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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
05-12-2015, 08:52 PM
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The slow speeds 1/30 and below) will probably come back in line (or close to it) after you exercise them a bit.
Just curious: do you really need 1/15? You'll probably be getting vibration blur at anything below 1/60 anyway--at least handheld.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-24-2015, 03:00 PM
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Is Adolf Gasser still around?
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
04-20-2015, 06:32 PM
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Nice writeup.
Is that the waterfall in Quebec, feeding into the St. Lawrence?
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
02-18-2015, 12:09 PM
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Remote start?
Flashers on/off?
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
01-08-2015, 12:46 PM
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Hi, all.
I'll be doing a four-day group backpacking trip through the Superstition Mountains (east of Phoenix) in March. I've got a K-5 with the 18-55 WR kit lens, as well as 21mm, 35mm, 50mm and 70mm primes.
This will be my first backpacking trip carrying a DSLR rig. I generally prefer shooting with primes, but I've got a couple of concerns about what to take and what to leave behind, and I'm wondering whether I'll want to fool around with switching out lenses while backpacking anyway.
I'm considering the following options:
1: Take the 18-55mm WR and maybe supplementing with the 70mm.
2. Take the 18-55 and purchase a 50-200mm WR, maybe bring the 50mm f1.7.
3. Purchase a 18-135mm WR, maybe supplement with the 50mm f1.7 or 35mm Limited.
I'm also thinking of bringing my Lumix DMC-LX3 with me, mainly to get the really wide shots (~24mm-equiv).
I haven't traveled to the Southwest before (I live in Seattle), so I'm not sure what to expect in terms of vistas (i.e., preferred focal lengths), dust, weather, etc. We're planning for the (probably very remote) possibility of rain, but I'm assuming the more pressing issue will be dust and/or grit, especially if it's windy. That'd probably tip the scales toward the WR lenses. In addition, I'm anticipating lots of sunny days in southern latitudes, so probably not too much open-aperture shooting; sharpness and corner softness shouldn't be too much of an issue with the zooms. Plus, there probably won't be too much opportunity to "zoom with my feet" if we're sticking to a marked hiking trail anyway.
I generally shoot wide to normal FLs. Then again, I also mostly shoot in urban settings anyway. 70mm seemed like a very long FL for me until I got used to it. I've been playing around with an old smc p-m 50-200mm just to get used to the idea of longer FLs, but it hasn't really clicked with me yet; 200mm seems like shooting through a roll of giftwrap!
(To get an idea of my shooting style, here's my Flickr page.)
What do people think? Ditch the primes and just go WR? Will I miss the extra reach if I don't have it with me? Will swapping out lenses be too much of a PITA on the trail? (I.e., should I just stick with one lens--say, an 18-135 WR--and be done with it?) Or will that be too much weight/bulk?
I'm trying (trying!) to keep my kit to a minimum; my tendency is to over-pack. I probably won't be dragging a tripod with me; maybe a beanbag or mini tripod, but nothing more elaborate than that. So shots at longer FLs especially at dawn/dusk might be out of the picture. And anyway I don't want to be That Guy who's constantly holding people up while he switches out lenses and/or meticulously frames shots while everybody else is rolling their eyes and getting annoyed.
And also: What's a good way to keep the camera available for shooting while backpacking without it getting in the way/causing neck strain?
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