Re: K-5 at a wedding: My two complaints

2011-05-02 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/25/2011 03:05, William Robb wrote: Pentax flash control has always sucked, so I don't allow it to do anything, I still use a big old Metz 60 CT-2 autoflash, and it gives me stellar results, and is accurate enough that I just shoot, and don't chimp. I cannot confirm or disprove that Pentax

RE: K-5 at a wedding: My two complaints

2011-04-25 Thread John Celio
I'm pretty sure I have all those correction/compensation features turned off, but I will check that. Thanks for the tip. John -- http://www.jacelio.com Original Message Subject: Re: K-5 at a wedding: My two complaints From: Thibouille Date: Mon, April 25, 2011 12:03

Re: K-5 at a wedding: My two complaints

2011-04-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > I always wonder if my hatred of flash is due to having used Pentaxes > all my life. > > On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 5:58 PM, John Celio wrote: >> I shot a wedding in Yosemite National Park yesterday and my K-5 performed >> admirably. There w

Re: K-5 at a wedding: My two complaints

2011-04-25 Thread Steven Desjardins
I always wonder if my hatred of flash is due to having used Pentaxes all my life. On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 5:58 PM, John Celio wrote: > I shot a wedding in Yosemite National Park yesterday and my K-5 performed > admirably. There were two problems I noticed that got on my nerves and may > have ruin

Re: K-5 at a wedding: My two complaints

2011-04-25 Thread David J Brooks
for indoor work. I use the D200 and SB800 which i find is much more user friendly, but still adjustments need to be made, but less so than with the pentax combo. Dave > > > > - Original Message - From: "John Celio" > To: > Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 4:58 PM >

Re: K-5 at a wedding: My two complaints

2011-04-25 Thread Thibouille
John, were shadow compensation, lens corrections etc ON ? They significantly slow down the camera. 2011/4/24 John Celio : > I shot a wedding in Yosemite National Park yesterday and my K-5 performed > admirably. There were two problems I noticed that got on my nerves and may > have ruined some pict

Re: K-5 at a wedding: My two complaints

2011-04-24 Thread Christine Aguila
se only to get flash blow out with the K-5. I had to dial down much more than usual. I plan to test the k-5 with the flash this week. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "John Celio" To: Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 4:58 PM Subject: K-5 at a wedding: My two c

Re: K-5 at a wedding: My two complaints

2011-04-24 Thread Liz Masoner
The flash blowout is very annoying. I've found I have to stop down more than you mention myself. Knowing that the problem exists though I try to just set things ahead and I'm getting quicker at the adjustments. On 4/24/11 4:58 PM, "John Celio" wrote: >I shot a wedding in Yosemite National Pa

Re: K-5 at a wedding: My two complaints

2011-04-24 Thread William Robb
On 24/04/2011 3:58 PM, John Celio wrote: I shot a wedding in Yosemite National Park yesterday and my K-5 performed admirably. There were two problems I noticed that got on my nerves and may have ruined some pictures. 1. The shot-to-preview time (how long it takes a photo to appear on the screen

Re: K-5 at a wedding: My two complaints

2011-04-24 Thread Larry Colen
On Apr 24, 2011, at 2:58 PM, John Celio wrote: > I shot a wedding in Yosemite National Park yesterday and my K-5 performed > admirably. There were two problems I noticed that got on my nerves and may > have ruined some pictures. > > 1. The shot-to-preview time (how long it takes a photo to app

K-5 at a wedding: My two complaints

2011-04-24 Thread John Celio
I shot a wedding in Yosemite National Park yesterday and my K-5 performed admirably. There were two problems I noticed that got on my nerves and may have ruined some pictures. 1. The shot-to-preview time (how long it takes a photo to appear on the screen after it is taken) is painfully long. G