Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-14-2011, 02:17 PM
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You have all been so helpful - thank you very much for all the information...I know what I need to look for now! Many thanks to you all again
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-14-2011, 02:46 AM
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Hi - I am a total beginner and would really appreciate some advice please.
I have had trouble shooting in low light with the 18-55 kit lens and have been advised to buy a 50mm fixed lens. I have looked at F1.4 lenses - but there is a big difference in cost ....is a lens with SMC suitable for my camera/what does it mean?
What does FA mean ? ...they seem to be more expensive than lens that just say A or M (which I assume means Auto or Manual focus?)
I was looking at buying a 50mmm F1.4 FA with a PK fitting? is this suitable for a K200d...any thoughts or comments on performance?
As you can tell I am very confused :confused: and would really appreciate any help. Thank you
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
06-22-2011, 11:42 AM
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Hi - thank you for your thoughts...I'm going to look into all of the thinsg suggested. Thank you for the example photographs of the black dog...I will play around and see if I can get some better results based on the advice you have given me.
Im sorry I didnt manage to download the EXIF data (I thought I did resize the images before downloading, so not sure what I did wrong)...but if it helps...here is the info....
the darker picture:
ISO 1600
Exp time 1/80th of a second
F-stop f5.6
focal length 55mm
Flash - fired, compulsory
the picture of the cat with the red collar:
ISO 1600
exp time 1 second
Fstop 5.6
Focal length - 38mm
Flash - did not fire
I note that I should probably be learning hwo to meter properly!....any other thoughts appreciated
Many thanks again for taking the time to help me
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
06-19-2011, 08:07 AM
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Hi - thanks for your comments. As requested I hope I have attached two examples of my poor photos. Does this help to see what I am doing wrong? Many thanks again
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
06-18-2011, 01:28 PM
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Hi - please be gentle with me as this is my first post...I have owned my K200D for almost a year now and am very pleased with various portraits and in particular macro shots I have taken. However, I really struggle to take indoor shots with the standard 18-55 lens. for example today I have tried to take some "snapshots" of some kittens we are fostering.....problem is they are black and move about a lot! Using manual focus, ISO of 800/1600..most of my photos came out pure black! I shot in AV mode, at f5.6 (shutter speed 60-125) with and without built in flash. when i used a shutter speed of 0.6s I managed to get a lighter shot...but very blurred. I have tried spot metering as I had read through some other threads regarding similar issues...but I still seem to be doing something majorly wrong. Can someone please help me....if possible in laymans terms?...as I really am a beginner and feeling pretty disillusioned with my camera and photography "skills" at the moment, as the kids seem able to take the same shot perfectly with their compacts!:confused: many thanks in advance
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