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Forum: Vintage Cameras and Equipment
2 Days Ago
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No I wasn't suggesting using standard WD40, it's not even a lubricant per se....what I said was they do a dry PTFE spray that IS suitable for lens lubrication as it doesn't attract dirt.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
5 Days Ago
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Hi everyone, I've been lurking around for quite a long time, I've decided to sign in to vote in the contests. I'm using my K70 with great pleasure, I'm really happy with the results.
See you around!
Simone
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Forum: Vintage Cameras and Equipment
04-18-2024, 03:10 AM
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Having the correct tools is a must. I have had plenty of practice on takumars they are all very similar in construction and are made so well they are great to work on.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III
04-16-2024, 07:25 PM
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
04-15-2024, 01:42 PM
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This one was a killer. Not a boring or hum drum shot in the lot. Several super creative takes and all are stunning.
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Forum: General Talk
04-11-2024, 07:40 AM
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Forum: Pentax K-30 & K-50
04-10-2024, 04:42 PM
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Disclaimer: I have had NO professional training!!
I was able to put together a few pictures I got of the eclipse into a video editor.
I'm a rookie at using this Pentax K-50, especially on an eclipse-first time. And I'm a rookie at video editing!!
Take with a grain of salt, here's my finished "rough" draft of my handy work, Enjoy:
Youtu.be
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Steve in Central Vermont
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
04-10-2024, 02:57 PM
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And I thought you had made tentative plans to travel to Arkansas. Nice colorful shot through the clouds. The experience of the total eclipse here was unreal.!
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
03-21-2024, 03:21 PM
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I thought that you mean about quality images results, not about lightweight pocket cameras, I suppose that it was just a misunderstanding.
Loris.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
03-21-2024, 07:14 AM
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The difference is that the Leica is by far smaller and more pocketable than my pentax setup, which made it convenient to walk around and just casually take pictures vs a bulky camera when you’re just wandering around.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
03-21-2024, 10:41 AM
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The pocketable camera is much less intruding into the scene, and this lady evidently enjoyed the process without feeling intimidated.
You also apparently enjoyed the photography session.
Good reason to carry the Leica.
Angky.
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Forum: General Photography
03-24-2024, 06:45 AM
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Usually when I'm out shooting photos, there are very few people around because they don't want to get up before the sun rises. I've asked my wife if she wants to come several times, she would rather sleep to have energy for shopping/s. It still happens occasionally, that some early walkers will scare birds away, they don't realize that they were my "extras" in a nature scene. Sometimes though I may want a couple walkers in a landscape, that's usually when they courteously walk around, lol. Occasionally there will be someone that wants to talk with you while you are shooting, but it's easy enough to talk and keep on shooting since there is only so much time when the light is right. But the last couple of morning I was out there were very few if any people, none for my woodlands walk this morning, and only a couple at the beach Friday morning. So I got to enjoy these twilight colors by myself:
 Twilight Color by Tom Ramsey, on Flickr
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Forum: General Photography
03-24-2024, 04:39 AM
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Rant part 2
I have chronic on-going 'mobility issues', and kindly friends will take me for a 'drive' - they appear to think I need perennial entertainment, and we invariably end up wasting time in a café (like being out with your grandparents !), before it's time to go 'as it's getting late'. No sunset images, so I can 'get an early night'. I dread to think of them pushing me around in a wheelchair, if it comes to that. To them, this kind of afternoon out (never leaving before noon) is better for me than an early morning bus trip and time to relax in peace and quiet.
They mean well.
Think I've mentioned my shopping ploy - wander off and start aligning cucumbers North - South. Works every time.
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Forum: General Photography
03-24-2024, 03:44 AM
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When I was married, if my wife, son and I went for a walk and I took a camera with me, my wife would radiate impatience and frustration whenever I stopped to compose and take a shot. She didn't have to do or say anything... she'd just stand there, think whatever she was thinking, and charge the air with negativity. It was incredibly off-putting.
Over time, I learned to copy her technique for use on our shopping trips, when we inevitably ended up in the ladies' shoes and clothing departments... :D
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Forum: Photographic Technique
03-25-2024, 09:13 AM
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Yes I agree with onlineflyer, even it's aged and full manual , this lens stays a must have today. I think I will keep it for special use and also for pleasure to use. An other bonus is that the K200 works perfectly with TC 1,7 or 1,4...(I use it with the pentax AF TC 1,7)
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Yes it's the only way for these malicious birds....I think that the glass does'nt affect so bad the results when lens is wide open...
