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Comment by Don posted on Pentax Aim To Quadruple Sales at 19/10/2010 - 22:42
my biggest concern for Pentax is seeing smart phones gut compact camera sales.
canon g12, nikon p7000, and what has pentax got for a high end p&s?
then there are evil cams.. if pentax drops a pelicile mirror in a kx... big hit waiting to happen....
get an iphone ap and some pc/mac tethered shooting happening...
canon g12, nikon p7000, and what has pentax got for a high end p&s?
then there are evil cams.. if pentax drops a pelicile mirror in a kx... big hit waiting to happen....
get an iphone ap and some pc/mac tethered shooting happening...
Comment by Don posted on Pentax Aim To Quadruple Sales at 19/10/2010 - 21:22
Remember all the "Apple Computers is dead" comments we heard from all the experts in the late 80's?
it is doable.
they could start by getting products onto store shelves..... kinda helps to have the products where people can see them.
it is doable.
they could start by getting products onto store shelves..... kinda helps to have the products where people can see them.
Comment by Don posted on Pentax Aim To Quadruple Sales at 19/10/2010 - 21:00
I'd settle for what my sony hdr hc1 video cam has...
a touch screen... set to focus, you tap the screen anywhere it focuses right there.
set for spot exposure, you tap the screen it spot meters right there...
then you can set up two individual settings for focus, zoom, and exposure, hit preset one, tap the screen and it smoothly shifts to pre set two....
that would be awesome to have in a pentax d-slr.
I'd settle for usb tethering to an Iphone/ipad ap that gives me those features with live view from the camera.....
a touch screen... set to focus, you tap the screen anywhere it focuses right there.
set for spot exposure, you tap the screen it spot meters right there...
then you can set up two individual settings for focus, zoom, and exposure, hit preset one, tap the screen and it smoothly shifts to pre set two....
that would be awesome to have in a pentax d-slr.
I'd settle for usb tethering to an Iphone/ipad ap that gives me those features with live view from the camera.....
Comment by Don posted on What's next? at 19/10/2010 - 20:47
gartmore wrote:
I have the Calumet Heavy Duty background support which comes in a handy case and have several of their cloth backdrops which will go into a commercial washing machine if necessary. IMO you need something much wider than anything from a fabric shop. I use 12 ft wide. You can't get 4-6 people onto a 2m background.
You can't put paper rolls on these stands as I discovered to my cost, it just unrolls and unrolls and unrolls.
An added advantage is that you can clamp a backlight to the uprights.
take a wire coat hanger, bend it into a "V" and duct/gaffer tape it to the cross bar and it will apply tension to the inside of the paper roll tube.I have the Calumet Heavy Duty background support which comes in a handy case and have several of their cloth backdrops which will go into a commercial washing machine if necessary. IMO you need something much wider than anything from a fabric shop. I use 12 ft wide. You can't get 4-6 people onto a 2m background.
You can't put paper rolls on these stands as I discovered to my cost, it just unrolls and unrolls and unrolls.
An added advantage is that you can clamp a backlight to the uprights.
also a spring clamp or two to hold it after you have unwound it.....
Mannesty wrote:
and some fava beans...Don wrote:
Ah, Clarice, I can't wait to see what emerges from the cocoon...
I'd bet you'd like a nice bottle of Chianti too . . . Ah, Clarice, I can't wait to see what emerges from the cocoon...
Comment by Don posted on Larva - Death's head Hawk Moth at 19/10/2010 - 20:34
Ah, Clarice, I can't wait to see what emerges from the cocoon...
Comment by Don posted on Larva - Death's head Hawk Moth at 19/10/2010 - 19:04
flossie wrote:
If you want close-up shots of performers, then ISO 800 and DA* 50-135 will be fine (at F2.8...). If you want wider shots of the whole band, and they are playing against a conventional black background you are going to be stuggling due to the dynamic range. A video backing will make the range more managable, but will introduce a whole load of different issues.
I'd strongly recommend not trying to take multiple lenses, its not the sort of thing you want to be trying to change mid-gig!
I bought the Kx specifically for its ability to cope with shooting that kind of enviroment, trouble is with the lack of focus points, the dark viewfinder display, and limited controls, its very very easy to end-up with shots poorly focused or exposed on the wrong point when you are taking wide shots...
that is where multiple bodies comes in handy. I'm soooo lucky!..If you want close-up shots of performers, then ISO 800 and DA* 50-135 will be fine (at F2.8...). If you want wider shots of the whole band, and they are playing against a conventional black background you are going to be stuggling due to the dynamic range. A video backing will make the range more managable, but will introduce a whole load of different issues.
I'd strongly recommend not trying to take multiple lenses, its not the sort of thing you want to be trying to change mid-gig!
I bought the Kx specifically for its ability to cope with shooting that kind of enviroment, trouble is with the lack of focus points, the dark viewfinder display, and limited controls, its very very easy to end-up with shots poorly focused or exposed on the wrong point when you are taking wide shots...
Comment by Don posted on Advice on low light gig/concert photography at 19/10/2010 - 16:51
