Hello Larry, Where was your K-x? Seems that is the more usable grab camera at all times. Even with the K20D, you should have pushed to 800 ISO.
-- Best regards, Bruce Sunday, April 4, 2010, 12:43:12 AM, you wrote: LC> Friday, a week ago, a childhood friend of mine died unexpectedly, and LC> his memorial service was today. I don't know if Rob (his older LC> brother and my best friend from the ages of 4 until about 19) just LC> guessed that my K-x was in my fanny pack, or if he just knew me well LC> enough to know that I'd have camera gear with me. Quite likely the LC> latter because I have no idea of how many hours that he and I spent in LC> my darkroom as teenagers. LC> Shortly after I got there, Rob asked if I had my camera, and I said LC> yes, when I asked if he wanted me to get photos, he said he did. I LC> went back to the car, grabbed my big bag with my K20, FA77 etc. I LC> ended up shooting, hand held, ISO 200 f/1.8 at 1/15 second. I figured LC> that people talking at a podium wouldn't be moving that much. In LC> retrospect, I should have pushed it to at least 400, because it turns LC> out that what they do move, is their face, which is the one thing that LC> really needs to be sharp. LC> I mostly used the K-x for video, and wish that I had pulled out the LC> monopod. I probably ought to have chimped my shots more, looking at LC> more than just the histogram. Despite my errors, I did manage to get LC> some usable shots, and I learned a little more about photographing LC> people speaking at a podium. LC> -- LC> Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- 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.
