On 15/04/2013 2:12 AM, Larry Colen 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?
Unreliable AF with my studio lights is a huge problem. The AF on my K5
is only predictable in that it is unpredictable, and if I am lucky, I
get a 30% hit rate with the AF. The workaround is to use LiveView and
contrast detect AF. One of the last weddings I shot with my K7, the
camera was giving me a focus lock confirmation, but the damned thing
just sat there like a lump refusing to take a picture while the bride
was being handed off to the groom by her father. As I consider this to
be one of the "important" pictures, I was somewhat pissed off by this
failure. This was under florescent lights.
The workaround for this was to either retire from the wedding game or
buy a Nikon specifically for wedding work. I chose retirement.
Were I still in the photography game for money, there isn't a snowballs
chance in hell I would be trying to do it with Pentax at this point. The
cameras just don't work well enough to be considered pro grade, which is
too bad, because I still like Pentax glass the best (I am however, quite
prepared to show Fuji glass some love).
bill
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