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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II 11-01-2013, 01:49 PM  
First K-3 Problem
Posted By Quazimoto
Replies: 21
Views: 5,423
What? So the camera completely freezes in a way that can't be replicated even when TRYING to make it happen, but it must have been the user?
When your car won't start I bet you're turning the key wrong.
Forum: Sold Items 09-27-2013, 01:12 PM  
For Sale - Sold: SMC DA* 16-50 f2.8 - Excellent condition. FREE SHIPPING *must sell this weekend*
Posted By Quazimoto
Replies: 7
Views: 1,383
PentaxForums.com Marketplace Listing

Item for Sale
SMC DA* 16-50 f2.8 - Excellent condition. FREE SHIPPING *must sell this weekend*

Asking Price
575 AUD

Item Location
Newcastle, NSW (Australia)

Item Description
Here I have an excellent copy of the lovely DA* 16-50mm f2.8.
I love this lens, I actually sold my Sigma 10-20 after I got this because I was using this for 90% of my landscapes, even though I bought it for weddings (which it is also great for).
Anyway I am in need of some funds so I have 4 lenses for sale, but if one of them sells or it gets to the end of this weekend then it won't be for sale any more... I don't know if that sentence made sense but I think you get me, it's sold soon or not sold at all.

It is in excellent condition cosmetically, mechanically and optically. There are no blemishes to report, it has its hood, front and rear caps. I do not have the box for it or the original case but I am including a like new condition Sigma case that is exactly the right size. This is actually better because 1) it's a more protective case than the Pentax ones and 2) it has a belt loop so it can be hooked on to things, unlike the Pentaxes, which frankly I find a bit useless.

Postage in Australia is included. The Paypal fee is ALSO included. Price is negotiable but it's already a great price so don't be stupid :)
Worldwide postage, please message me for a price.
Any other questions and offers are welcome - check out the pics and enjoy!

Are you the original owner of the item being sold?
No

Are you selling or trading this item?
Selling

Item Condition (Key)
Used
Excellent

Shipping Destinations
Worldwide

Shipping Charge
Free in Australia, overseas varies

Shipping Services
Australia Post, Pickup

Accepted Payment Types
PayPal Other (Elaborate)

Return Policy & Additional Details
Accepted if item is in significantly inferior condition to that described upon arrival and is promptly returned to the seller.

Please send me a private message if interested in the item!
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 09-20-2013, 07:38 PM  
First Day with the D800
Posted By Quazimoto
Replies: 105
Views: 11,287
Yes, this.



Yes it is. Wrong.



NO. It would make a PREDICTABLE decision. Remember, it is a machine, and well made machines are predictable. What's good about it being predictable, is you can take actions that help it do what you WANT.
You say that you knew what the camera was going to do - so compensate for it?
Now, your counter-argument is going to be that if you compensate you may as well use full Manual, but like Frogfish says, this isn't quicker - at BEST it would take the same amount of time. That's at BEST, at worst, it would take you 3 or 4 times as long.
So OK, you've got your exposure for the singer and guitarist right. And then you see someone in the crowd doing something cool and you want to take a shot of that, only they don't have spot lights on them, so they need about 4 times the exposure.
You are there dialling your ISO from say, 400 to 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200 and yheeey, you are there. Even ripping the dial fast through the settings you have had to press ISO, and make about three or four flicks of your thumb. I am there in TAv, and what have I done? Pointed the camera at the person in the crowd and it, having been on ISO 400, thinks "Too dark, 3200." That takes the camera about half a second.
So you can press ISO, and make three or four flicks with your thumb, in less than half a second? 0.05 seconds, by your reckoning?

Look no one is telling you how to shoot but saying that you can adjust settings in manual faster than Auto ISO can do it is saying one of two things, either:
1: You don't know how to use Auto ISO because you cannot predict the camera's decisions (which are in fact totally predictable) or
2: You can adjust settings manually in about 0.05 of a second. The Flash would be jealous (the red super hero, not the camera flash).

