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Forum: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest
04-30-2014, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 37
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I nominate this picture: awesome colours!
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Forum: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest
04-30-2014, 05:08 PM
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Attachment 218982
I work at a bar and I shot this picture of a friend of mine a few years ago. He's flairtender who entertains guests by juggling bottles and cocktail shakers.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
04-15-2014, 01:50 PM
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Thanks!
I was the only shooter actually. They were at a tight budget and this was my first time shooting a wedding, so I shot it at a very low rate compared to the competition in my area.
I didn't have a filter on it, but that one particular picture was shot right into the sun - not much you can do about that I suppose.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
04-15-2014, 08:41 AM
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Last week I shot my first wedding, with my new Pentax K-5II. I used the 16-50mm and 50-135mm f/2.8 lenses. It was quite stressful to get all the images but in the end I think I got some pretty good images and the couple was very happy with what I delivered (about 200 images total, this is a small sample). I wasn't 100% familiar with the camera yet which did cost me a few images (AF-button to lock focus most importantly), and a hood on the 16-50mm would have improved a couple of images by reducing flare. I definitely want to do more of these!
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 Wedding Anouk & Zeno 1 - B/W by npmeijer, on Flickr
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 Wedding Anouk & Zeno 2 by npmeijer, on Flickr
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 Wedding Anouk & Zeno 3 by npmeijer, on Flickr
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 Wedding Anouk & Zeno 4 by npmeijer, on Flickr
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 Wedding Anouk & Zeno 5 by npmeijer, on Flickr
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 Wedding Anouk & Zeno 7 by npmeijer, on Flickr
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 Wedding Anouk & Zeno 13 by npmeijer, on Flickr
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 Wedding Anouk & Zeno 15 by npmeijer, on Flickr
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 Wedding Anouk & Zeno 18 B/W by npmeijer, on Flickr
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 Wedding Anouk & Zeno 20 B/W by npmeijer, on Flickr
You can find the whole set with a few more images here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/npmeijer/sets/72157644002365025/ |
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
02-27-2014, 01:07 PM
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A little update.. after a year, hah.
After becoming frustrated with Fuji a few times more, I finally decided to switch permanently. My current gear is on the Dutch version of ebay and I just ordered a new Pentax K-5 II and used 16-50mm and 50-135mm which I could get at a good price. The camera will arrive tomorrow and I'll probably pick up the lenses the day after tomorrow. Stoked!
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
01-30-2013, 04:09 AM
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What is their view on fast aperture prime lenses? With the sole exception of the 55mm and the old FA limited lenses, they're all relatively slow; 35mm f/2.4, 21mm f/3.2; Canon, Nikon, Sony, m4/3, Fuji... they all have much faster equivalent lenses.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
01-22-2013, 03:18 PM
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Pentax is famous for their high quality prime lenses and weather sealing. The current options for a 50mm equivalent lens are the 31/1.8 and the 35/2.4. The former is 12 years old and does not have weather sealing, and it's not a cheap lens by any means. The latter does have weather sealing but is rather slow, and it's plastic. Fuji has shown that it is very much possbible to make a relatively small but high performing 35/1.4 lens at an affordable price. Are there any plans to continue the trend started with the 55/1.4; can we expect a DA STAR 35/1.4 or f/1.8 lens?
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
01-15-2013, 03:03 PM
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I had not taken the in body image stabilization into account, that's a good point.
The 35/1.8 is indeed much cheaper than the Pentax 31/1.8. On the other hand,I have heard good things about the Sigma 35/1.4 and 30/1.4 and especially the latter is substantially cheaper. A little more expensive than the Nikon 35/1.8 but that's something I can overcome.
A difficult decision, and I haven't really made a choice yet.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
01-14-2013, 05:55 PM
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I am considering selling my Fuji gear. I currently have an x-pro1, x-e1 and the 35mm and 18mm lenses. I am definitely selling my x-e1 and 18mm because I really don't need a back-up body and the 18mm doesn't see enough use. I am getting frustrated with the fuji's focus capabilities though (both manual and auto). Besides that, I originally sold my dslr gear because I felt that it was getting too heavy and I didn't take my camera with me unless there was an event - and I still don't do that now that I own a smaller and lighter setup; so my original reason for switching is void. Gear acquisition syndrome, grass greener on the other side, etc.
To give you an idea of my shooting style; I am in love with the 50mm equivalent field of view and black and white, and most of the occassions where I take shots are in dark venues. As in, f/1.4 or f/2.0, ISO3200+ and 1/125 dark. I am very much impressed with the Fuji's high ISO capabilities and the 35mm f/1.4 is absolutely stunning. But that all counts for nothing if I can't get focus right; more than half my shots had mis-focused recently at a job shooting bartenders at a trade fair and that is simply unacceptable to me. Besides that, being able to set shutter speed only at full stops is becoming frustrating.
These 2 shots from my portfolio should give a good idea of the types of things I tend to photograph:
NK Flairtending 2013 - 4 B/W | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Project-X Haren B&W 1 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
So, I am considering returning either to a Nikon D7000 (the camera I had before) or go to Pentax instead. I will most likely get a f/2.8 zoom regardless, but Nikon has a very affordable 35mm f/1.8 that I used to like - the Pentax equivalent is quite a bit slower at f/2.4. From my experience with the Nikon and judging from dpreview tests, I conclude that high ISO performance among these 3 cameras (fuji x-pro1, pentax k-5ii, nikon d7000) is equivalent for all intents and purposes - it looks like the Pentax has a slight advantage in RAW, but that advantage is neglible. The Pentax k-5ii is about 200 euros more expensive than the Nikon d7000, but the f/2.8 Pentax is about 200 euros cheaper second-hand so that evens the scales. Pentax also has the weather sealing advantage. But then the most important question: how does the Pentax k-5ii autofocus compare to the Nikon D7000's? As you can imagine, autofocus speed and accuracy are important to me - and if the Pentax is equal or better than the Nikon's then my choice is made.
Thanks.
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