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This year's mushroom hunt with BW Bear
Lens: DFA 100 macro- Sigma 70 macro Camera: K-3 , K-1 Photo Location: South Algonquin Township ISO: 100 
Posted By: normhead, 08-25-2018, 11:46 AM

For this year's mushroom hike I decided to do a comparison. Same tripod set, different cameras. K-1 with DFA 100 macro, K-3 with Sigma 70 macro.

These are close but not extreme macro shots, so I would have expected the K-1's resolution to give it an advantage.

For the most part, that was true. This one slightly better colour.

2018-08-25-BW_bear-mushroom-hunt-5
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This one creamy smooth out of focus areas, with both cameras at 2.8 the K-3 not un-expectedly couldn't compete.

2018-08-25-BW_bear-mushroom-hunt-4
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This one at ƒ8, the K-1 had slightly better colour rendition.

2018-08-25-BW_bear-mushroom-hunt-3
by Norm Head, on Flickr

Hard to say on this one, the orange mushroom looks better on the K-1 shot. Not necessarily sharper but definitely better. Again by a small margin.

2018-08-25-BW_bear-mushroom-hunt-2
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K-1 all the way you're thinking, not so fast.
I did nail one with the K-3, Richer colour and more mushroom detail from the K-3.

2018-08-25-BW_bear-mushroom-hunt-1
by Norm Head, on Flickr

I don't know how many of these I''ll do, but, the K1 wins the first one 4 to1. Anyone professionally shooting mushrooms with a plastic bear, should definitely consider a K-1. Anyone shooting as an amateur, the K-1 is for the most part a little better, but not that much. The difference is when you look really close and compare, except for the 2.8 image, it's hard to tell them apart at first glance. Anyone who says , well I like to print big... uh huh, you want a 65 inch print of BW bear. I believe that.

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I think you have created a whole new genre of photography Nice work!
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Nice idea!
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I think you have created a whole new genre of photography Nice work!
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Nice idea!
This is the third or fourth year for BW bear. Some with BW bear and some with his friend the moose.I don't know if you can still find the other threads.

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/12-post-your-photos/298570-misc-season-s...y-bw_bear.html

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/12-post-your-photos/272263-nature-summer...thbw-bear.html

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/12-post-your-photos/240472-nature-mushro...-b-w-bear.html

The difference this year might be I figured out that if I use the white spot on the hat-birds shoulder for white balance, they all look pretty good.

My god my first one in 2013 was taken with my old K-01.

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Very well done!
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Very well done!
Thanks, it's like anything else, if you spend enough time doing it and you'll figure out what works for you.
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We wait for yours macro ideas!

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I'm far from the macro king here. I don't even shoot really macro. I shoot with a macro lens because I often need closer focus than a conventional lens would give me. But look in the macro threads and you'll see much more amazing work than mine. I'm sort of on the comedian level of macro endeavours.

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QuoteOriginally posted by normhead Quote
Anyone professionally shooting mushrooms with a plastic bear, should definitely consider a K-1.
I'll bear that in mind Norm, should the situation arise.
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I'll bear that in mind Norm, should the situation arise.
Such puns are hard to bear.

Can you buy K-1s with bearer bonds?

This is getting to be unbearable.

Say uncle or I'll keep going.
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Such puns are hard to bear.
Just thought I'd get in before photoptimist arrived on the scene.
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I will keep this lesson in mind the next time I take a plastic bear into the mushroom fields. Too fun.
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Beary imaginative ..
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Nice Mushroom shots. Boy the little bear sure gets around.
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Just thought I'd get in before photoptimist arrived on the scene.
I think we have it pretty much covered.

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I will keep this lesson in mind the next time I take a plastic bear into the mushroom fields. Too fun.
Good, I hate throwing the pearls of wisdom out only to be trampled underfoot by swine.

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Beary imaginative ..
Beary kind of you to say so.

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Nice Mushroom shots. Boy the little bear sure gets around.
Tess put him in the basement, I had to go looking for him. He was beary happy to get out.

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