Hi Stefan,

Your comments are perhaps valid if talking about home printing but if sending prints to a lab/online print company it's important to have confidence that your images are as you hope...the internet is full of complaints from people critising labs etc for poor quality prints when in many cases its actually their own workflow that's at fault

Considering how much people spend on cameras/lenses etc etc the costs of a decent calibration device is relatively insignificant and will definitely help make sure you reap the full benefits of all that cash spend on equipment !!

Simon

IMHO it's probably THE most important thing to do if editing/printing photos...one thing to be aware of too is that not all PC monitors are equal, the cheaper TN panels don't display colours particularly accurately, IPS, S-IPS, PVA are a better option

simon

Sorry but I'm in agreement with the others, useful for a geology course perhaps but I'm really struggling to see any interest in them and I see plenty of Welsh Slate !!

simon

Thanks guys..I was quite pleased for my 1st attempt at panning, I used the Pentax 55-300, hence the nice colour & sharpness - it really is an excellent lens. These shots are virtually unprocessed - reduced in size for web display and a touch of sharpness (shot as .jpgs)

Simon

Went to Oulton Park for the first time today and thought I'd have my first attempt at motorsport photography....as I say completely new to this so be gentle, although all C&C appreciated

Simon


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Don't get me wrong it's good to see Pentax bringing out new models and the K7 definitely has some interesting additions, I've read pretty much every snippet of info I can find as I was looking at the next Pentax model as an upgrade to my GX10....having checked out the specs though I'm not sure how the K7 would improve my photographs/options anymore than the K20D would...

Speed isn't an issue for me,
improved focusing/accuracy is good but I've never seen this as a major problem with the GX10,
Video doesn't interest me,
improved Live View is good but it needs an articulating screen,
improved viewfinder is something I'd definitely find useful


Looking at this I'm finding it really difficult to justify spending around twice as much on the K7 than a K20D...the difference would buy a nice lens or two !!

Simon

Thanks although to be quite honest they're not as good as I'd hoped for...timescales were very short and weather conditions not too great, I'd have liked to have caught better shots of both Conwy Castle & Great Orme..infact I've every intention of doing so over the summer hopefully, the commission was useful in spotting a couple of other good locations !!

Simon

On announcement I was keen on the K7 but the pricing is a bit too steep for me, the K20D is becoming ever more appealing as prices head below £500

Whilst the K7 has some decent features many of them won't prove too useful for my main requirement, Landscape Photography..the extra MP of the K20D will be useful for print enlargements

Decisions, decisions !!

Simon

thanks everyone for the comments, much appreciated.

Simon

Following a recent commission by the Ramblers Association I'm pleased to see that 2 of my images have been published in their newly released book "Walkbritain Great Views", along with the Mynydd Y Dref (Conwy Mountain) walking route


http://www.ramblers.org.uk/walkbritain/


Simon