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Comment by jemx99 posted on Toying on an upgrade at 31/12/2014 - 17:38
sbrads wrote:
Very low light AF will be a couple of stops better on the K-3 and K5II than all the others.
I'd be surprised if that is correct. Very low light AF will be a couple of stops better on the K-3 and K5II than all the others.
As Richard says above the I think you will find all of the 16mp era group of Pentax cameras (K30, K50, K500, K5, K511, K511s) are all pretty close iq / iso wise (of course the lack of aa filter with the k511s might make it stand out from the crowd somewhat), and from experience I know that the AF on the K30 is excellent especially in dark conditions.
Comment by jemx99 posted on Toying on an upgrade at 31/12/2014 - 12:43
bwlchmawr wrote:
It's actually been a lovely sunny day, . I even cut the lawn this afternoon...
I'm going to have to move further south! It's actually been a lovely sunny day, . I even cut the lawn this afternoon...
Comment by jemx99 posted on Snow in Sheffield on Boxing Day at 27/12/2014 - 21:43
Would a modern brand new design have such a small rear screen??
Comment by jemx99 posted on Interesting? at 27/12/2014 - 11:40
We've had a white Christmas afterall!
But if it sticks I must get out in the morning camera in hand - but on foot!
davidstorm wrote:
We had been out visiting my wife's Sister today and got caught out by the snow falling heavily from around 6:30pm. We almost didn't get home (only 4 miles) due to idiot drivers and cars getting stuck. There have been some fun and games on this hill outside our house, it beggars belief how some people drive in this weather.
David
We did something similar and had exactly the same problem as you - a bit of snow and Stoke grinds to a halt!We had been out visiting my wife's Sister today and got caught out by the snow falling heavily from around 6:30pm. We almost didn't get home (only 4 miles) due to idiot drivers and cars getting stuck. There have been some fun and games on this hill outside our house, it beggars belief how some people drive in this weather.
David
But if it sticks I must get out in the morning camera in hand - but on foot!
Comment by jemx99 posted on Snow in Sheffield on Boxing Day at 26/12/2014 - 22:38
Thanks for keeping us a'breast' of things on this forum John - happy Christmas to everyone
Comment by jemx99 posted on Festivities in Preparation at 25/12/2014 - 15:24
andrewk wrote:
[quote:3496ace15f="McGregNi"] Is there really a significant hole between the K3 and 645Z that could profitably be filled by a Pentax FF -
Andrew
I think it's a big hole and it needs to be plugged![quote:3496ace15f="McGregNi"] Is there really a significant hole between the K3 and 645Z that could profitably be filled by a Pentax FF -
Andrew
McGregNi wrote:
Those people, if they can afford it, are choosing the competitors 'FF' offerings ....
Those people, if they can afford it, are choosing the competitors 'FF' offerings ....
We need a FF Pentax to compete with the Nikon 610d & Canon 6d - they would sell like hot cakes!
Comment by jemx99 posted on Interview Ricoh's John Carlson (Pentax) at 23/12/2014 - 14:32
richandfleur wrote:
It's a very professional product, with a learning curve like photoshop I guess.
I can't comment on any others.
Eg how long the shutter is open for, which controls the amount of light the sensor receives, and the motion blur in the shot.
The difference though is that the blur of motion contributes to the feel of the video. Very crisp/sharp/no motion photos played back at 'movie' speeds look down right weird, so you are actually after some blur of motion.
Fundamentally though, full HD video is just 24 or 30 2MP stills played back one after another each second. All the normal stills concepts of composition and exposure etc relate to each of those photos. These photos are very much jpg equivalents with Pentax as they offer no RAW type offering in video mode.
Many thanks.jemx99 wrote:
What software do you guys use for post production?
I use Adobe Premiere CS6.What software do you guys use for post production?
It's a very professional product, with a learning curve like photoshop I guess.
I can't comment on any others.
jemx99 wrote:
How does altering shutter speed affect things?
Exactly the same as stills.How does altering shutter speed affect things?
Eg how long the shutter is open for, which controls the amount of light the sensor receives, and the motion blur in the shot.
The difference though is that the blur of motion contributes to the feel of the video. Very crisp/sharp/no motion photos played back at 'movie' speeds look down right weird, so you are actually after some blur of motion.
Fundamentally though, full HD video is just 24 or 30 2MP stills played back one after another each second. All the normal stills concepts of composition and exposure etc relate to each of those photos. These photos are very much jpg equivalents with Pentax as they offer no RAW type offering in video mode.
Jez
Comment by jemx99 posted on My thoughts on the K30 and K3 for video at 23/12/2014 - 10:36
Minolta made some excellent cameras and lenses and if Sony are as good then that can't be bad!
Comment by jemx99 posted on John Lewis at 23/12/2014 - 08:29
Very low light AF will be a couple of stops better on the K-3 and K5II than all the others.
As Richard says above the I think you will find all of the 16mp era group of Pentax cameras (K30, K50, K500, K5, K511, K511s) are all pretty close iq / iso wise (of course the lack of aa filter with the k511s might make it stand out from the crowd somewhat), and from experience I know that the AF on the K30 is excellent especially in dark conditions.
K3 AF in very low light is much more accurate than K5 or K30...K30 may have the edge on the K5