Originally posted by Penview52 EF..s.. have you ever had a problem taking photo with ks2 using flash indoor ( built in or external ) that came out bad?
I have not had a lot of indoor shots with flash yet. Generally I have not had great experience with any camera, I only have one external flash and the onboard flash that I usually have available doesn't give great results, it just gives me bad glare every where. It's a little bit better if I hack up something to diffuse and reflect the flash upwards, but again, general problem, not really specific to K-S2.
I have found that with the newer cameras, I can often get a decent picture in dimmer light without needing a flash and I general prefer the kind of "natural" colour I get without the flash.
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Originally posted by Des I've got a K-3 and a K-S2 and I haven't noticed the behaviour that @Alexx has experienced. I also mostly use single point AF on both cameras. One reason I prefer to use the K-3 for wildlife is that I find it focuses more accurately. Not that the K-S2 is at all bad (it's better than the K-30 I had before).
But since the thread is about the K-S2, let me say how pleasing it is to hear from a happy camper. I really like mine too.
If I may make a suggestion, @EFats - switch to RAW + jpg. Stash away the RAW files (or at least the good ones) for the day when you have the time, skills and inclination for post-processing shots that you value most. Storage is really cheap these days. My greatest regret in digital photography is that for my first 6 years I shot jpg only. There are many images that I would now love to have in RAW, because I could make a lot more of them.
Yes, that is something I resort to once in a while. I did that at the beginning, but due to matters unrelated to camera (I keep my photos on a NAS RAID that normally gets accessed over WiFi and it is really sloooow when moving so many big images and I was too lazy to fix the issue) I stopped that for a bit.
Then I realized that, unlike my other camera's, on my K-S2, grabbing a RAW shot was a simple button press away! So any time I think I might have framed a good image and/or some adjustments might be needed later, I just press the button during the shoot. Another reason why I really like this camera!
I know it is not for everyone but it seems the way Pentax works really suits my style.