That being the case, the dynamic range is even more impressive. Jack
--- On Sat, 6/21/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: PESO: K20D Extended Dynamic Range > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, June 21, 2008, 8:36 AM > Spot metered on Grace. The flash contributes very little at > this distance outdoors. Maybe half an f stop at f3.2. > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Spot metered on Grace, or matrix and trusting the > flash to overcome her > > silhouette? > > > > Jack > > > > > > --- On Sat, 6/21/08, Paul Stenquist > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > From: Paul Stenquist > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: PESO: K20D Extended Dynamic Range > > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > <[email protected]> > > > Date: Saturday, June 21, 2008, 6:25 AM > > > To Roman's point about extended dynamic > range. I shoot > > > in that mode > > > almost continuously. About the only time I turn > it off is > > > if I need > > > ISO 100 or 6400, and those times are rare. > I've noticed > > > considerably > > > improvement in dynamic range over the K10D, but I > was still > > > surprised > > > to see sky tones in this shot. In fact, I cropped > it to > > > leave a touch > > > of blue at the top, although the part of the sky > in frame > > > was > > > primarily white cloud. Thought it would be a > complete > > > burnout. There > > > is a bit of flash fill here, which helps by > boosting the > > > foreground. > > > But it's minimal as the shot is at 135mm, and > the > > > subject is quite > > > distant. f3.2, 1/1250, ISO 200. > > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7434474 > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link > > > directly above and follow the directions. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow > > the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

