Re: GESO and praise for the K-01
Checked in on all of them - still amazed at the process - fascinated by the crystal structure - like the more subtle backgrounds the best. very pretty! ann On 2/2/2013 18:47, Mark C wrote: It snowed a bit this morning and I had chance to test out the K-01 for snow crystals. This camera well exceeded my expectations! Between focus peaking and the ability to zoom in on the screen, focusing was very fast and easy. I was able to get clear shots, move on, get more. Focus peaking is a HUGE advantage for this kind of work because it allows you to see what is in focus and fine tune the focus to maximize DOF. It made the morning very productive - in about 2 hours of shooting I got at least 10 good images. Image quality from the K-01 seems to be right there with the K-5. I put 4 shots from this morning on my blog, will be posted a couple more batches this week as well: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ Permalink: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013-snow-crystals-round-2 All images were shot with the K-01, a Sigma 50mm f2.8 EX macro, and extension. The snow was very variable in size today, so I used all the extension that I have (about 230mm) for a few shots, and only about 50mm for a few other. Plus everything in between. I should comment that the second crystal in that post was very small and was shot with 230mm of extension - tubes and bellows. That is where the focusing peaking really shined. WIth all that extension a finder is so dark you can barely see, and with live view and no focus peaking it is very difficult to see what is in focus. The K-01 made it simple and easy to focus on that little bugger. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO and praise for the K-01
Fantastic! Almost makes me wish it snowed here. DS On 3 February 2013 07:47, Mark C wrote: > It snowed a bit this morning and I had chance to test out the K-01 for snow > crystals. This camera well exceeded my expectations! Between focus peaking > and the ability to zoom in on the screen, focusing was very fast and easy. I > was able to get clear shots, move on, get more. Focus peaking is a HUGE > advantage for this kind of work because it allows you to see what is in > focus and fine tune the focus to maximize DOF. It made the morning very > productive - in about 2 hours of shooting I got at least 10 good images. > Image quality from the K-01 seems to be right there with the K-5. > > I put 4 shots from this morning on my blog, will be posted a couple more > batches this week as well: > > http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ > > Permalink: > > http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013-snow-crystals-round-2 > > All images were shot with the K-01, a Sigma 50mm f2.8 EX macro, and > extension. The snow was very variable in size today, so I used all the > extension that I have (about 230mm) for a few shots, and only about 50mm for > a few other. Plus everything in between. > > I should comment that the second crystal in that post was very small and was > shot with 230mm of extension - tubes and bellows. That is where the > focusing peaking really shined. WIth all that extension a finder is so dark > you can barely see, and with live view and no focus peaking it is very > difficult to see what is in focus. The K-01 made it simple and easy to focus > on that little bugger. > > Mark > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO and praise for the K-01
So, Mark, nature is coming up with new challenges (the snow crystal to shoot at 230 mm of extension). You, on the other hand, appear to overcome these challenges on the stride! Wonderful! On 2/3/2013 1:47 AM, Mark C wrote: It snowed a bit this morning and I had chance to test out the K-01 for snow crystals. This camera well exceeded my expectations! Between focus peaking and the ability to zoom in on the screen, focusing was very fast and easy. I was able to get clear shots, move on, get more. Focus peaking is a HUGE advantage for this kind of work because it allows you to see what is in focus and fine tune the focus to maximize DOF. It made the morning very productive - in about 2 hours of shooting I got at least 10 good images. Image quality from the K-01 seems to be right there with the K-5. I put 4 shots from this morning on my blog, will be posted a couple more batches this week as well: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ Permalink: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013-snow-crystals-round-2 All images were shot with the K-01, a Sigma 50mm f2.8 EX macro, and extension. The snow was very variable in size today, so I used all the extension that I have (about 230mm) for a few shots, and only about 50mm for a few other. Plus everything in between. I should comment that the second crystal in that post was very small and was shot with 230mm of extension - tubes and bellows. That is where the focusing peaking really shined. WIth all that extension a finder is so dark you can barely see, and with live view and no focus peaking it is very difficult to see what is in focus. The K-01 made it simple and easy to focus on that little bugger. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO and praise for the K-01
Thanks! The K-01 is indeed a bargain right now. I was not expecting to use it for anything other than snow crystals, but I realize that it will also be great for things like spring wildflowers for the same reasons why it works so well for snow. It probably would be excellent for any macro situation, except where you could not see the rear screen due to direct sunlight... Mark On 2/2/2013 10:59 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Well those are annoyingly good. I still hate you. Now I even think I might want a K-01 despite the fact that I don]t think it would fit my shooting style. On 2/2/2013 6:47 PM, Mark C wrote: It snowed a bit this morning and I had chance to test out the K-01 for snow crystals. This camera well exceeded my expectations! Between focus peaking and the ability to zoom in on the screen, focusing was very fast and easy. I was able to get clear shots, move on, get more. Focus peaking is a HUGE advantage for this kind of work because it allows you to see what is in focus and fine tune the focus to maximize DOF. It made the morning very productive - in about 2 hours of shooting I