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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
01-27-2019, 11:24 PM
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So finally I tried my hand again. Couldn't on the night of eclipse but did get some images. So far I realized that while shooting without tripod shutter speed is the key but fumbled in getting sharp images. Still practicing. But I think I did get a good shot at moon using the manual 80 -200 mm lens on a tripod. But it's really sensitive to touch. Had to click using image sync on my Android to ensure that I don't touch the camera. Here's an image and a crop. Please feel free to share your feedback. Any thoughts?
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Regards,
Jaydeep
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
01-22-2019, 08:46 AM
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Thanks a ton Peter for feedback. So I understand that it's not the equipment but my skills that need improving. Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
Regards,
Jaydeep
---------- Post added 01-22-19 at 08:50 AM ----------
Thanks a lot Ed. This feedback is encouraging. Looks like in current state it my limitations which I need to work on. Just didn't want to return an equipment without getting right advise. As far as my limitations go I guess no one other than me can improve that. BUt the feedback definitely helped in calking the way forward. Thank you once again.
Regards,
Jaydeep
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
01-22-2019, 05:52 AM
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Hello Everyone,
I recently got my hands on SMC Pentax-M 80-200mm manual lens. It does work on my Pentax K-70, however I noticed a coupe of things. First it is super shaky it felt like I cannot take any pictures if handheld. Tried a few clicks of astro and I am able to get close to Venus and Jupiter but in LV mode at 16X the noise is at the extreme compared to my kit lens 18 - 135 mm. I want to highlight that I am fairly amateur (In fact amateur is an over statement). Used to take pics from mobile and it's been just a few months (that too no regular use) that I have been using a DSLR. I got this lens as it came cheap and though will help me get a better grip on manual modes that I intend to learn. Another issue is that I can see the purple halo I guess it is because of the old lens. I need some advice with following issues:
- Am I doing something wrong and can I work out better?
- Is lens defective or is it just me jumping the guns and pushing myself too far too early?
- Is there a way to remove purple halo in LV? Do I need some sort of filter or is there a better way?
- How do I handle camera shake (Shake reduction is already on)? Will I have to only shoot with tripod and a remote? Tried taking some moon shots and even pressing shutter at 1/30 FPS causes shake when I crop the images.
All in all I want to understand if I should keep this lens and continue practicing or should I return it? If all's well and if it about my skills then I am okay keeping it but need to know where I stand as I am completely clueless about whether it is the equipment (excluding limitations as it is an old lens) which is faulty or is it my skills that need to improve?
Please advise.
Regards,
Jaydeep
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