Yes a nice place for a walk. I have lots of photos taken there but non taken with a Pentax.

You capture the atmosphere nicely.

Deryn

Hi and thanks.

Yes, fair comment. This pic was originally in colour and the tree in the foreground had Christmas balls and a star on top, photo shopped to produce a Christmas card!

Deryn

Yes John, that's just what I do with the P30n. Set the aperture manually then half press the shutter for auto shutter speed. I also think about just how much progress has actually been made with cameras considering the changes in specifications and the consequent increases in prices!!!

thanks again for the help.

Deryn

Wow, you did well not getting people in the shot then.

Deryn

That's interesting John.

I have set the camera to M, set the aperture manually, pressed the green button, and yes the camera sets the shutter speed.

And then, if I set f11 in A mode on the lens, the lens resets to 1.7 when I press the green button.

So for me. It is best to set the aperture manually in camera M mode, and let the camera set the shutter speed.

Well 5 years and I never ever questioned what that green button was for!?

Thanks,

Deryn

Hi John, yes, it seems you are right. When I have the lens off and change the aperture manually the elements open and close! But when I looked at the info from the pics,in Elements, the aperture is always stated as 1.7 And that's what initially made me think the aperture was stuck open. SO, it isn't! I'll do some shots in the morning wide open and closed and look at the results.

many thanks.

Deryn

Hi all, my only lenses at the moment are a manual 50mm 1.7 and a 28mm 3.5.
I have just noticed when looking at the photo info when using the 50 that the pics are all at 1.7! When used manually setting the aperture. When I looked at the lens and adjusted the aperture manually the lens remained wide open.

The lens has an A so I can control the aperture automatically.

Is it an easy task to try a DIY repair of the lens? Or is it best left alone seeing as the A still works?

P.s. I now know why I was struggling to get the speed down on the P30N. I was adjusting the aperture manually, but of course the aperture was stuck at 1.7, and that's why I must have been struggling to get the speed down as indicated by the flashing speed numbers in the eyepiece. I need the aperture to be working so I can use it on the P30n so a DIY would be a good idea. Or else I'll just have the 28 to play with.

Deryn

Hi Simon, funny you should mention the moon!

Before I posted my original comment, I put in a bit about the moon and then deleted it. I wasn't sure it was the moon at first until I saw the light reflecting on top of the clouds. I thought it looked too much like one of the street lights. It doesn't spoil or detract though.

So 0.6s and ISO 400 and that was slow enough to vanish the people?

Deryn

Makes a change from a Snowdon sunrise I guess!

Deryn

Lovely photo Simon.

It's been a while since I visited the Albert Dock.

Did you have to expose for long? (the camera I mean!)

Deryn