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jovialhavoc
Location: Philadelphia,PA Gender: Male Total Likes: 1 like
| | | Re: The Official "What camera to buy?" Thread < Reply # 535 on 4/22/2013 3:20 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by budda No it's not motion blur. It just straight up does not like to focus in low light situations. Anything really besides direct sunlight sends it hunting. The photos usually have at least something sharp, but never what I want. Never a face, or a guitar or anything like that. Usually just the microphone stand, background lights, and other random bodyparts. At 3000 iso, I'm shooting around 1/60 at F3.5. A comfortable range for both dof and shutter speed. The grain just isn't a problem. Especially not shooting bands who 99% of the time just throw the images on Reverbnation or facebook and call it done. Until I can make money for the next level up Pentax with an updated AF system, it's just gonna be a bit of a balancing act. Also I think my system's working out fairly well. If I tried to manual focus this at F1.4 instead of 4.5, I'd have probably missed. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8123/8630061649_aea83a50ae_c.jpg _IGP5868 by itsbudda, on Flickr
| Damn dude! Thats at 3600? Amazing quality at that high of an ISO... I am really impressed with that performance. Do you take that camera with you into abandonments, I feel like it would shine well there?
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| budda
Location: Cincinnati Gender: Male Total Likes: 181 likes
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| | | | Re: The Official "What camera to buy?" Thread < Reply # 538 on 4/23/2013 4:21 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by jovialhavoc
Damn dude! Thats at 3600? Amazing quality at that high of an ISO... I am really impressed with that performance. Do you take that camera with you into abandonments, I feel like it would shine well there?
| I swear I responded to this and even hit post reply, but it didn't post lol. Anyway, yeah it's my primary exploring camera. Despite being entry level and one of the cheapest DSLRs on the market in 2010, it's a monster. The usability of high iso comes in handy the rare time I don't have a tripod. Otherwise it's almost always set at 100iso. I have gotten some neat shots that otherwise would have been impossible, and it really shines for journalism type stuff where you can give a little grain for a clear shot. As far as entry level-prosumer cameras go, you're gonna have a hard time beating Pentax. The new K30 ($6-700) is every bit as badass as the K-r and then some, and also with a super tough magnesium alloy body and weather sealing, which for UE is AWESOME. Even my plastic K-r has proven pretty indestructible so far. I'm sure If pentax goes full frame, it could probably compete with the D4 as a serious professional camera for thousands less. This was at 8000iso. And this one I took at 4000 accidentally at the top (forgot to reset iso. That tunnel was a grueling climb in 100° weather.) Not amazingly detailed, but at the same time, not terrible. It's only really grainy in dark spots. Here's what it can REALLY do. Iso 250. You can clearly read even the fairly small signs. It's nuts. I love this camera. Signals by itsbudda, on Flickr
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| jovialhavoc
Location: Philadelphia,PA Gender: Male Total Likes: 1 like
| | | Re: The Official "What camera to buy?" Thread < Reply # 539 on 4/24/2013 2:35 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by budda
I swear I responded to this and even hit post reply, but it didn't post lol. Anyway, yeah it's my primary exploring camera. Despite being entry level and one of the cheapest DSLRs on the market in 2010, it's a monster. The usability of high iso comes in handy the rare time I don't have a tripod. Otherwise it's almost always set at 100iso. I have gotten some neat shots that otherwise would have been impossible, and it really shines for journalism type stuff where you can give a little grain for a clear shot. As far as entry level-prosumer cameras go, you're gonna have a hard time beating Pentax. The new K30 ($6-700) is every bit as badass as the K-r and then some, and also with a super tough magnesium alloy body and weather sealing, which for UE is AWESOME. Even my plastic K-r has proven pretty indestructible so far. I'm sure If pentax goes full frame, it could probably compete with the D4 as a serious professional camera for thousands less.
This was at 8000iso. http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i41/itsbudda/urban%20exploration/Place%202011/_IGP8677_1.jpg And this one I took at 4000 accidentally at the top (forgot to reset iso. That tunnel was a grueling climb in 100° weather.) Not amazingly detailed, but at the same time, not terrible. It's only really grainy in dark spots. http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i41/itsbudda/urban%20exploration/Place%202011/_IGP8665_1_1.jpg Here's what it can REALLY do. Iso 250. You can clearly read even the fairly small signs. It's nuts. I love this camera. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8326/8111554241_89df804a7a_c.jpg Signals by itsbudda, on Flickr
| Really impressive shots! I have never really heard a lot about Pentax but from what ive seen from you it is certainly something to consider! I have been thinking about making the jump to FX specifically because of the low light bonuses but the price point has always been a stickler for me. Right now I am at a toss up between the D5100 and the D7000.
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