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We'd better not turn this thread into a RAW vs JPEG one, which has no doubt been done to death many times. That would be better in a new thread if anyone has the stamina for it....

Comment by johnriley posted on K-3 studio test shots now on Imaging Resource at 02/11/2013 - 00:26

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Essentially what the camera is doing when shooting in JPEG is taking the RAW image and applying arbitrary processing to it which includes NR and compression

Just to pick up this point. I don't think I would describe what is happening here as arbitrary because it has been specifically designed by Pentax to do the job. Whether or not we think we can do a better job, whether we can or we can't, is another matter entirely.

Still, my comment and my picture weren't intended to be a definitive statement, more a gentle musing.

Comment by johnriley posted on K-3 studio test shots now on Imaging Resource at 02/11/2013 - 00:15

Only a 35cl bottle seems bit mean with that price tag.

Comment by johnriley posted on My heroes at 02/11/2013 - 00:11

I just put the idea forward for anyone who's interested to try. It certainly wasn't in my mind to suggest that the K-3 or anything else were pointless, and a cheaper compact certainly wouldn't do. For a start, it wouldn't be shooting at f/1.8 as here. There was a singular lack of light!

I think it's best to keep an open mind and not dismiss any technique until we've tried it ourselves.

Comment by johnriley posted on K-3 studio test shots now on Imaging Resource at 02/11/2013 - 00:08

You're fortunate to have a lineup of just Pentax lenses right from the start, don't spoil it! It took me many, many years to realise that other marques were generally not as satisfying. I could have saved a fortune....even though Pentax lenses are more expensive they are definitely worth it.

Comment by johnriley posted on what lens to go for next? at 01/11/2013 - 21:00

The Pentax 50mm f/1.8 is a fantastic bargain these days, so no better low cost option in 50mm lenses I think.

Comment by johnriley posted on FS: Pentax SMC-F 50mm f1.7 Excellent Condition at 01/11/2013 - 20:18

If you look at the various lens tests, zooms rarely perform best at their mid point of focal length. Usually they are best at one end and gradually worsen as we zoom. But generalising has its pitfalls and there are all sorts of exceptions I'm sure.

The beauty of a zoom is that we can fine tune the composition, so I would rarely use it at one end or the other, but at any suitable point in its range.

Comment by johnriley posted on New zoom or several elderly primes? at 01/11/2013 - 20:13

I've moved this to general chat.

Your best plan is to check out eBay for pricing and then act accordingly. If still in doubt, if you want an auction then eBay is the way to go.

The idea of Classified Ads here is to place an ad with a price, it's not an auction site.

Hope that helps!

Comment by johnriley posted on Policy on sales posts at 01/11/2013 - 13:23

It's not a failing of the forum that made us limit the time available for making edits Alan, there were good reasons for it.

If you resize your images to the correct 800 pixels on the longest side and keep the file size to less that, say, 400K, then they load pretty quickly IMO. I actually use 1000 pixels and the forum software doesn't seem to damage them too much. I do that because 1000 is the EPZ e2 size, so it's convenient.

Comment by johnriley posted on Graubünden Switzerland at 01/11/2013 - 12:11

If you click on the "Image" button below the message pane you can upload images directly into the forum. So no need to link to Flikr.

Comment by johnriley posted on Graubünden Switzerland at 01/11/2013 - 10:57

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