Yes Peter, I just got the camera out and had a look. Unfortunately, as you have written, the HDR Capture option in menu 3 is greyed out in the scene mode. Perhaps next time you might try similar in-camera HDR shots in one of the main modes, e.g. Av, where you have several options for the way the 3 shots are captured. It often works quite effectively for me when taking daylight shots in challenging lighting, but I haven't tried any night shots yet.

Philip

Peter, did you set 'Auto Align' in the 'HDR Capture' section of Camera Menu 3? I don't know if it applies to the Night Scene HDR Mode as I have never used any scene modes, but I do know that Auto Align is quite effective when taking hand-held HDR shots using one of the main modes, e.g. Av.

Philip

It would depend on what you claimed for the image; e.g. if it was entitled "North Bailey, Durham", the second would be more than both 'taking a liberty' and 'not worth doing' - it would be just plain wrong. If it was entitled something like "Deserted Street", the composition of the second image is more appealing - both 'artistic licence' and 'worth doing'.

Philip

Good info there, Nigel. It makes good sense to work on a copy of the original JPEG during one editing session, so it is re-saved only once (and at low compression), and, when two (or more) different software editors are involved, to save the intermediate file in a lossless format. If this sort of procedure is followed, I would doubt that anyone would perceive any JPEG image degradation at typical image sizes and viewing distances, unless they have the vision of an eagle or a vivid imagination!

Philip

Is this what you meant to write, Rob? Just copying (or duplicating) a JPEG file should have no effect on image quality. To check, I have just copied a JPEG 10 times, and I can see no difference between the original and the 10th iteration, even viewed at 1000% (one thousand %).

Philip

Wonderful shot, John (and no candy floss.....great!). It's also good to know that someone else makes use of the technology in the camera.

Philip

Wonderful images of which number 2 stands out for me.

Cheers.
Philip

The black Pentax camera bodies look better to me, but I don't intend to get one anyway - limitations and failings in my photography are down to the lump behind the camera rather than my Pentax APS-C gear. Also, for me, the K-1 + grip is too big, too heavy, and too costly, especially with the new lenses (except perhaps the 28-105). However, I feel pretty sure it will have many fans, and I hope it will be a success worldwide.

Philip

Thank you, Peter.

Philip

1. A moment for quiet prayer:



2. The West Window:



3. The centre cropped from #2:



[ K-3 & D-FA 28-105 ]

Cheers.
Philip