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Forum: Flashes, Lighting, and Studio
09-15-2014, 10:59 AM
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I have it... But I use it only for macro.
Even for macro, I feel mixed abt it. Its a very efficient setup but flat light isn't very appealing sometimes and it's hard to light up the background for macro as I'll be shooting f8-f11 and with high shutter speed. A flashgun with a creative diy diffuser might be more versatile.
It might be more useful for a studio shoot than an event shoot cos its really not very powerful? Its GN 18 think...
I can imagine that the ability to fire off just 1 tube might allow for some creative effects but I really haven't tried it on subjects with less than 6 legs before.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
11-16-2013, 04:27 AM
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what i understood was that if in-lens stabilisation is used, on-body stabilisation has to be switched off?
i would've preferred something longer - like a refresh of the legendary A*/FA*200F4 macro.
i'm ready to up my hobby budget significantly if they ever release it.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
09-22-2011, 07:39 AM
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its a marketing tagline. not a grammar test.
like it or not, its still gonna outsell the Q based on brand recognition alone.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
07-13-2011, 09:10 PM
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i have a different view.
placing the lens and sensor into 1 sealed module is advantageous where form factor is concerned - it allows Ricoh to match a small sensor to a zoom lens, and a big sensor to a prime lens, thereby maintaining a small package in the entire range of GXR modules.
certainly, the IQ of pix shot with the 28-300 S10 module will not match the performance of a DSLR using an equivalent lens but consider the size difference - size matters and not everyone wants to lug a DSLR everywhere they go.
now, compare the IQ of pix shot with the 50mm A12 module with an APS-C sensor with a DA35 F2.4 and consider once again, the difference in size between the GXR and a DSLR.
to achieve the same versatility with an alternative setup, we may need a superzoom PNS and a NEX, or a DSLR with a superzoom and a prime. These combinations will roughly max out the capacity of a hadley pro.
a GXR with these 2 modules can fit neatly in half the space.
it is a very versatile and well thought out product - it is not a mirrorless, interchangeable lens system. it is a modular camera system.
good marketing can really make it a winner.
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