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Comment by ilovesaabs posted on 24-megapixels-the-world-forgot at 25/01/2015 - 22:34
Interesting, but I guess the people who might be most peeved will be Vista users, while those with '7' quite happy to keep with that version...
Win 8.1 miles better than 8.
But if it's free I'll have 5.
PS Nice new Avatar John - still can't tell whether you've got a full head of hair or not
Win 8.1 miles better than 8.
But if it's free I'll have 5.
PS Nice new Avatar John - still can't tell whether you've got a full head of hair or not
Comment by ilovesaabs posted on WIndows 10 at 21/01/2015 - 18:37
Details a bit unclear. - title says 2 batteries, photo shows 2 batteries, product description makes no mention of batteries...
Comment by ilovesaabs posted on K3 battery grip at 11/01/2015 - 22:28
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To further explain the "it is" and "on what basis"
Stop by any camera shop which happens to sell full frame or any school which has photography classes and/or majors. Even the math department in most schools can very clearly prove it.
But if one were to take ANY Pentax 16mp sensor and then line it up with ANY full frame sensor of about the same MP, such as the Nikon (approximately) 16mp full frame sensor... The results are staggering.
Even by the numbers alone; published throughout the internet and on the camera manuals, scores, etc... But better than any numbers are the results; on most any subject with little exception.
Sure cameras such as the Pentax K3 do not offer full frame but are a cropped sensor; which also magnifies to about 1.5x. This is actually great for telephoto, especially extreme telephoto. But at the opposite extreme of the spectrum, the wider the angle the worse the result. One is trying to "make up" or compensate for that 1.5x math in the optics. The result doesn't work so well optically, even with the best lenses on the market.
To further compare sensor size, such as full frame to cropped sensor... Imagine any type of image magnification, whether on screen or perhaps eventually printed. There's where the math thing comes into effect again, The smaller the sensor the more it has to be enlarged in the final result.
The result is quite obvious to most any photographer, and even to the client. It's almost like trying to take a billboard sized photograph with a pocket camera
A lot of this is very much hypothetical and I don't agree that the difference between an image taken on a K-5 and D4 is staggering...If Full frame has such a significant advantage then you would not see so many professionals adopting the Fuji X-system or even iPhones to capture images that sell.To further explain the "it is" and "on what basis"
Stop by any camera shop which happens to sell full frame or any school which has photography classes and/or majors. Even the math department in most schools can very clearly prove it.
But if one were to take ANY Pentax 16mp sensor and then line it up with ANY full frame sensor of about the same MP, such as the Nikon (approximately) 16mp full frame sensor... The results are staggering.
Even by the numbers alone; published throughout the internet and on the camera manuals, scores, etc... But better than any numbers are the results; on most any subject with little exception.
Sure cameras such as the Pentax K3 do not offer full frame but are a cropped sensor; which also magnifies to about 1.5x. This is actually great for telephoto, especially extreme telephoto. But at the opposite extreme of the spectrum, the wider the angle the worse the result. One is trying to "make up" or compensate for that 1.5x math in the optics. The result doesn't work so well optically, even with the best lenses on the market.
To further compare sensor size, such as full frame to cropped sensor... Imagine any type of image magnification, whether on screen or perhaps eventually printed. There's where the math thing comes into effect again, The smaller the sensor the more it has to be enlarged in the final result.
The result is quite obvious to most any photographer, and even to the client. It's almost like trying to take a billboard sized photograph with a pocket camera
Comment by ilovesaabs posted on Very interesting topic regarding APS-C & FF at 10/01/2015 - 14:08
So far I've had *istD,*istDL, K10D, K20D, K-5 and K-3. I've missed a few out a few models, reasons for change are:
DL - I had broken the D and there was a good deal at Schiphol
K10D - was the next great new big thing, replaced the D and DL
K20D - ability to print larger prints, upgraded AF (which I thought was a weak point on earlier models)
K-7 - did not believe this represented much of an upgrade over the K20D plus grips were incompatible
K-5 - next great big thing, allowed me to use two bodies with my 2 DA*s
K-5ii/s - cost of upgrade from K20D was too much to justify - still attached to the K20D
K-3 is the great big thing, many improvements on K-5, deal at SRS, so replaced the K20D. Thing is as hard as nails...
Other upgrade was D3 - FF and AF. But lacks any mojo whatsoever.
DL - I had broken the D and there was a good deal at Schiphol
K10D - was the next great new big thing, replaced the D and DL
K20D - ability to print larger prints, upgraded AF (which I thought was a weak point on earlier models)
K-7 - did not believe this represented much of an upgrade over the K20D plus grips were incompatible
K-5 - next great big thing, allowed me to use two bodies with my 2 DA*s
K-5ii/s - cost of upgrade from K20D was too much to justify - still attached to the K20D
K-3 is the great big thing, many improvements on K-5, deal at SRS, so replaced the K20D. Thing is as hard as nails...
Other upgrade was D3 - FF and AF. But lacks any mojo whatsoever.
Comment by ilovesaabs posted on Why the upgrade at 09/01/2015 - 14:14
Both models available in Kingston - frankly the whole display is appalling in the shop.
Gone were the days when in George Henry Lee's in Liverpool when you could get a roll of Kodachrome for £5....
Gone were the days when in George Henry Lee's in Liverpool when you could get a roll of Kodachrome for £5....
Comment by ilovesaabs posted on John Lewis at 09/01/2015 - 13:42
50mpCMOS wrote:
Sorry but it is far from myth when full frame almost always produces better results; not myth - scientific fact.
Is it? on what basis?Sorry but it is far from myth when full frame almost always produces better results; not myth - scientific fact.
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And to the right of that article is a list of most popular cameras which shows the Nikon D750 going great guns.
That's because D600 and D700 users only now have an adequate replacement available - so many people were put off the oil issue on the D600, weren't trusting the D610 and couldn't afford the D8x0...that their prayers were answered with the D750. QC issues on various Nikon models make the K-5 sensor stain and K-3 mirror flap issues minor in comparison.And to the right of that article is a list of most popular cameras which shows the Nikon D750 going great guns.
Comment by ilovesaabs posted on Very interesting topic regarding APS-C & FF at 09/01/2015 - 13:31
Gwyn wrote:
Welcome back. The K20D is a bit of a brick, but it is a good camera. Have fun playing with it.
St Aines Upon Thames? My birthplace!
I'd keep quiet about that Gwyn, apart from the fact it was the european R&D HQ of my former employer I've not had any good experience of the place. I onlyappen across the place when I avoid the M3 accidents and wish I stayed in the traffic..Welcome back. The K20D is a bit of a brick, but it is a good camera. Have fun playing with it.
St Aines Upon Thames? My birthplace!
I live in another 'upon Thames'
Comment by ilovesaabs posted on I'm back... at 30/12/2014 - 19:57
FA 35mm f2 , still a few around but you have to shop around - for less there is the Samsung-branded equivalent, but rare.
Comment by ilovesaabs posted on 77mm 1.8 limited lens at 20/12/2014 - 12:21
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Comment by ilovesaabs posted on microglobe 35mm and 50mm DA lenses at 08/12/2014 - 11:09
I'd limit this discussion to only models of 24mp sensor resolution