On 5/16/2016 11:46 AM, Christine Aguila wrote:
On May 15, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Bill <[email protected]>
wrote:
On 5/15/2016 7:54 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:
On May 14, 2016 7:50:46 PM PDT, Bill
<[email protected]> wrote:
The local pusher had their annual dog and pony show today, so
I got to play with a couple of the new lenses for the K1.
This one was shot with the 15-30. Not much to say about it,
other than that it's a brick wall. The lens is nicely
balanced to the camera, and seems very, very sharp.
http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/brickwall.html
K1, 15-30mm zoom, f/2.8 1/2000 at ISO 100.
Earlier today, I had a look at this lens on the Pentax web site,
and I thought, that’s a lens for me. Today I shot indoors with
the DA 15-45mm & a flash and was so frustrated with the
autofocusing. I’m assuming the 15-30mm would be better for
indoor autofocusing. I may try to rent one for a few days to try
it out.
The other thing I’m going to do this summer is practice my manual
focusing skills.
Cheers, Christine
The AF indoors with this lens on the K1 was just fine. I didn't try
it on any other cameras. I'm going to enable you a little bit here.
If you use manual focus a lot, the K1 is definitely a much improved
camera over the K3 (I can't speak to the K3II). For manual focus,
the K1 is definitely in a class of it's own due to the focus
assists that are built in.
http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/greyhall.html
Another nothing shot, but the AF was in center point, I suspect it
focused on the far wall.
You know, I had the talk with my husband last night:
not the one where you casually mention, while he’s reading the paper,
how a specific piece of kit just came out, and you wax it’s virtues,
then casually and most strategically dismiss it by saying, “well,
maybe down the road”;
nor the one (which comes two weeks later) where you mention how said
kit would be really great to address some specific shooting situation
you plan to experience in the near future;
and nor the one where you come home (three weeks later) with said
piece of kit and you proceed to rationalize your purchase with
arguments so persuasive even Aristotle would be impressed.
No, not any of those.
The other one, where you begin while cuddled under the blankets after
a good day of married life, and he’s just about ready to slip off
dreaming how lucky he is to have a wife who made him his favorite
meal and served it with his favorite ale—
The one where you begin: “Honey, do you know what a full frame camera
is?”
Yes, that one, which is not just about another camera body, but
rather about a new trajectory in camera equipment enablement. The
one where you do your best to load him down with technical
explanations so expert you make him dizzy, and you do this when his
desire for blissful sleep is high, yet because he’s a good husband,
he’s trying hang on and take an interest. But, of course, he can’t
hang on any longer as you prattle on, and you hear him slipping into
dreamland saying, “Sounds like a good plan, dear. Can’t wait to see
the pictures.”
Then the two of you drift off into a very lovely sleep.
Cheers, Christine
Sneaky!
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