Yes doing it in camera would be really cool. I've never done much stitching in post. I used to do it with some Canon own brand utility which seemed to work ok.

Looks like it can't be done in Lightroom.

This might be worth a look: AutoStitch

Looks like you can do it on the K-30 as well. Thanks for the tip. I'll try that out.

http://c758710.r10.cf2.rackcdn.com/files/support/manual/1340052607_Manual_K-30_E...

p153 of the manual or p155 of the PDF.

I wonder how much extra width this gives a lens. Looks like quite a bit. If I am using a 28mm lens with composition adjust what lens length would give me the same image without composition adjust...?

I love my K-30. Can highly recommend. The image quality is fantastic. I can't really comment on the AF because I almost exclusively use manual focus lenses.


What exactly are the issues with the movie mode on the k-30? I've used it quite a bit and found it to be excellent.

I know that some people don't like it because there is no external mic jack and that there is no button to activate video recording from photo mode (you have to select a different option from the wheel menu on the top). But neither of those have ever bothered me.

If I want to record video then I am generally in video mode. I'm not often in a situation where I am taking photos and then suddenly want to record video.

If you are a serious videographer then you will be most likely be using external sound (with an XLR mic) anyway. I've made various films with a friend of mine (he uses a Canon 7D) and the k-30 stands up very well against it.

We made this for a choreographer friend:

http://www.electriccopyfilms.com/andtimeyet.htm

Best viewed in HD. The footage is probably 70% Canon 7D and 30% K-30. I can't pick one from the other in the final product. In this case we were not recording sound anyway so the mic issue didn't even come up.

One big advantage of the pentax is having shake reduction on all lenses during video. I tend to use older lenses so the having shake reduction when shooting hand held is a real boon.

Are there any other problems that people have had using the k-30 (or other pentax cameras) for video?

Hmm. That would be annoying. It can't be that the image files you put on there are actually altered in any way ... it must just be that the screen is calibrated for lots of saturation etc.

Any tablet you choose will have some screen calibration settings built in that are probably not under the user's control. I know that lots of people really didn't like the Galaxy S2 because the screen was supposed to be too saturated. This was then toned down a little with the s3 and the colours looked more natural.

This review of the s3 talks about all AMOLED screens having a slightly blue cast:

http://www.trustedreviews.com/samsung-galaxy-s3_Mobile-Phone_review_screen-and-c...

I doubt the sony blurb is anything more than this. They are just trying to make it sound exciting. But it might be worth testing it out in a shop before purchasing.

Thanks! Fingers crossed

Although I'm sad to say the photo I put in was from before my pentax days. It's this one:

http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/photo-gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26594&tit...

Taken with a Canon Ixus 430.

Thanks! Just entered.

The crucial thing I think is the SD card slot. If you have lots of photos why would you want to pay an extra £80 for an ipad with an extra 16GB of space when you can get a 64GB SD card for £40 which has the extra flexibility of being removable and compatible with other devices.

Depending on your budget I'd suggest looking at the Sony Xperia Tablet Z. It is no cheaper than the ipad but it has the sd card slot and is water / dust proof so should prove much more suitable for carrying lots of photos around in a campervan.

At the other end of the market there are lots of rebranded or nobrand android tablets that will do the job fine. They are drastically cheaper than the ipad or xperia tablets so just don't expect them to be as snappy or reliable. For example this one can take an SD:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=TB-004-OT&groupid=959&catid...

The tesco hudl is probably worth a look. It takes an sd card and should be higher quality than most android tablets in that price bracket but only has a 7" screen so not ideal for the OP.

Thanks. I've tried that a few times but do tend to forget. I'll remind myself to give this another go.

I guess that makes complete sense. I did wonder how the screen was immediately able to "know" what was in focus and what wasn't.

How did you judge whether it was correct or not? Taking test shots at very wide apertures?

Thanks for the help

Thanks for all the suggestions guys.

Buying a dedicated scanner myself is certainly an interesting option. If I end up shooting a lot of film it might even end up being cheaper...

You are right though that I was initially talking about services like snappysnaps etc.

I'll find a place that will do TIFF instead of jpeg next time and give it a go in lightroom. That should be an interesting first step anyway.