If I was doing that kind of work on a regular basis -- low light and moving kids -- I wouldn't hesitate to switch to a Nikon 700D. Brand loyalty never made any sense to me. I continue to use Pentax because it works for everything I do, and I like the DA* lens lineup. But I wouldn't let it get in the way of my livelihood. Paul On Jun 24, 2010, at 2:26 AM, Tanya Love wrote:
> Lol, actually, Rob is correct! I am shooting kids IN interiors! Lol. Ie. > They are shots featuring nurseries and also have to have the babies in them > as "lifestyle" shots. > > AND, I do have lights, BUT the brief for this magazine is always to use > available light. I tend to bounce a low powered strobe into the darkest > corners of the room to give a > Little bit of fill that even the most discerning of magazine editors can't > detect, and I also use a tripod but a lot of the nurseries are really small > and with a baby or two > crawling about on the floor, it can make for fun times. > > I have been playing a lot with the NR in CS5 and LR3, but even so, it is all > more work to add to the post workflow. I *really* wish it could be done > perfect first time around. > > This, and the ability to shoot tethered are two major flaws in the current > line up for professionals for Pentax. It is *almost* enough to make me > consider switching to Nikon.... > > ...but not quite. :) > > Tan. > > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of paul > stenquist > Sent: Thursday, 24 June 2010 11:13 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Noise with K7 > > > On Jun 23, 2010, at 9:02 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: > >> On 24 June 2010 08:59, paul stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> The Kx would definitely be better for low light applications. The k20 is > about the same as the K7. Any difference is splitting hairs. >>> I shoot a lot of low light interiors. But it's not a problem if you shoot > off a tripod. I'd do that anyway, even with a Kx. It's the only way to shoot > interiors. >> >> Motion blur doesn't work so well with kids ;-) >> > She said she's shooting interiors, no mention of kids. If she's shooting > kids in dimly lit interiors, she needs lights. No need to compromise in > either case. > Paul >> -- >> Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) >> Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours >> Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> 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 > PDML@pdml.net > 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 > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
