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Forum: Pentax K-30 & K-50
04-08-2024, 01:04 PM
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In Wisconsin, yet still managed totality. :p
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Forum: Pentax K-30 & K-50
04-08-2024, 08:37 AM
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I think I'm going to swipe a random eclipse photo and upload as my own. Not like anyone would notice, they all look about the same anyway. :p
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
03-27-2024, 11:19 AM
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Shot these to kick another item from my photography bucket list and because my local club's theme this month is self portraits. I don't consider myself a portrait photographer in the least, so I had to do something extra interesting. Enter soapy water and butane. There's plenty of guides online for it, but it's generally safe due to the low flame temp, quick burn off, and the water creating a barrier on your skin.
In the first photo, it looks like a baby dragon flying up from my hand, breathing its own fire out. In the second, I outlined the dragon shape in case you need help seeing it. In the third photo, I loved the unnaturally wicked shape the shadowing gave my eyebrows as I'm just casually holding a flame. The fourth goes out to fans of Home Improvement. "Howdy ho good neighbor!"
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Forum: General Photography
03-25-2024, 05:05 AM
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Sometimes it is hard work, and sometimes it is something to take seriously, but that doesn't mean the people doing so are not enjoying themselves. I'm probably one of those middle aged men that you speak of, but those are often times where I feel I'm in my element. Lol
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
03-24-2024, 10:45 AM
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The one major downside with Pentax has traditionally been its lackluster autofocus compared to other brands. That's why I typically shoot burst mode with moving subjects, which gives me a higher chance of successful focus on one. I don't have one to try, but I've heard the K3 III has a vastly improved autofocus.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
02-10-2024, 04:15 PM
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The opposite, actually. Revenue is up meaning they had more income from sales, but other costs went up by a larger amount so that their profits (earnings) fell. If we were to look at a household example, it would be like getting a $100/mo raise, but monthly expenses went up by $150.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
03-11-2024, 03:19 AM
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I like to compare this to steaks.
Shooting in RAW is like buying a raw steak. You have to personally prepare and cook it, which gives you the flexibility to make it however you desire. It takes practice perfecting it, but you'll get exactly what you want once you do.
Shooting jpeg is like buying a steak at a restaurant. You can select only a few options at the start, then someone else makes it for you. This takes out a lot of the guesswork and gives mostly consistent results. Even though the final result served to you is usually pretty good, it's still someone else doing the work based on what they, not you, think is proper.
A lot of it comes down to personal preference and whether or not you want to do the work, but shooting in RAW allows the best flexibility if you don't nail the exposure. Getting full sensor data is like being able to trim the fat yourself vs a jpeg where the camera trimmed the fat for you.
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Forum: Photographic Technique
03-15-2024, 05:40 PM
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I'm thinking you are simply moving more than the sensor can compensate for. It's a nice tool, but not a miracle worker, especially for longer exposures.
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Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing
03-01-2024, 07:20 PM
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One downside I found with curved screens is the way light is reflected. If there's a light source behind you, the reflection can be more distracting. Instead of a single point light reflection. It'll make a line across the width of the screen.
This may not be a problem if you don't have lights behind you, but I have a big ceiling light behind me that I can't block or rearrange for, so curved screens are a no go for me.
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Forum: Photographic Technique
03-15-2024, 01:33 PM
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Can you clarify what you mean here? I know of an intentional camera movement (ICM) technique that involves camera rotation around the lens axis, but those are not done free hand. It uses a gimbal on a tripod to pull that off.
That quote, plus your mention of turning the horizon correction off makes me think you are asking about more than shake reduction.
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Forum: General Photography
03-11-2024, 07:50 AM
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Kinda hard to unfollow them when I never followed, liked, or joined them in the first place.
Which is what I've been trying with all the reporting, hiding, and blocking.
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Forum: General Photography
03-10-2024, 08:43 AM
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Did they get bought out by Facebook?
Just kidding, but that's been my problem on FB for over a month now. Social media companies like to show us what they think we want to see, not what we actually want to see.
