Show Us Your Best K-X shots

Marv Toler · 03-12-2010, 03:44 PM

I played around with a Minolta SRT-101 and Kodachrome back in the early 70s. Since then I've only dabbled infrequently with doing more than snapshots. Now that I'm retired I plan to take up photography as a regular hobby. Thanks for your encouragement.

rawr · 03-12-2010, 06:55 PM

Originally posted by Marv Toler

I played around with a Minolta SRT-101 and Kodachrome back in the early 70s. Since then I've only dabbled infrequently with doing more than snapshots...

It's probably like riding a bike. As your images highlight, once you've acquired camera skills and a photographers eye, even after a break of some years, those skills stay with you.

bikecoboss · 03-13-2010, 12:36 AM

with the 55-300; Bralorne BC

the 18-55; birch curling at Bralorne

the 55-300; that's hockey!

15 ltd; covered bridge, Whistler

Iceburg98 · 03-13-2010, 01:05 AM

Just went out with my new K-X for the first time today... I hope some of these are good enough to be in here - LOL

(All taken with the 18-55 kit lens)

This one was with the 55-300 kit lens

Sara Hanna · 03-14-2010, 03:15 PM

Originally posted by tomtor

Hi Sara, with the exception of the first image (and Jason

), they all look sharp to me.

The nose of the kitten is perhaps slightly sharper than the left eye, that's the problem with a limited DOF, you cannot have the nose and both eyes in focus. In general it's best to focus on the nearest eye. The same applies to humans, but they have in general a short nose compared to dogs and cats

The snow scene with the powerlines is cutting sharp, a nice collection of images.

Well, the first shot is slightly out of focus even at its sharpest point because it was crazy windy out that day... and I even held the stem to keep it from moving! lol And Jason is supposed to be out of focus.

I focused on the railing in order to have him in the background.

Thanks so much for your comments though, it means a lot!

Sara Hanna · 03-14-2010, 03:19 PM

Noah's sister, Weasel.

(my dad's kitties)
Natural light.
f/7.1
1/15
ISO 3200
Pentax K-x
18-55mm Lens
*No editing was done to this photo.

Noah's other sister, Jewels.

(my dad's kitties)
Natural light.
f/7.1
1/100
ISO 1600
Pentax K-x
18-55mm Lens
*No editing was done to this photo.

Igilligan · 03-14-2010, 05:05 PM

welcome... I love shooting my cats! They are the perfect models.

Sara Hanna · 03-14-2010, 05:31 PM

Well *my* cat likes to move a lot, so he's harder to capture! lol I have some shots done with evening light, if you'd like to see them...

Sara Marlene Cardy's Photos - Photography | Facebook

VaughnA · 03-14-2010, 05:41 PM

I've only had mine for a few days and haven't had a chance to shoot much except for a couple of bird shots on the deck. I sold my K20D and kept the Kx. I lost a few features but the overall IQ and high ISO performance help the bottom line of better looking pictures. I'm very impresse with this little body.

grw46 · 03-14-2010, 06:34 PM

Taken on the weekend. I liked the way they were lined up.

1/800 f5.6 iso 200 sigma 135-400 @400mm tripod.

winglik · 03-14-2010, 10:00 PM

I spent a week with the Kx in YunNan China, I Tested the Low light capability for the Kx, It's pretty good at ISO 1600 with or without flash. But the SR was kind of buggy, I got alot of blurry images, even at over 1/50 sec, sometime it worked amazing well at 1/4 sec.

All pictures were taken with Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 Lens handheld.

Image 1: ISO 100, F22, 1/13 Sec @28mm

Image 2: ISO 1000, F4 no Flash, 1/13 Sec @

Image 3: ISO 1600, F2.8 with popup Flash, 1/60 Sec @28mm

Image 4: ISO 200, F2.8, 1/2000 Sec @75mm

**eccentricphotography** · 03-15-2010, 12:09 AM

couple of IR Kx shots.....

zxaar · 03-15-2010, 03:37 AM

Originally posted by winglik

I spent a week with the Kx in YunNan China, I Tested the Low light capability for the Kx, It's pretty good at ISO 1600 with or without flash. But the SR was kind of buggy, I got alot of blurry images, even at over 1/50 sec, sometime it worked amazing well at 1/4 sec.

All pictures were taken with Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 Lens handheld.

Image 1: ISO 100, F22, 1/13 Sec @28mm

Image 2: ISO 1000, F4 no Flash, 1/13 Sec @

Image 3: ISO 1600, F2.8 with popup Flash, 1/60 Sec @28mm

Image 4: ISO 200, F2.8, 1/2000 Sec @75mm

first one is amazing. Very good.

kari · 03-15-2010, 06:37 AM

alaskaguy · 03-15-2010, 07:09 PM

these are some of the first pics i took with my new k-x, just a beginner and would love some feed back by the way there all unedited and i feel these are the best for me to date.(i know there not great but im just starting

)

03-13-2010, 12:36 AM	#138
bikecoboss Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Pemberton BC Posts: 238	Some recent shots with the 55-300; Bralorne BC the 18-55; birch curling at Bralorne the 55-300; that's hockey! 15 ltd; covered bridge, Whistler

03-14-2010, 03:19 PM	#141
Sara Hanna Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Photos: Albums Posts: 17	More shots from today... Noah's sister, Weasel. (my dad's kitties) Natural light. f/7.1 1/15 ISO 3200 Pentax K-x 18-55mm Lens No editing was done to this photo. Noah's other sister, Jewels. (my dad's kitties) Natural light. f/7.1 1/100 ISO 1600 Pentax K-x 18-55mm Lens No editing was done to this photo.

