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Great set, 2 and 3 are great!
Comment by cabstar posted on Motorsport: Brands Hatch Formula Vee Festival at 12/11/2013 - 20:26
I think the focus on the k-01 is slow anyhow due to the war it works, its has to focus from close to far to make a calculation and like you have found manual focus with the focus peaking more satisfying and quicker.
I don't have the FA I do have the older F version and find it works brilliantly on the k-5 mkii but not so good speed wise on the k-01.
If you don't think the fa50 is worth buying why not get the DA 50mm for £119 instead, I loved the images from that lens and there was very little difference between that and the F 50 1.4 which I kept just for that extra speed for low light use.
I don't have the FA I do have the older F version and find it works brilliantly on the k-5 mkii but not so good speed wise on the k-01.
If you don't think the fa50 is worth buying why not get the DA 50mm for £119 instead, I loved the images from that lens and there was very little difference between that and the F 50 1.4 which I kept just for that extra speed for low light use.
Comment by cabstar posted on FA50 F1.4 vs. M50 F1.4 at 10/11/2013 - 18:38
To be honest when I give honest feedback which takes me time to compose and review I get fed up when people take the hump and are rude and your comment about me not being qualified to review sports photography was wrong and just plain rude. I held back the first time I replied but having thought about it I have decided I am not going to offer criticism anymore on this forum. You have not even bothered to reply to my reply which shows my sporting credentials as a sports photographer and as a press photographer.
Members of this forum will message me for critique on their images and I do honestly, I am not going to lie and if an image can be improved then I will say how and why, 9 times out of 10 this gets no reply from the message poster.
if you don't want honest criticism then don't put your work up above the parapet for it to be potentially shot down, particularly when trying to show what a newly introduced body can do.
Members of this forum will message me for critique on their images and I do honestly, I am not going to lie and if an image can be improved then I will say how and why, 9 times out of 10 this gets no reply from the message poster.
if you don't want honest criticism then don't put your work up above the parapet for it to be potentially shot down, particularly when trying to show what a newly introduced body can do.
Comment by cabstar posted on First K3 sports shots at 10/11/2013 - 18:31
He does look like his dad, amazing resemblance.
A photographers nightmare that stage, lots of mic stands, sheet music stands, laptop stand etc...
First two are good, little bit of a tighter crop would have removed the clutter a little, given the lens though you did well
A photographers nightmare that stage, lots of mic stands, sheet music stands, laptop stand etc...
First two are good, little bit of a tighter crop would have removed the clutter a little, given the lens though you did well
Comment by cabstar posted on Gig photos - giving ISO3200 a try at 10/11/2013 - 17:23
DrOrloff wrote:
I much prefer the K5mii shots. I think the exposure is better, with more detail in the whites. I think the colours are vibrant without being oversaturated and I think that there is more pop from the background.
It does help to have a large crowd to provide a homogenous and therefore inherently more non-distracting background. However, the wider framing is precise and all protagonists have whole bodies in shot. I would guess these are shot from a lower angle than the hockey shots which means that background players are lower in frame and therefore heads are not cut off.
The shot of John Bishop's strike definitely is what I would call a great sports image.
So based on this evidence I think the K3 has a lot more to prove.
These where all shot on the k-5 mki actually I much prefer the K5mii shots. I think the exposure is better, with more detail in the whites. I think the colours are vibrant without being oversaturated and I think that there is more pop from the background.
It does help to have a large crowd to provide a homogenous and therefore inherently more non-distracting background. However, the wider framing is precise and all protagonists have whole bodies in shot. I would guess these are shot from a lower angle than the hockey shots which means that background players are lower in frame and therefore heads are not cut off.
The shot of John Bishop's strike definitely is what I would call a great sports image.
So based on this evidence I think the K3 has a lot more to prove.
Comment by cabstar posted on First K3 sports shots at 10/11/2013 - 14:06
mille19 wrote:
Exactly this is a limitation of the Pentax af tracking system so I work within the limits of the camera, which is why I say Pentax is no use for fast sporting action. For years I struggled with the Pentax AF and only recently with the k-5 mmii has the focus improved enough for the work I do. Which is why I was expecting more from the new k-3 but your images just do not convince me.cabstar wrote:
Please don't take this personally, I just feel these shots show exactly why Pentax is not suitable for fast close contact sport, constantly missing the key point of action which is what I found when I shot football with the k-5 and have not shot football since with Pentax cameras.