got at least 10 good images. Image quality from the K-01 seems to be right there with the K-5. I put 4 shots from this morning on my blog, will be posted a couple more batches this week as well: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ Permalink: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013-snow-crystals-round-2 All images were shot with the K-01, a Sigma 50mm f2.8 EX macro, and extension. The snow was very variable in size today, so I used all the extension that I have (about 230mm) for a few shots, and only about 50mm for a few other. Plus everything in between. I should comment that the second crystal in that post was very small and was shot with 230mm of extension - tubes and bellows. That is where the focusing peaking really shined. WIth all that extension a finder is so dark you can barely see, and with live view and no focus peaking it is very difficult to see what is in focus. The K-01 made it simple and easy to focus on that little bugger. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO and praise for the K-01
HI Stan - The sensor can "see" the image far better than my eye can through the finder - even with all the extension the image is fairly bright on the screen. I assume the camera ramps up the ISO for composing. My eyes just can't adjust fast enough. Live View on the K5 almost gets you there, but without the focus peaking and with the very shallow DOF it is still hard to focus well. before this I would bracket focus - take a shot at my best guess of what was in focus and then tweak the focus a bit either way in hopes that if my eye was off I could still get something. Mark On 2/2/2013 10:48 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: OK, I will plead ignorance. I didn't know what "focus peaking" is until I just did a quick search and found a wiki-camera explanation. A halo around the in-focus areas of the image shown on the LCD if I groked correctly. How does this help you if the image is so dark due to the extensive extensions that you cannot see anything? stan On Feb 2, 2013, at 6:47 PM, Mark C wrote: It snowed a bit this morning and I had chance to test out the K-01 for snow crystals. This camera well exceeded my expectations! Between focus peaking and the ability to zoom in on the screen, focusing was very fast and easy. I was able to get clear shots, move on, get more. Focus peaking is a HUGE advantage for this kind of work because it allows you to see what is in focus and fine tune the focus to maximize DOF. It made the morning very productive - in about 2 hours of shooting I got at least 10 good images. Image quality from the K-01 seems to be right there with the K-5. I put 4 shots from this morning on my blog, will be posted a couple more batches this week as well: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ Permalink: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013-snow-crystals-round-2 All images were shot with the K-01, a Sigma 50mm f2.8 EX macro, and extension. The snow was very variable in size today, so I used all the extension that I have (about 230mm) for a few shots, and only about 50mm for a few other. Plus everything in between. I should comment that the second crystal in that post was very small and was shot with 230mm of extension - tubes and bellows. That is where the focusing peaking really shined. WIth all that extension a finder is so dark you can barely see, and with live view and no focus peaking it is very difficult to see what is in focus. The K-01 made it simple and easy to focus on that little bugger. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO and praise for the K-01
The image on the screen is light amplified, or so I believe. I know some of the micro 4:3 cameras do that but this is the first time I've heard that the k-01 does it. On 2/2/2013 10:48 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: OK, I will plead ignorance. I didn't know what "focus peaking" is until I just did a quick search and found a wiki-camera explanation. A halo around the in-focus areas of the image shown on the LCD if I groked correctly. How does this help you if the image is so dark due to the extensive extensions that you cannot see anything? stan On Feb 2, 2013, at 6:47 PM, Mark C wrote: It snowed a bit this morning and I had chance to test out the K-01 for snow crystals. This camera well exceeded my expectations! Between focus peaking and the ability to zoom in on the screen, focusing was very fast and easy. I was able to get clear shots, move on, get more. Focus peaking is a HUGE advantage for this kind of work because it allows you to see what is in focus and fine tune the focus to maximize DOF. It made the morning very productive - in about 2 hours of shooting I got at least 10 good images. Image quality from the K-01 seems to be right there with the K-5. I put 4 shots from this morning on my blog, will be posted a couple more batches this week as well: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ Permalink: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013-snow-crystals-round-2 All images were shot with the K-01, a Sigma 50mm f2.8 EX macro, and extension. The snow was very variable in size today, so I used all the extension that I have (about 230mm) for a few shots, and only about 50mm for a few other. Plus everything in between. I should comment that the second crystal in that post was very small and was shot with 230mm of extension - tubes and bellows. That is where the focusing peaking really shined. WIth all that extension a finder is so dark you can barely see, and with live view and no focus peaking it is very difficult to see what is in focus. The K-01 made it simple and easy to focus on that little bugger. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO and praise for the K-01
