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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-13-2010, 07:47 PM
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After a couple of night shots with the k-x, I have come to the conclusion that metering using stop down via the +/- button is useless. I guess I just save my money for a good DA lens. Can anyone recommend a thread
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-13-2010, 07:19 PM
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The only gripe I have with the k-x is the fact that when I stop down meter dark objects with my Pentax-M 50mm 1.4 using the +/- button, the recommened shutter speed is usually some ridicoulous shutter speed like 0.8", or 1.6", I'm talking dark objects even in daylight!
I don't know. What could be the issue?
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-13-2010, 03:46 PM
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I think I may just purchase Pentax-A lenses from this point on, and shoot in Av mode. I find Pentax-M lenses just too difficult to work with; stopping down with the green button just doesn't do it for me. I just purchased a Pentax-A 50mm 1.7, so hopefully all I'll have to worry about is manually adjusting focus.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-07-2010, 02:35 PM
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OK, so here's a photo I took, just outside my apartment. I just ordered a book called "Understanding exposure: how to shoot great photographs with a film or digital camera", by Bryan Peterson, to better my understanding of SLR photography. Thanks again for the help guys.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-04-2010, 09:53 AM
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Correct, I just read that from http://support.pentaximaging.com/documents/908:
"Note: pressing the Exposure Compensation button (the +/- button) on the K-x will automatically set an appropriate shutter speed in Manual exposure mode when using non-"A" series lenses."
So I'll just reassign my green button for something more useful. But yes, I think I finally got the hang of "stopping down" by manually adjusting the aperture lens ring, and using a suitable iso for proper exposure.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-02-2010, 05:12 PM
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I think this may be the case. Anytime I took a shot in direct sunlight, my k-x defaulted to 0.3. I'll have an update tomorrow.
Edit: Thank you for all the input guys. Feels great to know there is a forum to rely on when things get fuzzy.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-02-2010, 01:28 PM
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So when fiddling around with my k-x in manual mode with my Pentax-M 50mm 1.4 prime lens attached, and brought it out to take some shots, I found that when I stopped down with the green button, it would suggest an unrealistic shutter speed for proper exposure.
For example, I go out to take some flicks on this wonderfully sunny day (I'm talking high-noon sunny), I locate a subject, compose the shot, and stop down the composition using the green button. Now, instead of suggesting a proper shutter speed of 1/6000, it'll offer me something ridiculous, like a 0.3 shutter speed.
Again, I was fiddling with my k-x, and I think I may have "accidentally" pressed the AF AE-L Button while in manual mode. Could that be the reason for all the missugestions? I did notice when I took shots under the shade, or of shady subjects, reasonable shutter speed suggestions were given, but when I took shots under the sun, or shot at subjects under the sun, stopping down with the green button was frequently inaccurate.
Any input would be deeply appreciated, beit harsh or constructive.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
09-22-2010, 08:16 PM
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Hello fellow Pentax dudes/dudettes, my name is Obed, and I recently received my K-x kit (my first ever SLR/DSLR purchase) in the mail, so I'm pretty excited. I can't wait to learn the ins and outs of SLR photography, and take some awesome shots (shots which I will catalog for reference for drawing and painting projects)!
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