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Comment by petrochemist posted on Wedding dilemma... at 25/04/2012 - 12:58
I'd be reluctant to do a wedding anyway, ut there's absolutely no way I'd do one with a camera I'm not used to!!
Renting a K5 for the event & having your K7 as backup makes much more sense. The controls on the K5 are I believe very similar to the K7, and any lenses could be used on either camera.
Renting a K5 for the event & having your K7 as backup makes much more sense. The controls on the K5 are I believe very similar to the K7, and any lenses could be used on either camera.
Comment by petrochemist posted on Wedding dilemma... at 22/04/2012 - 17:41
The AutoPict mode is auto everything with limited overrides, whereas the P mode alows everything to be changed...
On my K100 I prefered to leave my camera on Av, for rapid use. Since it didn't have a lock it often got knocked taking it out of the camera bag & could end up on any setting, I've lost quite a few shots from that.
With the K7 it's securely left in P. Always ready for a grab shot yet just one twist of a dial from Av or Tv.
There are only two other modes that get any real use on my K7. Fully manual and video (fairly rarely for video, but I hope to find Registacks makes it useful when I get round to trying it out).
On my K100 I prefered to leave my camera on Av, for rapid use. Since it didn't have a lock it often got knocked taking it out of the camera bag & could end up on any setting, I've lost quite a few shots from that.
With the K7 it's securely left in P. Always ready for a grab shot yet just one twist of a dial from Av or Tv.
There are only two other modes that get any real use on my K7. Fully manual and video (fairly rarely for video, but I hope to find Registacks makes it useful when I get round to trying it out).
Comment by petrochemist posted on (Hyper Program) Mode - P at 20/04/2012 - 11:04
A long list with some truth in many of the entries.
There are only three I'd strongly agree with (1, 29 & 90)
Whilst anything that says NEVER or ALWAYS is almost certainly wrong when it comes to photography. Even if it's true for most of the time.
I guiess 86 is the only one I totally disagree with. If you don't clear out trash how can you find the good shots! I certainly keep a lot with very little promice but in pushing your limits you are bound to take shots that don't work at all, and even in more routine photography I've had people step in front of me just as I take a shot...
There are only three I'd strongly agree with (1, 29 & 90)
Whilst anything that says NEVER or ALWAYS is almost certainly wrong when it comes to photography. Even if it's true for most of the time.
I guiess 86 is the only one I totally disagree with. If you don't clear out trash how can you find the good shots! I certainly keep a lot with very little promice but in pushing your limits you are bound to take shots that don't work at all, and even in more routine photography I've had people step in front of me just as I take a shot...
Comment by petrochemist posted on 100 things about photography at 18/04/2012 - 12:23
Mannesty wrote:
It's a DG lens, so it's full frame. Sigma's DC lenses are for the smaller image circle of modern DSLR's.
here.
That explains the weight then!!It's a DG lens, so it's full frame. Sigma's DC lenses are for the smaller image circle of modern DSLR's.
here.
I'm seriously considering getting one of these - especially as it's taking my pending 25 years service budget to within £1 of the limit
Comment by petrochemist posted on The Sigma 150-500mm F5.6-6.3 APO DG OS HSM at 17/04/2012 - 22:31
reso wrote:
i like no 6 looks more like rallycross
Typical of the Clios!i like no 6 looks more like rallycross
I particularly like no 5. Excellent panning, the intervening fence is almost completly lost.
Comment by petrochemist posted on Donnington BTCC at 17/04/2012 - 12:54
DaveHolmes wrote:
Most clubs appear to publish a calender of events well in advance which I think is a good move, although some seem to have an obsession toward competition photography which I think can put less competitive types off...
I've found the club I joined to be very supportive, with a nice varied program. It's main aim is to help photographers learn new/improved techniques. Most clubs appear to publish a calender of events well in advance which I think is a good move, although some seem to have an obsession toward competition photography which I think can put less competitive types off...
I've heard reports that the over local club, is very competitive, and that members there are generally secretive of anything that might give them an edge in the competitions...
If this is true it's just as well I didn't try the other one first, or I doubt I'd have felt clubs useful!
Comment by petrochemist posted on Photographic Clubs at 16/04/2012 - 08:07
MartynUK wrote:
One thing that hasn't been mentioned with zooms is that we tend to forget about the effect on perspective that different focal length lenses have -
I think people generally (me included!) tend to use a zoom to frame compose the shot they want from where they're standing - rather than think about whether they should zoom out and move closer or zoom in and move further away. I've got a very old Kodak book that shows some great examples of the effect of different focal lengths and it does make quite a difference.
Of course, I agree that for some subjects you don't have time to move and any shot is a good one!!
Martyn
There is NO difference is perspective from the focal length of the lens. The change in perspective is from the position of the camera. Changing focal length will encorage a change in position.One thing that hasn't been mentioned with zooms is that we tend to forget about the effect on perspective that different focal length lenses have -
I think people generally (me included!) tend to use a zoom to frame compose the shot they want from where they're standing - rather than think about whether they should zoom out and move closer or zoom in and move further away. I've got a very old Kodak book that shows some great examples of the effect of different focal lengths and it does make quite a difference.
Of course, I agree that for some subjects you don't have time to move and any shot is a good one!!
Martyn
If you crop the view from a wide angle to match the FOV of a telephoto taken from the same spot you'll see the perspective is identcal.
Comment by petrochemist posted on What is the use of a prime ? at 13/04/2012 - 12:39
DaveHolmes wrote:
Get the postcode for Salts Grammar School and your laughing!
Google suggests it's BD17 5RH.Get the postcode for Salts Grammar School and your laughing!
Still about 5hrs drive for me, so I guess I won't get to this one either
Have fun!
Comment by petrochemist posted on Steam punk in Saltaire 21st April at 13/04/2012 - 08:05
All the photos look somewhat underexposed to me, presumably because the camera is ignoring the light reduction of the TCs (EXIF shows all three as 200mm)
How does the IQ compare with simple crops of the same area taken without the TCs?
How does the IQ compare with simple crops of the same area taken without the TCs?
Comment by petrochemist posted on What's the total focal length? at 12/04/2012 - 09:52
Good grief - I certainly got better pics than those at my daughter's wedding in Feb , and I used the Tamron 18-250 for the whole thing .