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right now I'm leaning towards something like this: link and a kmount adapter (they are available btw)
Comment by Don posted on Rumours or fact? at 24/08/2010 - 17:59
for me, it'd be a great camera.
I shoot video and stills and have become fairly good at editing in final cut.
It's been a long road trying to get my editing skills up to a level where I'm satisfied.
as it sits, I feel there's room in my camera bag for one more camera, and have really been trying to find the right one......
I shoot video and stills and have become fairly good at editing in final cut.
It's been a long road trying to get my editing skills up to a level where I'm satisfied.
as it sits, I feel there's room in my camera bag for one more camera, and have really been trying to find the right one......
Comment by Don posted on Rumours or fact? at 24/08/2010 - 16:48
this ticks me off:link
I hope Pentax releases something with similar features....
I hope Pentax releases something with similar features....
Comment by Don posted on Rumours or fact? at 24/08/2010 - 16:00
here I fired one off using the technique above and the 360fgz (off camera cord) and 30"gold reflector......
no post adjustments, raw to jpeg... k10....
you cant get results like that using flash straight on, or on camera flash.
add a crop and vinette:
and you could do this just as easily with a cheap peice of foamcore...
no post adjustments, raw to jpeg... k10....
you cant get results like that using flash straight on, or on camera flash.
add a crop and vinette:
and you could do this just as easily with a cheap peice of foamcore...
Comment by Don posted on Wide angle flash at 24/08/2010 - 00:19
Anvh wrote:
How do those chinese lanterns hold out with some wind?
I confessed I totally forgot about reflectors, cheap and easy and they work even without a flash.
I've one but hardly use it... maybe it's time to take it with me sometimes..
not too bad... they're surprisingly tough... water on the other hand ...lol!How do those chinese lanterns hold out with some wind?
I confessed I totally forgot about reflectors, cheap and easy and they work even without a flash.
I've one but hardly use it... maybe it's time to take it with me sometimes..
a quick and dirty way to use a reflector... straighten out your bounce head and hold the flash and reflector in one hand.....so the light from the flash rakes across the reflector... you'll get a big lightsource with an obvious hot spot.... so if you hold it so the flash is high and pointed down along the reflector... like having a main and fill built into one.
Comment by Don posted on Wide angle flash at 23/08/2010 - 23:52
I agree it isn't enough for me to justify buying one....
when it comes to soft lighting for portraits, go big or go home.
when it comes to portable and soft light....
foamcore, reflectors, and chinese lanterns beat expensive little plastic tubs any day.
when it comes to soft lighting for portraits, go big or go home.
when it comes to portable and soft light....
foamcore, reflectors, and chinese lanterns beat expensive little plastic tubs any day.
Comment by Don posted on Wide angle flash at 23/08/2010 - 23:32
Now off topic, but if you want cheap and good...
put your flash inside a paper chinese lantern (white) and get the sucker off the camera.
put your flash inside a paper chinese lantern (white) and get the sucker off the camera.
Comment by Don posted on Wide angle flash at 23/08/2010 - 22:55
Anvh wrote:
Ken it looks like you're standing under something if so then that's cheating
I can't really say if it makes a differnce, she hold her head a bit different but the shadow under her right yaw looks the same to me at this size.
As for the colour that wasn't what we talked about and it only shows the sto-fen isn't colour neutral, a GTO gel would have the same effect.
As since her skin looks darker the contrast between the shadows is also less, maybe that make the difference if there is any?
if you look closer you'll see three subtle differences.Ken it looks like you're standing under something if so then that's cheating
I can't really say if it makes a differnce, she hold her head a bit different but the shadow under her right yaw looks the same to me at this size.
As for the colour that wasn't what we talked about and it only shows the sto-fen isn't colour neutral, a GTO gel would have the same effect.
As since her skin looks darker the contrast between the shadows is also less, maybe that make the difference if there is any?
1) the shadow is softer, look at the edges under the chin, hard edge on the top one, slightly softer edge on the bottom..
2) contrast is slightly reduced on the bottom image... less reflected light off the skin, more detail in the shadows on the bottom one.. also more detail in the dark areas of the hair..
3) the bottom one is picking up a slight warm color cast from the light bouncing off the walls...
I don't know if maybe there's a difference between our monitors, but I can see some difference.
even with nothing to bounce off, the soften is still about three times the area of the straight flash, up close that will be noticable... not dramatic mind you, but noticable..
Comment by Don posted on Wide angle flash at 23/08/2010 - 22:50
best wishes.
Comment by Don posted on Thanks all ........... but time to move on at 23/08/2010 - 17:29
ChrisA wrote:
But Don, this is the year 2010.
Manual focus in those circumstances is now what we call a "work around".
It's comments like that, that make Pentax say to themselves... "ah well, guys, we don't need to bother for another few months, with customers like that".
I disagree.Don wrote:
I prefer manual focus anyways.
Nothing worse than having af "Hunting" in low light when shooting a wedding... which happens, even when the camera is on a tripod.... and the subject really isn't moving much...
Agreed.I prefer manual focus anyways.
Nothing worse than having af "Hunting" in low light when shooting a wedding... which happens, even when the camera is on a tripod.... and the subject really isn't moving much...
But Don, this is the year 2010.
Manual focus in those circumstances is now what we call a "work around".
It's comments like that, that make Pentax say to themselves... "ah well, guys, we don't need to bother for another few months, with customers like that".
Nobody yet has video cam on the market that will focus properly in all shooting situations.
Comment by Don posted on Rumours or fact? at 22/08/2010 - 23:53
