Pentax K-1 does some horse racing

asahi man · 07-17-2016, 02:52 PM

And again,great Job "beholder3"

Best regards

rawr · 07-17-2016, 04:55 PM

Great shots.

If the K-1 can do horse-racing, it's going to do well. There's big money there.

DeadJohn · 07-17-2016, 05:16 PM

Originally posted by beholder3

...I am quite happy with both camera and lens performance.

The photographer performed well, too. Nice images.

tx0h · 07-19-2016, 12:22 AM

what was the keeper / trash ratio in respect of the focus was good or bad?
i mean, 7 images out of 70 (0.1) is a bad ratio, 7 images out of 7 (1.0) is optimum.

thanks,

tx

SteveD · 07-19-2016, 06:32 AM

Any one of these is an image I would be proud of and enjoy viewing over and over again. When operated skillfully and properly the equipment clearly captured wonderful images. Do ratios really matter once you have that image you wanted?

JimBrennan · 07-23-2016, 07:26 PM

Great photos! I was nervous about buying then lens. I was afraid of loosing sharpness with the zoom but it seems to be just fine in detail.
Thank you for posting.

beholder3 · 07-24-2016, 05:29 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by JimBrennan

Great photos! I was nervous about buying then lens. I was afraid of loosing sharpness with the zoom but it seems to be just fine in detail.
Thank you for posting.

You are not "loosing sharpness".

It is really, really good on the long end and wide open. There are enough primes which are less sharp wide open.

But be careful on focussing correctly, shake effects and also air movements. They all have a lot of impact.

Wolfeye · 08-31-2016, 06:41 AM

Lovely images! Are these post-processed or straight out of the camera?

beholder3 · 08-31-2016, 12:37 PM

Thanks.

They have been strongly processed for the colors (greens desaturated and shifted to blueish) and strong vignette added.

Fl_Gulfer · 05-02-2017, 07:56 PM

Are these all Hand Held? If so nice work.

**hjoseph7** · 05-08-2017, 06:19 AM

Don't believe everything you read.

beholder3 · 05-08-2017, 10:46 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Fl_Gulfer

Are these all Hand Held? If so nice work.

I do not understand the question.
These shots are handheld as in "no tripod used". The whole fun only lasts 4-6 seconds per race and during that time you have to swing around with the lens quickly (standing right at the fence to the track).

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07-17-2016, 02:52 PM	#16
asahi man Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Photos: Albums Posts: 324	And again,great Job "beholder3" Best regards

07-17-2016, 04:55 PM	#17
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	Great shots. If the K-1 can do horse-racing, it's going to do well. There's big money there.

07-17-2016, 05:16 PM	#18
DeadJohn Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York Posts: 4,833	Originally posted by beholder3 ...I am quite happy with both camera and lens performance. The photographer performed well, too. Nice images.

07-19-2016, 12:22 AM	#19
tx0h Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 35	what was the keeper / trash ratio in respect of the focus was good or bad? i mean, 7 images out of 70 (0.1) is a bad ratio, 7 images out of 7 (1.0) is optimum. thanks, tx

07-19-2016, 06:32 AM	#20
SteveD Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 112	Any one of these is an image I would be proud of and enjoy viewing over and over again. When operated skillfully and properly the equipment clearly captured wonderful images. Do ratios really matter once you have that image you wanted?

07-23-2016, 07:26 PM	#21
JimBrennan Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 53	Great photos! I was nervous about buying then lens. I was afraid of loosing sharpness with the zoom but it seems to be just fine in detail. Thank you for posting.

07-24-2016, 05:29 AM - 1 Like	#22
beholder3 Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,112 Original Poster	Originally posted by JimBrennan Great photos! I was nervous about buying then lens. I was afraid of loosing sharpness with the zoom but it seems to be just fine in detail. Thank you for posting. You are not "loosing sharpness". It is really, really good on the long end and wide open. There are enough primes which are less sharp wide open. But be careful on focussing correctly, shake effects and also air movements. They all have a lot of impact.

08-31-2016, 06:41 AM	#23
Wolfeye Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Photos: Albums Posts: 782	Lovely images! Are these post-processed or straight out of the camera?

08-31-2016, 12:37 PM	#24
beholder3 Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,112 Original Poster	Thanks. They have been strongly processed for the colors (greens desaturated and shifted to blueish) and strong vignette added.

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Fl_Gulfer Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida Gulfer Photos: Albums Posts: 3,054	Are these all Hand Held? If so nice work.

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hjoseph7 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2014 Location: Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,045	Don't believe everything you read.

05-08-2017, 10:46 AM - 1 Like	#27
beholder3 Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,112 Original Poster	Originally posted by Fl_Gulfer Are these all Hand Held? If so nice work. I do not understand the question. These shots are handheld as in "no tripod used". The whole fun only lasts 4-6 seconds per race and during that time you have to swing around with the lens quickly (standing right at the fence to the track).