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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-24-2018, 11:39 AM
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The expensive part is the mount adapter........
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-24-2018, 10:22 AM
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The photography is okay to decent, but as I've said many times, it's impossible to judge the technical or optical quality of an image that has lord knows how much sharpening applied and is downsized 80% or more to fit a website's format.
Mocking people who want the best optics by saying look how wonderful my 800 pixel tall images that were taken by more mundane gear are just doesn't cut it, no matter how wonderful the 800 pixel tall images are.
When I was comparing images taken with the FA50/1.4 to those taken with the D FA* 50/1.4 it was very apparent at the pixel level that the D FA blew the FA lens away in every conceivable metric at every aperture, but when those images were downsized to a few hundred pixels across, there wasn't much to say between them. Downsizing kills detail, and detail is where technical quality resides.
For someone who only displays images at small resolutions on the internet, a multi coated coke bottle might be sufficient. I blew identical images from both the FA and D FA 50s up to 12x18 inch prints and could very easily see, even from a longish viewing distance that the new lens was far superior to the old one.
Saying that better equipment won't improve someone's photography might be true if one isn't especially concerned about technical quality, especially if they end up processing images through crude instagram style filters, but there are a lot of photographers for whom technical quality of the image is an important part of their esthetic.
There are reasons why back in the film days, for example, people humped view cameras and sheet film into the field, there are reasons why people shoot with large sensor cameras rather than cell phones.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-23-2018, 11:59 PM
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Would they be as good if they weren’t downsized to 800 pixels on the side?
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-23-2018, 09:30 AM
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For some of us it happens to be true. Some people think a tiny dynamic range image shot through a coke bottle lens is the epitome of quality. Some don't agree with this assessment and strive for the best technical quality they can get to compliment their skills as a photographer.
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