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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
04-07-2013, 04:55 PM
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Thanks Dan,
I agree, next time, more iso less exposition time. ;-)
Let's see if I can get the same exposition values doing so, I had isuess because the high contrass on the stage. Light areas tend to burn and the rest tend to darken... The high iso should be compensated with the fast shutter speed... And the subject should not have that motion blur... I need to try it...
Thanks again for the theorical explanation and the "f-stop blues", again I didn't know about that, it's interesting.
Thanks!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
04-07-2013, 04:12 PM
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Hi Again!
Thanks a lot for all the information posted.
Regarding the focusing screen I have a "Big Screen" split screen focusing screen, bought in a chinese eBay store for 30$. It's still hard to focus using it, the focus confirmation "bip" and red square and my criteria using the split screen give different focuses using the 50mm at f1.4, the big red square and the narrow depth of field are not good friends, in my low experience.
I didn't know about the CiF (Catch in focus or focus trapping) technique, I'm going to try it, let's see if it works. I really appreciate this information you give me guys.
I just bought a FA 1.4 in the marketplace of the forum, I couldn't resist, although I think that I have a lot to learn and a lot to squeeze my manual 1.4 lens.
I just noticed that I'm used to shot in low ISO's, 1600 it's my limit and 800 it's the preferred, even at wide open appertures (1.4 to 2.4) using these ISO's give me a too long exposition times resulting in moved subjects.
I just uploaded a couple of Galleries from yesterday's gig. So you can see my crapy photos.
Here you have them:
Sonic Trash Azkena 2013 - a set on Flickr
and
Triángulo de Amor Bizarro [Azkena 06/04/2013]álbum nuevo - a set on Flickr
Feel free to coment on anything you want, and by the way, I know I'm a crapy photographer, anyhow, the pictures there cost me a big effort.
All those pictures are taken using my K5 and my Manual Pentax SMC (k) 50mm f1.4 using liveView.
Thanks again!
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
04-07-2013, 02:20 AM
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Thanks Kerrowdown!
We have much more than the Guggenheim here! but yeah, the building it's amazing.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
04-07-2013, 02:17 AM
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Thanks for the answers.
The apperture is not a problem and my actual manual pentax smc 50 1.4 has a very good manual focusing ring, so no need for "A" type lens.
Regarding the flash I used to play with it in live concerts with my km and the kit lens that I used to have, and it's nice to expose for long time and getting the subject "frezed" with the flash, bang. The result it's a white subject with a lot of coloured blur around it, it's nice, but I want to do "no flash" live music photography.
I don't have the bucks for the DA*55.
Sandy, you have a possitive low light concert shoting experience then, I mean using the FA 50 1.4 and the K5 using autofocus, right?
I must say that my method of manual focusing and the LiveView works fine, I have taken very good pictures using that method, but it takes too long to take a foto and I usually keep the attention of the public as I put a shinning screen between the stage and the people for a long period, while I'm focusing.... that's what I want to avoid, long focusing times with a bright screen in front of the crowd.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
04-07-2013, 12:03 AM
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Hi all,
I'm a new comer pentax user, I own a k5 and some lenses.
I primary do live music photography, mostly in small avenues. For that purpose I have a Tamron 18-50 f2.8 and a Pentax K 50 f1.4 which I love.
My concern it's about getting an AF version of the fast 50.
I allways have to shoot using the LiveView my manual 50, as I'm not able to tell if the subject is in focus using the viewfinder.
Would my k5 and a fa 50 1.4 able to focus in an small crowded rock gig? Or I still will need to focus using the manual ring and the LiveView?
What about the DA 50 1.8?
Thanks in advance.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
04-06-2013, 11:52 PM
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Hola!
Yo tambien soy nuevo por aquí!
Saludos!
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
04-06-2013, 11:48 PM
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Hi people,
It's been a lng time since I have been lurkering the forum.
I'm now a happy pentax k5 user and I decided to register now.
Thanks in advance for all the great information you post here, I hope I can collaborate as well.
Thanks!
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