a while !
Its been great to put an old 50mm f2 on this body. Gets some of the bulk down.
K-1 K-01 Q-7
some len
Close to the Edge
Down by the River
some len
Close to the Edge
Down by the River
Posted 29/08/2007 - 23:21
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Indoor white balance is very problematic because there is often a mixture of light sources with very different colour temperatures. Daylight coming through the window is much cooler than light from tungsten lamps.
G
My A700 P&S of another brand seems to get indoor colours spot on 95% of the time...Indoor white balance is very problematic because there is often a mixture of light sources with very different colour temperatures. Daylight coming through the window is much cooler than light from tungsten lamps.
G
maybe I can swap in some of its bits ?
I have a soldering iron and can download stuff
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The best solution is to do a manual white balance off a piece of white paper or something similar. Get the subject to hold it in front of his face so that you are not measuring light at a different temperature.
Of course, the K10D gives superb facilities for playing with white balance.
G
ok I am mucking around with this thanks...The best solution is to do a manual white balance off a piece of white paper or something similar. Get the subject to hold it in front of his face so that you are not measuring light at a different temperature.
Of course, the K10D gives superb facilities for playing with white balance.
G
I feel like I'm being forced to use 1950s technique in having to do this...
I picked it up this morning with its little 50mm M lens on and thought...
this is the best camera I have ever owned...
then had second thoughts on glacing at the Spotmatic next to it
I'm enjoying learning the interface
I really want to get my 360 Schneider on it and visit some bird life
cheers
Pete
K-1 K-01 Q-7
some len
Close to the Edge
Down by the River
some len
Close to the Edge
Down by the River
Posted 30/08/2007 - 11:13
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I had better stop bleating
This flash image has almost perfect colour in the timber
slow shutter speed hand held seems very good
flash seems useful and has a good reach
K-1 K-01 Q-7
some len
Close to the Edge
Down by the River
some len
Close to the Edge
Down by the River
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I had a few plays with it in the shop.
There was one K10D in the next town (population 50,000)
I hope you guys in the first world know how spoilt for choice you are
After about 1/3 of a second holding the K10, it was right out of the running...what a heavy great lump !
So the K100D it is. Gee it feels like a heavy great lump too but I hope to get used to it !
Can't believe that all inside artificially lit photos turn out various shades of pink and orange. Have tried all white balance settings. Do I really have to do a manual white balance using a card ? Good grief.
Have done searches about this but remain nonplussed. Is there a simple guide to getting correct colour jpg nside ?
cheers
Pete
some len
Close to the Edge
Down by the River