So, now, I am example for you:
rosella-2.JPG
This photo was taken in TAv. I am not saying it's a good photo, the bird is obviously miles out of focus - I was quick firing (burst mode) waiting for him to fly INTO focus, but the example is how the camera has got it right. On this first one, it has used ISO 1600. But I was panning the camera slightly to a brighter area - and the BIRD had moved into a slightly brighter spot too.
In the NEXT photo, the camera has chosen ISO 1250, 1/3rd of a step less exposure. Remember, this was on burst mode... about 6fps or so (on the K-5 II) - so that's about 1/6th of a second later. Could YOU have adjusted the exposure manually in this time?
rosella.JPG
You might say that it would have been fine to leave it at 1600, it just would be a little bit over exposed, but there are examples when it's not 1/3rd of a stop... it's like 1 or 2 stops, and it will give you the same exposure on the photo, no matter the brightness, without having to touch a single dial, switching from say ISO 1600 to ISO 400 (if you swing roung and shoot something in the shade, after shooting something in the sun) - you, and no one, are that quick.
You say it's quicker for you to use manual, but it's probably that you just haven't given Auto ISO a proper chance.
Granted, in Pentax's TAv, it's probably easier than with a Nikon using Auto ISO (I can check when my Nikon arrives next week) - but I acknowledge that I am coming at it from a spoiled Pentax user's perspective, they are very user friendly cameras... But still.

Shoot however you like... but don't go writing off auto ISO because you haven't given it a chance, you'll be a better shooter if you give everything a try.
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 09-19-2013, 08:11 PM  
First Day with the D800
Posted By Quazimoto
Replies: 105
Views: 11,287
But it's not?
I have a mate who also doesn't seem to get the concept that just because the ISO is chosen automatically, that ISN'T the same as the camera making exposure decisions.

TAv is the thing I'd miss most about Pentax's. YOU choose the shutter speed, YOU choose the aperture and YOU choose the exposure (with the exposure compensation that can go 5 stops either way... as if you're ever going to want to be outside of that range) - and the camera just renders the right ISO for those other 3 parameters. On the one hand, it's quicker than manual by a fair bit, on the other, it's the same thing.
"Refusing" to let the camera make exposure decisions on "your behalf" (which really means: the same decision but faster than you can make it yourself) might sound all pro and photographer-y of you, but it really means you'll miss a shot (or significantly under/over expose one) that you'd otherwise have had.
Forum: Lens Clubs 07-01-2013, 11:19 PM  
the Samyang Lens Club
Posted By Quazimoto
Replies: 927
Views: 222,719
Just joined this club, with a recent purchase of the 85mm f1.4.
My goodness they are nice bits of glass - even just to look at, the glass just looks to clean and clear, like still water or something.
Here's a pick @f1.4
Forum: Winners' Showcase 07-10-2013, 12:14 AM  
May, 2013 Winner: Coke cans
Posted By Quazimoto
Replies: 10
Views: 1,996
Haha, it's funny you ask because, YES actually, I already have one prepared, as long as you mean a 16x9 screen?
It's in 1920x1080, don't use the one you can already see because it's tiny and will make a weird desktop.

With this link, what you wanna do is click on the little magnifier at the top right, and select "Original" right down at the bottom of the drop down. Then right click and save! Also a few of my others in my stream should you want them:

Ellis Lamont Baker - Photostream - Coke cans desktop background
Forum: Winners' Showcase 05-02-2013, 09:45 PM  
May, 2013 Winner: Coke cans
Posted By Quazimoto
Replies: 10
Views: 1,996
Forum: Monthly Photo Contests 08-27-2012, 03:08 AM  
Water and Steel
Posted By Quazimoto
Replies: 0
Views: 624
Forum: Sold Items 01-30-2012, 12:04 AM  
For Sale - Sold: Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II *REDUCED*
Posted By Quazimoto
Replies: 10
Views: 2,256
No GST required when buying a product from overseas and shipping to Australia, we (Australians) simply pay you, and you send, that's all there is to it. Just thought I'd help you guys out with that ;-)
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