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Comment by Mannesty posted on K-5 IIs RAW Problem at 19/04/2013 - 22:26
McBrian wrote:
Sadly, yes Mannesty wrote:
Dammit, now I need an 8-16mm lens, just when I thought I had enough.
Thanks Brian
Y'know, I'm quite happy with my Sigma lenses and could happily switch from Pentax glass. Then I could buy a small tropical island with the savings.
Did you notice the thread in "Leads to Deals" Dammit, now I need an 8-16mm lens, just when I thought I had enough.
Thanks Brian
Y'know, I'm quite happy with my Sigma lenses and could happily switch from Pentax glass. Then I could buy a small tropical island with the savings.
And then there's a Sigma 24-70mm 1:2.8 EX DG HSM for sale here as well . . .
Comment by Mannesty posted on First outing with K5IIs and 3 Sigmas at 19/04/2013 - 21:58
You've got 3 yes's and you're through to the next round
It's a Kestrel. I think this one is a female. The male has a grey head, the female's is brown. It's easier to tell them apart if you can see their back. The male has a chestnut back, the female is rather plain brown/beige.
Oh, and a Kestrel is a member of the genus Falco, which means its a falcon rather than a hawk.
It's a Kestrel. I think this one is a female. The male has a grey head, the female's is brown. It's easier to tell them apart if you can see their back. The male has a chestnut back, the female is rather plain brown/beige.
Oh, and a Kestrel is a member of the genus Falco, which means its a falcon rather than a hawk.
This feature looks both useful . . . and dangerous in the wrong hands.
And the following appears at the end of the Construction/Specification page :-
And the following appears at the end of the Construction/Specification page :-
Quote:
Corresponding AF Mounts
SIGMA / NIKON (D) / CANON
Corresponding AF Mounts
SIGMA / NIKON (D) / CANON
Comment by Mannesty posted on Sigma announces super-fast 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM at 19/04/2013 - 17:27
Somebody please buy this before I am forced to . . . . .
Comment by Mannesty posted on Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 IF EX DG HSM £425 ONO at 19/04/2013 - 17:20
If you prefer, you can still save your images as .PEF if you fear losing some of the EXIF data, then convert them to .DNG using Adobe's standalone converter.
This of course will almost double the amount of storage used if you want to keep both formats.
I haven't checked the file sizes of the .PEF and .DNG files produced by the K-5 II, but for other cameras, the .DNG file is significantly smaller, which I think is a good reason to use .DNG.
This of course will almost double the amount of storage used if you want to keep both formats.
I haven't checked the file sizes of the .PEF and .DNG files produced by the K-5 II, but for other cameras, the .DNG file is significantly smaller, which I think is a good reason to use .DNG.
Comment by Mannesty posted on K-5 IIs RAW Problem at 19/04/2013 - 17:16
bertndoris wrote:
I have put a couple of pics in the gallery.
No you haven't I have put a couple of pics in the gallery.
Comment by Mannesty posted on X5 FIRST IMPRESSIONS at 19/04/2013 - 14:51
The 'Power' switch on the grip simply enables the controls that are duplicated on the grip and the battery drain from enabling a small amount of electronic circuitry, if there is any, is going to be almost negligible. It does not affect or influence which battery is used first.
I, like many, choose to only have a battery in the grip for the reasons already stated. Pentax DSLR's don't seem to switch smoothly between batteries when one is depleted.
Beware that sometimes during general handling, the switch on the grip can be accidentally switched on, or part way to on, and then the enabled extra buttons can be a problem causing unexpected behaviour. This has caught me out on occasions.
I, like many, choose to only have a battery in the grip for the reasons already stated. Pentax DSLR's don't seem to switch smoothly between batteries when one is depleted.
Beware that sometimes during general handling, the switch on the grip can be accidentally switched on, or part way to on, and then the enabled extra buttons can be a problem causing unexpected behaviour. This has caught me out on occasions.
Comment by Mannesty posted on Using battery grip on the K10 D at 19/04/2013 - 14:49
Seems a kosher site to me, but I probably wouldn't risk it either, even if I had the money.
Comment by Mannesty posted on What do you think about a NEW FA* 250-600 F5.6 at 19/04/2013 - 11:28
Not only are you doubling storage space and slowing the camera down but ...
They're as close to identical as makes no difference - unless you have one of the much older Pentax bodies where only .pefs were compressed and where .dng files were correspondingly much larger.