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Comment by Daniel Bridge posted on Sony beats Canon at 06/11/2006 - 11:59
Sorry George,
Could you please clarify whether the Sigma lens that you refer to focuses quickly or slowly, I'm not sure you've quite got your point across.
Dan
Could you please clarify whether the Sigma lens that you refer to focuses quickly or slowly, I'm not sure you've quite got your point across.
Dan
Comment by Daniel Bridge posted on Auto Focus Lenses - The Long and the Short of It at 24/10/2006 - 18:02
Well done you! Just goes to show it's not what you've got (as long as it's a Pentax), but what you do with it.
Dan
Dan
Comment by Daniel Bridge posted on Wildlife Photographer of the Year at 18/11/2006 - 22:35
Good question!
On the Natural History Museum website - http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/
Dan
On the Natural History Museum website - http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/
Dan
Comment by Daniel Bridge posted on Wildlife Photographer of the Year at 20/10/2006 - 19:54
Hi All,
Just seen the winners of the WPotY competition, and once again - no Pentax's were used for any of the winning shots. I realise that this is down to a number of factors...
1. Pentax holds a relatively small market share, so statistically they're less likely to produce a winner.
2. A lot of the images are taken with DSLR's with high frame rates.
3. Long lenses and image stabilising helps get the 'hit' rate up (Pentax have that sorted now though )
4. I've never entered the competition!
We need to do all we can to increase the brand awareness of our camera of choice - we need competition winners to be using Pentax. We all need to do our bit. I'm going to enter this year, why not give it a go yourself? What have you got to lose (apart from the £20 entry fee)? To be honest, the last two years have been won by images I wouldn't have picked, so even if you think "well, I could enter that , but it's not a winner...", I say go for it, someone else might think that it is!
I've seen some great shots on here - wildlife, plants and landscapes - and I'm sure there are plenty more where they came from. Competition opens in January, closing date is end of March. Images have to have been taken within the last 5 years.
Good luck!
Dan
P.S. If wildlife's not your thing, find a competition that is, and enter that. The more people see Pentax cameras being used to take fantastic images, the more they'll realise what a top-notch system we use.
Just seen the winners of the WPotY competition, and once again - no Pentax's were used for any of the winning shots. I realise that this is down to a number of factors...
1. Pentax holds a relatively small market share, so statistically they're less likely to produce a winner.
2. A lot of the images are taken with DSLR's with high frame rates.
3. Long lenses and image stabilising helps get the 'hit' rate up (Pentax have that sorted now though )
4. I've never entered the competition!
We need to do all we can to increase the brand awareness of our camera of choice - we need competition winners to be using Pentax. We all need to do our bit. I'm going to enter this year, why not give it a go yourself? What have you got to lose (apart from the £20 entry fee)? To be honest, the last two years have been won by images I wouldn't have picked, so even if you think "well, I could enter that , but it's not a winner...", I say go for it, someone else might think that it is!
I've seen some great shots on here - wildlife, plants and landscapes - and I'm sure there are plenty more where they came from. Competition opens in January, closing date is end of March. Images have to have been taken within the last 5 years.
Good luck!
Dan
P.S. If wildlife's not your thing, find a competition that is, and enter that. The more people see Pentax cameras being used to take fantastic images, the more they'll realise what a top-notch system we use.
Comment by Daniel Bridge posted on Wildlife Photographer of the Year at 20/10/2006 - 18:01
Well, honestly, I've brought the camera to my eye, I would say, at least 20 times, and found the mode dial has been knocked from 'M' to 'Av' or 'B' (or even further round), so that was my immediate thought.
When using 'M', I'll hit the green button to get a base exposure, then adjust accordingly. I was just thinking if the ISO had been altered, and I'd either forgotten or not noticed, I could happily be shooting away at a much higher ISO than I thought. I've posted on a similar subject before: https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2769
I can see what you mean though about having an ideal Av and Tv, and wanting to alter the ISO for best exposure. It's not something that's ever really bothered me, and when I have needed to, doing so on the istD has never been too much bother (spin mode dial, spin front command dial, spin mode dial back). Admittedly, I'm usually using a tripod, shooting stationary subjects, and time's often on my side.
Perhaps one day, you'll get what you want - I guess I'm fortunate that I've got what I need already.
