Kim Coxon
Moderator
One of the best sources for details on Pentax glass is Stan's site. http://stans-photography.info/ Some of the reviews are overly critical and they tend to compare Pentax with Pentax so it can be a bit like Leica v Leica.
Kim
Kim
rolleistef
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my K100D arrived yesterday. This camera opens a totally new way of thinking, especially because you don't need to think "oh my goodness that speed is far too slow! it will be blurred" Just select a higher iso - or switch the shake reductin system on; That's all. Quality at 3200 is incredible, with a very low grain. The pic of the chair was taken with only one light : the tv set, at 3200. The image quality itself is really good, but haven't achieved yet to take highly contrasted subject. the owner manual is too big!
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rolleistef
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ChrisN
Striving
Very nice - which lens?
rolleistef
Well-known
thanks chris
18-55 for the chair, SMC-M 50/1.7 for the others. Hence the very shallow dof. I love it! other samples on my blog
18-55 for the chair, SMC-M 50/1.7 for the others. Hence the very shallow dof. I love it! other samples on my blog
Welsh_Italian
Established
Thanks for the pics. This sounds stupid, but being new to digital cameras, I never thought of changing the ISO level.
But your photos inspired me, so here is one of a man preparing pasta (warning - the link is to a 2000 x 3008 picture).
Actually, the grain isn't half bad. Compared to film, it's very good (IMHO). The picture was taken under a single flourescent light at 1/30th second using a K100D and Pentacon 29mm lens (2.8 and manual focus) with +1 exposure bias and aperture priority. I think that the greater the ISO, the less exposure bias is needed with this camera.
Suddenly, an avenue of night-time shots opens up...
But your photos inspired me, so here is one of a man preparing pasta (warning - the link is to a 2000 x 3008 picture).
Actually, the grain isn't half bad. Compared to film, it's very good (IMHO). The picture was taken under a single flourescent light at 1/30th second using a K100D and Pentacon 29mm lens (2.8 and manual focus) with +1 exposure bias and aperture priority. I think that the greater the ISO, the less exposure bias is needed with this camera.
Suddenly, an avenue of night-time shots opens up...
imajypsee
no expiration date
I used Pentax for over 30 years
I used Pentax for over 30 years
before going all digital in 2005; and, sadly, I gave away all my old Pentax glass. I looked at the offerings in digital when Pentax finally got around to making a DSLR, but by that time I had over $3000 invested in Canon gear. So, this past summer I went to the local camera store to buy a battery for my old Mamiya Sekor 1000 DTL and walked out with the K10D kit as well. What a wonderful camera!! Not that I'm giving up my Canons (esp the 5D) but I'm using the K10D more and more often. Blazing fast auto focus and beautiful color are just two of the reasons I love it. If Pentax ever makes a full frame sensor I'll buy it in a heart beat. The only lens I've bought besides the kit lens that came with the camera (and a VERY good lens it is; VERY sharp) is the 50 f/1.4. Here's a portrait I made with the K10D and the 50/1.4
click photo for larger view
and, here's a link to a gallery of pictures made at night using the kit lens (exif intact)
http://www.pbase.com/jypsee/twocategories
BTW, the Capture One Le that I use to process me K10D photos is WAAAYYY better than the software offered by Pentax.
I used Pentax for over 30 years
before going all digital in 2005; and, sadly, I gave away all my old Pentax glass. I looked at the offerings in digital when Pentax finally got around to making a DSLR, but by that time I had over $3000 invested in Canon gear. So, this past summer I went to the local camera store to buy a battery for my old Mamiya Sekor 1000 DTL and walked out with the K10D kit as well. What a wonderful camera!! Not that I'm giving up my Canons (esp the 5D) but I'm using the K10D more and more often. Blazing fast auto focus and beautiful color are just two of the reasons I love it. If Pentax ever makes a full frame sensor I'll buy it in a heart beat. The only lens I've bought besides the kit lens that came with the camera (and a VERY good lens it is; VERY sharp) is the 50 f/1.4. Here's a portrait I made with the K10D and the 50/1.4
click photo for larger view
and, here's a link to a gallery of pictures made at night using the kit lens (exif intact)
http://www.pbase.com/jypsee/twocategories
BTW, the Capture One Le that I use to process me K10D photos is WAAAYYY better than the software offered by Pentax.