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Comment by K10D posted on Farewell to Pentax at 01/05/2010 - 12:11
Hardgravity wrote:
It could be worse, as a system Nikon would have been my second choice.
Unlike the canon range ,which seems to do too much other than cameras, I haven't held a really bad Nikon body.
And why do people avoid Sony?
They made the sensors for a lot of the older cameras out there, including the *istD on to the K100d (If I recall correctly)
Indeed, the istD and my Minolta Maxum 7D. The IQ of both is exceptional.It could be worse, as a system Nikon would have been my second choice.
Unlike the canon range ,which seems to do too much other than cameras, I haven't held a really bad Nikon body.
And why do people avoid Sony?
They made the sensors for a lot of the older cameras out there, including the *istD on to the K100d (If I recall correctly)
As for Sony, they seem to loose the plot when it comes to DSLR's. They had a wonderful start having acquired Minolta and some of the lenses are excellent.
If my 7D ever dies, then I have to buy a Sony body else lose my Minolta glass. That said, I would buy the Alpha 850.
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Comment by K10D posted on Farewell to Pentax at 01/05/2010 - 08:08
Mike-P wrote:
It's strange actually .. have seen members leave for Nikon, Canon and even Olympus (waves at Huw) but never Sony. When you consider the money they have spent trying to get their equipment accepted it must be quite annoying to them.
Pentaxians, Nikonians, Olypians, Canonites, Liecans, Fujicans, Minoltans, Kodakathenians and Sony. SONY!It's strange actually .. have seen members leave for Nikon, Canon and even Olympus (waves at Huw) but never Sony. When you consider the money they have spent trying to get their equipment accepted it must be quite annoying to them.
Our ancestors did not go through all that, just to end up with a name like SONY!
OK then, back to Gareth.
Well Gareth, welcome to the club, well nearly.
Unfortunately you can't be classed as bi-dexterous as you've gone and sold your Pentax kit. Got any other non Nikon kit?
Some people are multi-dexterous having three or more systems.....
Enjoy your new kit. Stay in touch. I cannot be here for the next Goth meet as duty calls again, quite soon, so won't see you and the lads there. (the smiley is an exception).
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Comment by K10D posted on Farewell to Pentax at 01/05/2010 - 07:59
Sounds like your deleting in camera? If so, don't. Try not to delete any images on the card whilst its in the camera. It slows the card down.
A card reader is much more practical. Once images are copied to a drive, you can format the card in the camera.
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A card reader is much more practical. Once images are copied to a drive, you can format the card in the camera.
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Comment by K10D posted on My baby.... at 30/04/2010 - 20:59
I'll shoot both, tomorrow on a K7 and post images. Same aperture and shutter speed. Haven't used the 15mm for some time.
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Comment by K10D posted on wide angle lens advice required at 30/04/2010 - 20:26
Taken with an istD and the 17mm FE.
Zallaq beach, Bahrain.
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Zallaq beach, Bahrain.
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Comment by K10D posted on wide angle lens advice required at 30/04/2010 - 19:46
The full benefit of the K/A series 15mm is wasted on the cropped sensor, as is the 28mm Shift lens.
So probably better with a newer model lens.
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So probably better with a newer model lens.
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Comment by K10D posted on wide angle lens advice required at 30/04/2010 - 19:34
A good response.
Thanks to all who voted.
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Thanks to all who voted.
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Comment by K10D posted on How do you focus? at 30/04/2010 - 18:46
Sherryl wrote:
I'm taking like 100 shots a day but only about 2 or 3 are really good.
Doing better than me then at that rate!I'm taking like 100 shots a day but only about 2 or 3 are really good.
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Comment by K10D posted on My baby.... at 30/04/2010 - 18:43
Steve Chasey wrote:
May change my plans and take an MZ-S - poss as a third body. Doesn't weigh to much and could always sneak it in to one the suite cases
Steve
Ah well, Velvia. Quote:
Steve, the two bodies and no lens changes is a winner
Yeah I thought it was great idea too - until I looked at the images I got with the MZ-S with Velvia 100F on the road down to Mt Cook in early light and compare it to my digital images. Velvia hard to beat. Steve, the two bodies and no lens changes is a winner
May change my plans and take an MZ-S - poss as a third body. Doesn't weigh to much and could always sneak it in to one the suite cases
Steve
A whole different side of photography. To me and possibly a few others here, still shooting film is like playing my LP's through valves and electrostatics.
Rich rewards indeed.
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Comment by K10D posted on which lightweight monopod/head combo? at 30/04/2010 - 17:50
I would have thought a crop camera would have been better for wildlife if your main reason is length of lenses.
Cropping any part of an image which later has to be enlarged to match a print size does not replace actual focal length magnification.
Only FOV equates to a longer lens. We do not increase physical focal length or true magnification by looking at less than the full projected image circle.
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