[paulh]

DA18-55 on K10D:

[ivanvernon]

DA18-55 on K10D:

Great wooden bench. Until this thread I never realized how many different ways there are to build a bench.

Oops, thought I was in the bench thread because of your subject matter, but my comment still stands!

[paulh]

Great wooden bench. Until this thread I never realized how many different ways there are to build a bench.

Oops, thought I was in the bench thread because of your subject matter, but my comment still stands!

Simple and sturdy. And yes, this photo *is* in the bench thread as well

[ChristianRock]

Yes benches are usually an interesting subject. Not sure if I've ever posted these here (taken with K10D of course):

SMC-A 70-210 f4 Macro


SMC-M 50 1.7


Tokina 24 2.8. Kind of hard to see the bench in this one

[RussV]

Here's a bench I took recently.

[rayallen]

Yes benches are usually an interesting subject. Not sure if I've ever posted these here (taken with K10D of course):

SMC-A 70-210 f4 Macro


SMC-M 50 1.7


Tokina 24 2.8. Kind of hard to see the bench in this one

I particularly like that last image, CR. Lovely autumn tones.

Here's a bench I took recently.

That one is very nice, Russ. The greens (my favourite colour) are rendered beautifully.

[rayallen]

Flowers on a clear winter's day. K10D and Tamron 70-300mm (images 1 & 2), DA 18-55mm WR (image 3).

[paulh]

Flowers on a clear winter's day.

Awesome colors, Ray!

Jeannie & Tino on the path to the lake. Sigma 17-70 DC Macro on K10D:

[Kdgparnell]

I’ve had my kd-10 for a week now, and I’m loving it. I do have what probably is a dumb question: I am using manual k mount lenses, so I need to set the focal length in the shake reduction screen that comes on when the camera powers up. Am I setting it for the focal length on the lens, or the interpolated focal length with the 1.5 factor due to the APS-C sensor? Also, how do I set It for a zoom lens?

Thanks and sorry for the dumb question...

Kevin

[RussV]

I’ve had my kd-10 for a week now, and I’m loving it. I do have what probably is a dumb question: I am using manual k mount lenses, so I need to set the focal length in the shake reduction screen that comes on when the camera powers up. Am I setting it for the focal length on the lens, or the interpolated focal length with the 1.5 factor due to the APS-C sensor? Also, how do I set It for a zoom lens?

Thanks and sorry for the dumb question...

Kevin

I always set mine to the actual focal length of the lens and on zooms I use the longest end as a guide.

[RussV]

I spent sometime at the park in Crystal Palace today. The area is named after the huge 'Crystal Palace' that was built of sheet glass and steel for the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London's Hyde Park. It still remains the structure with the greatest ever amount of sheet glass. It contained 990,000 square feet of floor space. The whole thing was then dismantled and moved to South London where it remained until 1936 when a fire totally destroyed it. Crystal Palace is now famous for its football club (soccer that is) and also, in the London area, for it's giant TV\radio transmitter mast. All that remains of the glass building are a few statues, sweeping staircases and balustrades that hint at its lost grandeur. The site is so large I could barely capture 50% of it at 18mm.

[Kdgparnell]

I always set mine to the actual focal length of the lens and on zooms I use the longest end as a guide.

Makes sense, thanks!

[rayallen]

I spent sometime at the park in Crystal Palace today. The area is named after the huge 'Crystal Palace' that was built of sheet glass and steel for the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London's Hyde Park. It still remains the structure with the greatest ever amount of sheet glass. It contained 990,000 square feet of floor space. The whole thing was then dismantled and moved to South London where it remained until 1936 when a fire totally destroyed it. Crystal Palace is now famous for its football club (soccer that is) and also, in the London area, for it's giant TV\radio transmitter mast. All that remains of the glass building are a few statues, sweeping staircases and balustrades that hint at its lost grandeur. The site is so large I could barely capture 50% of it at 18mm.

A wonderful set to give us an idea of what it must have been like, Russ. TFS.

[Dartmoor Dave]

I’ve had my kd-10 for a week now, and I’m loving it. I do have what probably is a dumb question: I am using manual k mount lenses, so I need to set the focal length in the shake reduction screen that comes on when the camera powers up. Am I setting it for the focal length on the lens, or the interpolated focal length with the 1.5 factor due to the APS-C sensor? Also, how do I set It for a zoom lens?

Anyone who says that they didn't have that same question themselves once upon a time is fibbing.

As Russ has said, you just set the lens's actual focal length. Focal length doesn't change when you use the same lens on different camera formats -- the only thing that changes is how big an area of the lens's image circle is captured by the sensor. My own experience with zooms is that setting the focal length for the long end works best, but probably a bit of trial-and-error testing with your own lens is the way to go.

I spent sometime at the park in Crystal Palace today.

Those are fascinating, I didn't realise so much of it was still there on the ground. Looks well worth a visit.

[RussV]

Those are fascinating, I didn't realise so much of it was still there on the ground. Looks well worth a visit.

Thanks Ray and Dave.

There's also a lake with full sized Victorian era dinosaurs, a bit unrealistic but paleontology was a new science then, and the grandest Victorian suburban railway station I've ever seen with staircases about 30 foot wide to cope with hundreds of visitors. Completely unnecessary these days of course.

I didn't manage to get to them, another day maybe.

More info
The Crystal Palace - Wikipedia