Help using 28-80
Posted 03/08/2007 - 16:41
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28-80 is a lens not a camera, you'll have to tell us what camera it is.
The blurry photos happen because the camera need to get enough light onto the film to get a picture in the dark. The shutter is open for a longer period of time to achieve this and your hand shaking will cause blur.
You should get a photography book as you really won't need the manual if you read about photography and cameras.
The rinf on the lens with numbers from 3.5-22 is the aperture ring.
The dial on the top with B to 2000 is the shutter speed as a reciprocal. 1/2000 being the shutter is open for one two thousandth of a second, while 1 is open for a full second.
Again a book will teach you how to manipulate these to get the desired effect. You also need to make sure the film loaded is of the correct type and speed for the given situation.
The blurry photos happen because the camera need to get enough light onto the film to get a picture in the dark. The shutter is open for a longer period of time to achieve this and your hand shaking will cause blur.
You should get a photography book as you really won't need the manual if you read about photography and cameras.
The rinf on the lens with numbers from 3.5-22 is the aperture ring.
The dial on the top with B to 2000 is the shutter speed as a reciprocal. 1/2000 being the shutter is open for one two thousandth of a second, while 1 is open for a full second.
Again a book will teach you how to manipulate these to get the desired effect. You also need to make sure the film loaded is of the correct type and speed for the given situation.
Posted 03/08/2007 - 16:42
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Hi and welcome to the forum.
From your questions, can I assume you know very little, if anything about how a camera works?
For instance, if I mentioned the words 'shutter' and 'aperture'? Ring any bells?
If you are serious about leaarning photography, arm yourself with one of the plethora of books that explains the basics. Then decide if photography is for you.
If you decide it isn't, I'd get yourself a totally automatic point & shoot camera.
The dials/butons you mention take manual control of some of your cameras functions. Can I respectfully suggest that you leave them all on 'auto' for the moment?
You might find a manual for your camera at http://www.pentaximaging.com/customer_care/manuals_literature
Regards,
From your questions, can I assume you know very little, if anything about how a camera works?
For instance, if I mentioned the words 'shutter' and 'aperture'? Ring any bells?
If you are serious about leaarning photography, arm yourself with one of the plethora of books that explains the basics. Then decide if photography is for you.
If you decide it isn't, I'd get yourself a totally automatic point & shoot camera.
The dials/butons you mention take manual control of some of your cameras functions. Can I respectfully suggest that you leave them all on 'auto' for the moment?
You might find a manual for your camera at http://www.pentaximaging.com/customer_care/manuals_literature
Regards,
Peter E Smith - flickr Photostream
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17 years
York
A few years ago I bought a Pentax 28-80 camera with a wide angle lens, and I have no idea how to use it. (I bought it used, so it didn't come with a manual.) Every time I take pictures with it, something goes screwy. My main problem is that when I take a picture under low lighting conditions, it takes forever for the shutter to click and the pic comes out blurry. I am clueless when it comes to manual photography, so how do I fix this? Do I need to buy a flash? Or simply do some adjusting?
There are two buttons on top of the camera. The left one says OSI, with a range of -3 to +3. I keep it set on 0 because I don't know what else to do.
On the right side is another button with a range of numbers going up to 2000. I keep it set on automatic, but should I be doing somethng differently?
Finally, right where the lens meets the body, there's a series of numbers from 3.5 to 22. Again, I keep it set on automatic, but should I manually adjust this for low lighting?
As I said above, I'm sorry for posting something elementary. But if anybody could help me, or at least tell me what manual to buy, I would be eternally grateful. I just got another batch of messed-up pics today.