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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II 09-07-2014, 06:30 AM  
Sports Images with the K-3
Posted By johnmflores
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First time with youth football. Camera did better than operator. Still learning to maximize the abilities of this thing. Never ran out of buffer, which was cool.

_JMF1624.jpg by john m flores, on Flickr

_JMF1529.jpg by john m flores, on Flickr



Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II 09-01-2014, 04:03 PM  
Sports Images with the K-3
Posted By johnmflores
Replies: 365
Views: 96,369
I think so. Graham Watson popularized the use of flash in cycling photography many moons ago.
Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II 05-26-2014, 08:52 PM  
Sports Images with the K-3
Posted By johnmflores
Replies: 365
Views: 96,369
2014 Tour of Somerville, AFAIK the oldest continuous bike race in the US

2014 Tour of Somerville by john m flores, on Flickr

2014 Tour of Somerville by john m flores, on Flickr
Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II 05-12-2014, 07:37 PM  
Sports Images with the K-3
Posted By johnmflores
Replies: 365
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Playing around with the K-3's FPS. Not bad, but my Nikon V1 @60FPS would have provided more steps. Then again, it would have more DOF.
Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II 03-01-2014, 05:21 PM  
Sports Images with the K-3
Posted By johnmflores
Replies: 365
Views: 96,369
Here are some recent shots with the DA*50-135. Indoors, pretty dim, through a glass pane. DId some quick PP, but no extensive editing or NR applied

135mm @ ISO3200, F2.8, 1/100s

_JMF3221.jpg by john m flores, on Flickr

135mm @ ISO3200, F2.8, 1/100s

_JMF3226.jpg by john m flores, on Flickr

58mm @ ISO1250, F2.8, 1/100s

_JMF3235.jpg by john m flores, on Flickr

58mm @ ISO1250, F2.8, 1/100s

_JMF3232.jpg by john m flores, on Flickr

Overall, the K-3 AF was good and the DA*50-135, not considered a fast focusing lens, did fine. I had the camera set to AF-priority so I didn't get the vaunted 8.3 FPS. And I'm much more confident with the K-3 AF vs. the K-5. Kudos Pentax for the leap forward!
Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II 12-30-2013, 12:31 AM  
Sports Images with the K-3
Posted By johnmflores
Replies: 365
Views: 96,369
K-3 + DA* 50-135 F2.8


Touchdown! by john m flores, on Flickr


Logan is 8…and loves dodgeball by john m flores, on Flickr
Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II 11-24-2013, 08:28 PM  
Sports Images with the K-3
Posted By johnmflores
Replies: 365
Views: 96,369
Thx amy! I used AF.C/Select 2 (aka Sel Small on the Info panel). I would then move the focus point to where I wanted in the frame and try to keep the subject within the immediate area (the 8 focus points surrounding the selected point. Had there been less stuff in the background I might have chosen another mode.
Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II 11-24-2013, 09:44 AM  
Sports Images with the K-3
Posted By johnmflores
Replies: 365
Views: 96,369
I think ;)

I'm not delusional though - Canon and Nikon still have better AF, but Pentax is now closer. Sure, you can get action with the older models, but with the K-3 I feel more confident.
Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II 11-23-2013, 10:12 PM  
Sports Images with the K-3
Posted By johnmflores
Replies: 365
Views: 96,369
Some shots of my brother and nephew throwing around the football in the yard. K-3 AF is significantly improved from K-5. Camera is much more responsive, but I concur with Miguel's assessment that chimping speed could be improved.


Concentration by john m flores, on Flickr


Teamwork by john m flores, on Flickr


Eye on the ball by john m flores, on Flickr


Namath facing a blitz by john m flores, on Flickr


Touchdown? by john m flores, on Flickr


He leaps... by john m flores, on Flickr


…He's got it! by john m flores, on Flickr
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