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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
01-28-2013, 04:29 AM
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Thanks Ramsey. You called it on the night mode in Auto. Not a mode I'm familiar with, since I usually didn't play with the scene modes too much on my old point-n-shoot.
I hadn't experienced Cynthia's other issues, but Fogel is right about Auto-Iso in M mode - I get exactly what cynthia shows, and it goes away when I switch.
It's definitely going to take a little time to get used to all the settings with this camera. There was nothing like this on my old Minolta;)
Thanks guys.
BLZ Bob
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
01-25-2013, 05:52 PM
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Hi Cynthia,
I was just about to post with the exact same question. Took the plunge (today I am a Pentaxian!) and am not the proud owner of a new K30. Since I've been playing with it indoors on winter evenings, I've used the built-in flash a lot. Sometimes it works fine, and sometimes the shutter stays open long after the flash fires. Some pictures of my dog would be lovely if the shutter didn't stay open for an extra second after the flash, letting the dog's movement blur the image. I've been assuming I've accidentally messed with some setting or other, but I've been reading the manual, and can't find anything.
Since I found your post, I tried to see if I had your other problem. But when I take a manually exposed shot, it lets me re-adjust the settings immediately afterwards pretty much as I would expect it to.
Anyone know what might be causing either of these?
Edit: I notice I seem to only get the flash problem in Auto mode. In Program mode there doesn't seem to be any problem. Reviewing the shots, it looks like some sort of issue with the ISO settings - one shot is at low ISO, and another at high.
But this many flash photos, and it's time to charge the battery. That and the dog needs to go outside
Cheers
BLZ bob
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
01-11-2013, 09:36 PM
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My thoughts exactly! Or some of those jelly-belly royalexes! Worrying about the weight of your camera is a little beside the point with one of those beasties.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
01-11-2013, 08:02 PM
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OK, take this tongue in cheek, but I know I've spent too much time around frozen water when I catch myself judging on the distinctions between snow and ice, hoar, rime... you name it.
"I mean sure it's a lovely photo, but... that kinda looks like frost to me". :hmm:
So does it have to be technically *snow* to count? (kidding)
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
01-11-2013, 06:40 PM
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Hi All,
Thanks for the feedback, looking like the one-zoom option when I finally take the plunge. More hunting on the fora and I've found a few other closely related threads that tilt to the same conclusion. I did think I was overanalyzing the test patterns, and there's little doubt that the 18-135 will be on my camera in my hand in the field. But since I was comparing similarly priced options, it seemed like a good idea to make sure I spend that money the best way possible.
I'm still trying to 'calibrate risk' to a dSLR compared to a film SLR where moisture (as opposed to actual water) is concerned. I wasn't worried about damaging the water seal changing lenses, just breaking the seal in the sense of opening it such that humidity, fog etc can get in. With film cameras you just did-yer-best. With digital, I wonder is my best good enough?
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
01-10-2013, 04:16 PM
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Hi all, new member (Nova Scotia) joined to ask for advice.
I'm leaning towards buying a K30 to get back into SLR (had an old Minolta SRT-200, and X-700). I was competent with my old film SLRs, but lately I've just been using a point-n-shoot, which I'm starting to find limiting. I prefer outdoor/camping photography, and I spend a lot of time simply messing about in boats, so weather resistance is an important feature drawing me to the K30. My debate is between getting one zoom (the 18-135WR) or two (18-55 and 50-200, both WR).
Both options cost the same, and the trade-off seems to be between slightly better image quality in the two-zoom system (especially at longer ranges), vs slightly more convenience, and protection in not having to change lenses.
I realize the answer to the lens question will be 'it depends what's important to me'. I'm just trying to figure out how much weight to place on the competing considerations. So here's the long introduction background:
Having two lenses means changing them, possibly in damp conditions. I'm not going to do anything stupid like change lenses in a downpour, But if I'm, say, under an overhang on a drizzly or foggy day, how risky is it to change lenses and break the WR seal on the camera? I got pretty used to changing lenses in less-than-ideal backpacking conditions with the old film gear (hunched over with the lens under my raincoat, that sort of thing). But I get the impression that the electric sensors of dSLRs are much more sensitive to moisture than old film cameras. If so, that leans me towards the one-zoom option (18-135).
On the other hand, when I pixel-peep the test shots (e.g. slrgear.com), I definitely notice that the 18-135 doesn't do quite as well as the other two zooms. I just can't translate these differences into practical results for real photos, since I haven't used dSLR before. Am I right to think that both lenses will be far better than my current point-N-shoot? And neither option will be as good as the the DA* 16-50 that some have raved about (and that I can't afford). So how big is the IQ difference between the lenses I'm considering in the larger sweep of lens quality? Am I worrying about minutiae to even consider it an issue?
Sorry for long post. Hopefully I'll get the K30 and be around for a while. Here's some flava from my past lives.
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