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Thanks ! Your picture of fighting birds is awesome !
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Forum: Photographic Technique
03-20-2024, 10:07 AM
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Having some time to spend, and seeing birds going from a tree branch to land at a finding station in the garden, I decided to try catching these landings.
I needed to be close enough to the bird, but the field of view has to be wide enough to catch the entire bird evolution to be sure it will be in th frame. (Bird trajectory is difficult to predict)
Some view tests told me that my K200 f2,5 (300mm on APS-C) would be ok for the shooting distance (10 feets).
The 2,5 aperture permits to shoot with minimal exposure time / not so high ISO. The manual focusing is perfect to pre-focus the target area.
The equipment: K30 + K200 f2,5 mounted on tripod with wired remote trigger. Pictures are taken through a double bend house window.
The way of doing:
K30 in AV mode, so the pictures are taken wide open with tis K lens (f2,5) - ISO 1600 -> exposure times were all between 1/5000 and 1/6000.
Focusing by advance on the feeding station area....waiting while watching directly the scene (not in the viewfinder)....depress remote control at the moment the bird leaves the branch to land at the station. (little birds are very fast and spend few tenths of second to go from the branch to the station).
I didn't use the continus shooting of the K30 thinking it would waste dozens of pictures and make less fun to do.:):)
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Forum: General Talk
03-12-2024, 02:59 PM
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I hadn't seen a lot from Michael lately and I googled him and found his recent obituary. I guess he was posting but I hadn't been in those parts of the forum lately. He aways had some interesting things, I thought he might be in prison from his motorcycle misadventure, lol.
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Forum: Ricoh GR
03-12-2024, 10:25 PM
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kind of lens position check (extended/retracted), but this check in ON during picture acquisition
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Forum: Ricoh GR
03-11-2024, 09:32 AM
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
03-06-2024, 03:37 PM
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I took this one in 2012 with a K-30 and Kiron 28/2. 6 sec, ISO 100, did not record aperture, but probably somewhere around f8. The setting moon is behind some clouds so those clouds are somewhat illuminated, of course all the grounded objects are silhouettes. The six seconds probably helped the stars show up with that little movement.
 Old House by Tom Ramsey, on Flickr
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
02-29-2024, 06:07 AM
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I only tried stars once and was a bit disappointed so didn’t try that again but I do have the super snowmoon from 2019 as some sort of contender.
 Super snowmoon by Richard Oude Egbrink, on Flickr
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
03-06-2024, 03:26 PM
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Taken over the Atlantic Ocean during nautical twilight with a KP and DA55-300 PLM, ƒ/6.3, 300.0 mm, 1/20, ISO 400. It's a streaky cloud going across the lower third, and the moon was at the right position to catch the gradient in the twilight sky. I bumped the ISO up to 400 to get a little faster shutter speed and freeze the moon, it also helped get that bird.
 Twilight Moonrise by Tom Ramsey, on Flickr
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
03-06-2024, 10:39 AM
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I've been doing astrophotography for over 20 years now, and one reason I chose theK-1 when it was time to move up to a FF camera from my Canon 70D was the astrotracer fuctionality. I don't use astrotracer all that much these days but I do use the K-1 as my primary imaging camera. here's a few of my favorite shots.
Shot with the 28-105 kit lens at 105mm using the new Astrotracer mode 3 this is 49x60s Stacked in AstroPixelProcessor and processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
02-29-2024, 01:46 PM
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Hello
I'm starting out in photography.
I'm 42 years old and during my life the only experience I've had with photography was using my cell phone.
Now my life has stabilized a little and I have dedicated part of my time to Music (I'm a guitarist and pianist), motorcycles and now I'm learning photography. I decided to start with analogue photography to also control my anxiety. I'm liking everything so far.
This is the setup I am using at the moment. Any suggestions for new lenses and other accessories are welcome.
Thanks!
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
02-28-2024, 09:00 AM
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Southern skies as we see them in the Kgalagadi desert on a clear night. The two bright stars in the center are the pointers (alpha and beta centauri). Coal sack to the right of center. Southern cross just to right of coal sack. Southern pole at bottom center. Eta carinae at bottom right and Omega centauri top, towards the right.
K5 iis, 21mm f3.2 at f3.2, 15s, ISO3200 adjusted in Lightroom.
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