Well those are annoyingly good. I still hate you. Now I even think I might want a K-01 despite the fact that I don]t think it would fit my shooting style. On 2/2/2013 6:47 PM, Mark C wrote: It snowed a bit this morning and I had chance to test out the K-01 for snow crystals. This camera well exceeded my expectations! Between focus peaking and the ability to zoom in on the screen, focusing was very fast and easy. I was able to get clear shots, move on, get more. Focus peaking is a HUGE advantage for this kind of work because it allows you to see what is in focus and fine tune the focus to maximize DOF. It made the morning very productive - in about 2 hours of shooting I got at least 10 good images. Image quality from the K-01 seems to be right there with the K-5. I put 4 shots from this morning on my blog, will be posted a couple more batches this week as well: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ Permalink: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013-snow-crystals-round-2 All images were shot with the K-01, a Sigma 50mm f2.8 EX macro, and extension. The snow was very variable in size today, so I used all the extension that I have (about 230mm) for a few shots, and only about 50mm for a few other. Plus everything in between. I should comment that the second crystal in that post was very small and was shot with 230mm of extension - tubes and bellows. That is where the focusing peaking really shined. WIth all that extension a finder is so dark you can barely see, and with live view and no focus peaking it is very difficult to see what is in focus. The K-01 made it simple and easy to focus on that little bugger. Mark -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO and praise for the K-01
OK, I will plead ignorance. I didn't know what "focus peaking" is until I just did a quick search and found a wiki-camera explanation. A halo around the in-focus areas of the image shown on the LCD if I groked correctly. How does this help you if the image is so dark due to the extensive extensions that you cannot see anything? stan On Feb 2, 2013, at 6:47 PM, Mark C wrote: > It snowed a bit this morning and I had chance to test out the K-01 for snow > crystals. This camera well exceeded my expectations! Between focus peaking > and the ability to zoom in on the screen, focusing was very fast and easy. I > was able to get clear shots, move on, get more. Focus peaking is a HUGE > advantage for this kind of work because it allows you to see what is in focus > and fine tune the focus to maximize DOF. It made the morning very productive > - in about 2 hours of shooting I got at least 10 good images. Image quality > from the K-01 seems to be right there with the K-5. > > I put 4 shots from this morning on my blog, will be posted a couple more > batches this week as well: > > http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ > > Permalink: > > http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013-snow-crystals-round-2 > > All images were shot with the K-01, a Sigma 50mm f2.8 EX macro, and > extension. The snow was very variable in size today, so I used all the > extension that I have (about 230mm) for a few shots, and only about 50mm for > a few other. Plus everything in between. > > I should comment that the second crystal in that post was very small and was > shot with 230mm of extension - tubes and bellows. That is where the focusing > peaking really shined. WIth all that extension a finder is so dark you can > barely see, and with live view and no focus peaking it is very difficult to > see what is in focus. The K-01 made it simple and easy to focus on that > little bugger. > > Mark > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO and praise for the K-01
Superb! Paul via phone On Feb 2, 2013, at 6:47 PM, Mark C wrote: > It snowed a bit this morning and I had chance to test out the K-01 for snow > crystals. This camera well exceeded my expectations! Between focus peaking > and the ability to zoom in on the screen, focusing was very fast and easy. I > was able to get clear shots, move on, get more. Focus peaking is a HUGE > advantage for this kind of work because it allows you to see what is in focus > and fine tune the focus to maximize DOF. It made the morning very productive > - in about 2 hours of shooting I got at least 10 good images. Image quality > from the K-01 seems to be right there with the K-5. > > I put 4 shots from this morning on my blog, will be posted a couple more > batches this week as well: > > http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ > > Permalink: > > http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013-snow-crystals-round-2 > > All images were shot with the K-01, a Sigma 50mm f2.8 EX macro, and > extension. The snow was very variable in size today, so I used all the > extension that I have (about 230mm) for a few shots, and only about 50mm for > a few other. Plus everything in between. > > I should comment that the second crystal in that post was very small and was > shot with 230mm of extension - tubes and bellows. That is where the focusing > peaking really shined. WIth all that extension a finder is so dark you can > barely see, and with live view and no focus peaking it is very difficult to > see what is in focus. The K-01 made it simple and easy to focus on that > little bugger. > > Mark > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO and praise for the K-01
It snowed a bit this morning and I had chance to test out the K-01 for snow crystals. This camera well exceeded my expectations! Between focus peaking and the ability to zoom in on the screen, focusing was very fast and easy. I was able to get clear shots, move on, get more. Focus peaking is a HUGE advantage for this kind of work because it allows you to see what is in focus and fine tune the focus to maximize DOF. It made the morning very productive - in about 2 hours of shooting I got at least 10 good images. Image quality from the K-01 seems to be right there with the K-5. I put 4 shots from this morning on my blog, will be posted a couple more batches this week as well: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/ Permalink: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2013-snow-crystals-round-2 All images were shot with the K-01, a Sigma 50mm f2.8 EX macro, and extension. The snow was very variable in size today, so I used all the extension that I have (about 230mm) for a few shots, and only about 50mm for a few other. Plus everything in between. I should comment that the second crystal in that post was very small and was shot with 230mm of extension - tubes and bellows. That is where the focusing peaking really shined. WIth all that extension a finder is so dark you can barely see, and with live view and no focus peaking it is very difficult to see what is in focus. The K-01 made it simple and easy to focus on that little bugger. Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
