I'm loving this camera

MoiVous · 01-23-2017, 03:32 AM - **6 Likes**

Ok - so everyone has said how much they love this camera.

I got to seriously use it last week wandering around a food market then going to a live music gig with LED lights.
What's more, I used my old Sigma 28-70mm f2.8 DF only. So not a current generation lens, and screw drive, and it's been in the wars (dropped it and had it fixed a couple of years ago)

AF was snappy and mostly spot on (some errors when I was in AF33 vs AF9 - that is just me learning I suspect)
low light was no challenge to the AF or the exposure - no more than 1/2 a stop off most of the time. I used it the night before in near total darkness at my camera club and it didn't even struggle!
that change to FF from APS-C has made the lens much more usable as a walk around - wide to short tele, with great DOF change - got to get used to f2.8 really being shallow!
Noise at high ISO is no drama (I shot up to 6400 ISO at the music gig, and 12800 at the camera club) - it really is easy to deal with in Lightroom. And the pixel size is so small you don't really see it

I can see why everyone is in raptures - it is a beast (and the pair together are a heavy combo BTW)

Here are some shots from those two shoots:

Poh

Weight

Lollipop Lollipop......

Blue song

Bassman singing

Chris, on Flickr

AussieTrev · 01-23-2017, 03:34 AM

Nice series.

**mike.hiran** · 01-23-2017, 05:57 AM

well captured!

**bobbotron** · 01-23-2017, 07:24 AM

So nice to hear good reviews from happy owners! :-) Nice photos!

**shardulm** · 01-23-2017, 08:27 AM

Originally posted by MoiVous

Lollipop Lollipop......

I like this one better. Nice light due to the imrprovized angle of view.

rawr · 01-23-2017, 12:42 PM

Nice series that reflects the versatility of the K-1.

And good to see an older lens 'coming back to life' via the K-1. It's not the first report of that happening.

**felixkh** · 01-29-2017, 03:01 AM

Very Nice shots!

01-23-2017, 03:32 AM - 6 Likes	#1
MoiVous Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 677	I'm loving this camera Ok - so everyone has said how much they love this camera. I got to seriously use it last week wandering around a food market then going to a live music gig with LED lights. What's more, I used my old Sigma 28-70mm f2.8 DF only. So not a current generation lens, and screw drive, and it's been in the wars (dropped it and had it fixed a couple of years ago) AF was snappy and mostly spot on (some errors when I was in AF33 vs AF9 - that is just me learning I suspect) low light was no challenge to the AF or the exposure - no more than 1/2 a stop off most of the time. I used it the night before in near total darkness at my camera club and it didn't even struggle! that change to FF from APS-C has made the lens much more usable as a walk around - wide to short tele, with great DOF change - got to get used to f2.8 really being shallow! Noise at high ISO is no drama (I shot up to 6400 ISO at the music gig, and 12800 at the camera club) - it really is easy to deal with in Lightroom. And the pixel size is so small you don't really see it I can see why everyone is in raptures - it is a beast (and the pair together are a heavy combo BTW) Here are some shots from those two shoots: Poh Weight Lollipop Lollipop...... Blue song Bassman singing Chris, on Flickr

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01-23-2017, 03:34 AM	#2
AussieTrev Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,590	Nice series.

01-23-2017, 05:57 AM	#3
mike.hiran Site Supporter Join Date: May 2007 Location: portland Photos: Albums Posts: 1,491	well captured!

01-23-2017, 07:24 AM	#4
bobbotron Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ottawa, ON Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,349	So nice to hear good reviews from happy owners! :-) Nice photos!

01-23-2017, 08:27 AM	#5
shardulm Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Cumming, GA Posts: 793	Originally posted by MoiVous Lollipop Lollipop...... I like this one better. Nice light due to the imrprovized angle of view.

01-23-2017, 12:42 PM	#6
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	Nice series that reflects the versatility of the K-1. And good to see an older lens 'coming back to life' via the K-1. It's not the first report of that happening.

01-29-2017, 03:01 AM	#7
felixkh Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,201	Very Nice shots!