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Comment by pschlute posted on Pentax K1 K1ii advice at 20/02/2021 - 23:24
davidrobinson wrote:
Hope I'm not going too far off the original topic but as I usually shoot in RAW which in camera settings have an effect on RAW files. Any advice gratefully recieved.
Simple answer is generally none. Hope I'm not going too far off the original topic but as I usually shoot in RAW which in camera settings have an effect on RAW files. Any advice gratefully recieved.
What software do you process the raw files with ?
There will be some raw converters which read your jpeg camera settings and will apply some of those settings, or at least give you the option. But you can choose to ignore all these if you wish
Comment by pschlute posted on Pentax K1 K1ii advice at 20/02/2021 - 21:10
malfis wrote:
I want to buy one - it's most frustrating.
https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/uk/news/new-canon-camera-delayedLubbyman wrote:
We don't know what has caused the delays to the 'product parts'. A lot of things are being delayed due to Covid-19. It only needs a production facility to be closed for a while, or key people in a development team to get the bug, and every sheduled date goes out the window. And if there's a delay in getting parts, it makes sense to spend the time tweaking things (i.e. development) so the final thing is as good as can be. Speaking personally, I think it's remarkable how companies have been managing to keep things going through an incredibly difficult period.
Steve
Sony, Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm et al, don't seem to be having the same problems. To me it appears to be another cop out.We don't know what has caused the delays to the 'product parts'. A lot of things are being delayed due to Covid-19. It only needs a production facility to be closed for a while, or key people in a development team to get the bug, and every sheduled date goes out the window. And if there's a delay in getting parts, it makes sense to spend the time tweaking things (i.e. development) so the final thing is as good as can be. Speaking personally, I think it's remarkable how companies have been managing to keep things going through an incredibly difficult period.
Steve
I want to buy one - it's most frustrating.
Comment by pschlute posted on K3 iii delayed again. at 18/02/2021 - 20:31
Excellent news Bill.
Comment by pschlute posted on #TheatresInDanger Feature in Amateur Photographer at 17/02/2021 - 15:39
Benz3ne wrote:
This has highlighted to me that I ought to calibrate my home computers' screen. It's a lovely thing to look at (28" Acer 4k something or other) but what I'm ultimately settling on, processing-wise, might be completely different to those intended audience members with their calibrated screens.
Worse still, I'd not want to print a shot only for it to look different.
I am an advocate for calibrating your own screen perhaps twice a year. But if your screen is a newish one , and I guess yours is, I doubt you will see much difference between before and after. However as part of the calibration process you will be setting the brightness. Most screens come out of the factory too bright for photography use especially if you print photos. The most common complaint is "my prints are too dark", to which the answer usually is "no, your screen is too bright" This has highlighted to me that I ought to calibrate my home computers' screen. It's a lovely thing to look at (28" Acer 4k something or other) but what I'm ultimately settling on, processing-wise, might be completely different to those intended audience members with their calibrated screens.
Worse still, I'd not want to print a shot only for it to look different.
Comment by pschlute posted on Monitors and sRGB at 17/02/2021 - 13:05
johnriley wrote:
Sometimes theory and practice don't quite match up. At ADAPS we run everything as sRGB, the logic being that it is the most universal option and helps prevent visting lecturers' images looking out of step, or any members' images for that matter.
It makes sense to stick to the most common colour space. But if some of your visiting lecturers or your members, turn up with images in AdobeRGB or ProPhoto colour space (not a good idea), the fact that you have all your screens set to sRGB won't prevent a mis-match. Sometimes theory and practice don't quite match up. At ADAPS we run everything as sRGB, the logic being that it is the most universal option and helps prevent visting lecturers' images looking out of step, or any members' images for that matter.
johnriley wrote:
Some members do use calibration devices, but I can't see any visual evidence that it makes any difference, especially as slightly warm images tend to look better to the human eye anyway. Sometimes attempting to calibrate can be a nightmare in itself.
Tech has moved on in leaps and bounds. 10 years ago the recommendation was to calibrate once a month. Now you can get away with once a year. Of course it is different if you are producing product for commercial publication, where accuracy is essential.Some members do use calibration devices, but I can't see any visual evidence that it makes any difference, especially as slightly warm images tend to look better to the human eye anyway. Sometimes attempting to calibrate can be a nightmare in itself.
Comment by pschlute posted on Monitors and sRGB at 16/02/2021 - 21:29
jeallen01 wrote:
Agreed. The difference between the 28-80 and the 24-90 is reflected in the prices they command. By the time I bought a digital DSLR, the buttons on my old 28-80 had fallen off and I simply chucked it in the bin.pschlute wrote:
The best lens in the range you want is in my opinion the FA 24-90 3.5/4.5. But it does sell for £150/200 today !
Having had one, I totally agree with your comment about the 28-80 - in fact I think you were being generous in saying that the "image quality is questionable" because my own opinion of it was absolutely "abysmal" on both film and digital (k-5)womble wrote:
Many of the consumer grade ones are a bit ropey
From personal experience I would steer clear of the FA 28-80 3.5/4.7. Apart from being slow the image quality is questionable, Many of the consumer grade ones are a bit ropey
The best lens in the range you want is in my opinion the FA 24-90 3.5/4.5. But it does sell for £150/200 today !
Comment by pschlute posted on Pentax MZ-5 Lenses at 15/02/2021 - 20:15
Jonathan-Mac wrote:
No idea but I know that Pentax cameras store the lens name in a field that other manufacturers don't use for that purpose, hence why Flickr never knows what lens I used from the EXIF. Maybe with the DFAs they started using the right field but the cameras can't read it?
News to me. Any program/app capable of reading exif , including Flickr can identify my lenses whether they be the latest DFA* 85mm 1.4 or the old FA 50mm 1.4.No idea but I know that Pentax cameras store the lens name in a field that other manufacturers don't use for that purpose, hence why Flickr never knows what lens I used from the EXIF. Maybe with the DFAs they started using the right field but the cameras can't read it?
Perhaps something to do with your processing workflow is stripping the exif re. lens ID.
It is also important to have the latest camera firmware especially with the latest lenses.
Comment by pschlute posted on EXIF information at 06/02/2021 - 19:18
Great stuff
Comment by pschlute posted on 3 from the III at 02/02/2021 - 07:31
pgweber wrote:
I know what point you are making, but isn't 60 mm a bit long for landscapes?
It all depends on the scope of your 'scape.I know what point you are making, but isn't 60 mm a bit long for landscapes?
Have shot plenty of landscapes with a 300mm
Comment by pschlute posted on Manual focus only DA* 60-250mm f4 - £239 at 29/01/2021 - 20:45
I'm pretty sure the lens correction data is written to the raw files which is why I have them switched off, they definately slow things down.
1. Registered in the raw file, so it can be applied during raw conversion if you wish to . Any decent raw converter will not apply them automatically.
2. Applied to the jpeg preview embedded in the raw file.
I guess if you shoot at the limits of your cameras buffer, they will slow things down. In that case turn them off.