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Should my cyclamens be flowering now?
Comment by RobL posted on Another pointless thread at 11/10/2019 - 07:32
Fellow Pentaxians, best take a look at Moolahut’s website before offering advice. Moolahut, if you are as inexperienced as you claim then I recommend paying a pro to take the photos for you, this isn’t something you just pick up from day one.
Comment by RobL posted on Just bought a new Pentax, and now taking pictures of homes - Any tips for a novice at 06/10/2019 - 23:03
coker wrote:
For macros, I use two sheets of card covered in black paper & hinged together with tape, With the hinge vertical & the sheets open to 45 degrees (ish),-I shoot in towards the r. hand side so the any reflection in that sheet is of the other sheet. If any light gets in over the top, I place a further black sheet on the top of the hinged pair. With the pair placed pointing towards the main (day)light, this works pretty well, with just a little adjustment in Elements 11, levels.
Roger.
Thanks, a good tip.For macros, I use two sheets of card covered in black paper & hinged together with tape, With the hinge vertical & the sheets open to 45 degrees (ish),-I shoot in towards the r. hand side so the any reflection in that sheet is of the other sheet. If any light gets in over the top, I place a further black sheet on the top of the hinged pair. With the pair placed pointing towards the main (day)light, this works pretty well, with just a little adjustment in Elements 11, levels.
Roger.
Comment by RobL posted on Black background at 06/10/2019 - 12:23
Sometimes I like taking close-up and macro shots with a black background and until now I have just grabbed the nearest black(ish) object to hand like a large diary. E.G:
The problem is however I set up my LED light on a desk tripod some of the light reflects off the background as well as highlighting its texture; I then spend more time in Lightroom getting rid of these reflections than anything else in the process. Moving the background further away would help and I tried that with a large sheet of black paper but it still had a somewhat reflective surface which caught light bouncing off the ceiling and walls. You may have seen the super-black coating that makes shapes disappear but that is an expensive specialist spray done in a lab, however I have found what claims to be the nearest commercially available paint: it's just called Black 2.0 from Culture Hustle link It's opacity is pretty impressive and I have just given some smooth white card a couple of coats so when I get around to it I will see whether it does what it says.
The problem is however I set up my LED light on a desk tripod some of the light reflects off the background as well as highlighting its texture; I then spend more time in Lightroom getting rid of these reflections than anything else in the process. Moving the background further away would help and I tried that with a large sheet of black paper but it still had a somewhat reflective surface which caught light bouncing off the ceiling and walls. You may have seen the super-black coating that makes shapes disappear but that is an expensive specialist spray done in a lab, however I have found what claims to be the nearest commercially available paint: it's just called Black 2.0 from Culture Hustle link It's opacity is pretty impressive and I have just given some smooth white card a couple of coats so when I get around to it I will see whether it does what it says.
Comment by RobL posted on Black background at 05/10/2019 - 17:04
You would probably be better off using the Samyang 24mm tilt-shift lens available in K-mount. I use it on a K1 and it is excellent.
Comment by RobL posted on Pentax 67 for APSC at 01/10/2019 - 14:13
I had a Sandisk with a damaged but not broken off plastic contacts separator; it wouldn’t download in a card reader but thankfully the K1 could still read it so I attached the camera with a cable instead and replaced the card afterwards. Since then I have used the cable attachment rather than the more convenient taking out of the sd card to avoid damaging them in future.
Comment by RobL posted on Mem card in K5 at 28/09/2019 - 08:48
I have just viewed this on an iPad and the quality looks fine on that. It looks excellent and conveys nicely your approach, good luck.
Comment by RobL posted on My wedding photography site now live- feedback apprecaited at 27/09/2019 - 07:40
bforbes wrote:
This came in an email from Ricoh Imaging
"Today we are happy to announce the re-launch of the PENTAX Photo Gallery.
We welcome you back to share your images with your fellow PENTAXIANS.
You are receiving this email because you previously had an account on the PENTAX photo gallery. All of your previous images have been automatically ported over to the new site. Please take a moment to click the link below and re-authenticate your account."
Nice gallery Barrie! This is a great showcase with some very impressive images but it needs some fresh contributions, for instance if you do a camera search for K1 there is only one contributor.This came in an email from Ricoh Imaging
"Today we are happy to announce the re-launch of the PENTAX Photo Gallery.
We welcome you back to share your images with your fellow PENTAXIANS.
You are receiving this email because you previously had an account on the PENTAX photo gallery. All of your previous images have been automatically ported over to the new site. Please take a moment to click the link below and re-authenticate your account."
Comment by RobL posted on Pentax Photo Gallery at 24/09/2019 - 08:33
Thank goodness, signs of life at last! If it is as ground breaking as the K1 it could be a winner.
Comment by RobL posted on Ricoh confirm new flagship apsc DSLR at 20/09/2019 - 08:31
JAK wrote:
It would be great if Pentax pulls something out of the bag on its anniversary date, rather than a wine and nibbles do and free mugs with every purchase.ilovesaabs wrote:
Ricoh rep assures me there should be something later this year,,,,
I wonder if this announcement last week from SRS is relevant to that?Ricoh rep assures me there should be something later this year,,,,
Comment by RobL posted on Do I switch to another brand? at 16/09/2019 - 23:30