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Forum: General Photography
03-06-2024, 05:07 PM
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Don't know much about it, but done (typo?) his research.
Knows what it's worth, but doesn't list an real price.
Wants you to make an offer, but no low balls on his Schrodinger info based lens.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
03-05-2024, 04:13 PM
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Not for me. If I'm buying used, I'll only shop within my home country (though preferably locally). $700 sounds like a big savings, but not for me when factoring shipping times, unknown sellers, questionable recourse if things go sideways, etc.
And while I get the complaint of not updating, it seems Pentax is already good enough to not need to keep churning out new products every year. Updating for the sake of updating creates a lot of waste as more products are sent through the supply chain and across the user base.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
03-04-2024, 10:01 AM
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Been there, done that with other things, and now in the same boat because I need a good short range sports lens. Even though I could get the SDM much cheaper, I'm holding off until I can afford the PLM version. Otherwise I'd get the SDM and still lust after the PLM.
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Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing
02-28-2024, 03:03 PM
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I have a 27" 4k monitor and wouldn't go back to lower resolutions. It allows me to maximize the viewable area in a photo because the editor interface is a natively smaller portion of the screen. If on a lower resolution monitor and scaling the UI down, there's a risk of distorting the text.
I use RAW Therapee, which has some edit functions that only show up in the preview when viewing at 100%. That means another benefit of the smaller UI is I can see a lot more of the image when viewing at 100%. That's helpful because being limited in the viewable area makes it harder to judge the results over the entire photo.
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Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing
02-28-2024, 04:59 PM
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It's an LG, but several years old and not a current production model. I also opted for an IPS LCD version and will continue to do so with future monitors until something better comes along without the risk of burn in. I may consider a VA LCD panel because my Hisense tv has that and I've been very impressed with its viewing angles. Its local dimming is impressive as well and something I may also consider in a future monitor, but local dimming quality can be hit and miss across brands.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
02-13-2024, 10:52 AM
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I personally stick to the standard formats if I can, plus 16x9 for when I want to use something as a desktop background. I don't print, so there's no real preference behind it other than "just because."
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
02-12-2024, 04:06 PM
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I asked a similar question a few years ago, though with a Pentax and not a third party flash. It may give you some food for thought.
Rear curtain flash disappointment - PentaxForums.com
I also realised after reading that thread again that I never got around to trying my photo idea again. XD
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
02-11-2024, 05:47 PM
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I'm starting to explore video more, and I believe in having purpose made tools. For stills, I'll still stick with Pentax. If I get into video enough to justify buying something better, I'll get a dedicated camcorder. Some may say it'll becumbersome having two bodies, but to that I remind them there are photographers that dual wield still cameras. ;)
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
02-12-2024, 12:19 PM
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I'll happily be the first on the list to join in your view. Manufacturers could easily design a DSLR with all the fancy tech of modern MILC's that activate when in live view mode, but choose not to for whatever reason.
There's only two circumstances where I can see MILC's being inherently better than a DSLR. The first being no mirror, so it removes a potential point of mechanical failure. The other, albeit subjective based on the individual would be if you want a WYSIWYG preview in the sort of "enclosed environment" that a viewfinder can provide (I.e. No worry about ambient light throwing off your perception of the display).
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Forum: General Photography
02-02-2024, 09:16 PM
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You beat me to posting this. Lol.
Some great slow-mo footage to watch.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
02-05-2024, 06:51 AM
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Welcome to the forums from the Green Bay area.
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Forum: General Photography
02-01-2024, 03:18 PM
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Video camera, thermal camera, high speed camera, slow motion camera, 360° camera, 3D camera...
:p
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
12-13-2023, 08:37 AM
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I posted this before, but it's been a few years and works here as well. It was an attempt at a panning shot during a burnout, but the car came up before I had my camera at the ready and I was taking it on the fly. The unintentional movement was the added shaking of the camera in addition to the panning, but it still worked to accentuate the idea of raw power.
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