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Comment by pschlute posted on Metering/AE-L when using BBF rather than half-press of shutter (K3ii) at 21/10/2018 - 06:25
That last one is a great shot John.
Glad you are gettig the chance to get out with your stellar lens. I am having a very frustrating time finding the windows of oportunity at the moment.
Glad you are gettig the chance to get out with your stellar lens. I am having a very frustrating time finding the windows of oportunity at the moment.
Comment by pschlute posted on Four from this morning... at 18/10/2018 - 19:26
Don wrote:
actually there's rumors on other forums about new Pentax releases including mirrorless with an all new mount....
leaked by some guy named Assaho man or something like that.
"Asahi man" on DPR is the fellow you are talking about. He does not give many details away but his comments/leaks about upcoming announcements have been very accurate. The K1 II for example.actually there's rumors on other forums about new Pentax releases including mirrorless with an all new mount....
leaked by some guy named Assaho man or something like that.
But beware , the folks on that site make up their own interpretations of what he says. I do not recall him saying anything other than to expect a continued full-frame output from pentax and to expect surprises for 2019, the 100 year aniversary of the founding of the original Asahi company which evolved later into Asahi-Pentax.
Comment by pschlute posted on Dear Pentax, this is good bye. at 17/10/2018 - 23:26
You have to make the decisions that suit your circumstances. Nothing wrong with that.
Pop back and see us from time to time.
Pop back and see us from time to time.
Comment by pschlute posted on Dear Pentax, this is good bye. at 16/10/2018 - 15:23
Well today Adobe updated LR cc and Photoshop cc. I don't think camera raw was updated (last update August2018 ) but the notes for the K1 II mention that Dynamic pixel shift is not supported but makes no mention of normal pixel shift. Also the notes for the K3 II mention that pixel shift is supported (i presume since August), so i assume that K1 normal pixel shift is supported too.
Comment by pschlute posted on A Mini Guide To Pentax Digital Camera Utility at 15/10/2018 - 16:05
Number 5 reminds me of a 3-d version of a Miro print.
Comment by pschlute posted on Frantz West exhibit at Beaubourg, Paris at 15/10/2018 - 04:32
I love old steam trains. Conditions were perhaps not the best for you and yes they do look rather dark. Perhaps candidates for some b+w treatment ?
Comment by pschlute posted on Berwyn station and nearby at 14/10/2018 - 19:34
I cannot tell any difference !
One thing I forgot to add in my post above about Silkypix is that the program is nothing like the Pentax software. Pentax use the engine that is all.
One thing I forgot to add in my post above about Silkypix is that the program is nothing like the Pentax software. Pentax use the engine that is all.
Comment by pschlute posted on A Mini Guide To Pentax Digital Camera Utility at 14/10/2018 - 18:02
Yes Bill I can see the similarities.
The fact that a set of pictures may not please everyone does not make it bad art. Top marks for you for trying it. If we don't push the boundaries we will never create anything new. The early impressionist painters were regarded with distain by the classical school artists.
ps. don't cut off your ear
The fact that a set of pictures may not please everyone does not make it bad art. Top marks for you for trying it. If we don't push the boundaries we will never create anything new. The early impressionist painters were regarded with distain by the classical school artists.
ps. don't cut off your ear
Comment by pschlute posted on Sennen Surfers ICM/Multiple Exposures at 14/10/2018 - 17:00
RobL wrote:
Oh dear. I just opened a 270MB Pixel Shift RAW image from two years ago in RawTherapee, and very unsharp, using the pixelshift default and other sharpening sliders made hardly any difference. Guess what, in Lightroom it was miles better from the outset, really nice and sharp. Is it better than a single image? Cannot say but I am thinking that other factors like the lens quality will have more effect. Both exhibited the same odd artifacts where blades of grass where moving. I tried PS on a coastal scene last week but it was hopeless, the waves were blurred (naturally) but not in a nice way and a tiny figure was walking along the sand so in four different positions. PS might be worthwhile in a few very restricted applications but I am struggling to find any that couldn't be done better another way, like stitching a series of images together. Silkypix DS Pro 9 is £134.14 to buy or £66.94 to upgrade; I really don't like or use the version that came with the camera so won't be spending the money.
The image from LR would only be 1 of the 4 PS captures as it cannot handle pixelshift files Oh dear. I just opened a 270MB Pixel Shift RAW image from two years ago in RawTherapee, and very unsharp, using the pixelshift default and other sharpening sliders made hardly any difference. Guess what, in Lightroom it was miles better from the outset, really nice and sharp. Is it better than a single image? Cannot say but I am thinking that other factors like the lens quality will have more effect. Both exhibited the same odd artifacts where blades of grass where moving. I tried PS on a coastal scene last week but it was hopeless, the waves were blurred (naturally) but not in a nice way and a tiny figure was walking along the sand so in four different positions. PS might be worthwhile in a few very restricted applications but I am struggling to find any that couldn't be done better another way, like stitching a series of images together. Silkypix DS Pro 9 is £134.14 to buy or £66.94 to upgrade; I really don't like or use the version that came with the camera so won't be spending the money.
I have not used pixelshift much but my understanding is that any movement in the subject and you are going to have problems. The quality of the K1 normal pictures are so good i cannot see me using it much to be honest.
You could always download Silkypix and use it free for 30 days. It may not be as intuitive to use as other raw processors but it is a very deep program. If you did give it a trial i would be happy to help with any queries you have. I am using version 7 btw
Comment by pschlute posted on A Mini Guide To Pentax Digital Camera Utility at 14/10/2018 - 16:50
However, I keep reading about metering for light from a mid-tone area using a half depression of the shutter but composing elsewhere - locking the setting with the AE-L button. Would metering doing this be over-ridden by BBF?
As John said, AE-L is just one of a number of methods to achieve the same result. If you are taking a number of photographs then Manual would be my choice in this situation. If the overall level of light is changing too then Av with exposure compensation will work better.