Dan
When using 'M', I'll hit the green button to get a base exposure, then adjust accordingly. I was just thinking if the ISO had been altered, and I'd either forgotten or not noticed, I could happily be shooting away at a much higher ISO than I thought. I've posted on a similar subject before: https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2769
I can see what you mean though about having an ideal Av and Tv, and wanting to alter the ISO for best exposure. It's not something that's ever really bothered me, and when I have needed to, doing so on the istD has never been too much bother (spin mode dial, spin front command dial, spin mode dial back). Admittedly, I'm usually using a tripod, shooting stationary subjects, and time's often on my side.
Perhaps one day, you'll get what you want - I guess I'm fortunate that I've got what I need already.
Dan
Comment by Daniel Bridge posted on Death on the dial at 20/10/2006 - 14:25
Hi PygmyTwittle (can't help saying TiggyWinkle in my head, sorry ),
I'm not going to say "good idea/bad idea" or anything like that, partly because I got a little lost halfway through your last post - I tend to use the lowest ISO and manual exposure for 90% of my work, so having precise, immediate control over the ISO isn't an issue for me.
However, I would say that I think the reason ISO hasn't been used in the same way as Aperture and Shutter Speed for controling exposure is probably because there are quality variations associated with change in ISO, whereas, to a much larger degree, there aren't with the other two variables. Changing Tv or Av doesn't have a detrimental effect on image quality, whereas a change in ISO can. This, I feel, limits its use in everyday exposure control.
Also, having ISO on a dial, which could easily, and inadvertantly, be adjusted, could well drive me round the bend!
Dan
I'm not going to say "good idea/bad idea" or anything like that, partly because I got a little lost halfway through your last post - I tend to use the lowest ISO and manual exposure for 90% of my work, so having precise, immediate control over the ISO isn't an issue for me.
However, I would say that I think the reason ISO hasn't been used in the same way as Aperture and Shutter Speed for controling exposure is probably because there are quality variations associated with change in ISO, whereas, to a much larger degree, there aren't with the other two variables. Changing Tv or Av doesn't have a detrimental effect on image quality, whereas a change in ISO can. This, I feel, limits its use in everyday exposure control.
Also, having ISO on a dial, which could easily, and inadvertantly, be adjusted, could well drive me round the bend!
Dan
Comment by Daniel Bridge posted on Death on the dial at 20/10/2006 - 11:17
Peter,
That's why I said 'cropped', rather than 'crop', perhaps I should have put a comma in there too. So it's 100% (i.e. full size, like when you're using photoshop and you view at 100%), cropped.
But does it really matter? On another post I said "These are crops, shown at 100%". That sounds better I think.
Any other suggestions?
Dan
That's why I said 'cropped', rather than 'crop', perhaps I should have put a comma in there too. So it's 100% (i.e. full size, like when you're using photoshop and you view at 100%), cropped.
But does it really matter? On another post I said "These are crops, shown at 100%". That sounds better I think.
Any other suggestions?
Dan
Comment by Daniel Bridge posted on 100mm Macro Quandry at 23/10/2006 - 22:55
Can now Liam, did vanish for a little while though.
Dan
Dan
Comment by Daniel Bridge posted on 100mm Macro Quandry at 23/10/2006 - 18:57
Quote:
p.p.p.p.s you know we want to see more of your macro shots . . . . . please . . . . . . .
Well I can hardly say no if you ask like that! I'll dig some out and post tomorrow. Any requests? Dragonflies, butterflies, fungi, wasps?p.p.p.p.s you know we want to see more of your macro shots . . . . . please . . . . . . .
Planning on running some Macro One-Day Workshops next year, as far as I know thay'll all be in Essex, but if there's the demand, I'd be willing to travel!
Dan
Comment by Daniel Bridge posted on 100mm Macro Quandry at 22/10/2006 - 18:32
It's a shame, because looking at the results achieved from both cameras, the Canon probably comes out on top of most tests.
Let's hope that Pentax get their finger out as far as sending samples to magazines for review this time. When I was getting my D, I did think about the DS, but 2 months after the release of the camera, AP still hadn't reviewed it. I asked the editor why, he said they hadn't had one sent to them.
Ended up going to a camera shop, playing with a DS for about half an hour, then saying "Thanks, but no thanks". I think the assistant thought he was on to a sale, and seemed more than a bit p***ed off that I wasn't buying it, although he couldn't answer my questions about the camera, and just stood there while I looked through the menus and manual.
Main reason I didn't get it? After holding it for that long, my hand felt uncomfortable, hence the reason I went for the D with grip. Also didn't like having to go into the menu to select focus points. K10D seems good in both respects.
Dan