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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
06-09-2010, 06:59 AM
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I did use the AE-Lock for metering :) Please note I have set it up using CF to be used as just AE lock (Focus with half shutter)
And yeah, with exposure=0, I did not get appreciable noise.
But I am talking about ISO 400? And all the discussions I see seem to mean that with the K-x, you can pretty much forget about noise till ISO 1600....
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
06-09-2010, 05:44 AM
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Me too, why on earth should expanded ISO reduce dynamic range?
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
06-08-2010, 10:32 PM
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Hi Wheatfield,
I wanted the scene underexposed :) It was okay if the scene was dark, but the noise took me by surprise. I will follow Jonathan's advice and see where that gets me....
I am not saying the K-x is a bad camera :-)
Thanks,
Rwik
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
06-08-2010, 02:06 PM
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Thank you Ytterbium, I arrived at the same conclusion.... dark exposure means less signal for the sensor, so noise will be more apparent. Will not underexpose already dark subjects and use gimp ( :() for post-processing.
Many thanks for the SR tip, will keep that in mind.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
06-08-2010, 01:32 PM
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Jonathan, it is a scaled version.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
06-08-2010, 01:31 PM
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Thanks Hcc, this forum is just great, people are so helpful and constructive :)
Actually, I wanted the dark effect, as you can see it is not "really" a sunset. You can see in the exif I actually set the exposure to -2. Using the 18-55 kit lens at the slow end (did give a go with the 50-200, same results). I tried both the sunset in scene mode and the P mode.... Again, similar results.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
06-08-2010, 12:59 PM
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Guys,
I need help. I was using a Panasonic FZ18 all this time and one of my motivations to upgrade to a DSLR was "low light" photography. I obviously chose the best one according to reviews, which is the K-x....:cool:
Imagine my consternation when I took some sunset photos at just ISO 400 (reviews seem to say 1600 is pretty noise free) and I got some grainy shots which my wife literally laughed at... :confused:
Exif settings are below, and so is the shot....
What did I do wrong? Please spare me the photoshop line as I know very well I can get it to work that way. Or raw!
I was expecting good ISO 1600 jpegs at low light out of the camera.
Thanks All,
Rwik
EXIF:
ExposureTime : 1/100Sec
FNumber : F9.0
ExposureProgram : Program Creative
ISOSpeedRatings : 400
ComponentConfiguration : YCbCr
ExposureBiasValue : EV-2.0
MeteringMode : Division
Flash : Not fired(Compulsory)
FocalLength : 55.00(mm)
Software : K-x Ver 1.01
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Forum: General Talk
06-03-2010, 12:36 PM
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rwik78 has created a new social group called "K-x Users", with the following description:
To join this group visit the social groups homepage where this new group will be listed.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
06-03-2010, 11:45 AM
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Hello All,
In live view the mirror is locked up (similar to the sensor cleaning procedure) so that the image is projected directly on the sensor. As the action of "holding up" the mirror is elctro-mechanical, there is some sound associated. To verify this, simply enter sensor cleaning mode, you shall hear the same noise. Also, when you enter LV, you hear a click, that's the mirror being lifted.
Just one parting comment: Dust causes spots, not noise while operating the camera, unless you fill the compartment with sand and shake it around:D
I do not hear a loud noise by the way, just a slight hiss, so it its too loud, better to get it checked, as it could indicate some problem in the mirror lock-up mechanism.
Enjoy,
Rwik
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
06-01-2010, 01:28 PM
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I tend to agree, after all the whole point of getting a DSLR is control, and those red viewfinder dots combined with a way to change the focus point on the fly (with the cursors) with visual feedback would be a superbly efficient way to achieve that.
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