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Mannesty wrote:

womble wrote:
... but I'd kill for a decent viewfinder. I wonder whether my increasing use of film may be a symptom of that!

Perhaps either the K7 or K5 and their 100% viewfinders would 'suit you sir'.

The K5 has been calling me for a while now but I cannot really justify the expense right now. If my insurance claim finally comes through I'll be off to SRS like a shot...

K.

Comment by womble posted on It is that time of year again. at 01/04/2011 - 15:45

Nice shot. I might have been tempted to use a reflector to bounce some of the sunlight up into the flower (a sheet of white paper works well!). Looks nice and sharp where it matters, however.

K.

Comment by womble posted on Helleborus at 01/04/2011 - 14:08

brightstone wrote:
it's stunning on film. it does not show the real face on the digital. a bit lack of contrast. did you set 'bright' or 'natural'?

Neither. As I shoot RAW those settings have no effect.

Jonathan-Mac wrote:
I like both of the colour versions a lot, but on my screen the digital looks slightly underexposed & the film slightly over. A good comparison though, funny how film allows more contrast than the digital seems to.

As these are the commercial scans it may be that the exposure was over in the scanning. Likewise I could up the brightness of the digital image.

The S-shaped response curve of film does allow for a bit more latitude than the linear response of a digital sensor. Obviously, digital is improving all the time and software tricks and edits can be used, but "out of the can" so to speak, one can see the differences in highlight and shadow renderings. It is one reason the most common edit to a digital file is a S-shaped curves adjustment.

In reality, these sorts of quick comparisons are not very meaningful as there are so many uncontrolled variables. I do, however, like the colours and brightness I get from Ektar 100 and will certainly be shooting much more of it in future. It has rapidly become my No. 1 choice for colour film since the demise of Kodachrome 64. I'm very tempted to buy some 5x4 sheet film...

K.

Comment by womble posted on SMC Pentax-M 100mm f/2.8 at 01/04/2011 - 13:53

aliengrove wrote:
Lovely portrait, his eyes make the picture.

I agree with that, the cheeky sparkle in the eyes is wonderful.

Comment by womble posted on Harvey, A Portrait @ 3yrs at 01/04/2011 - 13:44

I like the abstract pattern of the first image and the lovely faded colours of the second.

K.

Comment by womble posted on A Bit More Limoges at 01/04/2011 - 13:38

Mannesty wrote:
Focus looks a bit in front of the Sunday lunch Kris.

More than likely. I am still not all that used to heavy long lenses like the K300/4. Even the split screen makes focusing a pain although it is easier on my LX/MX/KX etc. than the K20D. I'm not bothered about the possibly improved IQ a "full frame" body would give but I'd kill for a decent viewfinder. I wonder whether my increasing use of film may be a symptom of that!

K.

Comment by womble posted on It is that time of year again. at 01/04/2011 - 13:35

Frogfish wrote:
1. Come closer my prettyyyyyy
2. Come On ! If you're going to put your head in there you'd better be bloody quick I can't keep it open all day !
3. Oh you really shouldn't say such sweet things to me !
4. This pantomime zebra is sooo realistic !

Nice shots Tim

Comment by womble posted on Big cats, and a horse at 01/04/2011 - 13:21

Sorry about that. I was exporting scanned film images for the PPG and you have to strip the EXIF for those.

The image was shot at ISO 400, 1/320th sec and about f/8. Not sure of the f-stop as it is a K series lens.

K.

Comment by womble posted on It is that time of year again. at 31/03/2011 - 20:46

This is one of my favourite lenses and gets used a great deal on both my film and digital bodies. Early one morning in Venice I took essentially the same photo on digital (K20D), BW (LX with Rollei Retro 80S) and and colour (Ektar 100 in an MX). I didn't do this for the purposes of comparison, just from utter indecision. Obviously, developing, scanning and PP all have a part in the final outcome but I thought it was a fun/interesting comparison nevertheless.

1. K20D