2000! :bigeyes:
If you do a review, I'm sure many non-Pentaxians will stand up and take notice.
My K3 Experience
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2000! :bigeyes:
If you do a review, I'm sure many non-Pentaxians will stand up and take notice.
Thumbs up bro and k3. I tried handle it awhile....quite poisonous....lolxxx not in a hurry as my k5iis still served me well....maybe next year.
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Yeah . Last night I google it ... and was shock to see the 2000 figure ..... WTH man ... lol
Thumbs up bro and k3. I tried handle it awhile....quite poisonous....lolxxx not in a hurry as my k5iis still served me well....maybe next year.
Hands shaking? While touching the shutter button?
repost from the review section
some high iso shots to share for all who are interested..
all are shot on raw and convert to jpeg with adjustment to exposure and WB..not a true test of high iso as exposure was adjusted during pp..but i think its a fair representation of real life shooting (at least my style) to make fine adjustment to exposure in pp
iso 6400
iso 12800
iso 25600
iso 51200
coming from a k01 background which uses the same sensor as k5/k5ii/k5iis..i think k3 iso performance is about a stop or so better than k01..previously on k01..i will limit to iso 6400 as i think that anything higher will be too grainy and mushy to post online..for k3..i think i will go up to iso 12800 and 25600 as a last resort..51200 is really not suitable even for online posting...
some high iso shots to share for all who are interested..
all are shot on raw and convert to jpeg with adjustment to exposure and WB..not a true test of high iso as exposure was adjusted during pp..but i think its a fair representation of real life shooting (at least my style) to make fine adjustment to exposure in pp
iso 6400
iso 12800
iso 25600
iso 51200
coming from a k01 background which uses the same sensor as k5/k5ii/k5iis..i think k3 iso performance is about a stop or so better than k01..previously on k01..i will limit to iso 6400 as i think that anything higher will be too grainy and mushy to post online..for k3..i think i will go up to iso 12800 and 25600 as a last resort..51200 is really not suitable even for online posting...
Still yet to release the review as I want to go through more shooting with it to see if there's anything else worth highlighting.
I was browsing through PC Mag this evening and was surprised to see mention of K3 in it. They even give it the Editor Choice award and proclaim that it's the best 24 megapixel APS-C camera for high ISO performance.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2427371,00.asp
I was browsing through PC Mag this evening and was surprised to see mention of K3 in it. They even give it the Editor Choice award and proclaim that it's the best 24 megapixel APS-C camera for high ISO performance.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2427371,00.asp
Hi guys, I just got back from a trip, did 2 weddings using my K3 and the pentax flash af540fgz. All I can say is that the flash performance on the K3 is a lot better than the K5. Where on the K5 you to need to know how to use and adjust the flash setting to get a proper fill in for the ambience lighting, the K3 does it more intuitively. Most of the time now, I don't feel like I have to wrestle with the flash. All I needed to do was adjust the eV to whatever settings I need and if I need more control, I just set to M. The wireless settings works pretty well too. A better and much improved experience I'd say.
Now the downside.... The battery doesn't last as long on the K3 as it did on the K5. On the K5 it'll last two photoshoots but on the K3, you better bring a spare. The juice runs out faster. And another reason, at least for me, I find that the awb and exposure goes a bit awry when the power goes down to 1-2 bars. But since I always being extra batteries anyway, it was just a minor annoyance, although I might have to consider buying a battery grip now.
Now the downside.... The battery doesn't last as long on the K3 as it did on the K5. On the K5 it'll last two photoshoots but on the K3, you better bring a spare. The juice runs out faster. And another reason, at least for me, I find that the awb and exposure goes a bit awry when the power goes down to 1-2 bars. But since I always being extra batteries anyway, it was just a minor annoyance, although I might have to consider buying a battery grip now.
The shops does not sell the black DBG5 battery grip for K-3 yet?? I asked a shop & the person said don't have, not even the price, not on the list. Anyone have any idea?
It's an expensive accessory which not many people would buy, that's why APD don't get them in in big quantity I guess. Better check w the shop and see if they can order for you.
Order online , yen is 83.2 now, below S$400, no GST.
http://www.amazon.co.jp/ペ...TF8&qid=1388643266&sr=8-1&keywords=Pentax+bg5
What if it's converted to B&W? Sometimes the graininess actually can look good on B&W
My experience moving from Kr to K3 is so smooth that
I did not have any problem getting to the right buttons on new K3.
Perhaps the position of the buttons design is so well thought of by Pentax that the change for user is so natural and easy.
While shooting these night shots without a torch light I was able to feel my way to the buttons to change to lowest ISO, Live view,
position the frame to the horizontal,change the spot focus position slightly higher, get a focus locked, turn off AF flick switch to MF,
set the f and shutter speed and take these shots on the tripod.
K3+DA15 Love the Stars bursts
I did not have any problem getting to the right buttons on new K3.
Perhaps the position of the buttons design is so well thought of by Pentax that the change for user is so natural and easy.
While shooting these night shots without a torch light I was able to feel my way to the buttons to change to lowest ISO, Live view,
position the frame to the horizontal,change the spot focus position slightly higher, get a focus locked, turn off AF flick switch to MF,
set the f and shutter speed and take these shots on the tripod.
K3+DA15 Love the Stars bursts
K3 brings old SMC manual lens to Life !
Hope Ricoh Imaging bring this K3 technology into a new Mirrorless FF !
Hoya HMC 135mm f2.8
Asahi SMC 55mm f1.8
This one even Cropped 1/5 still so sharp !
Hope Ricoh Imaging bring this K3 technology into a new Mirrorless FF !
Hoya HMC 135mm f2.8
Asahi SMC 55mm f1.8
This one even Cropped 1/5 still so sharp !
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