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Comment by JAK posted on " Memory Card Error " at 10/04/2012 - 22:28
A faster lens would certainly be useful after dark.
If you wish to shoot from the hip rather than the viewfinder, the wider the lens the more chance of getting the aim right. If you are shooting people from a distance (sounds dangerous!) using the viewfinder, then a 50mm or thereabouts makes more sense. What we don't know is what your style and preferences are. Best try it with what you've got first - then you'll soon find out which focal lengths work best for you and you can begin to work out what you think you're missing. (I'm presuming you have at least the kit lens to do this?)
John
If you wish to shoot from the hip rather than the viewfinder, the wider the lens the more chance of getting the aim right. If you are shooting people from a distance (sounds dangerous!) using the viewfinder, then a 50mm or thereabouts makes more sense. What we don't know is what your style and preferences are. Best try it with what you've got first - then you'll soon find out which focal lengths work best for you and you can begin to work out what you think you're missing. (I'm presuming you have at least the kit lens to do this?)
John
Comment by JAK posted on Which is better for street photography ? at 10/04/2012 - 21:53
erikro wrote:
Just bought this little baby + a 400mm Seimar lens in a secondhandstore for £22.
Haven't cleaned it yet.
Erik
You've linked to the web pages where the pictures are hosted, not to the actual images themselves. The web pages aren't jpeg files!Just bought this little baby + a 400mm Seimar lens in a secondhandstore for £22.
Haven't cleaned it yet.
Erik
John
Comment by JAK posted on My "new" camera at 10/04/2012 - 21:45
Yes! Gorgeous isn't he?
Clearly you know far more than you are letting on but the RSPB have some help pages should you get stuck:
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdidentifier/
John
Clearly you know far more than you are letting on but the RSPB have some help pages should you get stuck:
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdidentifier/
John
Comment by JAK posted on Not very clever so need a Bird ID at 10/04/2012 - 21:37
vrapan wrote:
I'd think the 35,40 and 50 might be a bit too tight at times? I'd get a 21mm and a 35mm especially if you want to go a tiny bit stealth and not have beer cans pointing at people
+1I'd think the 35,40 and 50 might be a bit too tight at times? I'd get a 21mm and a 35mm especially if you want to go a tiny bit stealth and not have beer cans pointing at people
Both the 21mm and 35mm (2.4 or 2.8 limited) are excellent lenses and will take cropping well if need be.
If you really wanted a beer can (sorry zoom) either a Sigma 10-20 or a Pentax 12-24 would be more useful than the 17-50. Why? By time you get to 50mm (which on APS-C is a short telephoto) framing and focussing become far more critical which doesn't lend itself to street. No doubt you've already got an 18-55 anyhow which isn't that different to 17-50 so you could have an experiment to see if you find that range is usable or not for street.
John
Comment by JAK posted on Which is better for street photography ? at 10/04/2012 - 21:32
Maybe it doesn't like SDHC cards. Can you try an old SD card that is less than 2Gb ? If that works it gives a clue.
Then is it on the latest firmware?
V1.0 didn't support SDHC cards.
V1.01 added support for SDHC Memory cards
V1.02 added additional compatible SDHC Memory card support
Here's a link to Pentax's firmware update page link
John
Then is it on the latest firmware?
V1.0 didn't support SDHC cards.
V1.01 added support for SDHC Memory cards
V1.02 added additional compatible SDHC Memory card support
Here's a link to Pentax's firmware update page link
John
Comment by JAK posted on " Memory Card Error " at 10/04/2012 - 18:23
http://www.beautifulbritain.co.uk/htm/others/monitorsetup.htm
Link is to a monitor calibration page.
John
Link is to a monitor calibration page.
John
Comment by JAK posted on brightness level on Imac for photoshop elements 8 at 10/04/2012 - 18:06
Did you speak to the store manager?
John
John
Comment by JAK posted on Jessops fall out with pentax at 10/04/2012 - 17:09
I'm sure that's not the right term but I know what you mean. Biased may be a better adjective.
Well given Canikon outsell Pentax by quite a large margin it is hardly surprising. Perhaps Ricoh have plans to redress the balance, we hope?
Often the suggestions given as to how to improve photographs are valid for any make. Do Canon owners complain because the article used Nikon, or vice versa. Of course not. What about the Sony, Fuji etc. owners?
If you were writing the article you'd explain it in terms of your camera. What else can they do? They can only describe the process with the equipment they have. But really there isn't that much difference between any of them and suggestions for good composition would even work with a Box Brownie!
When it comes to camera reviews, the Pentax ones do get mentioned, only there aren't as many of them as all the other makes put together so it seems like that!
John
Well given Canikon outsell Pentax by quite a large margin it is hardly surprising. Perhaps Ricoh have plans to redress the balance, we hope?
Often the suggestions given as to how to improve photographs are valid for any make. Do Canon owners complain because the article used Nikon, or vice versa. Of course not. What about the Sony, Fuji etc. owners?
If you were writing the article you'd explain it in terms of your camera. What else can they do? They can only describe the process with the equipment they have. But really there isn't that much difference between any of them and suggestions for good composition would even work with a Box Brownie!
When it comes to camera reviews, the Pentax ones do get mentioned, only there aren't as many of them as all the other makes put together so it seems like that!
John
Works very well for that John
John
John
Comment by JAK posted on HDR setting or exposure bracketing at 10/04/2012 - 15:02
That camera's firmware is probably currently v1.0.
To check the version number, turn your camera on while holding down the MENU button. The version number will appear in the centre of the LCD screen.
Presumably you will now want to download the latest firmware, v1.02.
This looks to be a better link to download it from:
http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/digital/20060907e3.html
From that link you will download a file titled: dl2e102w.EXE
Once you have that file downloaded, copy it to the root directory of one of those 1Gb cards (or another blank, formatted SD card with 8MB or more.) Then while the SD card is still in your PC, run that file to extract the FWDC150B.BIN file and a readme document.
Have a read of that readme!
Now make sure that the camera batteries are fresh.
If the camera power is on, turn it off.
Insert the SD card into the camera.
Turn the camera power on while pressing the MENU button.
"NOW LOADING" appears in the LCD monitor, and will change to "PROGRAM UPDATE". At the bottom of the LCD monitor,
CURRENT VERSION 1.00/1.01
UPDATE VERSION 1.02
will be displayed.
Press the four-way controller to select "YES" and press the "OK" button.
"UPDATING" appears on the LCD monitor and updating starts.
Do not under any circumstances switch off the power before the update is completed.
It will take approximately 90 seconds to complete update.
When update is completed, the "COMPLETE" will be displayed at the left bottom of the LCD monitor, then turn the camera off.
Remove the update SD card from the camera.
To check the Firmware version in your camera, turn the camera on while pressing the MENU button. Check that the version displayed in the LCD monitor is 1.02.
The camera automatically starts up after about 5 seconds.
When updating is finished, the update SD card still contains the Firmware file. If you want to use this card to take pictures, delete the Firmware file first (or reforamt the card).
Alternatively, try one of those 4Gb cards that didn't work and hopefully they'll now will.
John