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Comment by GrumpyGrandPa posted on K-3iii inc magnificent 16-85 lens and 55-300 PLM lens at 04/10/2023 - 20:34
Pls contact me if you want his great kit at a very, very nice price
Comment by GrumpyGrandPa posted on K-3iii inc magnificent 16-85 lens and 55-300 PLM lens at 04/10/2023 - 16:02
Comment by GrumpyGrandPa posted on K-3iii inc magnificent 16-85 lens and 55-300 PLM lens at 03/10/2023 - 09:39
My K-3iii has just over 13k actuations.
£1,000 inc UK mainland postage, but can also be collected in the Hull area. Includes spare batteries, battery charger, PDF manual etc etc
The ony fault with it is cosmetic in that it has a scratch on the back of the baseplate edge where it caught on a fence when a car tried to squash me against a bridge when I was trying to take a decent photo of a kingfisher! (This minor war wound can be hidden with the use of a permanant black felt pen/marker of course)
Also for sale is my wonderful, but infrequently used, 16-85 HD DA ED WR DC lens. I am doing more wildlife photography now - so prefer my longer zoom.
Included lens caps, UV filter, lens hood etc £300 inc UK mainland postage, but can also be collected in the Hull area.
55-300 PLM HD DA ED WR f4.5/5.6 Pentax zoom lens. This is great and focusses so speedily and almost silently.
£300 inc UK mainland postage, but can also be collected in the Hull area.
The whole lot can be had for £1,500.
Bank transfer or PayPal friends and family - or even cash on collection welcomed!
Comment by GrumpyGrandPa posted on K-3iii inc magnificent 16-85 lens and 55-300 PLM lens at 02/10/2023 - 07:59
But look what it's done to the spots (reflections?) on the surface of the water.... UGH!!!
Steve
Comment by GrumpyGrandPa posted on Topaz AI 2 or DxO PureRaw3 or ????? at 01/10/2023 - 21:12
I use Dx0 PureRaw2 at the moment with my RAW files.
This Short Eared Owl flew around last Monday at RSPB Bempton but - as you would expect - never close enough to get great photos with my 50-300 PLM lens
Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.
I know that sometimes these AI progs can overdo things a wee bit . . . .
Comment by GrumpyGrandPa posted on Topaz AI 2 or DxO PureRaw3 or ????? at 01/10/2023 - 15:09
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I presumed it was because it came from Amazon warehouse.
Comment by GrumpyGrandPa posted on K-3 (III) arrived .... at 30/09/2023 - 12:06
Nicely done, and a lovely flower . If I were being really picky, I'd point out that highlights are blown on the right hand side of the flower. Tricky with a reflective surface, but worth experimenting with ways of reducing bright reflections. Steve
Yes, I am also miffed about the blown out bits BUT my reflector (A4 white card) fell over and knocked everything onto the floor and so I gave up on this attempt ;-(
Comment by GrumpyGrandPa posted on Passion . . . . at 24/09/2023 - 20:07
The image was focus merged (stacked) in Affinity Photo2 from various images taken with different manually focussed points at f13 with Pentax K-3iii and 16-85mm lens and a 40 year old SLIK 88 tripod!
RAW files processed with Dx0 PureRaw2 before merging.
It's a matter of preference which edit one eventually prefers after mucking around with modern software which is so easily able to enhance/ruin the balance of colour, sharpness etc etc.
Which one do you like best?
more manipulated one here
Comment by GrumpyGrandPa posted on Passion . . . . at 24/09/2023 - 18:06
Some how.... and I have no idea how........
Comment by GrumpyGrandPa posted on A sad day for me... at 19/09/2023 - 09:37
This came along a week or two too late for me, I’d have snapped your hand off a couple of weeks ago!
Though I’m not looking to buy, I just wanted to stop in as a recent 55-300mm PLM owner and say what a superb lens it is. By some distance it’s the best performing APS-C tele zoom I’ve tried and is unbelievably compact and light.