Well those are annoyingly good. I still hate you. Now I even think I
might want a K-01 despite the fact that I don]t think it would fit my
shooting style.
On 2/2/2013 6:47 PM, Mark C wrote:
It snowed a bit this morning and I had chance to test out the K-01 for
snow crystals. This camera well exceeded my expectations! Between
focus peaking and the ability to zoom in on the screen, focusing was
very fast and easy. I was able to get clear shots, move on, get more.
Focus peaking is a HUGE advantage for this kind of work because it
allows you to see what is in focus and fine tune the focus to maximize
DOF. It made the morning very productive - in about 2 hours of
shooting I got at least 10 good images. Image quality from the K-01
seems to be right there with the K-5.
I put 4 shots from this morning on my blog, will be posted a couple
more batches this week as well:
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/
Permalink:
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013-snow-crystals-round-2
All images were shot with the K-01, a Sigma 50mm f2.8 EX macro, and
extension. The snow was very variable in size today, so I used all the
extension that I have (about 230mm) for a few shots, and only about
50mm for a few other. Plus everything in between.
I should comment that the second crystal in that post was very small
and was shot with 230mm of extension - tubes and bellows. That is
where the focusing peaking really shined. WIth all that extension a
finder is so dark you can barely see, and with live view and no focus
peaking it is very difficult to see what is in focus. The K-01 made it
simple and easy to focus on that little bugger.
Mark
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