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Forum: Photographic Technique
03-27-2024, 06:12 PM
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I have ambiguous feelings about bird feeders, and do not have one at my house. But on a birding trip last year I stayed at accommodation north of Cairns and they had birdfeeders everywhere. Came back around 4:30 pm, after a long day of birding to find a frenzy of activity around the feeder outside our room. Still had the K3 with 150-450 mounted in my hands. Quite gloomy and overcast. Sat down at the table outside my room door, rested both elbows on the table, focused on the feeder. Dropped my default shutter speed (for using the 150-450mm hand-held) from 1/2000 down to 1/320, closed the aperture down to F9 (I was quite close). I think (not positive) I shot in single-frame mode. Took around 30 shots of the birds around the freezer and on on nearby branches. About 4-7 shots turned out much better than I had hoped.
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Forum: Photographic Technique
03-26-2024, 02:41 AM
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Thanks ! I looked at your bird pictures today....nice shot story told with the K70! well done!
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Hi Jack,
"some decent snaps"!....These pictures are top notch ! You made nice work with your K200. (and I am so jealous that you saw David Bowie through your lens !)
Cheers
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Forum: Photographic Technique
03-22-2024, 04:13 AM
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Yes I think results were good for the first try.....50% shots with no bird or out of focus area...The good thing is that AV mode with K lens allows auto light metering..but wide open. The only drawback is some purple fringing with the K200...I will try next with the DA*300 and K1 at f4 (I will get the same D.O.F.) and share results in this thread.
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Forum: Photographic Technique
03-21-2024, 12:11 AM
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I must find somewhere to try that myself. I have a f2.5
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Forum: Photographic Technique
03-20-2024, 10:07 AM
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Having some time to spend, and seeing birds going from a tree branch to land at a finding station in the garden, I decided to try catching these landings.
I needed to be close enough to the bird, but the field of view has to be wide enough to catch the entire bird evolution to be sure it will be in th frame. (Bird trajectory is difficult to predict)
Some view tests told me that my K200 f2,5 (300mm on APS-C) would be ok for the shooting distance (10 feets).
The 2,5 aperture permits to shoot with minimal exposure time / not so high ISO. The manual focusing is perfect to pre-focus the target area.
The equipment: K30 + K200 f2,5 mounted on tripod with wired remote trigger. Pictures are taken through a double bend house window.
The way of doing:
K30 in AV mode, so the pictures are taken wide open with tis K lens (f2,5) - ISO 1600 -> exposure times were all between 1/5000 and 1/6000.
Focusing by advance on the feeding station area....waiting while watching directly the scene (not in the viewfinder)....depress remote control at the moment the bird leaves the branch to land at the station. (little birds are very fast and spend few tenths of second to go from the branch to the station).
I didn't use the continus shooting of the K30 thinking it would waste dozens of pictures and make less fun to do.:):)
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Forum: General Talk
02-12-2024, 03:21 PM
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I wasn't looking for support or approval. Having a nice purse/strap makes me happy. I posted this because others might have been interested. It is cool if you are not. It is cool if no one else is interested either.
The buckles are fine.
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Under the right lighting it is closer than we see here.
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Forum: General Talk
02-11-2024, 08:32 PM
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
02-21-2022, 01:57 PM
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thanks for the notice! i picked up the black f6. somehow i have more cameras than bags.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-07-2023, 06:16 PM
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This firmware adds some features to both K-3 III cameras.
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[Additional features]
Added limited function [Grad ND Shooting].
* A special activation key (release key) obtained from a website or other source is required to activate the limited functions.
Note: The Grad ND Shooting activation key issuance is a service that will be launched first in Japan. the launch of this service outside of Japan has not yet been determined.
[Enhanced features]
Added Type 3 to the item of the AF.C tracking AF point method.
Added focus sensitivity setting item for AF.C.
Added USER mode setting [BOX] write/read function. For more details click here
[Others]
Improved the number of consecutive frames when shooting with crop.
Improved stability for general performance.
* When this update is done, the contents of version 1.80 and earlier will be also updated.
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The paid upgrade to Grad ND is now available, but still only in Japan.
Even so, there are meaningful upgrades here other than Grad ND.
More info here.
Function Expand Firmware | PENTAX K-3 Mark III | RICOH IMAGING
Get it here:
K-3 III: Latest PENTAX K-3 Mark III Firmware Update : Software Downloads | RICOH IMAGING
K-3 III Monochrome: Latest PENTAX K-3 Mark III Monochrome Firmware Update : Software Downloads | RICOH IMAGING |
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
04-11-2023, 10:39 AM
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Welcome from Kingston, WA!
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
04-11-2023, 06:35 AM
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Welcome to the Forums! You will find lots of friendly folks here and loads of information! There are millions of inspiring photos to view, and feel free to post some yourself!
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
04-11-2023, 01:40 AM
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DPrevived? havn't heard of it until you mentioned it. I hope they transfer all the lens/camera data collected there
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-17-2023, 03:19 AM
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Tri-X
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-16-2023, 11:55 PM
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Rollei 35 SE • Rollei HFT Sonnar 2,8/40
Agfaphoto Vista 400 film in Tetenal Colortec C-41
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
09-01-2022, 07:35 AM
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One thing to watch out for is that finding accommodation in Edinburgh during August can be very difficult and expensive. The Edinburgh Festival and Fringe Festival are on then creating very high demand. You will probably need to book now to stand any chance of getting somewhere in Edinburgh or you may need to look at basing yourselves in another town or city ( Stirling, Dundee, Perth or Glasgow ) and travelling in for the event.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
08-28-2022, 08:22 AM
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I grew up on Loch Lomondside so I am biased in prefering the "Wild West" to the "Far East" that is Edinburgh and the east coast. I would recommend reading Raw Spirit by Iain Banks as part of your research.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
05-31-2009, 02:37 PM
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Hi ya Jack,
Good to 'see' you again...its been quite awhile.
but what are you doing in Manitoba?....what is the Sylvia going to do in your absence?
Entertaining series mate, thanks for sharing. (I'm surprised you didn't dress the roadkill and set up a roadside bbq..??):)
And for anyone who doesn't know Jack Simpson...this is one very talented man and a great photo journalist...with a very sharp wit.
Cheers
Grant
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
05-31-2009, 02:50 PM
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This set of images look like a set of pictorials in a photography journal.
Very impressive work, Jack :)
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
12-09-2020, 09:11 PM
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The Original . . .
Kodak BW400CN
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
12-10-2020, 02:39 AM
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Welcome again... you need to go back and do it again, otherwise a detention after school is heading your way. :lol::lol::lol:
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
12-10-2020, 12:14 AM
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Welcome back from South Africa.
Best.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
12-09-2020, 06:56 PM
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Welcome back to the forum, from the other side of the country.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
12-09-2020, 05:56 PM
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Hey, I remember you! Welcome back! :)
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