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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
02-10-2014, 02:29 PM
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Research, research, research. After an exhaustive research of tripods, many, like me, have concluded that the Vanguard Alta Pro series is a great buy. I bought the 264AB. It is very impressive, solidly constructed and easy to use. I can't believe the price at B&H of only $169, most are selling it for over $200. The center column swings up and out to the side for Macro work which was what I was looking for. This winter, I am using it at my bird feeders and sit in the house with a Vello RW-C1 wireless remote control and take shots as the birds come in to feed. The only bad point (but not for me) is that the tripod is not light (5.5 lbs)
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
02-10-2014, 02:21 PM
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I bought the Sigma 70mm F/2.8 EX DG Macro Lens for my K-30 in December and am very impressed with the quality of the photos I have been taking. This lens is highly rated at numerous lens review websites. It's a bit heavy but solidly constructed. Yes, maybe I should have bought the 100mm Pentax Macro but the price was the limiting factor for me. But, having said that, the Sigma is very impressive. I would recommend it to anyone.
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
02-10-2014, 01:50 PM
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
09-27-2013, 04:40 AM
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I had an old Kodak carosel 120 projector and 200 small 110 size slides. The projector was on its way out, making loud noises and the slides were fading. I simply projected the slides onto a homemade screen about 5 feet from the projector and took photos of the screen with my K-30 (yes, using the stock 18-55mm lens) from about 2.5 feet away at an angle so as not to be in the way of the projection. I used a remote shutter release and no external lighting. The images came out good and now I have them preserved forever on disk. Bear in mind that saving the images was more important than spending time and effort trying to find a rig that would be perfect for the shots. I have included an image of a slide I photographed which was taken 39 years ago on a cheap instamatic camera and stored in a cardboard box. . https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=163793943825900&set=p.163793943825900&type=1 |
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
09-21-2013, 05:05 AM
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Hello from Rollinsford NH, USA. Retired recently (computer and electronics technician). Decided to get into photography. Researched extensively and decided to go with K-30. Didn't want to be a Cannon or Nikon lemming. Have always taken the road less traveled, marched to a different drummer. (Don't even like to construct grammatically correct sentences.) After much experimentation (and reading) I'm starting to see the difficulty of getting a correct exposure and the fantastic photos I get when a correct exposure is gotten. Lots to learn. See Ya...
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