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I'm sure there are plenty of such people who switch to FF for sound 'aesthetic' reasons. For all you know these people may well go for an older second hand model, and a few legacy primes. Don't patronise them.
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Full Frame for the Insecure? at 02/10/2011 - 11:41
sterretje wrote:
Call me a cynic, but perhaps the reason is to help sell more new flash guns? digikid-tv wrote:
[quote:3496ace15f="sterretje"]I can send you my Metz 45CT-1. Prepared to take the risk without a sync-safe?
I can believe that (I'm an electronics engineer by trade), but why doesn't Pentax put that in their specifications?[quote:3496ace15f="sterretje"]I can send you my Metz 45CT-1. Prepared to take the risk without a sync-safe?
Also they would be liable for warranty claims if for some reason someone's old high voltage flash did blow a circuit board...
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on AF200t flash with K7 at 02/10/2011 - 11:14
Opethian wrote:
There's more of the halo on the top than on the bottom, but otherwise a nice BW photo.
I think you could crop quite a bit from the top - she's got a lot of 'headroom'!There's more of the halo on the top than on the bottom, but otherwise a nice BW photo.
To me this doesn't exactly scream IR, it looks like an attempt to create an old vintage snapshot or postcard, with its grey vignette. It works well in that regard, if that's what you were after! Good expression too.
I think the shot would have been better framed a bit lower, including her hands and less of the conifer above her head. (The conifer is quite a strange background - using DOF to minimise background distractions would have worked better IMO). Her hair also looks a little burned out; could be the processing though.
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Another simulated IR at 02/10/2011 - 00:42
Lemmy, that's not true at all. The difference in DOF and therefore the 'depth' of pictures is perfectly visible at web sizes. I appreciate this isn't the be-all and end-all of most people's photography, but if dreamy portraits and 'art' shots are your thing, it might be. And the big viewfinder thing can't be argued against. It's just better to have a big viewfinder.
And larger sensors do not mean more pixels - the D700 having a lot less than the APSC sized Canon 7D for example. And less than the K20D even!
I am quite happy to stick with APSC, and use 'ultrafast' lenses if I want that shallow depth of field, but I totally understand why people would choose full frame, and wouldn't want to insinuate they're just compensating for some other indaquacy - perhaps in the underpants region - as you seem to be implying!
And larger sensors do not mean more pixels - the D700 having a lot less than the APSC sized Canon 7D for example. And less than the K20D even!
I am quite happy to stick with APSC, and use 'ultrafast' lenses if I want that shallow depth of field, but I totally understand why people would choose full frame, and wouldn't want to insinuate they're just compensating for some other indaquacy - perhaps in the underpants region - as you seem to be implying!
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Full Frame for the Insecure? at 01/10/2011 - 23:47
K10D wrote:
These are the sort of posts that must attract the casual passer bye to consider using Pentax cameras. Why buy another brand that does not have these issues when you could by a Pentax body and spend time working out how to get correct exposures with old lenses on various recent bodies.
I have a shelf full of older glass. Do I use it often? No I don't.
For the same reasons that people don't try to get an Intel 286 to run MS Office 2010. Today you can take photographs with Pentax lenses that do meter and work well, tomorrow you may be dead.
Just a point of view. Otherwise, keep up the good R&D.
For me, the stop down metering of M lenses works well enough on my K7 - and I can't recall it being terrible on my k200d either. I expect to have some input into the exposure anyway, even on a DA lens. It's interesting that people do these tests, but they only confirm what I have already found in practise - stop down metering works well enough, and M lenses are fun to use. I doubt I could have afforded a new version of the f2.5 135mm.These are the sort of posts that must attract the casual passer bye to consider using Pentax cameras. Why buy another brand that does not have these issues when you could by a Pentax body and spend time working out how to get correct exposures with old lenses on various recent bodies.
I have a shelf full of older glass. Do I use it often? No I don't.
For the same reasons that people don't try to get an Intel 286 to run MS Office 2010. Today you can take photographs with Pentax lenses that do meter and work well, tomorrow you may be dead.
