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Comment by Anvh posted on Sigma Flash Problems at 14/05/2009 - 22:03
Skylight warms up the colours slightly I believe.
UV filter is becoming less needed, coatings and the glass before the sensor filter UV.
And please don't start a topic about filters for protection
There are many points of view on that one.
They harm the image quality since you add a piece of glass that's why lens makers are trying there best to get as few lens elements in a lens.
With most lenses you don't notice a difference but lens flare, ghosting, etc. will be more likely and some lenses just hate them.
Filters do have some protection value against some elements but if it's worth is something you need to decide.
UV filter is becoming less needed, coatings and the glass before the sensor filter UV.
And please don't start a topic about filters for protection
There are many points of view on that one.
They harm the image quality since you add a piece of glass that's why lens makers are trying there best to get as few lens elements in a lens.
With most lenses you don't notice a difference but lens flare, ghosting, etc. will be more likely and some lenses just hate them.
Filters do have some protection value against some elements but if it's worth is something you need to decide.
Comment by Anvh posted on Skylight or UV? at 14/05/2009 - 20:43
Simply google it, you'll find many tutorials.
Comment by Anvh posted on creating a watermark at 14/05/2009 - 20:18
Shaky, you're pulling my words out of line there, it was about the body.
On numerous offical Pentax sites you can see large part of the camera and they are very consisten what is being showed here.
Here is one on pentax.jp link don't think they will be lying.
About the lens, it looks really well for an kitlens if that would be the one.
I don't mind not having SDM, it will keep the cost down for the lens and focus isn't much faster to begin with only alot more silent, is that worth making the lens more expensive?
Weather resitance is something I would like much more and certainly for a kit-lens that's a more usefull feature, perfect lens for hazardous photoshoots.
But yes let's wait and see what they will bring.
On numerous offical Pentax sites you can see large part of the camera and they are very consisten what is being showed here.
Here is one on pentax.jp link don't think they will be lying.
About the lens, it looks really well for an kitlens if that would be the one.
I don't mind not having SDM, it will keep the cost down for the lens and focus isn't much faster to begin with only alot more silent, is that worth making the lens more expensive?
Weather resitance is something I would like much more and certainly for a kit-lens that's a more usefull feature, perfect lens for hazardous photoshoots.
But yes let's wait and see what they will bring.
Comment by Anvh posted on K7D announced in US? at 14/05/2009 - 17:08
On the Dutch forum there are talking about that the grip as more contacs 22 vs 17 then the BG2 so maybe some extra options might be added.
Extra SD-card slot, GPS, who knows?
Extra SD-card slot, GPS, who knows?
Comment by Anvh posted on K7D announced in US? at 14/05/2009 - 15:46
Mongoose wrote:
Interesting that it's different on a K20 compared to all the others, I must admit I was originally working on the assumption that they were all the same as the K10 and only bothered to look it up after you disagreed Iceblinker.
Yes me too and this the first time hearing it and the K20D is already out their quite a long time.Interesting that it's different on a K20 compared to all the others, I must admit I was originally working on the assumption that they were all the same as the K10 and only bothered to look it up after you disagreed Iceblinker.
Comment by Anvh posted on Pentax K-M at 14/05/2009 - 14:58
iceblinker wrote:
That's not quite correct, Mongoose. Setting "Using aperture ring" to Permitted is only required to do two things:
1. Use the aperture ring with a lens with electrical contacts.
2. Stop down metering with any lens.
In M and Av modes, the shutter will still fire with a lens without electrical contacts regardless of the "Using aperture ring" setting.
Not with the K10D though... don't know how the other cameras are differend from that but Pentax M lenses refused to work with the camera in M-mode without the setting to premit aperture ring.That's not quite correct, Mongoose. Setting "Using aperture ring" to Permitted is only required to do two things:
1. Use the aperture ring with a lens with electrical contacts.
2. Stop down metering with any lens.
In M and Av modes, the shutter will still fire with a lens without electrical contacts regardless of the "Using aperture ring" setting.
Comment by Anvh posted on Pentax K-M at 14/05/2009 - 14:18
Wonderfull photos once again, only too bad of the OOF head in the second photo other wise it would have been a lot better.
Comment by Anvh posted on Shuttleworth Spring Air Display 3/5/09 at 14/05/2009 - 13:47
Welcome to the forum Ray,
Hopefully we can help you.
Set the camera on manual and take one shot with the flash and one without the flash with the camera on the same iso, shutterspeed and diaphragma.
You will probable see a difference between the two photos but a lot depends also on what mode your flash is set.
If you use P-TTL then you might have the problem that the camera underexpose simply set the flash correction to +0.7 to +1 EV that would make it more acceptable.
With the other modes on the flash a lot depends on the user but if you keep track of the flash exposure range in the screen you probable should see a flash.
If all that is clear and doesn't make a diffrence please post a photo for us, we can see what happend by looking at the photo and the EXIF data with it.
Hopefully we can help you.
Set the camera on manual and take one shot with the flash and one without the flash with the camera on the same iso, shutterspeed and diaphragma.
You will probable see a difference between the two photos but a lot depends also on what mode your flash is set.
If you use P-TTL then you might have the problem that the camera underexpose simply set the flash correction to +0.7 to +1 EV that would make it more acceptable.
With the other modes on the flash a lot depends on the user but if you keep track of the flash exposure range in the screen you probable should see a flash.
If all that is clear and doesn't make a diffrence please post a photo for us, we can see what happend by looking at the photo and the EXIF data with it.
Comment by Anvh posted on Sigma Flash Problems at 14/05/2009 - 13:43
Who of you like the new design?
I'm more found with the desgin of the K10D and the K20D but the K-7 is sure something differend then all the other cameras. It looks more industrial and more solid so in that aspect they maked the right choice and are trying to do something differend.
I'm more found with the desgin of the K10D and the K20D but the K-7 is sure something differend then all the other cameras. It looks more industrial and more solid so in that aspect they maked the right choice and are trying to do something differend.
Comment by Anvh posted on K7D announced in US? at 14/05/2009 - 13:23
I also have 1 ev underexposure with my pentax flash, it's simply the camera that does that.
ps. The sigma is for the pentax right or else it won't work.
The build in always fire with a pre-flash since it doesn't have manual mode.