OLd Cokin filters
Posted 15/07/2010 - 11:01
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No reason you can't use the filters, althuogh with digital the coloured ones don't really do anything. Neutral density, graduated ND, and polarisers are still useful though.
Your lenses will work (provided they worked on your KM and ME). if they are fully manual you'll have to change the setting for 'allow aperture ring' in the camera's custom menu. Be careful with the Ricoh lens, some Ricohs had an extra spring-loaded pin which can jam on your K-x.
Welcome aboard, by the way
Your lenses will work (provided they worked on your KM and ME). if they are fully manual you'll have to change the setting for 'allow aperture ring' in the camera's custom menu. Be careful with the Ricoh lens, some Ricohs had an extra spring-loaded pin which can jam on your K-x.
Welcome aboard, by the way
Tim
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Posted 15/07/2010 - 11:02
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You can still use old Cokin filters, it's just that most of them probably won't be worth the bother.
The ones that are still useful for digital work are ND, ND graduated and polarisers.
The ones that are not so useful are those used to add or correct colour (can all be done in-camera now using white balance settings) or special effects like starbursts etc (much easier to apply post-capture in Photoshop or the like).
Camera shops like to sell you new toys and while it's true that modern filters may have special "designed for digital" coatings etc it doesn't mean that all your old ones will suddenly stop working...
As for the lenses, if you were using them with the KM and ME then there's no reason they won't work on the K-x. The only one you need to be careful with is the Ricoh as some of them had an extra pin that can get stuck on modern cameras, if you can post a picture of the back of the lens someone can let you know if it's safe to mount or not.
The ones that are still useful for digital work are ND, ND graduated and polarisers.
The ones that are not so useful are those used to add or correct colour (can all be done in-camera now using white balance settings) or special effects like starbursts etc (much easier to apply post-capture in Photoshop or the like).
Camera shops like to sell you new toys and while it's true that modern filters may have special "designed for digital" coatings etc it doesn't mean that all your old ones will suddenly stop working...
As for the lenses, if you were using them with the KM and ME then there's no reason they won't work on the K-x. The only one you need to be careful with is the Ricoh as some of them had an extra pin that can get stuck on modern cameras, if you can post a picture of the back of the lens someone can let you know if it's safe to mount or not.
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Posted 15/07/2010 - 11:04
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Tim beat me to it - glad to see we're singing from the same hymn sheet though.
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Posted 15/07/2010 - 11:14
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That was weird, almost word for word!
Tim
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
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Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
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Posted 15/07/2010 - 11:20
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you should be careful with the Vivitar lens, as well, if it is a PK-A/R mount,. These were made to fit both Pentax and Ricoh with in camera aperture setting, i.e. Ricoh's equivalent to the Pentax "A" setting.
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Posted 15/07/2010 - 20:59
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No reason why the filters won't work. However apart from the ND, soft focus, star burst and polorizers, make sure that the WB is set correctly for the coloured grads otherwise the auto WB will try to change the balance.
Best thing though, is have a play with the filters, digital images cost nothing, you may find some fun and interesting effects.
Just to give you an example, how about this (now I know it is a fuji, but hey I like its old character...)
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Best thing though, is have a play with the filters, digital images cost nothing, you may find some fun and interesting effects.
Just to give you an example, how about this (now I know it is a fuji, but hey I like its old character...)
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