On Apr 15, 2013, at 4:12 AM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > What photos are you losing because your gear isn't performing well enough, or > because it doesn't have a feature that you need? And in what situations does > this present itself? If there is a work around, what do you need to do to > get the shot? > > Poor autofocus? Can't use the flash in the rain? Don't have enough > resolution to make wall sized prints? > > For example, "my camera sucks because it isn't full frame" is not what I'm > looking for. Here's a hypothetical case: > The exposure metering sucks. If I leave the camera on auto exposure, then > when I am taking photos of Dave Brooks working the corner of Heart Attack and > Vine downtown, the camera keeps metering for the stop light, and both David, > and his pimp Doug come out way underexposed. If I dial in exposure > compensation, then when I shoot without the light in the background it > overexposes and his white satin pants are totally blown out. I just have to > put the camera in manual, set the exposure by the histogram, and hope that no > cars catch them in their headlights. > > I don't have any significant problems with the K5. I don't see any real low light autofocus problems, I was able to get hundreds of in-focus shots in a pool hall where the light required ISO 12,800. I would like to be able to lock focus better on swiftly moving objects, but I doubt that another brand of camera would offer much improvement there, and if it did, I'm sure another shortcoming would eventually make itself known. Ive shot in all kinds of situations and never experienced the dynamic range problems Boris mentions. But I'm cautious when it comes to metering, and know when to use exposure comp. No machine is perfect, but for now, the K5 does all I need it to do. And I require a lot of it.
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