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Comment by Don posted on Discussion for Competition #63 Noir at 08/03/2011 - 00:56
Anvh wrote:
It's clear that Pentax is aiming for the consumer market with the APS-C camera's and not the professional market.
I've never hear someone complain that Volkswagen doesn't make exotic race cars like Austin Martin or Ferrari does so i never understand the complains about Pentax not making professional camera's...
Besides if you want to progress from Nikon/Canon APS-C to fullframe then you need to take care that you buy fullframe lenses but the view of your lens is different on both mediums, if you bought a 35mm for APS-C as standard lens than how much good is it on FF as it will be almost an wide angle on that, you need to buy the 50mm now to get the same view so no matter what you always end up buying lenses...
Well that was my rant...
Btw Pentax has a camera above the K5 so what are they complaining about?
ummmn... just a little v12, not your typical v-dub....MarkTaylor wrote:
Yes I noticed the comments about the lenses too. There is a degree of truth in that insofar as it's somewhat harder to get hold of very long telephoto lenses for Pentax, and there is definitely less choice in this particular area. Again, though, a comment which should have been explained a bit further.
But Pentax pretty much has the general range covered only the slightly more exotic lenses are missing but those are going to be expensive lenses so how many would buy those?Yes I noticed the comments about the lenses too. There is a degree of truth in that insofar as it's somewhat harder to get hold of very long telephoto lenses for Pentax, and there is definitely less choice in this particular area. Again, though, a comment which should have been explained a bit further.
It's clear that Pentax is aiming for the consumer market with the APS-C camera's and not the professional market.
I've never hear someone complain that Volkswagen doesn't make exotic race cars like Austin Martin or Ferrari does so i never understand the complains about Pentax not making professional camera's...
Besides if you want to progress from Nikon/Canon APS-C to fullframe then you need to take care that you buy fullframe lenses but the view of your lens is different on both mediums, if you bought a 35mm for APS-C as standard lens than how much good is it on FF as it will be almost an wide angle on that, you need to buy the 50mm now to get the same view so no matter what you always end up buying lenses...
Well that was my rant...
Btw Pentax has a camera above the K5 so what are they complaining about?
Comment by Don posted on K-x review blasts K-5 (!?) at 07/03/2011 - 23:22
see what you can get from the raw files....
then you could try using photoshop to patch up the missing skin details, but expect it to be time consuming.
then you could try using photoshop to patch up the missing skin details, but expect it to be time consuming.
Comment by Don posted on PP Example - Any Hints/Tips? at 07/03/2011 - 18:25
Tyr wrote:
I hadn't noticed that Don changed his location to Winterpeg. Don't worry Don, spring is coming... hopefully...
it is always winterpeg...I hadn't noticed that Don changed his location to Winterpeg. Don't worry Don, spring is coming... hopefully...
28 below zero this morning with windchill factor it felt like -36.
We only have two seasons.... Winter and Road construction. Snow or Mosquito season. Too cold or too hot....
I could go on, but it's depressing.
Comment by Don posted on Another pointless thread at 07/03/2011 - 18:19
davex wrote:
Mine is very understanding, quite often she will carry my tripod.
Davex.
Call me paranoid, but I would never trust the beneficiary to my life insurance policy to be walking around the woods behind me with a blunt metal object....Mine is very understanding, quite often she will carry my tripod.
Davex.
Comment by Don posted on How understanding is your partner? at 07/03/2011 - 17:39
katiem111 wrote:
problem solved, going for the vest, with matching balaclava, and will only go out at night....
I have a fishing vest, rarely ever wear it. but it is always there, pockets loaded with survival stuff, in the bottom of a 5 gallon pail with lid. in the bottom of the pail some canned edibles, then the vest, rainsuit, then the camera hip pack, the pail floats and has a length of rope attached... watertight and tough... perfect for boating, canoeing or camping..problem solved, going for the vest, with matching balaclava, and will only go out at night....
the vest is useful for carrying that kind of stuff and keeping your hands free....
I imagine having a vest full of breakable expensive camera gear would be somewhat restrictive in terms of your overall manoeuvrability...
Comment by Don posted on photographrs vest/jacket any good? at 07/03/2011 - 16:46
the best advice I have for you is this... whatever mode you choose to use (I find manual easiest) you have two lightsources... your flash and everything else.
