On 9/11/2011 3:47 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
On 11-09-10 7:24 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
Hi all,
As you can see, I've adopted a minimalist image titling convention.
It simplifies things.
Aside from that, having packed up and shipped off my K-x to have the
viewfinder glass (hopefully) replaced (hopefully) under warranty, I
broke out the K100D Super that Mr. Larry Colen so graciously loaned
to me while I was out visiting in his eminently beautiful state.
I threw the old Tokina SZ-X 28-200 f/3.5-5.3 on there and fired off a
few shots to see what it can do. I've shot maybe a total of 5 shots
on that lens before, just to see if there was anything wrong with
it. I have to say, I don't know why I haven't used it more. I'm
extremely surprised at how sharp the thing is. Considering I got it
in a bunch of about 5 lenses for which I paid a total of $100, I'm
extremely pleased with it.
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6134029469/
ISO 800, f/4.5, 1/500, Av
Yes, the background is a bit desaturated, and I know some (most?)
aren't fond of that sort of gimmickry. But, I'm a contrarian.
I like it a lot, Walt. I also like the background texture/grain in
that. Did you add that in PP?
Thanks, Bruce! That grain is straight out of the camera. The only
change I made was auto-leveling, which for some reason brought out a lot
of cyan, which I desaturated out. I actually tried to de-noise it, but
it looked much better without the noise reduction, so I undid it.
In any event, comments and critiques are welcome -- even if it's just
to bitch about the desaturation. I was just so pleasantly surprised
with the sharpness that I had to share. Also, I'm pleasantly
surprised with the noise at ISO 800 on the K100D Super. I was
expecting much more than is there. Thanks, Larry!
-- Walt
Heh. Work with ISO 1600 and especially 3200 for a while. You'll see
noise all right.
I can imagine. I very, very rarely go that high with my K-x, so I
figure I won't even try with the K100D. I do like the camera a lot,
though. I actually like the way if feels in the hand better than I like
my K-x, and the vast majority of features that the K-x has that are
missing in the K100D are ones that I don't generally use anyway.
It's a pretty fine camera, I must say.
-- Walt
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