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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
12-03-2014, 05:26 PM
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I like it too. Looks delicious. Nominated
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
12-02-2014, 01:17 PM
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Nominated, I like the composition and colors!
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
11-26-2012, 05:25 AM
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14mm will be too wide for general purpose; 50 and 55 probably too long. Leaves 28 and 43; the latter might also be too long so my conclusion would be the 28mm (or Sigma 30/1.4 if available).
If color is washed out, it might be overexposed. Post some samples in a new thread and people might be able to advise.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
11-25-2012, 07:16 AM
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Yes, that is an important thing to remember. The K5 has great dynamic range and it's very easy to bring up the shadows in PP when shooting at ISO100. You don't have that range at a high ISO and bringing up the shadows can get very ugly while slightly overexposing and turning down the highlights in PP can work. Cropping can make the noise look worse. You really need to nail your shot.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
11-14-2012, 04:05 PM
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Before you go for the big event, try playing with the Tav-mode. You can then have the exposure time you need in order not to get blurred pictures and you will get as high ISO as the situation calls for - but no more. There will always be some noise to deal with when one shoots in very low light so, consider shooting RAW or RAW+ images. Anyway, the K-5 is still one of the most capable cameras when it comes to low light and high ISO.
Regarding lenses, the DA 35mm f/2.4 appears (I have no personal experiences with that lens) to be a good recommendation for an APS-C camera, but you might also consider the FA 50mm f/1.4 or, the earlier M types as suggested above - if you don't mind fully manual operation and don't care about the T-av option.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
11-15-2012, 02:03 PM
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keep in mind, the general rule of thumb about camera shake is for any given focal length, you shouldnt go below 1/(focal length) in shutter speed (unless you have very steady hands). So for example if you are shooting zoomed in with the kit at say 50 then 1/50 second shutter will most likely be enough. If you can get close to the band to use wide angle rather than zoom, and given the K-5's awesome high iso capability you should be okay I think :)
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
11-15-2012, 08:30 PM
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The kit lens can deliver usable results in low light, without flash. Crank the AUTO ISO ceiling up to ISO 6400 or thereabouts, shoot with the aperture wide-open, anticipate the action as much as possible if the subject is moving a lot, set a reasonable shutter speed to suit the subject's movement (eg 1/60 or even 1/30 may be OK for a seated pianist, but 1/125 or even 1/250 may be better for a dynamic lead vocalist), watch the placement of lights and lighting on the stage, and ideally shoot RAW or RAW+JPEG to help with any post-processing for noise or colour-balance adjustment.
If you have any doubts about the ability to shoot bands in dimly lit bars with the K-5 and it's kit lens, look at this thread and see how UnknownVT has managed to shoot probably hundreds of acts over recent years in very dimly lit bars with his K-x and it's kit lenses. If the K-x can do it, the K-5 can too, I'm sure:
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/82293-kx-use.html |
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
11-24-2012, 11:04 AM
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I have had acceptable results with ISO 12800 using the K5 and a little noise reduction in Lightroom. There is a free edition of Noiseware that will do a decent job although the plug ins you pay for are a little better. The kit lens is ok but my go to lens for low light is the DA 40 Limited as it's excellent wide open at f2.8. The cheaper plastic DA's are said to be very good but I have no hands on experience myself. They can be had for under $200 this weekend.
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