On Thu, Feb 21, 2013, Mark C wrote: > On 2/20/2013 10:32 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: >> >>Maybe I'm missing something, but is the live view on the K-01 that much >>better than the K-5's? I don't see improvement on the K-30 relative to >>the K-5, though supposedly the K-30 is better. > > Focus peaking makes all the difference. For high magnification where > the DOF is minimal focus peaking provides great data about exactly > where the focal plane is. You can put it right where you need to > maximize DOF or to take a series of shots for stacking (something I > have yet to try.) Without focus peaking live view is helpful but I > don't see a significant improvement in focusing accuracy compared to > using the finder. As I said in my original post, if focus peaking > were incorporated into a DSLR's live view I would not need the K-01.
Ah-ha -- turns out the K-30 has a delay in displaying focus peaking (about half a second after focusing), so that's why I didn't see it earlier (because I was rushing it a bit). >>Also, I find that my macro work is far improved by having an articulated >>(or at least tilting) screen, and I thought the K-01 had one, but >>discovered I was wrong when I went shopping this morning. > > I'd love to have an articulated or titling screen but so far have > been able to overcome the absence of one. I don't think it would > make a huge difference in the quality of my work but little things > like that add up. What I do is flower porn, and you can't get a decent shot of something above your head without a tilting screen (or a down-shot above shoulder height). Down near the ground makes a huge difference, too, if you're shooting sideways. >>Finally, AFAICT the K-01 doesn't have TAv mode, don't you miss that? >>(It's one of the things I'm loving most about the K-5.) > > The K-01 has TAv - just set the ISO to auto and set the dial to > manual mode. The screen even says "TAv Mode." If ISO is set to > manual then you are in full manual. Personally, I never shoot in > TAv, I use full manual for most everything. Gotcha. That does make the K-01 a little more tempting. I like TAv because I want to control shutter/aperture without thinking. I spent yesterday afternoon with a professional photographer [*], and he made a 13x20 print (on 17x22 paper) of a K-5 shot I took at ISO 6400 because he wanted to see how much camera sensors have changed over the last few years. You literally can't see any noise (partly because the glossy paper itself is a bit stippled). There's just no reason to pay much attention to ISO. [*] ObShill: http://www.rockslidephoto.com/ -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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.