CHOOSE which one you want to be dominant. (say your flash for example) and make sure it is at least 2/3's of a stop brighter than the other... last thing you need is to have your ambient light (usually orange or green depending on light source) on half the face and daylight balanced flash on the other half...
on a typical Wedding reception... I set the cameras up to under expose the ambient by about a stop and the flashes to expose the subject properly....
CHOOSE which one you want to be dominant. (say your flash for example) and make sure it is at least 2/3's of a stop brighter than the other... last thing you need is to have your ambient light (usually orange or green depending on light source) on half the face and daylight balanced flash on the other half...
on a typical Wedding reception... I set the cameras up to under expose the ambient by about a stop and the flashes to expose the subject properly....
Comment by Don posted on Shooting a birthday event - What camera settings please? at 07/03/2011 - 16:34
johnriley wrote:
The answer is to have a partner who is also interested in photography. Unfortunately, she may become better at it than you are, so make sure you can take it.
or worse, she may be the one bugging you to pose...The answer is to have a partner who is also interested in photography. Unfortunately, she may become better at it than you are, so make sure you can take it.
Comment by Don posted on How understanding is your partner? at 07/03/2011 - 16:23
The first step in editing is deciding which to keep and which to bin.
Before binning a shot take a moment to figure out what went wrong.
I suspect spot metering and manual settings would have served you well under those lighting conditions, as well as reviewing your shots and checking your histograms.
as for this shot, I'd bin it.
you might try adding some noise, b&w conversion or duo toning it for an Andy Worhal look...
sorry if that seems harsh.
but honestly, I try to think of photoshop as my spice rack... great for seasoning a well made dish, but all the seasoning in the world won't save a burnt mess stuck to the bottom of the pan...
blown highlights is blown. you cannot save what isn't in the file.
Before binning a shot take a moment to figure out what went wrong.
I suspect spot metering and manual settings would have served you well under those lighting conditions, as well as reviewing your shots and checking your histograms.
as for this shot, I'd bin it.
you might try adding some noise, b&w conversion or duo toning it for an Andy Worhal look...
sorry if that seems harsh.
but honestly, I try to think of photoshop as my spice rack... great for seasoning a well made dish, but all the seasoning in the world won't save a burnt mess stuck to the bottom of the pan...
blown highlights is blown. you cannot save what isn't in the file.
Comment by Don posted on PP Example - Any Hints/Tips? at 07/03/2011 - 16:03
Tyr wrote:
I tend to go long for subject isolation or to isolate with less background. I go for the wide end when I want that wide angle perspective or to actually take a wide shot.
or they step out of thier car and zoom out to get the mountians in the shot and the people or animals or intersting subjects in the foreground look like ants or dust specs, when they could have walked up closer, used a wider lens and got decent sized subjects framed nicely with the mountians in the background!Don wrote:
sadly that means a lot of people aren't considering PERSPECTIVE when shooting...
do I move in closer with a wider lens to get more background in? or do I pull back and use a longer lens to crop out the background elements? and by how much?
True, it isn't always something that is considered. Framing the subject takes priority for most people and then ignore what is going on behind.Smeggypants wrote:
An interesting anecdote from my own shooting practises. For some reason 95% of shots when I've got a zoom on are either fully in or fully out. Which essentially means I'm using the zoom as a dual focal length prime
that is the case for most people as well.An interesting anecdote from my own shooting practises. For some reason 95% of shots when I've got a zoom on are either fully in or fully out. Which essentially means I'm using the zoom as a dual focal length prime
sadly that means a lot of people aren't considering PERSPECTIVE when shooting...
do I move in closer with a wider lens to get more background in? or do I pull back and use a longer lens to crop out the background elements? and by how much?
I tend to go long for subject isolation or to isolate with less background. I go for the wide end when I want that wide angle perspective or to actually take a wide shot.
either way reaching for the zoom ruins more shots than stopping for a minute to say I need to swap lenses. now which lens should I use?
Comment by Don posted on Zooms or Primes at 07/03/2011 - 15:26
Stefan... I do not know what you mean by "film genre 'Noir' "
Help me understand
I am looking for main objects that are predominantly black, so I can see how to capture the detail...and not lose so much of it.
Kindly Yours;
Judithann
my favourite recent take on the film noir genre is the graphic novel styles such as "Sin City"...
I tried to pay homage to the genre with one of my recent shoots:
hope that helps as well....