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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-22-2014, 08:52 AM
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Some street art photos from Miami Art Basel 2013
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
03-05-2014, 11:54 AM
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I agree with the above suggestions. If your goal is to photograph young kids in the house and people at family gatherings rather than posed portraits, I would go with the Tammy zoom. I don't have the 28-75, but I do have the 17-50 f/2.8 and I almost always default to that for family stuff. After 1 year or so of using it you can sort all images by focal length and see what focal length you favored - that will help you narrow down the choices of primes - 35 vs. 50 vs. 70 etc. Of course the f1.8 (or 1.4) does give nice backgrounds, but the depth of field can be very shallow and if the subject is moving they will move out of focus (also if you have groups they will all have to be in the same focal plane). And on the Kx I feel like it will be even more difficult to focus (as opposed to the K5 or K3 (all 3 of which I have). Yes you will get some keepers, but you will also get a lot of trash.
I also tried the Samyang 85mm 1.4 but found it very difficult to achieve shots that were in focus that also had those creamy backgrounds when my young (non-stationary) son was the subject.
Lastly, practically speaking, family members and kids usually don't have the patience to sit still during a party so that you can try to use natural light and f/2.0 and try to nail focus. This past year I started using bounce or diffused flash for these types of shots. Everyone seemed less agitated and almost all the shots are keepers (as far as focus & exposure is concerned). This last bit of advice comes from the last 3 years of taking pics at holidays etc.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
03-03-2014, 09:52 AM
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Striking image - great POV.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
02-24-2014, 08:27 AM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-22-2014, 07:36 AM
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
02-22-2014, 07:30 AM
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Here is a portrait shot with the FA 43mm Ltd
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-22-2014, 07:38 AM
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Another shot with the 77 ltd
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