That's good to know about, if I was ever tempted; unlikely though. I do everything I can to keep the camera speed high, including turning off the rear LCD so it doesn't waste time making previews (or flash bright crap in my eye while framing the next shot). The only feature I have enabled is the dual-card-write redundancy, but it doesn't slow it down enough for me to notice.
On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 7:30 AM, Rob Studdert <[email protected]> wrote: > My problem was that it was an experienced model who is also a dancer > so I was literally missing opportunities! I couldn't believe how much > is slows the camera down. > > > > On 18 March 2014 21:36, Peter McIntosh <[email protected]> wrote: >> Yes - it's not a fast process by any stretch of the imagination, but >> it hasn't bothered me too much yet. Probably says more about me than >> the process though... :-) >> >> Ciao, >> >> Pete Mac in Melbourne >> >> On 18 March 2014 21:11, Rob Studdert <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I did just this with my K3 the other day during a studio shoot and the >>> time it took to convert to B&W on-the-fly was longer than it took for >>> the studio strobes to recharge. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 18 March 2014 18:54, Peter McIntosh <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> On 18 March 2014 08:00, Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I took the train this morning from snowy Philly to sunny New Haven to >>>>> visit the aged mater. I had read this piece on TOP, and found it >>>>> interesting after the long discussions of Bob W's Leica MM yearning: >>>>> >>>>> http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2014/03/getting-into-the-bw-mindset.html >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> So I pulled out the K-5 somewhere between New York and Stamford CT, and >>>>> began seeing if I could get a monochrome image on the back display while >>>>> shooting RAW+. Nope. For that matter, the Monochrome filter the owners' >>>>> manual talks about doesn't seem to exist. >>>>> >>>>> So I gave up; but noticed that the last image was 101-0003. Not much >>>>> compared to the likes of Paul and Larry, but a landmark anyway. I've had >>>>> the K-5 for 1 year and 10 months. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> Rick >>>> >>>> Hi Rick, >>>> >>>> I saw this too and managed to get it to work on my K5. >>>> >>>> To do it, make sure the file format is set to RAW+jpeg. Then, using >>>> the right-hand-side button in the cluster of 4 around the OK button, >>>> select the monochrome filter. This makes the jpeg monochrome; the >>>> preview image is that jpeg. And, of course, you still have the RAW >>>> image. >>>> >>>> I've got these settings programmed in to one of the user modes so I >>>> can switch in and out as I desire. >>>> >>>> Hope this helps. >>>> >>>> Ciao, >>>> >>>> Pete Mac in Melbourne >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) >>> Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours >>> Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) > Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours > Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio > > -- > 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
