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Forum: Post Your Photos!
04-08-2024, 06:39 PM
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After three minutes of totality behind a dense cloud, the sun and moon emerged long enough for me to snap this picture of the "Diamond Ring." The lingering cloud on the left provides depth and context for an interesting day chasing open skies for the eclipse.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
12-01-2021, 10:23 AM
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I was skeptical when I left work last night a few miles north of you whether the sunset would do much. Boy was I wrong -- and regretting not having my kit packed with me. Nice work to capture a brilliant subject.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
07-19-2021, 07:48 AM
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I was taking a picture of a painted lady butterfly hanging out in the garden when I saw it was providing cover for this little wolf spider.
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Forum: Photographic Technique
02-20-2017, 08:31 PM
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Another user on the site directed me to this video from our friends over at B&H a few weeks ago:
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It does a great job of explaining some basic techniques -- some of which I used immediately.
You can decide whether a rail is your answer, but more likely you'll get some tips that you can try now.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III
10-28-2020, 08:35 AM
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I thought I heard in the video that the cost would be in the "high 200,000 Y" which could go to $2,800. That would put it on par with the list price of a Sony A7rIII or Nikon Z7ii
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Forum: Sold Items
10-26-2020, 08:37 AM
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I missed it by 1 minute, SSGGeezer! That's a great lens
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
08-03-2020, 09:59 PM
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On my final night of trying to capture NEOWISE, a storm blew in from the north. The lightning messed with my night vision so much that I wasn't sure I got the comet in frame until I came home and processed the image.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
07-18-2020, 10:49 PM
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A warm summer evening at a local reservoir provided me with a good opportunity to capture an image of Comet NEOWISE. The post-production with Lightroom is geared toward making a print.
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Forum: Pentax Q
05-02-2018, 08:39 PM
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My cheaper "no compromise" option is a third-party adapter with a value-priced M 100mm F4 Macro. Total cost was less than $100.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-03-2017, 10:39 PM
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Some shots in Iceland that made a 10-20 fun: Getting Kirkjufell and Kirkjufell waterfall in the same photo; being close to Geysir and getting the full Geysir in frame; and fun inside and outside Hallgrímskirkja (the tall church in Reykjavik). Everything else I used the DA 35mm F2.4 AL -- and a nice ND filter to slow down the waterfalls. Have fun!
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
08-21-2017, 11:33 PM
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It was touch and go in central Nebraska for the clouds at totality, but in fact the extra drama gave some perspective to my images.
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Forum: Pentax K-70 & KF
06-19-2017, 09:59 PM
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When you press the Wi-Fi button, a gray wifi icon should appear in the top right of the LCD (near the battery icon, shake reduction and AE metering icon).
When that is turned on, go to Settings in your iPhone and tap wi-fi. Look on the list for Pentax and then some combo of letters and numbers -- that is it.
If you are in another wi-fi hotspot, it won't automatically correct; however, if you're out and about beyond wi-fi, it should. Your iPhone will note there's no internet connection with the Pentax network. That's OK.
Then, you'll need to open your ImageSync app -- you did download that, right? That is another tricky step. It opens to your camera roll or application. I choose application usually. You'll see your phone's pictures. Swipe to the left. If you're connected, you'll start to see what's on your card. A quick tap opens the image, and you can look through them on the phone screen. A tap on the back arrow and you're back to the grid. When you put your finger on the thumbnail and hold it on the screen for a couple of seconds, choices pop up -- I usually pick the one on the left, which saves the pic to the phone. It takes about 10-15 seconds to transfer a file. Even then, it's a little tricky.
I don't use the remote control function. I've got better tools (a remote, a self-timer, etc.) for that function.
The whole process can be finicky -- I use it a lot, but sometimes it takes a few moments for the camera and phone to shake hands. When done right, you'll have the best Instagram account of all your friends. Note, however, that even the jpg files come in big and can fill a phone pretty quick.
Good luck!
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
04-30-2017, 10:04 PM
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Gonna try my first daily single challenge of my life. I'm nervous so I'm going to play it safe with my DA 35mm F2.8 Macro.
I am looking forward to the challenge of just getting out of the house/office to see more of the outside world.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
02-12-2017, 10:25 PM
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I was able to swing it to get a second body this year for work, so now I have a K-3 and K-70. Here's what separates them: If I need to have something posted quickly to the Web or social media, I use the K-70, because the built-in wireless is much better than a FLU-card. Also, I use the K-70 for Astro because of its night vision mode.
However, my walking around camera is the K-3 -- I like the quieter, faster shutter, longer battery life and other options. You can find them under $600 with less than 10,000 actuations, which should mean the machine will be good to go for years to come. If you wait a bit, the arrival of the KP might prompt even more K-3 owners to sell and bring the price down a touch.
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