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I can't see it being £450 in a few months to be honest. Maybe £550. Also I think if the price gets too low it could damage its image as a fairly sophisticated camera to being seen as a budget one. (Not that we'd mind :wink
Comment by dcweather posted on K30 best price at 17/07/2012 - 23:23
beakynet wrote:
I use one of these: Archos 48 with one of these: Battery dock and a USB SD Card adaptor!
Works well for me!
----------------------I use one of these: Archos 48 with one of these: Battery dock and a USB SD Card adaptor!
Works well for me!
Archos are very under rated in my opinion. I got an older 504 with docking station on Ebay for £50. This version can also record digital TV directly which is brilliant for watching later.
Comment by dcweather posted on Backing up - is there a small mobile device out there? at 16/07/2012 - 13:29
Like David Storm I've been keeping all my raw files after initial deletions of rubbish ones. I don't think I should though. I am of the opinion I should find the raw files of all my favourite finalised images and ditch the rest. I haven't though.
In reality it is a personality thing. There are chuckers and keepers. I'm a keeper but then you should see the state of my loft! Some people will need the security of "what if I need it in the future", others will think "I'll never need that, it makes everything untidy" and they don't fret about it even if they are proved to be wrong. The extent to which you go in either direction depends on the severity of your personality disorder and is nothing to do with photography!
Dave
In reality it is a personality thing. There are chuckers and keepers. I'm a keeper but then you should see the state of my loft! Some people will need the security of "what if I need it in the future", others will think "I'll never need that, it makes everything untidy" and they don't fret about it even if they are proved to be wrong. The extent to which you go in either direction depends on the severity of your personality disorder and is nothing to do with photography!
Dave
Comment by dcweather posted on A question for fellow RAW shooters at 16/07/2012 - 11:38
Smeggypants wrote:
here's how I do it.
1] I keep all my RAWs in date catergorised folders on a large internal data drive. I keep a copy on a second identical drive as a 1st level back up
2] When the drives are close to filling up, I buy two more large data drives and install them in the computer
3] I then copy everything from the two original drives onto the 2 new drives.
4] At this point I have 4 copies of everything.
5] I then remove the original drives from the computer and store them safely.
6] At this point I have the two new drives on the computer and assign the them the original drive letters. This means lightroom sees no changes
7] I then delete all RAWs from these new drives, but IMPORTANTLY i do not delete the folder structure.
8] I then have plenty of space for the next lot of photos
The beauty of keeping all folder structures on the new drives ( even though they are empty 0 is that if I need to go back and edit something that's on a stashed back up drive, I just need to hook it up to the computer and copy the stuff to the original folder location and Lightroom sees it all original edits are applied.
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thanks everyone for your replies and very overwhelmingly the consensus seems to be to keep all RAWS.
You should do what's right for you really rather than just going with the majority. thanks everyone for your replies and very overwhelmingly the consensus seems to be to keep all RAWS.
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seems I need to invest in some drives and work out how to get lightroom to store them there instead of hard drive..oh and of course a back up too.
You don't need to involve lightroom.seems I need to invest in some drives and work out how to get lightroom to store them there instead of hard drive..oh and of course a back up too.
here's how I do it.
1] I keep all my RAWs in date catergorised folders on a large internal data drive. I keep a copy on a second identical drive as a 1st level back up
2] When the drives are close to filling up, I buy two more large data drives and install them in the computer
3] I then copy everything from the two original drives onto the 2 new drives.
4] At this point I have 4 copies of everything.
5] I then remove the original drives from the computer and store them safely.
6] At this point I have the two new drives on the computer and assign the them the original drive letters. This means lightroom sees no changes
7] I then delete all RAWs from these new drives, but IMPORTANTLY i do not delete the folder structure.
8] I then have plenty of space for the next lot of photos
The beauty of keeping all folder structures on the new drives ( even though they are empty 0 is that if I need to go back and edit something that's on a stashed back up drive, I just need to hook it up to the computer and copy the stuff to the original folder location and Lightroom sees it all original edits are applied.
Why am I not surprised
Comment by dcweather posted on A question for fellow RAW shooters at 16/07/2012 - 11:32
I understand what both sides of the argument are trying to say. However two things stand out. If you don't learn how to use all the features of the camera and what they do then you won't be able to create "artistic effects" because you will be just shooting random results and only luck will decide the final result. Personally I get pleasure from knowing it was my own actions that "created" the effect. I also make the assumption that most beginners when they buy their first DSLR will expect to get high quality conventional pictures, just to confirm that their purchase was worthwhile. Of course anyone is perfectly entitled to do what they like.
Comment by dcweather posted on EV compensation at 16/07/2012 - 11:28
Taking everything you've said into account I would get a (used?) K-r from a reliable source.
Comment by dcweather posted on Need help on choosing a Pentax DSLR at 14/07/2012 - 20:18
As things stand SRS have the K30 with 18-55 WR for £679 or, interestingly, the K5 for cheaper at £645 with the same lens! (with £80 cashback).
K30 with 18-55 DAL is £649.
Well this autofocus improvement must be very good else the K5 looks like a bargain to me.
K30 with 18-55 DAL is £649.
Well this autofocus improvement must be very good else the K5 looks like a bargain to me.
Comment by dcweather posted on K30 best price at 14/07/2012 - 20:12
I've fixed it! Logic said that as it was only with this lens and the only difference was the WR it must be something to do with that. I could tell it was only fractions so wondered if it was the extra thickness of the red rubber sealing ring. So I carefully bent the lever up by about that much on the converter and bingo! it works fine. Doubt if anyone else will have this problem but thanks for the tips.
Dave
Dave
Comment by dcweather posted on No auto exposure with 100mm DFA with Kenko Teleplus at 10/07/2012 - 19:06
With a prime you have to physically move...
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I think for wildlife photography there will be pros and cons. The above being one of the cons.
Dave
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I think for wildlife photography there will be pros and cons. The above being one of the cons.
Dave
Comment by dcweather posted on What is the use of a prime ? at 10/07/2012 - 13:29
