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One other factor that maybe affecting your exposure is your use of the old "K" and M lenses.
The use of these lenses is well documented, but you need to use M mode and stop-down/meter with the green button. This is a generalisation, but you will still get slight underexposure wide open, and severe overexposure the more you stop down.
If you are using these lenses in P mode, it will default to Av, BUT only expose at maximum aperture (which might lead to underexposure ?
One other factor that maybe affecting your exposure is your use of the old "K" and M lenses.
The use of these lenses is well documented, but you need to use M mode and stop-down/meter with the green button. This is a generalisation, but you will still get slight underexposure wide open, and severe overexposure the more you stop down.
If you are using these lenses in P mode, it will default to Av, BUT only expose at maximum aperture (which might lead to underexposure ?
Comment by pschlute posted on First production review of K-7 at 22/06/2009 - 16:17
ooooo errrr......they are seriously sharp !
Comment by pschlute posted on Passion Fruit flower at 22/06/2009 - 14:31
Hi Stefan
When I first got my Pentax digital I added the 50-200 zoom which is a nice compact lens.
By the time the DA* 200/300 were released I imagine many others did the same (or other brand). So i too went for the DA*300 as i already had the 200mm length covered.
Given the price ! I wasnt itching to buy another long prime very quickly. Since then of course, the excellent 60-250 has come out, and I think that makes the 200mm even less desirable.
When I first got my Pentax digital I added the 50-200 zoom which is a nice compact lens.
By the time the DA* 200/300 were released I imagine many others did the same (or other brand). So i too went for the DA*300 as i already had the 200mm length covered.
Given the price ! I wasnt itching to buy another long prime very quickly. Since then of course, the excellent 60-250 has come out, and I think that makes the 200mm even less desirable.
Comment by pschlute posted on DA*200 anyone? at 22/06/2009 - 10:49
Thanks Lance. I have always been more of a prime lens user, but sometimes you cant beat the convenience of a zoom, especially if you are visiting somewhere with non-photographer friends.
It was not without some trepidation that I ordered this lens, given the poor review on photozone and other documented quality control issues.
My early thoughts are that it is a very good lens. It seems very sharp even at 2.8; I like the colours; and have NOT seen the CA/PF it is supposed to suffer from.
The bokeh is not the best, and that is evident from my second shot above. The AF can appear slow also, but is very accurate. I use a split-prism focus screen and dont find the need to adjust focus at all (unlike my 31mm Ltd for example where I dont use the AF at all).
I have only had the lens for 2 days, but early signs are that I will really find this lens very useful.
It was not without some trepidation that I ordered this lens, given the poor review on photozone and other documented quality control issues.
My early thoughts are that it is a very good lens. It seems very sharp even at 2.8; I like the colours; and have NOT seen the CA/PF it is supposed to suffer from.
The bokeh is not the best, and that is evident from my second shot above. The AF can appear slow also, but is very accurate. I use a split-prism focus screen and dont find the need to adjust focus at all (unlike my 31mm Ltd for example where I dont use the AF at all).
I have only had the lens for 2 days, but early signs are that I will really find this lens very useful.
Comment by pschlute posted on New lens at 22/06/2009 - 09:56
I thought rabbits slept at night !!
Comment by pschlute posted on St Cuthbert's Hospice Midnight Walk at 22/06/2009 - 09:42
Wonderful photographs of the rock. What a great series.
Comment by pschlute posted on Australia, The Red centre. at 22/06/2009 - 09:42
Nice pictures Lance. I think I saw some of them at the "other" forum. My favourite is the gulls.
Glad to see you posting here, it is on the whole a very friendly forum, with more emphasis on photographs than most!
Glad to see you posting here, it is on the whole a very friendly forum, with more emphasis on photographs than most!
Comment by pschlute posted on DA*60-250 sample pics at 21/06/2009 - 19:14
They would look great blown up large.