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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
06-14-2013, 05:42 PM
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Thankyou adam for the quick reply, its the one I thought it was which as you said doesn't look the best.
Does anyone know anything about the sunagor 80-200mm? I can't find much about it on the www.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
06-14-2013, 05:31 PM
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Hi All
I am currently adding to my lens collection slowly but surely and I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the following lenses and if they are any good, I can't find much information at all.
Pentax AF 35-80MM F4-5.6
Sunagor 80-200mm
from what I have researched it looks like the Pentax lens is possibly a F version autofocus or KAF version lens but I can't seem to confirm this due to limited information & pictures on the web, whilst the sunagor I can find little about but I think is a manual zoom macro lens.
I am currently learning photography on a K100D which these will fit but I was wondering if these were worth trying, as they are £20 the pair on ebay.
kind regards
gjstringer
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
06-02-2013, 07:55 AM
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thankyou sync guy for your help, i just checked out your suggestion for flash and for £47 on amazon it looks really goos, it also gets some awesome reviews all over the place. little gem as some might say :D
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
06-02-2013, 06:27 AM
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all your advice and opinions are all appreciated thankyou, i have spoken to the bride and we came to a compromise, she has emphasised prefusely she doesn't want professional photos done as she only wants a few snaps doing, so instead i persuaded them to get a few family members involved, take pictures and chose the best photos from all the photos taken on the day. i said i would do some photos but this takes the pressue of me somewhat and also because she was so disappointed that i wouldn't take the pictures solely.
after explaining equipment, variable such as lighting issues etc and after processing she understood that it is a whole lot of work, but she seemed delighted at my idea of having a selection of people take different picture and she would have numerous picture to chose from.
just a question though peeps i have purchased a Pentax SMC M 50mm 1.2 which is going to require some manual photography, and i also purchased a tamron tele zoom CF 80-210 F3.8-4 ADAPTALL 2 BBAR MC which both seem to be good glass to use and with some good reviews and pics, but can anyone suggest any other good glass to purchase?
i have a budget of 50-60 per lens, i was looking at the vivitar series 1 but i have beeen advised i need the version 3 or F2.8 versions or lower.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-29-2013, 03:35 AM
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kozlok i think you are indeed correct, as much as i want to help them out i am not cut out for this kind of photography nor do i ever think i might be in the future, i do still lifes and thats it, i will be more firm thankyou :D
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-29-2013, 03:08 AM
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i personally think the photos i did when i started this thread are alright but nothing special, but they seem to like the pictures for some unknown reason.
whatever i do to get out of this situation seems to fail, i did originally book aphotography course to learn how to use dslrs properly and my blog is coming to the point where i need to take some decent photos so i was going to use it for that, but this course does have a opton to do wedding photography so i will have to use it, and try and get as much practice in as possible.
as i am stuck in a awkward situation can anyone suggest what size lenses i may need to purchase, i know about the light and i am working on that, but if i get a venue where flash can't be used i need a back up.
do know of a professional photography who i will see if i can, he does stock photography for banks and other high rate companies but he lives miles away and may be able to help, i have seen his work and it is really good but i don't really know him apart from him being the husband of my girlfriends friend.
i did as just1moredave suggested and purchased a 50mm lens for £40 and am currently searching for a flash
he did do his own party pictures when we went to their birthday party last year in a pub.
i did purchase a 50mm lens as just1moredave suggested and am looking for a flash, but will i need anymore lenses as this will mean i only have a 50mm, a kit 18-55mm and a flash eventually.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-29-2013, 02:55 AM
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i agree totally with what everyone is saying, i don't believe i am anywhere near capable of doing a professional job, i will try again to decline but the groom and bride to be are so inisistant that i do the pictures i don't know what to do, i have suggested a pro photographer and i will do some secondry photos but they declined, i advised i only dabble in product photography and they said they love my photos, i did the picture above and they liked it that much they both said i should do the photo's. as much as i try and don't want to do the shoot i am backed into a corner evberytime, i have tried for a week to get them to reconsider but they are insistant i do the pictures. i don't have the first clue really of wedding photography and i am really appreciative of the advice but what can i do when they are so insistant? its not as if they can't afford it as the groom is very wealthy but they want me to do the picture with her son, who is my best friend. so i am in a compromising position i can't seem to get out of, however much i try
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-28-2013, 05:25 PM
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Thankyou for your suggestion, these are my sntiments exactly, i have tried this unfortunately to no avail.
i have a few other shots from what i normally do if they might help someone point me in the right direction of what i may be doing wrong with my photography, which may help me
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-28-2013, 04:41 PM
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I totally agree, but the women in the photo is the person who wants me to do the pictures and she likes them for some unknown reason. i have tried to bow out but she won't take no as an answer.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-28-2013, 12:40 PM
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Hi All
i apreciate all he advice, thankyou very much.
i do have 4 months to get used to any new equipment may have to purchase, i am not looking to do anything but ia good job on the day, i have purchased a training course to do wedding photography today to help me out.
something within me is wanting to accept the challenge with th camera and see what i can do.
if i remember rightly when my friend got married around the same time last year, the phtographer used a lighting ring would this worth looking at or even possible to purchase for the K100D.
kind regards
gary
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-28-2013, 12:21 PM
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Hi Dave
i have a little experience with flash bouncing as i use a home made light box, i know the ceremony will be held at the same registry office as my friend got married in last year.
the problem as you have mentioned is the variables such as lighting, i will visit the venue as much as i can as you suggested.
in my favour is that the wedding will only have a maximum of 30 people there which i know already.
this camera is primarily only for still lifes which it is what i purchased it for, i know it has limitations and i have explained these, but some people who don't use cameras that often don't understand what can make or break a photo, to be honest i don't see myself as that good yet, but i am still learning and this can take years to perfect.
i do also have in my favour a friend who is going to help me, he does filming and photography so he is going to get me used to the camera more, i have advised the groom that i may have to rent a camera for the day, but again i don't know what i am looking for.
would it be better to buy a new camera? as the groom if i am persusive enough is very well off.
i just think the problem is the bride to be is just getting used to his wealthy ways lol, which is why i think she asked me to do the pictures as i wouldn't ask for anything in return, whereas he would spend thousands :D
kind regards
Gary
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-28-2013, 01:51 AM
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Hi All i hope someone can help me.
i recently purchased the K100D with a kit lens about 6 months ago and i usually do still lifes for a blog i run, but somehow i have landed the job of doing the photos at my mates mothers wedding as she has seen some of my still life pictures and really likes them.
the problem is i don't have the first clue of wedding photography, is it even possible with this camera?
i have advised my friends mother that firstly i am not a proffessional photographer, secondly i don't want to ruin her big days pictures and to get a professional to do it ads lastly that i don't know anything about wedidng photography, but even after this she won't take no for an answer and is insistant i do the photos.
i don't really want to ruin the day, so can anyone suggest any decent lenses or offer any advice.
I can only afford 2nd hand lenses at under £100 which i gather won't buy the quality i need, but its all i can afford at the moment.
please b e aware that i don't have much experience with lenses apart from the kit lens, and have only played with the camera really.
i did a little experimenting yesterday and these are the pictures i have been able to create, remember i am a newbie to this sort of photography :D
kind regards
Gary
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