VERY useful feature for astrophotography. (Focusing on a bright star or planet gives you pinpoint stars). One would THINK that you just turn the focuser as far as you can, but most lenses are like Buzz Lightyear - they go to "infinity and beyond"!
On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 12:47 AM, Stanley Halpin <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jan 27, 2014, at 11:05 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 9:48 PM, Stanley Halpin >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On Jan 27, 2014, at 6:55 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I was wondering if any K-3 owners have had a chance to evaluate how >>>> focus peaking/live view works on the K-3. How far in can you zoom and >>>> still have focus peaking? Is it pretty straightforward to implement? >>>> >>> >>> Not sure of the question. By 'zoom in' do you mean like in the review >>> function? Can you do that in LV? >> >> My understanding is that in Live View you hit the "OK" button and then >> spin the rear dial to zoom in. But I guess I'm relying on you K-3 >> owners to tell me if that is how it actually works (and how close you >> can zoom in). >> > You are right. I haven't used it enough, didn't remember that "feature". > You can zoom all the way (10x?) and still do focus peaking. Not sure when > that would be relevant. When you zoom, obviously you are only seeing a small > portion of the scene, so either you compose with the critical element in the > absolute center, or you spend time moving the focal point around in order to > do fine Focus Peaking on that element. Maybe in some kind of macro or still > life or product shots. Anyway, my quick look says it would work, my quick > reaction is that I am not sure it would be worth the hassle. I'll have to try > it out next time I do landscape stuff from a tripod... > > stan > -- > 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. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- 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.
