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Forum: Pentax Q
07-23-2013, 11:57 PM
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This image is called "B*tch Watch" .. :)
And it was really the case here; hopefully mods will not start to bug me now ... :)
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Forum: Pentax Q
07-22-2013, 01:56 PM
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The only issue with toy lenses is the f stop they begin at. I don't get it — if Pentax wanted an effect, they could make imperfect optical design but make toy lenses usable in more varied lighting conditions by opening them wider, say around f2. But they are good 3 stops slower, and I don't see the point doing that on such a small sensor that is by default usable up until f8. So they force me to crank up the ISO to use Toy lenses more, to get "an affect" .. which is consumed in noise, and which I can repeat with 01 and 02 lenses by cranking up the ISO and slightly blurring the edges.
I presume Toy lenses cost them close to nothing to make, but still ..
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Forum: Pentax Q
07-18-2013, 06:29 PM
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Photography business for many good reasons is very conservative — because many details in camera design, lens design and production chain must be robust, well and conservatively made. However, reviewers are often individuals who think that seriousness and conservative spirit of camera production should be extended further into the photograph.
Which is not true, of course, and makes photography such a dull, predictive, stereotyped and unimaginative affair. Pentax, as a unique bunch of people behind a brand name, is different than many others, and it would like people in general to take a more relaxed approach and make innovative kind of images, make their imagination burst in all directions so to speak. Thus Pentax starts by confusing convention in camera design: using very small sensors to make very small and non-intimidating cameras, naming lenses as 'toy lenses', making cameras in 100s of colours, etc.
But the message is stopped by the self-appointed gatekeepers of the 'serious photography' fandom: by different 'online experts', influencing bloggers, 'serious reviewers', old sea dogs, and one-stick-measures-all websites like the DPR, DXO, etc. They don't get the fun side of things, they don't know how to value expressiveness of a photograph because creativity cannot be measured with their rulers and yardsticks — creativity in fact means throwing firm rulers away.
Therefore they write unfavourable 'reviews', which are nothing but manifestos of their own lack of image-nation.
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Forum: Pentax Q
07-10-2013, 04:12 PM
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Q and a 03 lens; first test shots after I have unpacked the lens ...
Note this is 2-picture stitch, and covers over 180 degrees of view (Melbourne at night).
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