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Pentax i-10?

But seriously, i would go for an LX3 if I was in your shoes. The ISO 800 looks great on that camera.

Then sell that Oly and get a K-x and a 21mm ltd

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Advice required at 19/01/2011 - 17:21

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Make the ship the focus of the shot or at least include a lot of it in shot. Your tripod won't be moving relative to the ship, so it should come out relatively sharp. The sky may be subject to movement blur, but that would probably not matter with the northern lights, which move constantly anyway. That's part of the joy of long exposure northern light shots.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Photographing the Northern lights at 19/01/2011 - 13:45

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Linear and circular pols work in a different way, nothing to do with cheap vs good quality filters. However a lot of people including myself have not really noticed any problem with linear filters on digital. Even if these was an issue, EV compensation and manual focus are at our disposal.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Circular or Linear Polarising Filter for Digital? at 19/01/2011 - 11:25

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...but Pentax isn't about cheap primes...

It's about beautiful, tiny primes:

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Phwoarrr!!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on K7 - Worth It? at 18/01/2011 - 20:38

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chrism_scotland wrote:
Also I note that there isn't a "cheap" 50mm like there is for Nikon, Canon and Sony, is there another option for a cheapish prime for a Pentax?
Yep, it's called an SMC-M 50mm f1.7. Is 20 quid cheap enough?!

The AF one is about 300.00 (sorry no 'pound' button on my keyboard :cry

But it's an f1.4 AFAIK the others are only f1.8.

Best bet for a cheapish Pentax prime is the DA 35mm f2.4, a great little lens - 150.00.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on K7 - Worth It? at 18/01/2011 - 20:35

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Expose to the left! The K-5 can take a lot of exposure correction in PP.

Can't wait to get one... which I will... circa 2012...

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on K5 over exposing at 18/01/2011 - 20:24

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I agree with you, Robbie. A bit of a 'herd mentality' has taken over this thread!

My advice to the OP, after learning he is considering bodies from different brands, is to forget comparing body X to body Y, and start comparing the manufacturer's systems as a whole. There are plenty of threads on that!

And has he considered Nikon? Plenty of good bodies there, old and new, so may be a better bet for the indecisive photographer!

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on K7 - Worth It? at 18/01/2011 - 15:07

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Love the close ups... what rueful expressions

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on Bad Hair Job ! at 17/01/2011 - 23:47

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"While My Polypore Gently Weeps"?

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on What on earth at 17/01/2011 - 23:44

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There are no similar restrictions in the UK, Gareth, in fact our copyright law specifically exempts buildings and other designed objects. Look under Freedom of Panorama on wikipedia

The biggest problem we have in the uk is people extending laws into areas they weren't designed to apply, such as security guards and police using anti terrorist legislation to stop legitimate photography in public places.

Comment by Pentaxophile posted on New K7 at 17/01/2011 - 12:52

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