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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-22-2016, 05:09 AM
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Thats only because you have a 645Z :p
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-06-2016, 02:46 PM
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DP replying in the comments about the bike test
Rishi Sanyal
Yet another set of poor assumptions. Every test was done in Focus Priority, not FPS priority.
Our bike test is actually not fast moving at all by today's standards. Even a CDAF-bases Sony RX100 IV passes it with flying colors in single point mode, as does an a6300, a7R II, Panasonic with DFD, Canon 5Ds, Nikon D500, etc.
If it can't keep focus on our cyclist, that's not an indication that we used AF-C wrong, it's an indication that AF-C cannot keep up nearly as well as what we expect from most cameras, particularly DSLRs, today.
The implications being that even tougher focus scenarios, like actual sports, or candid portraits of your newborn or kids, will see the K-1 faltering even more. Nor can you use subject tracking reliably to keep a subject in focus no matter where it moves to in the frame even for a single shot. It's not like we only did the bike test to come to our AF opinion... AF simply does not impress.
What I particularly fail to understand is why are people offended by our pointing out a strongly vetted shortcoming? Aren't shortcomings exactly what potential shoppers wish to know? Perhaps Pentax brand loyalists should stop for a minute and try to be a bit more selfless - realizing that shortcomings like this are exactly what a buyer needs to know to make an informed decision. Don't care about AF? Great, no harm done. Care about AF? Then consider our findings.
The camera still scored well - consider that a D810 with better base ISO image quality for typical (non Pixel Shift) shooting thanks to ISO 64 and a far far more capable AF system only scored 2% higher. Getting offended over our presenting valuable findings helps no one (unless of course we're wrong) |
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
06-21-2016, 02:52 PM
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The second I opened that page I thought Canon + 85mm 1.2. I then browsed to her gear and confirm thats one of her most widely used lens. This is just like Olson's work who has the same basic setup. Jake Olson Studios |
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
05-02-2016, 11:19 AM
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Thank you in advance! I want to view some on these bad boys on my 5k Retina iMac :D
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
05-01-2016, 11:27 AM
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I'm not sure why you are playing devils advocate with me. I was responding to an earlier comment "capability the K1 is in a totally different league". I asked if the AF is even as good as the D750. If the answer is "no" then that begs the question on how the K1 is in a different league given that they are both FF DSLRs in what looks to be in a similar league.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
04-01-2016, 02:01 PM
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
03-12-2016, 05:20 PM
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
03-05-2016, 11:53 AM
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I just notice retailers increased the FA 31mm's price by $300 in the last couple weeks. I had a feeling it was going to increase and thought about grabbing one in anticipation of the K1 but my senses kicked in since I already have a really good 35mm full frame in another system. I didn't think they would raise it that much though lol.
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
02-17-2016, 05:14 PM
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What if it's under $2,000? :p
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
02-11-2016, 08:39 AM
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^^^Nice focused shots. Out of focus eyes are way too common when I view 67 scans at large sizes
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
01-19-2016, 12:45 PM
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I've heard price leaks as well but my big thing is until I see official announcement and production K1 cameras with production firmware in the hands of users I consider the K1 to be an unknown in the categories of Price, Specification and Performance. But maybe you know these things as well :D
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
01-19-2016, 11:12 AM
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Kunzite, I was joking about representing anyone. When I said "we" earlier I was talking about anyone in the thread that was questioning who exactly the target for this camera is going to be. Considering the camera hasn't been released we still don't exactly know because money, specifications and performance does matter and nobody actually knows where the camera will land in these categories. I don't believe I was in violation of any forum rules by having a discussion about this.
It's just a discussion on a camera. We're not talking real world politics..... lets keep it friendly.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
12-06-2013, 09:11 AM
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The 43 is intresting because its the middle ground between the classic 85mm portait and 50mm(talking FF lenghts). The 43 is long enough to force framing from a bit of distance most of the time but wide enough to capture some of the surrounding scene. I think that's why it produces a lot of really interesting photos. I have a FA77 which is amazing at being sharp but sometimes I don't like it with subjects when it's shot at a long distance to capture a lot of the scene because there is a bit too much of a telephoto look.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
07-11-2013, 07:40 PM
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Hehe, Loco's photo's are making me want to get one!
If I could find the Sigma for $300 for new i'd probably snatch it up fast. Now it's out of stock from what i can tell and pretty hefty price. I'd say the resale on the 31mm is timeless especially if a FF Pentax shows up.
I've read that 100 times i think from 31mm owners.
SMC Pentax-FA 31mm F1.8 AL Limited Reviews - FA Prime Lenses - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database
^^in this review the user Trysaeder was giving the 31mm a pretty hard review(half way down the page) said that the sharpness was bland wide open
"Sharpness: I'm no pixel peeper, but high quality wide aperture primes should be able to be used wide open with a useful resolution, which is one of the reasons that people love them so much. Therefore I was disappointed when I checked the pictures at 50% and found that the 31/1.8 was comparable to the 50/1.8D and perhaps worse 35/1.8G. They're from different systems, but they show similar characteristics; moderately soft, low contrast, purple fringing and some chromatic aberration. I burrowed another 31/1.8 with great effort to make sure that it wasn't defective and got the same result. Then I viewed pictures from this lens online and I'd be clutching at straws to find an excuse for it.
Once stopped down to 4-5.6, this lens became very, very sharp, however nearly all prime lenses are expected to behave this way, and high end, modern zooms show excellent sharpness as well. My rating for sharpness is weighted for performance at wide apertures, as they do not require pixel peeping to check for sharpness, whereas the difference between very sharp and insanely sharp is much less important."
I don't mean to hijack thread
Anyway here's a sunset shot from the FA 77 on K5
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