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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
02-01-2020, 03:37 PM
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Taken at Enders State Forest in Connecticut. The second of five waterfalls.
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
05-07-2017, 01:17 PM
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Thanks JackNoen! That was the key. I switched the function dial to * (no function) and it started working the way I wanted. I must have hit that dial by mistake at some point and didn't realize it. Now I know.
:)
Kris
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
05-07-2017, 07:58 AM
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Hi phototimist,
No, I purchased the lens at the same time as the body. It's a full frame lens - "HD Pentax-D FA 28-105mm F3.5-5.6ED DC WR". And this was working. It only stopped working in the last week or so and I don't switch lenses (my other lenses were used with my K-30 so they'd crop my compositions on the Full Frame).
I'd have to check the aperture ring. I'll look into that.
I know it is some setting on the camera (or maybe the lens). I just don't know which specific one it is to fix this. I don't want to reset to factory defaults though I will do that if absolutely necessary.
Kris
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
05-06-2017, 07:34 PM
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I purchased my K-1 last summer and I absolutely love it (it was an upgrade from the K-30).
At some point in the past week on my recent road trip I made a change to the settings so when I'm in manual mode (which I shoot in 99.6% of the time) it doesn't show the real-time exposure when i adjust the shutter speed. So what used to happen is that if I speed it up it would show multiple lines on the exposure meter. So if I slowed the shutter way down (to like 30 seconds) it would go way, way below 0 on the exposure meter.
It's not happening anymore and it is really annoying.
Does anyone know how to fix this? I think I fixed it at some point but I don't remember what I did.
Let me know if you need any additional information.
Thanks,
Kris
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
07-04-2016, 06:51 AM
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Thank you all. I'll be sure to post some of my photos from my Montana trip. I leave in one week.
MrMontana1889
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-04-2016, 06:46 AM
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Thank you everyone for the wonderful and useful responses.
Let me clarify some assumptions.
I am using a circular polarizer, 62mm in diameter. In the case I described I am using an 1.2 non-variable ND Filter to help darken the composition to allow for a longer shutter speed (to help "smooth" the water of the waterfalls that I shoot).
The vignette seems to happen most often at 28mm focal length but I did take some photos yesterday at 40mm focal length and there was some slight vignetting at the top-right and top-left corners (not as bad as at 28mm).
When I shoot with only the polarizer there are no darkened corners and everything looks good. However, when I put the 1.2 ND Filter on top of the polarizer the top-left and top-right corners darken - I mean really, really darken. This *never* happened with my K-30 in the 3 1/2 years that I used it. Now, it is possible that the thickness of the new polarizer I bought could be "just" thick enough so when I add the ND Filter it adds the vignetting but I just don't see that happening. It is a standard circular polarizer made by Tiffen purchased online at Adorama. The ND Filter Kit was purchased at B&H Photo (it was out of stock at Adoroama)
Anyway, I will see if I am screwing the filter on incorrectly. Hopefully it is as simple as that.
I've uploaded one of the photos I took from yesterday showing the vignetting in the upper left/right corners. The photo is only to demonstrate what I am seeing.
Thank you again for all your comments and kind words.
MrMontan1889
(Kris)
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-03-2016, 04:48 PM
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Hello All,
I recently upgraded from the K-30 to the K-1 including the purchase of the HD Pentax-D FA 28-105 mm lens.
Since the lens is a larger diameter than my other lenses I also purchased a [circular] polarizer and ND filter kit.
What I've noticed recently is that with the polarizer and an ND filter on the lens it creates a vignette in the top-left and top-right corners of the image. But it doesn't seem to create one in the bottom-left and bottom-right corners unless it just happens to be the composition of the photo.
This didn't happen with my K-30. On my K-30 I used the polarizer and ND filter together all the time (especially with my waterfall photographs).
Am I doing something wrong with the new lens that is causing this vignetting? Could it be that my ND filter is not screwed on correctly?
Any thoughts and ideas on how to avoid this would be greatly appreciated. I leave for Montana in a week so I'm hoping to figure this out before I leave.
Thanks!
MrMontana1889
(Kris)
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
07-03-2016, 04:42 PM
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Hello All,
About 3 1/2 years ago I purchased my first DSLR, after a road trip through the American Northwest, which was a Pentax K-30. The Pentax brand was on the recommendation of my father-in-law who is an incredible amateur photographer and has been using Pentax for over 30 years. At the time, the K-30 was about 6 months old and had pretty good reviews and it was within my price range.
In the last 3 1/2 years I've earned 7 blue ribbons and 1 red ribbon. Now I realize that the equipment doesn't make the photographer but it certainly helps. I've used only kit lenses up until this point and have recently upgraded to the Pentax K-1 including the purchase of the HD Pentax-D FA 28-105 mm lens.
I'm hoping this upgrade will help me continue to improve my photography and win more ribbons and eventually allow me to sell more of my photographs.
I focus primarily on landscape photography, specifically sunsets and waterfalls. My favorite place in the world is Montana and the landscape there is unmatched IMHO and is a source for incredible photos.
Kris (MrMontana1889)
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