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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
12-30-2009, 06:22 PM
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On the picture below, near the tree on the middle-right of the shot there's a red point. I wondered if this was lens flare?
A further question would be, do we cut out lens flare when possible, or leave it in as an authentic artefact?
I was using a K2000 with the kit 18-55mm lens at sunset.
Sorry if these are all obvious questions, I'm still a noob (nearly 2 whole months with this camera!)
Cheers!
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Forum: Photographic Technique
12-12-2009, 10:27 AM
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This is something I was going to try with my new beastie, which is a K2000. Personally, I was going to try setting up with the tripod, go to bulb and see if the tripod holds stedy enough to take the picture I would like.
If that fails, I might try purchasing the remote control, to eliminate any wobble that my contact with the camera during exposure might create.
I, too, would be grateful for a little advice from the more experienced members of the forum. Mind you, being a noob is turning into quite a spirit of adventure for me.
Good luck with your star trails!
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
12-05-2009, 01:12 PM
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The key to getting the beastie to work was in the settings. Allowing manual settings did the trick.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
12-04-2009, 06:04 PM
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Thank you for your help. I'll look at the beastie again in the morning. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
12-04-2009, 02:30 PM
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Please forgive me if I posted this in the wrong area.
Today I got through the post a teleconverter. I thought it might be a useful little beastie before I start thinking about splashing out more big cash for lenses.
I fitted it to my K2000 and one of the kit lenses, set the dial to manual and... nothing!
In the viewfinder and on the LCD, I get a flashing "F - - -" notification. If I try to use any other setting, it seems to default to AV.
Has anyone got any idea what I might be doing incorrectly and how I might remedy it?
Thanks in advance!
Adam B
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
12-04-2009, 01:53 PM
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I recently bought the K2000 kit as a complete newbie to anything that wasn't a stick-it-in-yer-pocket tiny thing. The lenses that came with the K2000 give me so much more control and creative umph than a tiny Kodak point-and shoot.
I dare say that, some time, I'll expand my lens' repertoire, but it's at the mercy of the economy at the moment. At least with a K-mount, a fair few older lenses should be useable, should I find any going cheap.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
12-04-2009, 01:47 PM
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Just joined the forum, so I thought I'd say "hi".
I've just upgraded from a little point-and-shoot Kodak to a Pentax K2000. I'm a complete noob to this whole SLR/DSLR thing, so please excuse any questions I might have that may seem outright daft.
Cheers, folks!
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