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Comment by K10D posted on k to manual mode for dslr at 19/07/2011 - 00:10
08tiger wrote:
Good stuff K10, you could ship some of that sun out to the UK, put some garden furniture out and it's rained ever since.
I'll be taking some sun back in a couple of weeks. Just keep an eye on the weather in mid August.Good stuff K10, you could ship some of that sun out to the UK, put some garden furniture out and it's rained ever since.
thoughton wrote:
Isn't that just 'normal' weather over there?
I presume it's Fremantle. Do they seriously call it Freo? That cracked me up
What's with the French-Aussie flag in number 1?
Yes it's Fremantle and locally known as Freo. Similar to afternnon being arvo. It is the San Francisco of Australia.Isn't that just 'normal' weather over there?
I presume it's Fremantle. Do they seriously call it Freo? That cracked me up
What's with the French-Aussie flag in number 1?
The French flag issue...I can only assume they are French travellers that are still looking for an identity?
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Comment by K10D posted on good weather at 19/07/2011 - 00:03
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Comment by K10D posted on more from the 21mm, the ideal street lens? at 18/07/2011 - 11:43
Mannesty wrote:
I like these. I really should try this. I don't have any wide primes but I could use the 12-24mm.
One of the guys I shot with yesterday used his 12-24mm taped up at 21mm to see if he could use the fixed length. Worked a treat, he saved some money.I like these. I really should try this. I don't have any wide primes but I could use the 12-24mm.
Northgrain wrote:
I'm off to New York in a couple of weeks... and I've just decided which lens to use for the walkabout stuff .
I'm well impressed with it. It's been a while since I used my feet to zoom.I'm off to New York in a couple of weeks... and I've just decided which lens to use for the walkabout stuff .
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Comment by K10D posted on good weather at 17/07/2011 - 14:34
Gwyn, Peter,
My comments were based on Smeggy's "being without a K5" statement only.
Algi,
I didn't say that 400 ISO was high. In the context of the thread, I take high ISO as being that which the K5, D7000, D700, D3, D3s, D3x and EOS 1 Mk IV are capable of.
Also, as previously mentioned in previous threads, backwards lens compatibility is not unique to Pentax as "Nikon AI" lenses from 1959 will work and meter on my D700 and D7000, even matrix metering. My K7 wont matrix meter my M and A series lenses. That said, why would I want to even try with any system?
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My comments were based on Smeggy's "being without a K5" statement only.
Algi,
I didn't say that 400 ISO was high. In the context of the thread, I take high ISO as being that which the K5, D7000, D700, D3, D3s, D3x and EOS 1 Mk IV are capable of.
Also, as previously mentioned in previous threads, backwards lens compatibility is not unique to Pentax as "Nikon AI" lenses from 1959 will work and meter on my D700 and D7000, even matrix metering. My K7 wont matrix meter my M and A series lenses. That said, why would I want to even try with any system?
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Comment by K10D posted on K5 @ ISO 25600 at 17/07/2011 - 14:26
Congratulations on your purchase Mark.
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Comment by K10D posted on K5 @ ISO 25600 at 17/07/2011 - 13:05
Algernon wrote:
For a Pentax only user any of the Pentax cameras with good High ISO capability is a must. The K20D is almost unusable with a 300mm lens for birds in the shade at 400ISO.
Not if you don't use high ISO.For a Pentax only user any of the Pentax cameras with good High ISO capability is a must. The K20D is almost unusable with a 300mm lens for birds in the shade at 400ISO.
There are plenty of forum members that don't need high ISO.
Just a mute point but I don't recall Nikon or Canon forum members who have the top high ISO models telling the rest of the clan that to not have that top model is a disadvantage.
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Comment by K10D posted on K5 @ ISO 25600 at 17/07/2011 - 11:57
Smeggypants wrote:
they are fine at the size posted in this thread.
if anything is going to convince those without a K-5 to sell their grandmother/mother/partner to get one then this is it!!!
Fair comment but what if others don't shoot at or need high ISO?they are fine at the size posted in this thread.
if anything is going to convince those without a K-5 to sell their grandmother/mother/partner to get one then this is it!!!
I don't have a K5, yesterday I was at a West Australian Pentax shoot at an RAAF Museum. Two of the guys were using K5's which helped in the low light. I used my K7. I also used a D7000 and D700. The D700 had no issue with high ISO and the 14-24mm f/2.8. I used the 24-70mm f/2.8 on the D7000, also at high ISO. I used the 16-50mm SDM on the K7 with a flashgun.
The guys were a bit stuck with FOV issues as the widest lens they had was the 15mm (21mm on cropped). They don't use third party glass.
I think the images in the OP are more than good enough but lets keep our feet on the ground. Those that have K5's should just use them and try not to give the impression to others that it's a must have piece of kit.
There are other camera's out there that work very well at high ISO and have faster glass to match (at a price).
A camera is a tool and nothing more. For those like me that also use other makes alongside Pentax, it's no different than having various tools on the garage shelf.
Surely, making an image is more important than the tools used to make it?
So K10's, K7's et al will always be capable cameras.
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Comment by K10D posted on K5 @ ISO 25600 at 17/07/2011 - 01:48
Also have searched for some method to cut down focus screens from older cameras for DSLR use and no luck--any suggestions from anyone?
Have fun.
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