So his stuff is a worst case scenario for sensor noise. I see his problem. Aside from some peeping Tom stuff, most of my high iso work is just causal snaps. ;-p
On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Adam Maas <[email protected]> wrote: > Ralf's work is predominantly very long exposure night work. Check out > his site, there's some brilliant work there. > > The K-7 forces long-exposure NR on longer exposures, functionally > locking up the camera for twice the duration of the exposure. Not a > big issue at a 30s exposure, but at 30 minutes it's a whole different > ballgame. > > -Adam > > On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm not so knowledgeable. What kind of stuff do you do, Ralf? >> >> On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 12:46 PM, P N Stenquist <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> On Sep 11, 2010, at 10:09 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: >>> >>>> On 9/11/2010 10:00 AM, P N Stenquist wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 11, 2010, at 9:45 AM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> You pays your money and you takes your chances. >>>>>> >>>>>> So I did. Paid 1300 for a K-7, last summer. With some luck I might be >>>>>> able to get 600 for it now, on ebay. The K-5 is rumored to be at around >>>>>> 1600. >>>>>> >>>>>> Spent the last months doing a lot of audio and scanning old analog work >>>>>> from better days while the K-7 sits in a cupboard. So much for "takes >>>>>> your chances...". >>>>>> >>>>> I took my chances with the K7, and it produced thousands of photos, many >>>>> of which brought in a substantial amount of money. It was a good >>>>> investment, >>>>> and it will now make a good backup. I'm happy to get rid of the K20 as a >>>>> backup, because in shooting situations where there's little time to fool >>>>> with exposure, the K20 didn't get the job done. The K7, on the other hand, >>>>> is totally reliable in regard to exposure and far better in autofocus >>>>> mode. >>>>> Paul >>>> >>>> Paul, you and Ralf do totally different kinds of photography. >>>> >>> I realize that Peter, but the K7 gets a bad rap from posts like that, and I >>> have to protect my resale value for next year when the K3 becomes >>> available:-). >>> Paul >>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Ralf >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany >>>>>> Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com >>>>>> Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf >>>>>> Web : http://www.fotoralf.de >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> "His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly >>>> developed moral bankruptcy." >>>> -Woody Allen >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Steve Desjardins >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > M. Adam Maas > http://www.mawz.ca > Explorations of the City Around Us. > > -- > 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. > -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
