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Insanity of Shake Reduction · **1 Like**

Hand held this shot with a 2.5s exposure time (with some bracing--no timer since that disables SR!). Never gotten this kind of performance before out of the K-5IIs. This is what, 5 stops? And I didn't think it would work for multisecond exposures. Sure glad it did.

**Tonytee** · 03-13-2016, 09:58 PM

Originally posted by MadMathMind

Hand held this shot with a 2.5s exposure time (with some bracing--no timer since that disables SR!). Never gotten this kind of performance before out of the K-5IIs. This is what, 5 stops? And I didn't think it would work for multisecond exposures. Sure glad it did.

OMG!! What an awesome photograph. I really like the technique here. This reminds me of when I was in grammar school, the school took us on a field trip to Walpole Sate Prison in Walpole, Mass. All of us kids were made to go down into the worst prison conditions imaginable. I can honestly say, the school's purpose was well accomplished, I do not believe any of us did anything wrong to justify ending up in a place like that. Very sad, depressing, frightening but effective.

Again, great shot. Thanks a lot.

Tony

Unregistered User 8 · 03-14-2016, 12:49 AM

Originally posted by First Poster

Hand held this shot with a 2.5s exposure time (with some bracing--no timer since that disables SR!). Never gotten this kind of performance before out of the K-5IIs. This is what, 5 stops? And I didn't think it would work for multisecond exposures. Sure glad it did.

A very good photograph and an excellent example of why Pentax is so good.The Ricoh / Pentax engineers have given us the right tools to use. Very well taken.

slowpez · 03-14-2016, 08:16 AM

Great lighting. You definitely pulled that one off. Well done.

**Fries** · 03-14-2016, 02:46 PM

Impressive!

Meg4mi · 03-14-2016, 03:05 PM

Which camera and focal length?

**Kerrowdown** · 03-14-2016, 03:34 PM

Originally posted by Meg4mi

Which camera and focal length?

Lens: DA15 f/4 Limited, Camera: K-5 IIs, Photo Location: Yuma Territorial Prison, ISO: 640, Shutter Speed: 3s, Aperture: F7.1

MadMathMind · 03-14-2016, 08:54 PM

Thank you, everyone! This was a camera JPEG as well--no post-processing applied!

For context, this is the "dark cell" at the Yuma Territorial prison, or what's left of it. Normal cells weren't so dark and had no cage. Prisoners who were bad and misbehaving got sent to the dark cell for 1-12 days, depending on offense and previous record.

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03-13-2016, 09:58 PM	#2
Tonytee Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 21,543	Originally posted by MadMathMind Hand held this shot with a 2.5s exposure time (with some bracing--no timer since that disables SR!). Never gotten this kind of performance before out of the K-5IIs. This is what, 5 stops? And I didn't think it would work for multisecond exposures. Sure glad it did. OMG!! What an awesome photograph. I really like the technique here. This reminds me of when I was in grammar school, the school took us on a field trip to Walpole Sate Prison in Walpole, Mass. All of us kids were made to go down into the worst prison conditions imaginable. I can honestly say, the school's purpose was well accomplished, I do not believe any of us did anything wrong to justify ending up in a place like that. Very sad, depressing, frightening but effective. Again, great shot. Thanks a lot. Tony

03-14-2016, 12:49 AM	#3
Unregistered User 8 Closed Account Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,694	Originally posted by First Poster Hand held this shot with a 2.5s exposure time (with some bracing--no timer since that disables SR!). Never gotten this kind of performance before out of the K-5IIs. This is what, 5 stops? And I didn't think it would work for multisecond exposures. Sure glad it did. A very good photograph and an excellent example of why Pentax is so good.The Ricoh / Pentax engineers have given us the right tools to use. Very well taken.

03-14-2016, 08:16 AM	#4
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,461	Great lighting. You definitely pulled that one off. Well done.

03-14-2016, 02:46 PM	#5
Fries Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gauw Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,582	Impressive!

03-14-2016, 03:05 PM	#6
Meg4mi Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 124	Which camera and focal length?

03-14-2016, 03:34 PM	#7
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,867	Originally posted by Meg4mi Which camera and focal length? Lens: DA15 f/4 Limited, Camera: K-5 IIs, Photo Location: Yuma Territorial Prison, ISO: 640, Shutter Speed: 3s, Aperture: F7.1

03-14-2016, 08:54 PM	#8
MadMathMind Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Houston, TX Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,717 Original Poster	Thank you, everyone! This was a camera JPEG as well--no post-processing applied! For context, this is the "dark cell" at the Yuma Territorial prison, or what's left of it. Normal cells weren't so dark and had no cage. Prisoners who were bad and misbehaving got sent to the dark cell for 1-12 days, depending on offense and previous record.

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