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Comment by beakynet posted on Windsurfing Swan at 09/05/2009 - 20:45
If it looks like the one in the end of the top row here: Pentax Kit then it will fit the K10D
Comment by beakynet posted on Right Angle Finder K at 09/05/2009 - 20:36
Kenty wrote:
I'll certainly have a go at 1/6th if I don't have my tripod with me. How did Daniel manage with 2/3 seconds???
I have used 1/4 successfully before (Low Light Pictures) and played with going as low as 1 sec! It is more luck when you get to this speed. You need to have feet apart elbows tucked in, hold you breath and hope that your heart beats before and after the shutter is released, not during!I'll certainly have a go at 1/6th if I don't have my tripod with me. How did Daniel manage with 2/3 seconds???
Comment by beakynet posted on Kew Gardens at 08/05/2009 - 13:11
Anvh wrote:
Somone else looking through the Nikon now.
The only thing I'm wondering is that why aren't they using the hood, it's on already so not much of an effort to turn that thing around right?
Could you ask for the shot they take, quite curious about that?
Nikon lens coating is so good, that lens flair never happensSomone else looking through the Nikon now.
The only thing I'm wondering is that why aren't they using the hood, it's on already so not much of an effort to turn that thing around right?
Could you ask for the shot they take, quite curious about that?
I know someone with a Sony d200 and they didn't even know the little thing on the end of the kit lens was a lens hood!
Comment by beakynet posted on Down to Earth at 08/05/2009 - 00:17
impotentspider wrote:
And you didn't think to exclaim "oh theres muck on my camera" followed by a quick rinse under the waterfall
If only I could have reached the waterfall! DA* lens and all!beakynet wrote:
impotentspider wrote:
Nice shot for a handheld David, even allowing for the SR. But you didn't have to go as slow as 1/6th the get the water to blur
I know! But there was a Nikon user standing behind me at the timeNice shot for a handheld David, even allowing for the SR. But you didn't have to go as slow as 1/6th the get the water to blur
And you didn't think to exclaim "oh theres muck on my camera" followed by a quick rinse under the waterfall
Kenty wrote:
Yup - I'm a sucker for waterfalls too. Lovely shot. I've gone down to 1/20th with hand held and SR and the shots were sharp - never tried 1/6th though. Seems to work well.
Thanks for the comments, I have gone lower but 1/6th seems to be a safe limit for me - trick is not to breath!Yup - I'm a sucker for waterfalls too. Lovely shot. I've gone down to 1/20th with hand held and SR and the shots were sharp - never tried 1/6th though. Seems to work well.
Comment by beakynet posted on Kew Gardens at 08/05/2009 - 00:10
Hardgravity wrote:
Anybody tried this combo?
Yes I have and it works reasonably well, though there is some hunting, especially at the long end.beakynet wrote:
I second the Kenko 1.5, though it does cause focus hunting on my DA* 50-135. Better on the DA* 16-50. Works a dream on my Sigma 18-200!
Interesting, I'm considering a Kenko 1.5x for use on my Sigma 18-200, looking at the aperture settings it should also work on my Tamron70-300.I second the Kenko 1.5, though it does cause focus hunting on my DA* 50-135. Better on the DA* 16-50. Works a dream on my Sigma 18-200!
Anybody tried this combo?
Comment by beakynet posted on tele converter at 07/05/2009 - 10:59
I tried this once and the results were less than satisfactory, it resulted in a rather flat picture. I used, if a rember right, highlight midtone and shadow changes.
Best way is to use one raw file and process at different EV settings.
Best way is to use one raw file and process at different EV settings.
Comment by beakynet posted on HDR in Paint Shop Pro at 06/05/2009 - 15:47
I second the Kenko 1.5, though it does cause focus hunting on my DA* 50-135. Better on the DA* 16-50. Works a dream on my Sigma 18-200!
Comment by beakynet posted on tele converter at 06/05/2009 - 12:52
Pwynnej wrote:
I am baffled by the criteria they set out for assessing lenses....like marking down the Pentax D-FA 100 macro on features....all I care that you can adjust aperture and focus, have 1:1 reproduction, and great image quality. What else do you need apart from focus lock???
Peter
I can only asume that the lack of in-built optical stabalisation is the 'feature' it was marked down on!!!I am baffled by the criteria they set out for assessing lenses....like marking down the Pentax D-FA 100 macro on features....all I care that you can adjust aperture and focus, have 1:1 reproduction, and great image quality. What else do you need apart from focus lock???
Peter
Comment by beakynet posted on 12-24mm; last out of a review of12 lenses! at 06/05/2009 - 12:50
I used the guide to help me make best use of my camera settings and, with the exceptino of setting up exposure to -1/3 (the K10D tends to under expose anyway), it was all good advice. I was reading on the train, listing things and going home to play with the camera and settings!
Comment by beakynet posted on Any good? Magic Lantern K10D guide at 06/05/2009 - 12:33
What lens did you use?
By the way, I see, from your signature, that you own a DA*50-150! Should that be a 50-135? It's my favourite lens by some margin, though the 16-50 is becomming my most used!