Dale H. Cook wrote:
At 09:33 PM 5/6/2018, Larry Colen wrote:
As long as you have live view and focus peaking, there are some
amazing deals out there in legacy glass
I still have my K-1000 and its SMC Pentax-A 50mm f/2-22. Perhaps I
should experiment with the 50 on the K-70 - it seems to get generally
favorable reviews.
It will work as well, if not better, on your K-70 than it did on the
K-1000. At several stops faster, and being a prime, it will be a lot
better than the 18-270 at 50mm, particularly in low light. I was going
to say that you can get old m-42 lenses dirt cheap, but they're a pain
to use. You will need to set a menu item so that the camera will work
with manual lenses.
I tend to hate videos, but this came up top on my search:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUE0aQBy2D4
In custom settings, aperture ring set it so you can use the manual lens.
Put the camera in Manual exposure, set your aperture, press the green
button and it will set the exposure.
You might be able to pick up an old copy of lightroom 5 or 6 for
pennies on the dollar. But the key thing is to shoot raw, and you can
always go back and re-edit your files later.
I've been shooting only raw since day 1, so I will keep an eye out. I
see that I can get 6.14 new for $149 which is better than I expected.
Yeah, and you can probably find a no longer used license for a few bucks.
Since each frame basically only costs you time, then there is little
downside to experiment with various filters, both physical and digital.
I have been doing a fair amount of experimentation just getting used to
the body, which I've only had for three months. I've barely begun to
experiment with the priority modes.
If I'm in low light, I use Tav mode, because shutter speed and aperture
are far more important to image quality than ISO. If I'm shooting in a
lot of light, I set ISO at 100, set the aperture and shoot in Av mode.
Your Milage May Vary.
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