03-14-2010, 05:05 PM	#142
Igilligan Guest	CAT SHOOTER... welcome... I love shooting my cats! They are the perfect models.

03-14-2010, 06:34 PM	#145
grw46 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South east Queensland Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 224	B 52 you are clear to land Taken on the weekend. I liked the way they were lined up. 1/800 f5.6 iso 200 sigma 135-400 @400mm tripod.

03-14-2010, 10:00 PM	#146
winglik Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 258	I spent a week with the Kx in YunNan China, I Tested the Low light capability for the Kx, It's pretty good at ISO 1600 with or without flash. But the SR was kind of buggy, I got alot of blurry images, even at over 1/50 sec, sometime it worked amazing well at 1/4 sec. All pictures were taken with Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 Lens handheld. Image 1: ISO 100, F22, 1/13 Sec @28mm Image 2: ISO 1000, F4 no Flash, 1/13 Sec @ Image 3: ISO 1600, F2.8 with popup Flash, 1/60 Sec @28mm Image 4: ISO 200, F2.8, 1/2000 Sec @75mm Attached Images Last edited by winglik; 03-14-2010 at 10:25 PM.

03-12-2010, 03:44 PM	#136
Marv Toler Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Okemos, MI Posts: 29	I played around with a Minolta SRT-101 and Kodachrome back in the early 70s. Since then I've only dabbled infrequently with doing more than snapshots. Now that I'm retired I plan to take up photography as a regular hobby. Thanks for your encouragement.

03-12-2010, 06:55 PM	#137
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	Originally posted by Marv Toler I played around with a Minolta SRT-101 and Kodachrome back in the early 70s. Since then I've only dabbled infrequently with doing more than snapshots... It's probably like riding a bike. As your images highlight, once you've acquired camera skills and a photographers eye, even after a break of some years, those skills stay with you.

03-13-2010, 01:05 AM	#139
Iceburg98 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 48	Just went out with my new K-X for the first time today... I hope some of these are good enough to be in here - LOL (All taken with the 18-55 kit lens) This one was with the 55-300 kit lens

03-14-2010, 03:15 PM	#140
Sara Hanna Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Photos: Albums Posts: 17	Originally posted by tomtor Hi Sara, with the exception of the first image (and Jason ), they all look sharp to me. The nose of the kitten is perhaps slightly sharper than the left eye, that's the problem with a limited DOF, you cannot have the nose and both eyes in focus. In general it's best to focus on the nearest eye. The same applies to humans, but they have in general a short nose compared to dogs and cats The snow scene with the powerlines is cutting sharp, a nice collection of images. Well, the first shot is slightly out of focus even at its sharpest point because it was crazy windy out that day... and I even held the stem to keep it from moving! lol And Jason is supposed to be out of focus. I focused on the railing in order to have him in the background. Thanks so much for your comments though, it means a lot!

03-14-2010, 05:31 PM	#143
Sara Hanna Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Photos: Albums Posts: 17	Well my cat likes to move a lot, so he's harder to capture! lol I have some shots done with evening light, if you'd like to see them... Sara Marlene Cardy's Photos - Photography \| Facebook

03-14-2010, 05:41 PM	#144
VaughnA Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,363	I've only had mine for a few days and haven't had a chance to shoot much except for a couple of bird shots on the deck. I sold my K20D and kept the Kx. I lost a few features but the overall IQ and high ISO performance help the bottom line of better looking pictures. I'm very impresse with this little body.

03-15-2010, 12:09 AM	#147
eccentricphotography Site Supporter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 182	couple of IR Kx shots.....

03-15-2010, 03:37 AM	#148
zxaar Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: kobe/japan Posts: 510	Originally posted by winglik I spent a week with the Kx in YunNan China, I Tested the Low light capability for the Kx, It's pretty good at ISO 1600 with or without flash. But the SR was kind of buggy, I got alot of blurry images, even at over 1/50 sec, sometime it worked amazing well at 1/4 sec. All pictures were taken with Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 Lens handheld. Image 1: ISO 100, F22, 1/13 Sec @28mm Image 2: ISO 1000, F4 no Flash, 1/13 Sec @ Image 3: ISO 1600, F2.8 with popup Flash, 1/60 Sec @28mm Image 4: ISO 200, F2.8, 1/2000 Sec @75mm first one is amazing. Very good.

03-15-2010, 06:37 AM	#149
kari Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Photos: Albums Posts: 142

03-15-2010, 07:09 PM	#150
alaskaguy Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Anchorage,AK Posts: 21	these are some of the first pics i took with my new k-x, just a beginner and would love some feed back by the way there all unedited and i feel these are the best for me to date.(i know there not great but im just starting) Attached Images

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