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Comment by Don posted on Which Lens Next ? at 18/04/2011 - 04:16
Quantum time shift bracketing, so you can shoot morning, afternoon, evening and night shift scenes simultaneously without having to wait or come back later...
Comment by Don posted on Suggestions to Pentax at 18/04/2011 - 01:02
johnriley wrote:
All my images are shot as JPEGs. Some manipulation is done in Photoshop as required.
Frankly, cameras have improved immensly and the difference between JPEG and RAW capture has narrowed. It is not possible to see the difference between my A3 prints and those of RAW shooters. Technique is much more important.
Where available, use the Premium JPEG setting.
it was your review for ephotozine that compelled me to look more seriously at the kr......All my images are shot as JPEGs. Some manipulation is done in Photoshop as required.
Frankly, cameras have improved immensly and the difference between JPEG and RAW capture has narrowed. It is not possible to see the difference between my A3 prints and those of RAW shooters. Technique is much more important.
Where available, use the Premium JPEG setting.
before looking at it seriously, I considered the kr to be less of a value than the kx..... the kx is still the best buy, but the the kr is better than I ever imagined it would be.
I'm glad I did look again, because as soon as we found one on sale at the same price point as the kx, we snapped it up.
I'm a raw shooter, but... I will say this... after setting in a -1/3 stop exp comp... so as not to blow the highlights... the kr does take a nice jpeg..... it has one more trick up it's sleeve... the ca and lens correction settings for jpegs, for some that is a nice feature. I suspect it slows the camera down but for many it means better images with no post processing....
as for video it is proving it's worth as far as I'm concerned. you can do manual... sort of.. I use m lenses and set the aperture manually, set the exposure with a grey card, then hit the ael button before recording and the camera doesn't change exposure during video shooting. Nice.
Comment by Don posted on K-x Raw or Jpeg? at 18/04/2011 - 00:42
nice. looking forward to seeing some photos...
Comment by Don posted on K-5 Adventures at 17/04/2011 - 23:03
mujirushi wrote:
I usually download the K-lite codec pack, and use Media Player Classic.
My K-5 videos play fine on my laptop with no problems.
If any doubts, uninstall any previously installed codec packs, and install the newest one you have just downloaded, as this may be just a hickup between the player and millions of different codec version been installed.
Give it a try and let us know how you get on =)
that is what I discovered. It seems as though the player just grabs the first codec it finds that should play the file then doesn't bother looking for the right codec that WILL play the file...I usually download the K-lite codec pack, and use Media Player Classic.
My K-5 videos play fine on my laptop with no problems.
If any doubts, uninstall any previously installed codec packs, and install the newest one you have just downloaded, as this may be just a hickup between the player and millions of different codec version been installed.
Give it a try and let us know how you get on =)
the solution is you yank out all the old codecs (rename the filefolder and start with a new folder (same name as original (the one you just renamed)), install the newest codec pack, then only bring back the old codecs when and if you need them.
Comment by Don posted on Video from K5....can't open in PC?! at 17/04/2011 - 22:59
pc or mac?
on my mac, I had some old (non standard) quicktime codecs that I had to delete before my kr videos would work.... leftover junk from some earlier experiments...
on my mac, I had some old (non standard) quicktime codecs that I had to delete before my kr videos would work.... leftover junk from some earlier experiments...
Comment by Don posted on Video from K5....can't open in PC?! at 17/04/2011 - 21:54
Dangermouse wrote:
This is the main problem I have with compact cameras. On my K-m I just flick to Av mode, adjust ISO and aperture to taste, and shoot. Because compacts frequently hide these options (if they're even user adjustable) how on earth are you supposed to do things like ultra long exposure shots of water?
nothing beats pentax hyper manual IMHO..This is the main problem I have with compact cameras. On my K-m I just flick to Av mode, adjust ISO and aperture to taste, and shoot. Because compacts frequently hide these options (if they're even user adjustable) how on earth are you supposed to do things like ultra long exposure shots of water?
point it at a grey card push green button, adjust to taste, snap photo of grey card then shoot until the light changes..... easy as pie, fast and very accurate.... since I shoot raw, I got white balance off the grey card in post to bring it right to neutral before adjusting to taste ( i prefer a little warm for most subjects).
Comment by Don posted on When a Pentax Full Frame at 17/04/2011 - 21:51
I think both are fair comment...
"Tried and tested" is fair, but af, p-ttl, matrix metering and the list goes on and on... yet I still use manual for most of my shots... so it is a little stubbornness as well....
on the other hand the other week I was helping a young lady learn to shoot... WE had to pull out her owners manual to figure out how to turn her Oly to "manual", so I could teach her some portraiture... but as soon as we figured out how to do manual, I was able to use the camera at a professional standard.
Much easier than reading the WHOLE owners manual!
"Tried and tested" is fair, but af, p-ttl, matrix metering and the list goes on and on... yet I still use manual for most of my shots... so it is a little stubbornness as well....
on the other hand the other week I was helping a young lady learn to shoot... WE had to pull out her owners manual to figure out how to turn her Oly to "manual", so I could teach her some portraiture... but as soon as we figured out how to do manual, I was able to use the camera at a professional standard.
Much easier than reading the WHOLE owners manual!
Comment by Don posted on When a Pentax Full Frame at 17/04/2011 - 21:29
Don't worry about George. Three things I like about George:
He is right to the point. Seldom wrong. and honest.
He is right to the point. Seldom wrong. and honest.
Comment by Don posted on Pictures of flowers and insects at 17/04/2011 - 21:08
PentaxExpert wrote:
Exactly. Flad to see you are :smelling the coffee:
Don smells popcorn. Making lots of it. A big bucket of popcorn.Exactly. Flad to see you are :smelling the coffee:
Anticipating one hell of a show when PentaxE meets George L...... George L calls 'em as he sees 'em.....
Comment by Don posted on Pictures of flowers and insects at 17/04/2011 - 20:57
I brought a couple film bodies including an mz5n and super program... and a 28-70 f4 and the 28-200.
so I's suspect you'd do ok with anything 18 to 135 range.....
same with fencing, assuming you can get right up to the arena floor, the 50-135 would be perfect....
as for the ball, the 10-17 fisheye and 16-50 would do nicely...
all of the above you might consider using flash, if it is permitted, in some ways... I would not pop a flash off in a golfers face when he is playing, but a multiburst flash would be acceptable if you ask them to let you use it for a warmup shot to demo thier swing.. there are lots of ops to get good shots without being a pest...
same with fencing, I've not shot fencing, but boxing and martial arts, use flash for the practices, and video for the matches, if not video then go with high iso and fast shutter speeds.... ask before using flash.... often frowned upon as a distraction during sports matches but usually ok before the match or during warm ups..