Just a point of view. Otherwise, keep up the good R&D.
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Stop-down metering on the K-5 at 01/10/2011 - 19:01
On the contrary Stan, you'd have a much clearer view through the viewfinder. So you'd have no excuse for not spotting those bits of detritus! I can't understand why you'd think FF would cause a problem, unless you mean your lenses would have a wider fov, in which case, use a longer lens
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Full Frame for the Insecure? at 01/10/2011 - 16:58
I think shooting at f5.6 would be a useful uniform 'benchmark' aperture setting.
Even at this size the 18-135mm looks noticeably fuzzier at 18mm near the edge, than either of the other two lenses. But would you use it at f3.5 for this sort of shot?
Even at this size the 18-135mm looks noticeably fuzzier at 18mm near the edge, than either of the other two lenses. But would you use it at f3.5 for this sort of shot?
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on DA 18-135WR Comparisons (11 images) at 01/10/2011 - 14:16
To confirm a PM query, this is model 272EP.
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on FS: Tamron Di 90mm Macro (UK & EU) at 01/10/2011 - 14:10
Sorry Gwyn I missed your thread!
Anyway - it's a big day for Pentax, or should that be PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY.
or PRIC for short
Anyway - it's a big day for Pentax, or should that be PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY.
or PRIC for short
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Ricoh Establishes PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD at 01/10/2011 - 12:14
https://www.pentaxuser.com/news/ricoh-establishes-ricoh-pentax-imaging-company-l...
http://ricoh.com/release/2011/1001_1.html
http://ricoh.com/release/2011/1001_1.html
Quote:
Ricoh Establishes PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Tokyo, October 1, 2011–Ricoh Company, Ltd. (President & CEO: Shiro Kondo; hereinafter referred to as "Ricoh") announces the establishment of PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. as its wholly owned subsidiary on October 1, 2011.
Earlier, HOYA Corporation (President & CEO: Hiroshi Suzuki; hereinafter referred to as "HOYA") transferred the PENTAX Imaging Systems Business to PENTAX Imaging Corporation, a newly established subsidiary of HOYA, through an absorption-type split (spin off) and business transfer. Ricoh has acquired all shares outstanding in PENTAX Imaging Corporation, as of today, completing the transaction. Ricoh also changed the name of the company at the same time.
By forming the new company, Ricoh will strive to further bolster consumer products and services, in addition to its existing digital camera business.
New Company
Company name:
PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
宾得理光映像有限公司 (in Chinese)
Business: Manufacture and sales of optical equipment such as digital cameras, binoculars and lenses for security cameras
President & Representative Director: Zenji Miura (Representative Director, Deputy President, Ricoh Company, Ltd.)
Head office: 2-35-7, Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo
Established: October 1, 2011
Capital: 100 million yen
Number of employees: Approx.1900
Hip hip...Ricoh Establishes PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Tokyo, October 1, 2011–Ricoh Company, Ltd. (President & CEO: Shiro Kondo; hereinafter referred to as "Ricoh") announces the establishment of PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. as its wholly owned subsidiary on October 1, 2011.
Earlier, HOYA Corporation (President & CEO: Hiroshi Suzuki; hereinafter referred to as "HOYA") transferred the PENTAX Imaging Systems Business to PENTAX Imaging Corporation, a newly established subsidiary of HOYA, through an absorption-type split (spin off) and business transfer. Ricoh has acquired all shares outstanding in PENTAX Imaging Corporation, as of today, completing the transaction. Ricoh also changed the name of the company at the same time.
By forming the new company, Ricoh will strive to further bolster consumer products and services, in addition to its existing digital camera business.
New Company
Company name:
PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
宾得理光映像有限公司 (in Chinese)
Business: Manufacture and sales of optical equipment such as digital cameras, binoculars and lenses for security cameras
President & Representative Director: Zenji Miura (Representative Director, Deputy President, Ricoh Company, Ltd.)
Head office: 2-35-7, Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo
Established: October 1, 2011
Capital: 100 million yen
Number of employees: Approx.1900
Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Ricoh Establishes PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD at 01/10/2011 - 11:43
