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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
06-26-2013, 08:02 AM
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Sure....I understand where you're coming from. It's just that I'm not a geek-photographer type (no offense meant to anyone). In other words, I just enjoy taking photos of landscapes, people and if possible, it being the closest to us, the moon. Especially when it's not full, as the craters will be quite visible. When I go on vacation, I want to be able to take many photos of where I'm going, destinations and the populations of those areas, states or countries. I just need to be able to point, aim and click, with either a regular or telephoto lens. I don't want to have to do a myriad of camera adjustments, just to take one photo.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
06-26-2013, 07:06 AM
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See, that's the exact reason I hesitated getting a DSLR. I have a Nikon P500 with 36x zoom point and shoot, but wanted more and better lens capability. On the other hand, I didn't want to get involved having to make a bunch of manual adjustments on the camera. So, when I read about the Auto feature in the Pentax description, and its capabilities, plus price, performance, included lenses, other great features and quality, I decided it was the camera I wanted for my first DSLR.
Thanks for your reply,
djdude1327
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
06-26-2013, 07:02 AM
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It was on the image when I took the shot, and it's still on the photo when I review my photos on the camera. I haven't yet installed the Pentax software to be able to see the photos on my computer, but will do so shortly.
Thanks,
djdude1327
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
06-26-2013, 07:00 AM
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Thanks, Jean....
Your reply is most appreciated. I'm taking various photos now, to see how the camera performs, and will post some photos soon.
Take care,
djdude1327
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
06-26-2013, 06:55 AM
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May I ask what the size or color of my posts has to do with being welcome to a forum? First of all, my favorite color happens to be blue, and that's why I used it. Secondly, when I first started typing in my post, the words were very small. My eyes aren't the best, and I imagine there are others with the same affliction, so I decided to increase the size. I was not aware it would show up as large as it did.
Thanks anyway,
djdude1327
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
06-26-2013, 06:50 AM
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When I bought the camera, I thoroughly researched price, features and quality. Under features, the description included the Auto setting. According to Pentax, that setting should set up any and all photos to be taken, or at least the daylight ones. What you're suggesting I do, is something I want to try and stay away from. I don't have the patience to do all those manual adjustments, nor do I wish to. I still have a Nikon P500 (for sale), with 36x zoom, point and shoot, but I wanted a camera with more lens capability.
Thanks for your reply,
djdude1327
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
06-26-2013, 06:44 AM
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Thanks...but taking it off Auto, to me, is not something to do. When I bought the camera, I expected the Auto setting would set up all my shots. The manual says the same thing. I don't know about, nor have the time or patience to make all those manual changes. I still have a Nikon P500, with 36x zoom point and shoot, but, I wanted a camera with more lens capability.
Again, thanks for your reply,
djdude1327
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
06-25-2013, 10:45 AM
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I think you're right about some of the things you said. Remember, I said I had the camera photo mode set to Auto, so I can't understand why there would be an over-exposure. Supposedly, the Auto setting sets and corrects all aspects of the shooting. As far as the histogram goes, I know what you're talking about, but I don't have the histogram-display enabled on the camera. You're right about the Live View. From what I can get from the manual, the Live View means the 3" LCD screen, not the EVF, is enabled. Anyway, thanks for your quick reply and help.
djdude1327
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
06-25-2013, 09:39 AM
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:)
Hi, All....
I have a new, Pentax K-30, with Pentax 18-55mm AL, and 50-200mm AL lenses. I also bought the Tamron 28-300mm telephoto and Vivitar 52mm 3.5x teleconverter lenses. I've partially read through the K-30 manual, and I've read the Pentax lenses brochure. I figured, since I also learned how to connect the lenses to my K-30, and put the photo capture mode on Auto, I should be able to take some pictures. I did take some landscape photos, and they came out great. However, night photos were an entirely different story. I would like to tell you about my first night-photo-taking experience: on Saturday night, I had my Tamron 28-300mm lens attached to my K-30 body, to take some shots of the "supermoon". When I aimed the camera at the moon, two things appeared in my 3" LCD screen: a blinking red circle completely covered the moon's image, and a red, curtain-like object with ragged edges, depending on the horizontal direction I moved the camera, appeared at the far left or right screen edge. If I moved the camera in a slight vertical direction, the red moon circle stayed, but with the exception of a tiny red streak at the screen's edge, the red curtain disappeared. The camera picture mode was set at Auto. If I turned the zoom back towards the 28mm, I could take a clear shot of the moon, but the red cover was still there and blinking. If I had the lens out at the 300mm setting, at first the moon's image appeared large, but instantly dropped back to a smaller image. The camera LCD had a small, green rectangle in it's center. If I centered the moon in the rectangle, I got a clear shot (though it didn't seem magnified), even though it was still a red, blinking image. On Sunday morning, I happened to be looking through the photos I took the previous night. When I displayed the moon's photos, the red, blinking image was still there! I've never seen anything like that! I've read through the manual, and can't find anything referring to this "phenomenom". I would greatly appreciate any assistance from anyone in the forum community.
Thanks,
djdude1327
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