I don't read German, so have to take your translation as correct, and within that is nothing that states that all K-7s are affected by this issue.

However, if that's the reason for it, and all sensors in all K-7s are identical, then it could be assumed that all K-7s would be affected in the same way.

The fact that some (many?) K-7s are not affected, would imply that there are differences in components.

My immediate thought though is what's an 'extended period of time' when shooting video? 5 minutes? 20 minutes? One man's 'extended' could be another man's 'short clip'.

Dan

The 50mm macro?

It was just your comment "very difficult with 50mm to get full flower i been practicing but really want the 90mm or 100mm macro", and wasn't sure if you were using a non-macro 50mm or a macro one.

Without (hopefully) sounding rude, what do you expect a 100mm lens to do that your 50mm can't, so that you could get the 'full flower'?

Dan

What 50mm do you have?

Dan

But also note when using flash you won't be able to use a shutter speed faster than 1/180s.

And I think you'd have a job getting a decent exposure at 1/250th and f/16 without putting your ISO up to 800 or maybe higher, even on a sunny day. For 'normal' distance shots this exposure would be fine on a sunny day and using ISO200, but for macro shots, where the higher magnifications come hand in hand with a loss in light levels, a higher ISO would be required.

Dan

P.S. I prefer f/11 for my Sigma 105mm.

It must be a good time of year for moving house! Hope you can make it along Richard, whether you're Dutch or not...

Dan

This wasn't in Jessops was it?

The AF is a seperate thing altogether to the sensor size. Any change in speed would be entirely down to changes in AF algorithm, power supply to the lens (assuming it was an SWM lens) etc, bearing in mind that the D700 was realeased in the following year to the D300, so things are bound to have been improved.

Dan

I tried the G1 out a few weeks back, and although I found the EVF to be better than any I'd seen before, I thought for general viewing (ignoring the zoom capabilities for a moment) it wasn't a patch on an optical viewfinder.

However, given the progress in this sort of area, I can't wait for the day when an EVF gives the the same sort of 'resolution' that an optical one does, with instantaneous refreshing, so that it looks, at first glance, to be an optical viewfinder.

Then, the ability to zoom into details, brighten up in low light, have a live histogram and other info overlays etc. will be incredibly useful when required.

Shouldn't be too long, but still a couple of years I would think.

Dan

Apologies for dredging up an old post, but in reply to Barrie's "How do you do it?" question, there's now the first part of an answer on my blog.

More to follow next week I think (hope :lol.

Dan

Best of both worlds Vic.

Dan

Well Galoot, it's lovely to be mentioned in despatches, but I have to say inspiration works both ways, and when I look at shots of yours from New York or Shetland, or Amin's smoke pics (and smoke and bubbles, and roses and smoke, and droplets in bubbles on roses in smoke... :lol, and the countless other photos from countless other photographers on here, I take inspiration and it pushes me to try new things, and think about new photos.

But we all go through 'dry spells' I think, and a lot of the time it's when we've reached a plateau on the ability/self-criticism curve. When we first start out, every photo seems like the best we've taken, and it's a great new learning journey to be setting out on.

But there comes a point when the improvement in our technique slows down, yet we're more and more aware of the failings in our photos. It's good to be your own worst critic, because most people who will see your photos will say "that's nice", which as far as progressing your craft is concerned is next to useless. But it's all too easy to be too hard on yourself, and feel that no matter what we do, the photos turn out dull, or uninspiring. (This is normally when buying a new lens livens things up a bit! )

Never mind that technically, and almost certainly artisticly, the photos you produce now are streets ahead of those initial, thrilling images taken when you first started out; you still feel disappointed.

Gwyn, I'm sure this is what's happening with you at the moment. Sometimes I feel the same, and think "Oh, I can't be bothered to take a camera out today", but I always try to, even if it's with just my 50mm lens on. Something usually crops up to take a shot of, and it's a lovely combination to take out for a walk - much lighter than my full kit.

How many photos a day for me? Well to be honest, most of my 'pro' time these days is spent doing tuition, and I really don't take many photos at all doing that. The slides that I use are either ones taken on film years ago, or on my old *istD. That's what's mainly holding me back from the K-7; is it really worth it for me? An average of probably 100 shots a week is probably about right. And as far as 'keepers' are concerned, I'm sure we all have different ideas of what a 'keeper' is.

For me, there are two kinds - the technical keeper, and the artistic keeper, which overlap to a certain extent, but I have far more technical keepers than artistic ones. Of 100 shots, I might keep 40, but only be really proud of 1 or 2. It's a small percentage, but I think if most people are truly honest with themselves, it's probably similar for them too. It's not a failing, just how it goes.

Great images are rare - that's what makes them great.

Dan