Same again had a look at your web-site and most of your photos are of people stood still on a stage (very good examples) but I don't think you should be commenting on sports photography really Please don't take this personally, I just feel these shots show exactly why Pentax is not suitable for fast close contact sport, constantly missing the key point of action which is what I found when I shot football with the k-5 and have not shot football since with Pentax cameras.
As I suspected the 60-250 f/4 which is why the background is so prominent and not blurred. Again the lack of a Pentax 300mm 2.8 doesn't help the sports photographer.
I was lucky to shoot a football match at a sold out Old Trafford a few years ago with a Pentax K-5 and know first hand how difficult it is and even more so Pentax with cameras. Here are some examples of my football work.
As I said it was difficult and I have been asked to shoot football repeatedly since then but say no because the Pentax equipment just isn't good enough in my opinion. If that makes my opinion irrelevant to you and you are truly happy with the image output from Pentax for sports then i'm happy for you
Comment by cabstar posted on First K3 sports shots at 10/11/2013 - 12:50
richandfleur wrote:
The Pentax list is still there but yeah, it's been happening for a while across all the 'Social Media' sites. Facebook and Youtube show Ricoh banner pictures now. It's heading towards Pentax being a label for Ricoh's DSLR range, rather than a brand anymore. Putting the Ricoh name on the K3 rear screen was rather indicative of their intentions I believe.
On the flipside, Ricoh make some pretty cool cameras these days. Their Pentax line is pretty good
The list I still there but no more Pentax cameras will be added to it...The Pentax list is still there but yeah, it's been happening for a while across all the 'Social Media' sites. Facebook and Youtube show Ricoh banner pictures now. It's heading towards Pentax being a label for Ricoh's DSLR range, rather than a brand anymore. Putting the Ricoh name on the K3 rear screen was rather indicative of their intentions I believe.
On the flipside, Ricoh make some pretty cool cameras these days. Their Pentax line is pretty good
Comment by cabstar posted on Hmm no more Pentax on Flickr at 10/11/2013 - 12:32
When you click on the k-3 link in fickr on ah image page, it now takes you to the Ricoh list of cameras...
http://www.flickr.com/cameras/ricoh/?nomodel=1
Sad...
http://www.flickr.com/cameras/ricoh/?nomodel=1
Sad...
Comment by cabstar posted on Hmm no more Pentax on Flickr at 09/11/2013 - 22:55
Do you mind me asking with what lens these where shot with? The background is very distracting and seems a wide depth of field has been use which has prevented any blurring of the background.
Do you use the 8 fps? I only ask as most of these miss the main part of the action. Take shot one a better shot would have been them just before they got the ball as the approached it.
Shot two has again missed the action point as the ball has passed both players.
Shot three I am guessing is a shot so the image would be better after the ball has been hit and the ball showing some slight blurring due to the speed of it being whacked and also showing some direction.
Shot four again I am guessing is before the ball has been hit.
Shot five shows promise, two players about to fight for the ball, better than shot two.
Shot six looks like the player is going to shoot a static ball.
Please don't take this personally, I just feel these shots show exactly why Pentax is not suitable for fast close contact sport, constantly missing the key point of action which is what I found when I shot football with the k-5 and have not shot football since with Pentax cameras.
Do you use the 8 fps? I only ask as most of these miss the main part of the action. Take shot one a better shot would have been them just before they got the ball as the approached it.
Shot two has again missed the action point as the ball has passed both players.
Shot three I am guessing is a shot so the image would be better after the ball has been hit and the ball showing some slight blurring due to the speed of it being whacked and also showing some direction.
Shot four again I am guessing is before the ball has been hit.
Shot five shows promise, two players about to fight for the ball, better than shot two.
Shot six looks like the player is going to shoot a static ball.
Please don't take this personally, I just feel these shots show exactly why Pentax is not suitable for fast close contact sport, constantly missing the key point of action which is what I found when I shot football with the k-5 and have not shot football since with Pentax cameras.
Comment by cabstar posted on First K3 sports shots at 09/11/2013 - 22:46
The noise in the background is definitely different, can't decide which I prefer though...
Comment by cabstar posted on Blue Tit K3 v K5 at 09/11/2013 - 16:51
