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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-28-2010, 08:00 AM
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Hello Justin: Stumbled upon your post. What part of Spain to you hail from. I work in the middle east and get time off every four months from a US military base and I spend most of these R and R's in Andalucia. I have my equipment stored in Estepona, near Malaga. What a beautiful country Spain is as I've made trips up to the "Picos de Europa". Will be there again in January to photograph the blooming of the Olive? or Cherry? trees near "thrwros" along with the iris's that bloom at that time. Also, just purchased a K5 with other pentax lenses.
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
10-01-2010, 06:59 PM
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Hi Ron: That info is very helpful. When I ask this question, I probably should have clarified--shooting in Raw, correct exposure and absolute sharpness either by correct technique or stability from a tripod. Given these assumptions it looks like you are able to produce a nice 16x20 and possible 24x30 when shooting at iso 100. This is good to know. I will just have to test it out for low light situations as I always shoot as the lowest iso but there have been times at dusk etc where I have needed to up the ISO to get a fast enough shutter speed when shooting handheld. Thanks for your comments.
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
10-01-2010, 01:00 PM
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Thanks to all for the replies. Once again this forum has proven to be so helpful and educational. I'm grateful.
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
10-01-2010, 12:58 PM
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Hi Lowell: By "fine art" I guess I mean images matted and framed and sold in galleries with the eventual destination to be hanged in a nice home. I've only sold a couple of large pieces but lots of friends have asked me to enlarge, mat and frame images for them. It's what I like to do with my photography in contrast to sending images over the internet or magazine publication type of work. For me it started with a lab I was using and they had a gallery and it was fun to see my images in a nice frame and people buying them. I'm hoping the K-15 can print out some 16x20 portraits or street scenes but I also wondered, as I learned of the high ISO capabilities, at what point or at what iso would the K-5 noise limit the size of a print. I could see myself using the high ISO capability on the street at night and dusk. I think I'm learning I should stay around iso 400 or 800 at most if I want to make a 16x20 saleable print for a gallery. Thanks for your info, very helpful and I loved your images of the raptor. I wish Sigma made the 120-300mm f2.8 in a Pentax mount.
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
10-01-2010, 02:15 AM
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Using the K-7 (and/or K20D or any guesses with the K5), at what ISO do you need to stay below in order to produce a fine art print of 16x20 inches? I'm new to the forum and beginning my entry into the DSLR world with a K20D and K7 dedicated to IR shooting and possibly one or two K5's in the near future (one K5 for the old M42 lenses and another for the modern Kmount lenses--don't want to mess with taking the M42 adapter on and off while street shooting). For years I have shot medium and large format and sold some fine art prints. I don't make prints smaller than 16x20. I'm assuming at low ISO I can make some 16x20 prints (landscapes but also street and candid portraits). New to the forum and have thoroughly enjoyed the generous wealth of information that you all share. Decided to purchase a DSLR because I wanted to shoot wildlife again and needed something for street shooting in bad weather--didn't trusts an expensive rangefinder in the rain. Assuming good technique or even tripod use, any experiences on size of prints made with higher ISO would be helpful.
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Forum: Sold Items
09-16-2010, 11:01 PM
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I'm wondering if you are receiving your PM's. I've sent two and no reply and I have interest in your lens but I have not heard from you via PM.
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Forum: Sold Items
09-04-2010, 04:11 AM
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The forum won't let me send a privat message which is frustrating. I am interested in your 135, 105 and adapter if still available. Do the lenses say "super multi coating" or SMC.
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