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Forum: Sold Items
12-04-2009, 02:27 PM
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I'll take it if it's still available, pm sent
-tim
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Forum: Video Recording and Processing
11-26-2009, 08:12 PM
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yep, I've already sent emails to pentax folks expressing my recommendations. Hoping for some manual control in a future firmware.
-Tim
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Forum: Video Recording and Processing
11-26-2009, 11:18 AM
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I've been working as a documentary film maker and television cameraman/editor for the last 10 years. you can see my work at oidocumentary.com.
Photography has always been a hobby of mine, since i was a kid and I've been partial to pentax DSLRs, so when the k7 came out with it's video function I was intrigued. Now that I've tested it on a couple of mini productions I have a few thoughts I'd like to share.
First the good. The final image was OUTSTANDING! The MJPEG codec is a delight to work with and holds up to color correction VERY well. I'm very grateful pentax decided against the efficient but crappy for post work H264 codec that canon and others use. The pentax glass I used rendered beautiful bokeh and tack sharp images. The screen on the k7 made it very easy to focus. The ability to use a real Macro lens on a video camera with an aps-c sized chip was pure bliss for me.
The drawbacks: No manual control over the gain (iso) and shutter speed is pretty much inexcuseable. We were able to make do with the AE-lock, but we shouldn't have to. The exposure sometimes behaved unexpectedly, particularly with manual aperture lenses. The overheating sensor sometimes showed it's warning, so I was often turning the camera off to give it a rest. My only other complaint was not having a head phone jack to be able to monitor audio. We hooked up a wireless lav, tested it on another camera, then hooked it to the k7 and hoped that no problems would arise.
Links to the two videos we did with the camera are below.
Noelle Olpin on Vimeo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw4U39PN1zA
I wanted to add that the k7 will in no way replace our regular production cameras, but in the right conditions, it makes a really great tool.
-Tim
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Forum: Video Recording and Processing
11-23-2009, 11:52 AM
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I had to use some alkalines in the grip once and they did not last long at all shooting video, maybe about 40 minutes of turning the camera on and off and shooting shots. I'm sure lithiums would do much better.
-tim
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Forum: Video Recording and Processing
11-13-2009, 12:59 PM
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I emailed pentax and got a response back, so they are listening. Please email them if these features interest you. I've pasted the email received below.
Dear Mr. Irwin,
Thank you for contacting Pentax.
Also, thank you for your suggestions and information regarding the K-7 video capture functions. Product engineering and design decisions themselves come out of our parent company, Pentax Corporation, in Japan. Pentax Corporation directs how all Pentax products are developed, and any strategic alliances of a global nature are formed at that level.
I will be happy to forward your correspondence to our parent company and Pentax subsidiaries, in a report designed for concerns such as these. Pentax always appreciates hearing from the consumer public regarding the use of Pentax products, or regarding suggestions for new products or improvements in any area. We appreciate you taking your time to express your thoughts.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
11-08-2009, 05:29 PM
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Something to consider is that the price of the k20 has been steadily climbing for the last few weeks, it's up to $799 at amazon now, while the k7 has been dropping, i bought mine a week ago for $1019, about a month or so ago when the k20 was about $550 it might have made sense, but now the difference is only $200.
-tim
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Forum: Sold Items
07-16-2009, 01:44 PM
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PM sent for the Yvon Bourque book
-tim
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Forum: Sold Items
07-13-2009, 09:44 PM
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pm sent on sigma 18-50
-tim
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Forum: Sold Items
07-07-2009, 07:45 PM
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
07-02-2009, 07:11 PM
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I'm a k10d user that also wishes for a higher sync speed. However, wireless HSS with a couple 540s usually does the trick for me, but occasionally when I need more juice out of the flash, or if i need the distance that wireless triggers give me along with high shutters, I'll just through the transmitter on my Ricoh gx100 and problem solved, syncs up to 1/800 with my cactus v4s.
So i'd suggest you throw a gx100, gx200, or a canon g9 or g10 in your camera bag and then you'll be covered in those situations where you need higher shutter speeds with flashes, but you won't have to buy into a whole new system.
-t
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Forum: Sold Items
05-13-2009, 01:37 PM
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