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All seriously excellent shots !
Comment by Frogfish posted on Birds no flash ,honest at 22/04/2012 - 18:04
The nuthatch and treecreeper are gorgeous .... but the robin in #4 is spectacular !
Comment by Frogfish posted on Even more bird pictures at 22/04/2012 - 08:23
Smeggypants wrote:
Using TAv mode with flash isn't good though. Often the cam will choose an ISO of something like 25600 and the pic will be blown out!!
Yep ! That's why I mentioned when using flash I switch to Av.Using TAv mode with flash isn't good though. Often the cam will choose an ISO of something like 25600 and the pic will be blown out!!
Comment by Frogfish posted on (Hyper Program) Mode - P at 22/04/2012 - 08:20
supersammy wrote:
I just phoned my local independant camera shop to enquire about the sigma and tamron lenses and the person there told me that these two macro lenses would not be suitable for a digital pentax camera when using for macro work. He said that they are full frame lenses and this would mean that I wouldn't get the same macro results on my camera.
Can anyone shed any more light on this for me please?
I would avoid that shop like the plague in future (or at least that guy) as he is talking out of his rear basically.I just phoned my local independant camera shop to enquire about the sigma and tamron lenses and the person there told me that these two macro lenses would not be suitable for a digital pentax camera when using for macro work. He said that they are full frame lenses and this would mean that I wouldn't get the same macro results on my camera.
Can anyone shed any more light on this for me please?
Check out the macro on my Smugmug below - all taken with K7/K5 and the Tamron 90. But the Sigma 105 would do the same job equally as well.
Comment by Frogfish posted on Sigma 105mm OR Tamron 90mm at 21/04/2012 - 17:36
Blythman wrote:
My K5 lives in TAV mode, occasionally changing to manual where there is difficult lighting
Absolutely. I can't see the value of P if when changing your shutter speed to capture something that needs a faster/slower speed it gives you a ridiculous aperture (which it occasionally does) or vice versa when it can slow the shutter speed down so much that even with SR it introduces camera shake.My K5 lives in TAV mode, occasionally changing to manual where there is difficult lighting
Without a doubt TAv gives you the best of most worlds and the only times I don't use it is when using P-TTL flash (in Av) or macro (MF) or MF because I know what I want and don't want any settings to change.
Comment by Frogfish posted on (Hyper Program) Mode - P at 21/04/2012 - 17:23
johnriley wrote:
Like to see you hand hold a DA*300 or longer / heavier lens for a long period of time then ! You'd soon see the value.Quote:
Monopod ...hmm now then I have never understood the concept of monopods (motor racing aside) - you pop your camera on the end of a stick which can then move in every single direction and every plane bar the vertical one. What am I missing in my belief that this makes them less than useless ?
Personally I find them less than zero efficiency (worse than useless) for this very reason.Monopod ...hmm now then I have never understood the concept of monopods (motor racing aside) - you pop your camera on the end of a stick which can then move in every single direction and every plane bar the vertical one. What am I missing in my belief that this makes them less than useless ?
BTW I have also tested on a monopod with SR on and SR off. Very little difference (again proving the effectiveness of a monopod) but the SR shades it.
Comment by Frogfish posted on Sigma 30mm f1.4 or Sigma 28mm f1.8 macro - thoughts and experiences please at 21/04/2012 - 17:17
Or another Kr.
Damn good camera at a damn good price ... as you well know !
Damn good camera at a damn good price ... as you well know !
Comment by Frogfish posted on Pentax fit lenses on Nikon body? at 21/04/2012 - 12:57
Monopods - think of them as a mid-way point between tripods and hand-held. Of some assistance but not perfect. They are especially useful with long lenses because they support the weight - something most people can not do for any length of time.
28mm is considered the cut-off point for distortion. I use a Zeiss 28/2.8 for landscapes and stitch where necessary. Pentax's 21 Ltd has even more distortion than the 15 Ltd so is not the best lens for situations where distortion is critical.
Do note however that there are some software programs that can correct the distortion - though you will need to shoot extra wide because the correction reduces the FoV - so you could be better off with a 28mm, that does not need correcting, in the first place !
IMHO you have little choice as there is no perfect or cheap solution for what you want. A tripod and stitching where/if required solves most of your problems (except the hand-held one). The expensive solution is a FF DSLR and a 24/28mm lens (but for those $$$ you might as well use a K5 with the 15 Ltd and correct in software) !
28mm is considered the cut-off point for distortion. I use a Zeiss 28/2.8 for landscapes and stitch where necessary. Pentax's 21 Ltd has even more distortion than the 15 Ltd so is not the best lens for situations where distortion is critical.
Do note however that there are some software programs that can correct the distortion - though you will need to shoot extra wide because the correction reduces the FoV - so you could be better off with a 28mm, that does not need correcting, in the first place !
IMHO you have little choice as there is no perfect or cheap solution for what you want. A tripod and stitching where/if required solves most of your problems (except the hand-held one). The expensive solution is a FF DSLR and a 24/28mm lens (but for those $$$ you might as well use a K5 with the 15 Ltd and correct in software) !
Comment by Frogfish posted on Sigma 30mm f1.4 or Sigma 28mm f1.8 macro - thoughts and experiences please at 21/04/2012 - 12:51
Either or. Both are great lenses with virtually no difference in IQ. Let price be your deciding factor.
Comment by Frogfish posted on Sigma 105mm OR Tamron 90mm at 21/04/2012 - 08:57
