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Comment by simonkit posted on Red kite - fishing!!! at 06/06/2011 - 22:34
It's your cash Dave and if you're not 100% confident in the K5 then it's probably the right decision for you not to buy.
One thing to remember though, just to add some perspective, negative experiences always seem to get reported whilst positive ones don't - this seems to apply to most things these days not just cameras!!
Simon
One thing to remember though, just to add some perspective, negative experiences always seem to get reported whilst positive ones don't - this seems to apply to most things these days not just cameras!!
Simon
Comment by simonkit posted on Why am I holding out ? at 06/06/2011 - 13:17
I haven't owned the 16-45 but own the DA17-70 which I think is excellent, probably nothing to choose between the two lenses regarding sharpness, colour and contrast I guess are both similar (very nice). I think the DA17-70 has less CA/PF than the 16-45 from what I've seen.
I don't think you can go wrong with either, your decision is probably down to price & focal range as much as anything
Simon
I don't think you can go wrong with either, your decision is probably down to price & focal range as much as anything
Simon
Comment by simonkit posted on 16-45 or 17-70? at 06/06/2011 - 09:49
I must admit I couldn't get on with the Sigma, I owned the 10-20 for a few months but didn't like the distortion (wasn't too impressed with colour rendition either) and sold it to fund the 12-24mm which personally I think is a far better lens - it should be for the money difference though!!
Simon
Simon
Comment by simonkit posted on 12-24mm or 15mm at 06/06/2011 - 09:44
I went through the same thought process and the only advantage I could see to the 15mm was the smaller size - I bought the 12-24 (Samsung version) and it's a terrific lens
Simon
Simon
Comment by simonkit posted on 12-24mm or 15mm at 05/06/2011 - 23:24
In total there was 136 classic cars taking part, some pretty special ones too by all accounts...whilst I agree about the saying "they don't make them like they used to" (some of these look terrific) it's also the only reason I managed to get the 2 cars together - because the first one wasn't running too well so despite starting one minute apart got caught by the one behind!!
Most of the cars were also parked on Llandudno prom afterwards, one of the requirements this year was that everyone put a "spill blanket" under the cars as Llandudno council charged them a fortune last year to clean up all the oil leaks on the prom
Great cars just the same!!
Simon
Most of the cars were also parked on Llandudno prom afterwards, one of the requirements this year was that everyone put a "spill blanket" under the cars as Llandudno council charged them a fortune last year to clean up all the oil leaks on the prom
Great cars just the same!!
Simon
Comment by simonkit posted on Three Castles Classic car "rally" at 05/06/2011 - 19:33
ChrisA wrote:
Something not quite right about the editing on the first one. There's a distinct halo where green meets blue, so I'm suspecting a little over-aggressive sharpening.
Otherwise, I don't think the small size of these shots here does them any favours - IMO you really need it quite a bit bigger for the detail to be enjoyable. Which is needed, I think, since otherwise there's not much in the way of form or line to maintain interest.
Thanks for the feedback Chris, I've checked the .tiff and no halo so it's the "sharpening for web" that's a little overdone - to be honest I'm still getting to grips with editing shots from my new K5, there seems to be quite a bit of difference than my old K20D especially sharpening.Something not quite right about the editing on the first one. There's a distinct halo where green meets blue, so I'm suspecting a little over-aggressive sharpening.
Otherwise, I don't think the small size of these shots here does them any favours - IMO you really need it quite a bit bigger for the detail to be enjoyable. Which is needed, I think, since otherwise there's not much in the way of form or line to maintain interest.
Simon
Comment by simonkit posted on Discovered another hidden gem in North wales at 05/06/2011 - 16:55
Epithet Man wrote:
Number 3 is rather nice. Shame you lost the rest of the road on the left side of the shot, but still nice.
Regarding the pan shot, I think that 1/200 is a rather short exposure, unless the target was moving extremely quickly. I usually go for about 1/60 (not that I'm an expert) to get more of a sense of motion (i.e. blurred background). Personally I think it's a bit of a trade-off. Ideally you want the subject to be perfectly in focus with a nicely pan-blurred background, but in practice you can get away with a little bit of subject blur if the background is really "moving". I try to follow a moving subject in a smooth motion with my upper body (feet planted firmly) and then pick my moment to release the shutter. It's also worth trying multiple shutter releases.
EM
Thanks for the advice...Number 3 is rather nice. Shame you lost the rest of the road on the left side of the shot, but still nice.
Regarding the pan shot, I think that 1/200 is a rather short exposure, unless the target was moving extremely quickly. I usually go for about 1/60 (not that I'm an expert) to get more of a sense of motion (i.e. blurred background). Personally I think it's a bit of a trade-off. Ideally you want the subject to be perfectly in focus with a nicely pan-blurred background, but in practice you can get away with a little bit of subject blur if the background is really "moving". I try to follow a moving subject in a smooth motion with my upper body (feet planted firmly) and then pick my moment to release the shutter. It's also worth trying multiple shutter releases.
EM
Perhaps what made the panning difficult was being abit close to the cars, I was only 4ft away from the roadside (in shot 1). I tried the AFC together with hi-speed shooting on the K5 but it didn't really work out for me - pretty much every shot OOF.
I'm sure it's more about my panning technique then the camera though, I guess it's a lot to ask that the AFC can keep up with a vehicle moving quickly when it's so close - one thing I could have tried in hindsight though is allowing the camera to choose the focus point instead of leaving it on centre focus only
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Comment by simonkit posted on Three Castles Classic car "rally" at 05/06/2011 - 16:46
K10D wrote:
Great scenery and a lot of detail in these images.
Best regards
Probably too much detail to capture on camera, unfortunately the shot does look a little swamped by it all if that makes sense and certainly doesn't do it full justice - if there was a carpark closeby there would have been hundreds of people around it's such a nice place, thankfully no carparks in sight!!Great scenery and a lot of detail in these images.
Best regards
The area was once described by the British prime minister Lloyd George as "a little piece of heaven on earth" and despite not being religious I can certainly see what he meant!!
Simon
Comment by simonkit posted on Discovered another hidden gem in North wales at 05/06/2011 - 15:55
Me and the wife went for a hike around the little known Ceiriog Valley over the weekend and wandered through the fantastic Ceiriog Gorge, not another sole insight - after over ten years of living here I'm still finding some wonderful places
Simon
Simon
Comment by simonkit posted on Discovered another hidden gem in North wales at 05/06/2011 - 11:06
Now you've mentioned this and I've checked out a few photos I'm pretty sure I saw one circling above the Ceiriog Gorge when me and the missus went walking there on Saturday. I initially thought it was a large buzzard but those markings are pretty distinctive.
Simon