Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
04-16-2019, 09:54 PM
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I've already covered this ground - I'm not going to run around the same path over and over again with any person - certainly not with a moderator.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
04-16-2019, 09:07 PM
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There are some people who want these advantages and some who do not, just as there are some people who like what the 'accelerator' does and some who are upset by it, and there are some people who like AF and some who stick with MF, and some who use an 'auto' mode such as 'TAv' or 'Tv' and some who stick to manual exposure.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
04-16-2019, 03:33 PM
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But a hybrid screen would be like putting an airplane-like 'heads-up' display on your car, displaying things like speed, time and current gasoline level on the bottom of the windshield, where normally all you see is hood, so you could glance at it more quickly - or perhaps an enhanced view of the road that would allow cars to drive without lights, so no one would be blinded by the lights of on-coming vehicles - or something that would enable the driver to follow the road despite 'blinding' rain or snow. A few years ago I was driving on I-94 just north of here when 'white out' suddenly descended up the road, so I pulled off onto the shoulder 'by Braille' {there were 'rumble strips' between the right lane and the shoulder} until visibility returned; the next day local news had a report of a 50+ vehicle accident that occurred just a few miles behind me ..... I would have loved a system that could show the road and other vehicles on my screen even under those conditions.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
04-15-2019, 07:12 PM
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You are aware that they have already filed a patent for this kind of thing? They have already done some of the R&D work
It wouldn't be an add-on to my KP.
It would be the special, new, distinctive feature of a line of Pentax cameras, just as the 'accelerator' was of the most recent ones.
And, yes, that is something that could entice me to purchase yet another Pentax camera, just as the KP's 'accelerator' did.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
04-14-2019, 09:17 PM
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Wouldn't they also have to change the hot shoe to deliver the needed signals to the EVF??
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
04-13-2019, 05:45 PM
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That may be great in theory - but many of these places have guides and/or docents - and they get to set the rules. It turns out that they are more interested in traffic flow than in my photographic activity; I can either work within their rules or do nothing at all, and the KP allows me to work within their rules.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
04-13-2019, 04:07 PM
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I tend to do both. In 1999 we took our daughters, then 12 and 8, to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village - our younger daughter loved it, so we have made a number of trips there since then. One exhibit she particularly liked was the bicycle-built-for ten, so in 2007 I planted myself at a spot where I had a good view of both the bicycle and the associated "rubbing station" {which I knew would be irresistible to her}, and in due time I got the photo below {she is the one in blue shorts}. Incidentally, a few years later the exhibit disappeared, and I was able to use the column number '4P' visible in the photo to determine they had reconfigured that part of the museum, and it was now part of a new "theater".
added: This photo would be a great counter-example when someone claims "All photos have been taken" or "All you have to do is order a photo from the cloud". I am quite sure that there is no other photo like this; this was a special moment and it cannot be duplicated. My daughter, who was 16 when I took this photo, is approaching her 29th birthday now. This exhibit no longer exists.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
04-13-2019, 02:55 PM
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I personally have no interest in that feature - K-mount is enough for me - I personally would be perfectly happy with a K-mount camera with a hybrid viewfinder.
Now that I have a KP, at age 71 a hybrid viewfinder in the one feature I can think of right now that would lure me to purchase one more camera,
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
04-13-2019, 02:09 PM
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In dimmer light, my KP works better with LCD than with OVF, but in truly dim light I usually have to hand-focus, which EVF also make easier. https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/203-pentax-kp/341347-post-your-best-kp-s...ml#post4579435 You may use whatever definition you choose. Usually the word "snap" is paired with "quick" - I spent fifteen minutes photographing that Model T, selecting perspective I was comfortable with. For over fifty years I have followed the motto "record my world today before tomorrow comes and everything changes", and this fits into my goals and intentions.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
04-13-2019, 01:50 PM
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A collapsible Hoodman is permanently assigned to my Q-7 bag.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
04-13-2019, 01:47 PM
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Many places where I use LCD prohibit use of tripods, and I have difficulty stably hand-holding LCD; I don't want LCD - I want viewfinder.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
04-13-2019, 01:43 PM
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Depends what one is photographing.
The car below hasn't been out of a dim corner in fifty years, but I was still interested in photographing it.
I would also be interested in photographing the interior of the Abraham Lincoln home, which is kept in perpetual near darkness to preserve the original materials as well as possible - and they absolutely forbid use of flash or tripods.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
04-12-2019, 05:52 PM
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With the exception of some wildlife shots, I don't lift the camera to my eye until I have done most of the thinking - then I zoom to frame it, AF, and take the photo. Even with my Q-7, battery life is 'reasonable' .... but not something I would measure since my total shutter count for all cameras is little more than 1K per year.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
04-12-2019, 02:17 PM
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I have always purchased a new camera because I was getting some gain from the purchase.
In 1969 I purchased my first 35mm camera, a Yashica rangefinder, because it gave me control of shutter speed - something my box camera did not do.
In 1973 I purchased a Canon rangefinder because the Yashica wasn't reliable.
In 1979 I purchased a Pentax ME/SE because it didn't limit me to 45mm lens.
In 1983 I purchased a Pentax Super Program because the ME/SE had become damp at Niagara Falls and was no longer reliable
In 1995 I purchased a Canon EOS Elan because I was ready for AF - and I really liked the EF/USM lenses.
In 2007 I purchased a Canon Rebel because I was ready to go digital.
In 2013 I purchased another Canon Rebel because the first had died.
In 2015 I purchased a Pentax K-30 because the second Rebel had died also.
In 2018 I purchased a Pentax KP because I longed for its high ISO capabilities.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
04-12-2019, 02:05 PM
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An EVF provides a good view no matter how dim the light is - especially an advantage with cameras that provide good high ISO.
An EVF can provide a histograph right in the viewfinder
An EVF provides focus peaking, which can be very good for manual focus.
You don't have to value those advantages - but other users do.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
04-07-2019, 10:06 AM
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Yes, the image is similar, but the way of getting there is different. For example, there was a discussion here recently about performing manual focus using focus peaking - which is a natural for EVF; putting histogram in viewfinder is also much more natural for EVF than for OVF.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
04-06-2019, 08:19 AM
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One difference between the SLR market and the DSLR market is that the SLR user could regularly 'refresh' his camera by switching to another type of film or could add a motor drive. With a DSLR everything is more integrated, so he has had to purchase a new camera in order to get faster fps or a larger buffer or a better sensor - but "innovation" may be slowing now. Do users really want to regularly throw large amounts of money at the camera manufacturers as is implied by the constant longing for new bodies??
When I purchased my K-30, I thought it might be my last camera {I was 67 then} - but the KP lured me 3-1/2 years later with the fantastic high ISO performance.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
04-05-2019, 06:24 PM
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One major advantage of a MILC body is that it provides an EVF - those who want that will purchase MILC; those who want OVF will continue to purchase DSLR. By offering high-quality full-function adapter, manufoacturer assures current users that they can continue to purchase EF or F mounts lenses now and postpone body decision if that is what user wants to do.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
04-05-2019, 06:19 PM
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I don't understand why you're so certain that Canikon have abandoned their DSLR mounts; they have the capability to do both, so whether they do depends entirely on what their market wants.
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