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Comment by Anvh posted on Another case of Police Overstepping the mark at 23/02/2010 - 12:00
bretti_kivi wrote:
by this logic; why are there no ID cards in the UK?
Car accident is slightly different: there is incontrovertible evidence that something has happened and it should be obvious who was involved.
Committing the crime of photography is another story. I do not see any reason, in a country which does not demand me to carry ID, to identify myself to anyone on purely "suspicion" grounds.
Bret
We must carry an ID but that does not give the Police the right to just ask for it, certainly if they halt you because you're taking photographs where you're allowed to do that.by this logic; why are there no ID cards in the UK?
Car accident is slightly different: there is incontrovertible evidence that something has happened and it should be obvious who was involved.
Committing the crime of photography is another story. I do not see any reason, in a country which does not demand me to carry ID, to identify myself to anyone on purely "suspicion" grounds.
Bret
Comment by Anvh posted on Another case of Police Overstepping the mark at 23/02/2010 - 11:55
technoidiot wrote:
Our class challenge this week was set by one of the students - night time photos in the City Centre !!
This is the girl who is using a P&S camera for a lot of her work [ gets good photos too ]
Now she will be OK using a P&S - not as obvious - but the thought of taking a DSLR camera out late at night does astound me to do this sort of work. Even our Tutor looked a bit shocked and promptly added to it saying that no-one was to be on their own for this and they were to take great care . He then produced 2 alternative challenges .
The scenario of someone standing in the City Centre , late at night taking photos of people is truly mind boggling . It's inviting the police to have a discussion with you - and I can imagine the sort of outcome
By the sound of that it looks like the police are terrorist, putting fear into photographers... can't we arrest them?Our class challenge this week was set by one of the students - night time photos in the City Centre !!
This is the girl who is using a P&S camera for a lot of her work [ gets good photos too ]
Now she will be OK using a P&S - not as obvious - but the thought of taking a DSLR camera out late at night does astound me to do this sort of work. Even our Tutor looked a bit shocked and promptly added to it saying that no-one was to be on their own for this and they were to take great care . He then produced 2 alternative challenges .
The scenario of someone standing in the City Centre , late at night taking photos of people is truly mind boggling . It's inviting the police to have a discussion with you - and I can imagine the sort of outcome
Comment by Anvh posted on Another case of Police Overstepping the mark at 23/02/2010 - 11:00
All pentax DSLR have a K-mount so any K-mount lens will fit.
However the lenses without an Auto-aperture work less pleasantly but it will fit on any Pentax DSLR.
The K10D is a fine camera, as is any other Pentax one it's just with what you want.
If you love to have control (shutterspeed, ISO, Aperture) then the K10D, K20D or the K7 are beter.
If you just use AV or TV and don't need more controls then that then the K200D, K-M or the K-X is more then enough.
I wouldn't go older then the ones I named since they don't work fully with the new focus system (SDM), besides the K100D super that is but for the same money you should be able to get the K200D.
However the lenses without an Auto-aperture work less pleasantly but it will fit on any Pentax DSLR.
The K10D is a fine camera, as is any other Pentax one it's just with what you want.
If you love to have control (shutterspeed, ISO, Aperture) then the K10D, K20D or the K7 are beter.
If you just use AV or TV and don't need more controls then that then the K200D, K-M or the K-X is more then enough.
I wouldn't go older then the ones I named since they don't work fully with the new focus system (SDM), besides the K100D super that is but for the same money you should be able to get the K200D.
Comment by Anvh posted on will the lens fit. at 23/02/2010 - 10:57
pschlute wrote:
Stefan
According to my K10 manual, an "A" lens with the aperture set to anything other than "A", will work in Av mode but any exposure will be wide open irrespective of the aperture setting on the lens.
You must use manual exposure to get the lens to stop down.
This may differ from the OP's camera of course.
Yeah you're right, just tried it with the DFA 100mm, the funny thing is that it does close the aperture down but only after the exposure Stefan
According to my K10 manual, an "A" lens with the aperture set to anything other than "A", will work in Av mode but any exposure will be wide open irrespective of the aperture setting on the lens.
You must use manual exposure to get the lens to stop down.
This may differ from the OP's camera of course.
Comment by Anvh posted on Problems using aperture ring at 23/02/2010 - 10:25
cono wrote:
thanks guys was getting lost with all that sensor stuff. There is a km on ebay with a 18-55mm lenses for £368, it is 8mths old. Does this represent value: for money.
It's a good camera.thanks guys was getting lost with all that sensor stuff. There is a km on ebay with a 18-55mm lenses for £368, it is 8mths old. Does this represent value: for money.
It does have a mirror viewfinder instead of a prism one and it has less manual controls so you will rely on the automatic modes of the camera more. It's just with what you're happy with.
Instead of the K-M try to find a K200D it's a small step above the K-M, they handle the same but the K200D is weathersealed slightly bigger, can get a grip for it, has more focus points and focus indication in the viewfinder.
Comment by Anvh posted on will the lens fit. at 23/02/2010 - 09:50
pschlute wrote:
I do recall that the advice when using an "A" lens is to leave the aperture on "A" and not try and select it manually.
It is a while since I used an "A" lens on my K10, but it may be that you will lose the aperture fuctionality...ie your shots will all be at wide open. I don't know what camera you are using, and it may well be that my advice is not appropriate , but it is worth you investigating
The shots won't be wide open it will stop down, the problem is that the camera does not know the aperture you've selected so it simply meter it wide open without any correction for the aperture you've the ring on.I do recall that the advice when using an "A" lens is to leave the aperture on "A" and not try and select it manually.
It is a while since I used an "A" lens on my K10, but it may be that you will lose the aperture fuctionality...ie your shots will all be at wide open. I don't know what camera you are using, and it may well be that my advice is not appropriate , but it is worth you investigating
Comment by Anvh posted on Problems using aperture ring at 23/02/2010 - 09:23
Non so far as I know, however there is an option in the menu to enable AF when pressing the button of the remote.
So first it will focus and once it has focus it will make a photo.
So first it will focus and once it has focus it will make a photo.
Comment by Anvh posted on Remote control for Pentax K-M with Auto focus capability ? at 23/02/2010 - 09:16
Pentaxophile wrote:
Yeah indeed interesting, still would love a timer for it though.Anvh wrote:
I believe no camera does it that way so you can't blame Pentax not for having that.
Apparently the K-x and K-7 do have this feature Stefan - another example of Pentax introducing little features which show they really do think about things from the photographers perspective.I believe no camera does it that way so you can't blame Pentax not for having that.
Comment by Anvh posted on Locking the shutter open, how? at 23/02/2010 - 09:14
I don't think it's very useful, there was only a short time both were available at the shops.
Comment by Anvh posted on Was the K-m or K-x your first Pentax DSLR? at 23/02/2010 - 08:49
... It may be true that the police are becoming more officious, however we have a very long way to go before we get close to the kinds of policing that much of the world 'enjoy'...
Not that I agree with the actions of the PCSOs in these incidents but it's always worth remembering things could be a lot worse.