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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
04-04-2010, 11:18 AM
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Thanks so much ^_^
I've asked so many questions, now I will just relax, lol.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
04-03-2010, 11:52 PM
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A lot more clarity now :)
The aperture is adjusted on these two camera models by the thumb, right? like seen here
how is iso adjusted?
About your description of bulb modes, Marc:
You say that with the k200d you press and hold it, and with the K-x you press it twice.
If this is so, then the k200d version is what I was thinking of. I was imagining using this feature for all my shots all the time. It seems like an unconventional method, but it can be done, right?
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
04-03-2010, 05:40 PM
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I'm not afraid to get into something new like using a top lcd but I wonder if it will really mater to me.
One of the main reasons I'm looking to get into dslr photography is so that I can have full control over the manual adjustments. I can picture myself with the camera, see a bird flying by, and quickly adjust the dials by instinct to get just the right image(an accurate depiction or something artistic depending on my feeling in the moment).
I think I would like as many adjustments as possible to be on the lens, this sounds like the most fun to me. If i can "feel out" the aperture, shutter speed, etc. then I don't care about the exif... and I don't mind having a bunch of screw ups until I get the feel for it.
I remember now! - It's most important that I can manage the shutter speed simply by how long i hold the capture button for. Is there a mode for doing this? is it standard on all dslrs?
I'm trying to compare the kit lenses for the K200d and the K-x and it appears that the K200d has more dials on it's lens. Please help me make some sense of this.
Here's my resources:
for the K-x
for the K200d
Thanks again guys :)
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
04-03-2010, 04:35 PM
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Thanks for the help, both of you :)
I learned a lot.
As I'm seeing it now, This kind of shooting that I'm talking about, might not be better achieved with one camera or the other. Being that the K-x has much higher ISO I'm lead to believe that using it's very high ISO at night will allow me to use a faster shutter speed than I could using the K200d at only 1600.
However, Marc, you say that this under-exposed result I'll get with the k200d can be corrected with PP(I have a lot of experience with this) and the noise level will be the same. Even at 100%? I'm surprised by this notion.
The K200d has weather-proofing, although the lens that comes with it I think does not. Are weather-proof lenses expensive?
The K-x has a few more mega-pixels(does this make that much of a difference?).
I might just go for whichever I can get a better deal on at the time I'm ready to purchase one.
Thanks a lot again :D
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
04-02-2010, 03:37 PM
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I currently use a Kodak point and shoot, and now I'm looking to enter the world of dslr. I've done a bit of research and am now debating between the Pentax K-x and the K200d as the camera to get.
- The thing that draws me to the K200d is the weather-proofing.
- The thing that draws me to the K-x(and the focus of this inquiry) is the extremely high iso ratings it has. The high iso makes me think "this camera might be what I need to be able to take night shots".
Let me explain further what kind of night shots I'm wanting to do;
When I am outdoors near/after dusk everything takes on a new appearance. It's a very special quality that I've been wanting to capture for a while. By the lighting of the moon, the porch light, street lights, etc.
I want to be able to "snap" these pictures... so with a fast shutter speed and without a tripod. Slow shutter shots distort the light/dark balance that one sees with their eyes.
As I understand it, this means I need to have wide aperture combined with high iso. I also understand that the kit lens doesn't have as wide an aperture as other lenses that I could purchase, however I won't have the money for buying an additional lens.
So I am wondering, will the K-x with kit lens be able to perform for this kind of shooting? And adversely, will the K200d not be able to perform for this kind of shooting?
I'll greatly appreciate any help in this matter. Please correct any assumptions I've made about what is involved in dslr photography, I'm a newbie.
Some example night shots, of the kind I'm describing, will be really helpful too.
:D
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