Re: More on K7 electronic "tilt" feature

2009-08-05 Thread Ken Waller
Totally agree. Light a lot of other photographic parameters, get it right in the camera to start with. That's why I have a grided screen installed in my SLR's. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" Subject: Re: M

Re: More on K7 electronic "tilt" feature

2009-08-05 Thread Rob Studdert
On 06/08/2009, Ken Waller wrote: > If you're shooting RAW & using Photoshop CS2, maybe earlier, the tilt is > easily corrected in the RAW convertor. Yes true, however it's only a solution if your subject isn't smack in the middle of the frame or if the composition isn't reliant on the full frame

Re: More on K7 electronic "tilt" feature

2009-08-05 Thread Ken Waller
If you're shooting RAW & using Photoshop CS2, maybe earlier, the tilt is easily corrected in the RAW convertor. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Miserere" Subject: Re: More on K7 electronic "tilt" feature My K10

Re: More on K7 electronic "tilt" feature

2009-08-05 Thread P. J. Alling
I find non-level horizons are like Jazz: Two tilted horizons are a mistake; three are 'style'. MARK! Sounds like a t-shirt for Frank. Miserere wrote: My K10D has a tilted sensor. I have found two ways around this: 1) I line up the VF with the line I want parallel within the picture, then

Re: More on K7 electronic "tilt" feature

2009-08-05 Thread Miserere
My K10D has a tilted sensor. I have found two ways around this: 1) I line up the VF with the line I want parallel within the picture, then I tilt the camera clockwise a smidgen (pardon the technical jargon). 2) I just say f...@k it and turn the camera in either direction so nothing is parallel to

Re: More on K7 electronic "tilt" feature

2009-08-05 Thread Rob Studdert
On 05/08/2009, Anthony Farr wrote: > It's a pretty useless feature if it can't outperform the naked eye. I > could do better at midnight after a sixpack of Boag's Premium. Or > two. > > Does anyone remember Rob Studdert's complaint about the 'twisted' > sensor in his K10D. I wonder if the tilt-

RE: More on K7 electronic "tilt" feature

2009-08-04 Thread Chris Mitchell
Yes, they look this tilted in the viewfinder. Chris > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Anthony Farr > Sent: 05 August 2009 05:06 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: More on K7 electronic "ti

Re: More on K7 electronic "tilt" feature

2009-08-04 Thread David Savage
Your a better man than me Anthony. I have tried setting up out bush, at midnight, after "a few bourbons". Thankfully the D700 has a virtual horizon feature. :-) DeeEss 2009/8/5 Anthony Farr : > It's a pretty useless feature if it can't outperform the naked eye.  I > could do better at midnight

Re: More on K7 electronic "tilt" feature

2009-08-04 Thread Desjardins, Steve
Well sure, but I'm usually in bed by midnight . .. Steve Desjardins On Aug 5, 2009, at 12:06 AM, "Anthony Farr" wrote: > It's a pretty useless feature if it can't outperform the naked eye. I > could do better at midnight after a sixpack of Boag's Premium. Or > two. > > Does anyone remember

Re: More on K7 electronic "tilt" feature

2009-08-04 Thread Anthony Farr
It's a pretty useless feature if it can't outperform the naked eye. I could do better at midnight after a sixpack of Boag's Premium. Or two. Does anyone remember Rob Studdert's complaint about the 'twisted' sensor in his K10D. I wonder if the tilt-meter is meant to agree with the camera body or

RE: More on K7 electronic "tilt" feature

2009-08-04 Thread Desjardins, Steve
sage- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Chris Mitchell Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 12:35 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: More on K7 electronic "tilt" feature Took the following with the "Electronic Level" showin

More on K7 electronic "tilt" feature

2009-08-04 Thread Chris Mitchell
Took the following with the "Electronic Level" showing the camera to be level: http://mitch.myzen.co.uk/Levels/K7level1.jpg Just in case the words "British Made" are not reassuring enough for the discerning reader, I turned the spirit level through 180 degrees and took this one: http://mitch.myzen