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Comment by johnriley posted on What makes an image? at 02/03/2011 - 00:31
The 18-35mm is a full frame lens and can be used on film cameras.
Comment by johnriley posted on Can anyone explain this? at 01/03/2011 - 23:45
smc wrote:
Fair question. I used one on film for a while and felt that it lacked a certain something compared to the quality of my M series lenses. It was that indefinable quality that we know when we see it but it's difficult to describe. Like a fine wine, its bouquet....johnriley wrote:
It's a fine if somewhat characterless lens. I understand there are lens element separation issues on some samples.
In what way characterless - great colour rendition, sharp, compact, light.It's a fine if somewhat characterless lens. I understand there are lens element separation issues on some samples.
Comment by johnriley posted on Any FA 28-70 F4 owners? at 01/03/2011 - 22:17
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I still find my tray of magnesium flash powder very safe; isn't that what the 'B' setting is for?
Don't even joke about it Ken...I was sorting out some very old stuff in the camera club archive and came across a wooden box, helpfully marked "explosives" - inside it was full of flash powder. Couple that to the Magnesium ribbon that was at the back of a shelf and we could have had a very exciting event. I still find my tray of magnesium flash powder very safe; isn't that what the 'B' setting is for?
Comment by johnriley posted on Mix & Match Flashguns at 01/03/2011 - 18:06
It's a fine if somewhat characterless lens. I understand there are lens element separation issues on some samples.
Comment by johnriley posted on Any FA 28-70 F4 owners? at 01/03/2011 - 18:02
Pentaxophile wrote:
Not really, in the real world the theory doesn't hold. Each camera has its own look. Even RAW capture does have some processing applied to it, not much but some.johnriley wrote:
Colour quality is a very important feature as far as I'm concerned. I did a photo shoot (PU Magazine, "Shooting Girls") with a friend of mine and the images from my Pentax were vibrant and warm. The images from his Fuji S2 were neutral and bland.
Presumably that just depends on the in-camera processing option you select, rather than the brand? Shooting RAW should level the playing field, at which point the sensor is the deciding factor.Colour quality is a very important feature as far as I'm concerned. I did a photo shoot (PU Magazine, "Shooting Girls") with a friend of mine and the images from my Pentax were vibrant and warm. The images from his Fuji S2 were neutral and bland.
Anyway, all JPEGs are not equal either, nor are all white balances. The mix of everything makes up the whole and the whole has a character of its own.
Comment by johnriley posted on What makes an image? at 01/03/2011 - 15:05
I think it was a valid comparison as potential buyers would be wondering if going MF would give them anything significantly better. It looks to me as though it would.
I wouldn't thank you for a FF DSLR, but I would really like a 645D.
I wouldn't thank you for a FF DSLR, but I would really like a 645D.
Comment by johnriley posted on Pentax 645D and Canon 1ds Mark III comparison at 01/03/2011 - 13:42
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I doubt few people buy a camera for colour quality though
Colour quality is a very important feature as far as I'm concerned. I did a photo shoot (PU Magazine, "Shooting Girls") with a friend of mine and the images from my Pentax were vibrant and warm. The images from his Fuji S2 were neutral and bland.I doubt few people buy a camera for colour quality though
It's all part of the package and different marques behave quite differently in all sorts of ways. The digital SLR body is not a neutral, non-contributing link of the chain.
Comment by johnriley posted on What makes an image? at 01/03/2011 - 13:40
I would always suggest identical bodies - it makes sense to share the ergonomics and also accessories such as batteries, etc.
So K10D and K20D go together, K-x and K-r do and K-7 and K-5 do.
So K10D and K20D go together, K-x and K-r do and K-7 and K-5 do.
Comment by johnriley posted on K5 / KX / K10 which 2 would you keep and why? at 01/03/2011 - 13:33
Just as with film, different users will get something different out of even seemingly identical kit and materials.