On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Christine Aguila <[email protected]> wrote: I say go for a K5 because of ISO capabilities for your > indoor shooting of family actives. The DA* 50-135mm with f2.8 across all > focal lengths (a lens I own as well), in my view, is your very best friend > for many of your children's activates--so, combining it with a K5, should > put you in photographic hog heaven. As your kids travel to various activity > venues, your accessibility to photograph will change, and a K5 with the DA* > 50-135mm should be a terrific kit allowing you to easily adapt to any indoor > shooting situation.
Your point about the handiness of a zoom for my shooting is well-taken. The 50-85mm range was ideal in this instance, but not all. And I do looove that 50-135. And, I *want* to be in hog heaven, I really, really do... > > I'd also recommend you get Lightroom. Even the 2.7 version, which I have, > can do a nice job on noise reduction, but version 3 is out and the noise > reduction capabilities in this version are fantastic. > Several suggestions are converging on the LR/ACR noise reduction. Might have to give it a try... > Your "snaps" are fun, though I don't know which one is your daughter. It's ok, we couldn't keep track of her, either. "She's the one in the ponytail," I told my husband. They're all shots of her. :) Going through them, I started to feel bad about not getting very many of the other girls on her team. That's her in the shot you mentioned, and on the beam, and in her handstand, and on the podium... Thanks for your feedback! -c -- 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.
