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you might find a current version of PSE is powerful enough to scrape by with... and you can that for next to nothing if you find a free copy bundled with a wacom graphics tablet....
Comment by Don posted on Wanted: Early version of photoshop at 12/05/2012 - 18:35
i liked the article..seemed to be very upbeat and positive.
Comment by Don posted on Gear Patrol K-01 Article at 10/05/2012 - 15:24
this is not the Tardis you're looking for......
Comment by Don posted on An encounter with a couple of plastic security guards... at 04/05/2012 - 01:46
I'd buy two if I had the money... I got daughters....
Comment by Don posted on So what can we expect from the Q? at 25/04/2012 - 13:58
I would expect this to sell... very well....
Comment by Don posted on So what can we expect from the Q? at 24/04/2012 - 11:53
uses d-slr lenses, not FF, shaped like a brick.. no evf... yet turning the video world upside down at the moment..
the k-01 could become... with a few tweeks.. like live hdmi out during recording and more output options..
link
the k-01 could become... with a few tweeks.. like live hdmi out during recording and more output options..
link
Comment by Don posted on K-01 wins design award at 18/04/2012 - 00:33
I frequently work with halogen lamps and have converted many inexpensive worklights for pro video uses..
they work... but for for portraits you will use a lot of power and make heat.. this can be worked around..(open a window and use a fan or two, shoot in the early morning when it's cooler) ). but have you considered florescent lights? easier on the circuit breakers, less heat... and you can make both strip lights and clamp lights on the cheap with one trip to the hardware store, and careful selection of bulbs for full spectrum and proper color balance... just keep your shutter speeds lower to avoid flicker...
be an available light shooter... shoot with any light that is available... don't be afraid to mix light sources...
they work... but for for portraits you will use a lot of power and make heat.. this can be worked around..(open a window and use a fan or two, shoot in the early morning when it's cooler) ). but have you considered florescent lights? easier on the circuit breakers, less heat... and you can make both strip lights and clamp lights on the cheap with one trip to the hardware store, and careful selection of bulbs for full spectrum and proper color balance... just keep your shutter speeds lower to avoid flicker...
be an available light shooter... shoot with any light that is available... don't be afraid to mix light sources...
Comment by Don posted on Halogen studio lights at 17/04/2012 - 12:33
k-01 wins german red dot award..link
Comment by Don posted on K-01 wins design award at 16/04/2012 - 23:15
ChrisA wrote:
Unless Sigma keep their prices up to match Pentax, some people at least will desert Pentax for Sigma, and if enough of them do that, Pentax risk being completely stuffed - with unprofitable bodies, and not enough lenses being sold to make up for it.
Sigma won't care if Pentax go out of business - they'll pick up the increased sales from the people that move to Canon or Nikon.
I'm not convinced by this 'loss leader' argument at all - rapid depreciation doesn't mean people don't buy new expensive gear - just look at the car industry.
actually third party lens makers have a symbiotic relationship to the camera makers and Pentax has a solid history of designing lenses... take the 10-17 mm fisheye for example... so how many patents get exchanged, or licensed out to maker of third party lenses? my guess is the lensmakers will wind up raising prices as well...Don wrote:
To remain competitive with products that lose thier value rapidly as newer devices hit the market, Pentax needs to raise the prices on the lenses and lower the prices on the bodies...
the company had to do this sooner or later to remain viable.
This strategy would make Pentax incredibly vulnerable to pricing strategies from Sigma and Tamron then.To remain competitive with products that lose thier value rapidly as newer devices hit the market, Pentax needs to raise the prices on the lenses and lower the prices on the bodies...
the company had to do this sooner or later to remain viable.
Unless Sigma keep their prices up to match Pentax, some people at least will desert Pentax for Sigma, and if enough of them do that, Pentax risk being completely stuffed - with unprofitable bodies, and not enough lenses being sold to make up for it.
Sigma won't care if Pentax go out of business - they'll pick up the increased sales from the people that move to Canon or Nikon.
I'm not convinced by this 'loss leader' argument at all - rapid depreciation doesn't mean people don't buy new expensive gear - just look at the car industry.
Comment by Don posted on Pentax/Ricoh putting prices up at 15/04/2012 - 15:39
Clever indeed - I particularly like the use of the filter!
Carl
also works wth a tea cup handle for you tea lovers !