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01-14-2021, 01:58 AM   #256
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QuoteOriginally posted by Alex_Ros Quote
PENTAX is obviously the brand that offers the best value for money.

Even though Nikon has stated that it will not continue to produce DSLR And even when the D850 is relatively older than the K1 MKII the price difference between the two is the equivalent of buying the 24-70 2.8 WR and if they buy second hand optics they can include easily grip and about 3 additional batteries

The same happens in ApsC format
Pentax is not obviously better value for money any more. Ten years ago, certainly. Now Pentax prices have increased significantly relative to other brands, presumably due to the contraction of the market.

Have Nikon said they're not going to produce more DSLRs? I haven't seen that.

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I haven't seen that announcement. A DSLR lens prime f/11 telephoto? Can you provide a link? That seems very impractical.
On a DSLR these wouldn't work as the viewfinder would be so dark it'd be unusable for auto or manual focus.

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I'd still like to see a K-70 successor. I hope the solenoid problem will be resolved in the future models. The K-70 is quite a good choice for beginners. I just hope its successor will be fairly priced to entice those with budget constraints.
Yes, a K-70 successor is long overdue really.

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On a DSLR these wouldn't work as the viewfinder would be so dark it'd be unusable for auto or manual focus.
I was just looking at 15mm LTD shots for diffraction spikes, for a discussion in another thread. Many of those were shot at f/11 or smaller specifically to get starbursts and with enough ambient light autofocus worked just fine.


But I've always been confused by people who say things like "the autofocus points only are sensitive at f/2.8 or wider" or similar. For a while I didn't even have a lens that was f/2.8 or larger and autofocus worked. I probably don't understand the context.
01-14-2021, 05:34 AM   #258
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I was just looking at 15mm LTD shots for diffraction spikes, for a discussion in another thread. Many of those were shot at f/11 or smaller specifically to get starbursts and with enough ambient light autofocus worked just fine.
Auto focus work fine because it's a F4 lens and the body auto focuses at the max aperture before stepping down when you take the shot.
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QuoteOriginally posted by ThorSanchez Quote
But I've always been confused by people who say things like "the autofocus points only are sensitive at f/2.8 or wider" or similar. For a while I didn't even have a lens that was f/2.8 or larger and autofocus worked. I probably don't understand the context.
Think of it as old fashioned microprisms for manual focus. AF sensors exactly like microprisms are looking through the outer edges of the mount opening / lens (left/right for horizintal line sensors; top/bottom for vertical ones) to see two differing images.

The position where they actually look through is described as "Fxxx sensitive" meaning that if you have a slower lens the sensors/microprisms will simply stare at black material and see nothing if the physical aperture opening is too slow = the light is coming in through such a small hole in the middle of the lens that the outward area is not glass.
Just as the wide open aperture figures describe a bigger and bigger opening for light this in parallel widens the area how far outward the sensors can peek through the mount opening / lens.


Current Pentax cameras have most sensors peek through F5.6 equivalent positions and 3 sensors peeking through areas so far outward that it is equivalent to a F2.8 aperture.


Since the sensors are relatively long (and parts of them still see partial images) the F5.6 ones actually tend to work somewhat (the get more and more problems) down until F9.

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They have no workable plan to replace customers such as myself.
That's what worries me. Not the quality of the products, we all understand how good they can be, but how to appeal to new customers.

In 2021, the short of it is, they need every influencer out there posting a blog post or youtube video claiming "Pentax is BACK" or something like that in bold lettering...
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QuoteOriginally posted by ThorSanchez Quote
I was just looking at 15mm LTD shots for diffraction spikes, for a discussion in another thread. Many of those were shot at f/11 or smaller specifically to get starbursts and with enough ambient light autofocus worked just fine.

But I've always been confused by people who say things like "the autofocus points only are sensitive at f/2.8 or wider" or similar. For a while I didn't even have a lens that was f/2.8 or larger and autofocus worked. I probably don't understand the context.
Yes, because normal lenses focus with the aperture wide open and stop down only for the actual photo, so the viewfinder and the AF system get the benefit of whatever the maximum aperture is.

These Canon lenses are f/11 with a constant aperture, so it cannot be changed either way. It's always f/11.
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Also, the smaller the aperture, the wider the DoF will be, making it more difficult for the camera to decide which of the points in acceptable focus is where you want your focal plane. The focal plane could be moved forward and backward within the wider DoF. You won't know what it's done until you see it in on a monitor or TV. Hence the preference or using Live View for manual focus. In Live View with focus assist you actually watch the DoF shift as you manually focus, as opposed to letting the camera decide where it thinks you should focus.

In images like this...


I use Live View to determine the front and back of the depth of field, because the front and back edges of the DoF is more important than selecting the exact position of the focal plane. This is something that s far as I know, AF cannot be programmed to emulate.

Using an f4 lens stopped down for landscape with everything from 10 feet to infinity in focus, you have a lot of leeway with the exact technical focal plane is. Most of the time, it's not an issue. When your actual focus is 30 feet to infinity, and your lens can do 10 feet to infinity, you really have to mess up to have part of your image out of focus, but it can be done. I've had it happen. If precision is required, AF is always a crap shoot.


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01-25-2021, 07:41 AM   #263
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CROMULENT!!! Wow! I had to look it up, but I like it!! I'll have to work that into conversations!! Not only do I learn photography on PF, but also English!!

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QuoteOriginally posted by normhead Quote
Also, the smaller the aperture, the wider the DoF will be, making it more difficult for the camera to decide which of the points in acceptable focus is where you want your focal plane. The focal plane could be moved forward and backward within the wider DoF. You won't know what it's done until you see it in on a monitor or TV. Hence the preference or using Live View for manual focus. In Live View with focus assist you actually watch the DoF shift as you manually focus, as opposed to letting the camera decide where it thinks you should focus.

In images like this...


I use Live View to determine the front and back of the depth of field, because the front and back edges of the DoF is more important than selecting the exact position of the focal plane. This is something that s far as I know, AF cannot be programmed to emulate.

Using an f4 lens stopped down for landscape with everything from 10 feet to infinity in focus, you have a lot of leeway with the exact technical focal plane is. Most of the time, it's not an issue. When your actual focus is 30 feet to infinity, and your lens can do 10 feet to infinity, you really have to mess up to have part of your image out of focus, but it can be done. I've had it happen. If precision is required, AF is always a crap shoot.
true!! I always try to use live view when I go wider than 2.8 with focus assist
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