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Comment by pschlute posted on Breaking new ground at 04/11/2020 - 00:13
cardiffgareth wrote:
Looks well thought out and constructed
Thanks Gareth. This was my first attempt at sky replacement and I wasn't completely happy so here is another version...Looks well thought out and constructed
IMGP0583B by Peter Schluter, on Flickr
Comment by pschlute posted on More Eden Project...The Gardener at 02/11/2020 - 13:02
That is well worth the effort. Smashing shot
Comment by pschlute posted on Stormy Farmyard at 31/10/2020 - 13:30
davidwozhere wrote:
This isn't exactly about tracking but I'd welcome other peoples' wisdom. I got fed up with all those AF points long ago because if you focused on something you could guarantee the damn machine would pick the "correct" point by itself and ruin the shot. Consequently, I only use the center point for AF. Am I doing something wrong somewhere? I simply have no idea why they cram more and more AF points into every new camera because (to me) they are absolutely useless. I look forward to being set right.
I agree. First thing I do with a new camera is to change the AF points to centre 9. I dont want any more than that. I look at which points the camera uses when it achieves lock and if 9 is not giving me what I want I change it to single point.This isn't exactly about tracking but I'd welcome other peoples' wisdom. I got fed up with all those AF points long ago because if you focused on something you could guarantee the damn machine would pick the "correct" point by itself and ruin the shot. Consequently, I only use the center point for AF. Am I doing something wrong somewhere? I simply have no idea why they cram more and more AF points into every new camera because (to me) they are absolutely useless. I look forward to being set right.
However, where the more AF points will be an advantage is for moving subjects/tracking.
Comment by pschlute posted on 'Best' AF Pentax DSLR? at 31/10/2020 - 00:51
dcweather wrote:
I got sent the update via email from RIcoh. I was distinctly unimpressed to get a long list of a couple of pages of every feature that almost all DSLRs have, many from day 1 ! I searched through to find the mind blowing step change and I couldn't. I changed to the Nikon D500 3 years back but kept my K3 and a couple of lenses because it is a fine camera. But a new buyer is never going to buy this over a D500 even if it is 4 years old. I accept that both will take stunning images but the D500 has two massive advantages. Superb new cheap 3rd party lenses, especially from the likes of Sigma and Tamron (and these are superior optically to those that were available for Pentax in earlier generations) plus unless Ricoh are keeping it under their hat the Nikon is so much better at AF speed and tracking.
The lenses are always going to be a problem but as the other big players seem to be moving away from APSC it was an opportunity for Pentax to leap in front of them but in my opinion the also ageing Canon 7Dii and the Nikon D500 will hold their own against this.
Better sell your old Pentax kit while you canI got sent the update via email from RIcoh. I was distinctly unimpressed to get a long list of a couple of pages of every feature that almost all DSLRs have, many from day 1 ! I searched through to find the mind blowing step change and I couldn't. I changed to the Nikon D500 3 years back but kept my K3 and a couple of lenses because it is a fine camera. But a new buyer is never going to buy this over a D500 even if it is 4 years old. I accept that both will take stunning images but the D500 has two massive advantages. Superb new cheap 3rd party lenses, especially from the likes of Sigma and Tamron (and these are superior optically to those that were available for Pentax in earlier generations) plus unless Ricoh are keeping it under their hat the Nikon is so much better at AF speed and tracking.
The lenses are always going to be a problem but as the other big players seem to be moving away from APSC it was an opportunity for Pentax to leap in front of them but in my opinion the also ageing Canon 7Dii and the Nikon D500 will hold their own against this.
Comment by pschlute posted on Progress report on PENTAX's new APS-C-format digital SLR flagship camera: officially named PENTAX K-3 Mark III at 30/10/2020 - 20:06
dcweather wrote:
Running through the four Pentax DSLRs I had ending with the K3 I found there were improvements but only gradual each time. When you switch to any Nikon of the last 5 years it is a different world when it comes to locking on and tracking moving objects or complex backgrounds. I haven't found any problems with my SIgma 150-600mm 'C' lens on my Nikon but of course I can't get that for my K3 anyway.
I don't think this is news to any Pentax owner. Pentax AF has been lacking for moving subjects for a number of years.Running through the four Pentax DSLRs I had ending with the K3 I found there were improvements but only gradual each time. When you switch to any Nikon of the last 5 years it is a different world when it comes to locking on and tracking moving objects or complex backgrounds. I haven't found any problems with my SIgma 150-600mm 'C' lens on my Nikon but of course I can't get that for my K3 anyway.
I do little tracking so it bothers me not. For my photography Pentax is very quick and accurate.
Until the new K3 III is released you are free to continue to speculate of course.
Why are you bothering to post on here ? Your Nikon does AF for your kind of photography better than Pentax. It does not for mine. So what have we achieved...stalemate ?
Comment by pschlute posted on 'Best' AF Pentax DSLR? at 30/10/2020 - 20:04
LennyBloke wrote:
So simple and effective - nice shot Chris
+1So simple and effective - nice shot Chris
Comment by pschlute posted on Cherries on top at 30/10/2020 - 10:23
Amazing uniforms the prison staff wear these days
Comment by pschlute posted on Gloucester Prison Cells at 30/10/2020 - 10:21
Thanks to you both. I was never happy with the original as shot. The sky was completely lifeless and grey. With Photoshop's new Sky Replacement tool I was able to transform the image. John, you are right, I worked on several layers to "dodge and burn" to bring out detail and form in the "gardener" himself.
Comment by pschlute posted on More Eden Project...The Gardener at 30/10/2020 - 10:19
Comment by pschlute posted on More Eden Project...The Gardener at 30/10/2020 - 02:04
The colour version of 1 is nice but the b+w version brings it to life where the many tones of the grasses catch my eye.
Skies are where an average image can be transformed when converted to b+w. Again image 1 has a much more interesting sky in the b+w version. The increased contrast is more dramatic.