On 2/21/2013 9:57 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
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).
Well, that is good to know. I haven't paid any attention to the K-30 but
hopefully this means that future Pentax Ricoh dslr's will have focus
peaking. WOuld be a great boon IMO.
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.
Bring a ladder :-)
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.
I agree that senors and processing has come a long way, but I would not
agree that there is no reason to pay attention to ISO. While noise is
remarkably restrained at higher ISO's it is still there. If I want it
there that's great (I do still use Rodinal and film, after all), if it
is a necessary compromise I can live with that, but if I can get the
shot without it I will. I shoot snow crystals at ISO 100 or 200 simply
because the noise of higher ISO's would be a distraction. There is not
enough visual "stuff" (signal) to counter the noise. I can see the
difference between ISO 400 and 800 for birds and bugs, but would not
hesitate to go to ISO 800 to get a shutter speed fast enough to freeze
the subject. But I would be very reluctant to shoot nature stuff above
ISO 800, even with the K-5.
Mark
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