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Birmingham with K7

Excellent photos. The composition of Wed at 5:50 PM is intriguing. All the faces are in focus except the centered "main" subject. Fascinating.

If the Pentax with 85 is too much to use single handed wouldn't the Canon 135 F2 be worse? I shot with a Pentax 135 F1.8 A series and it was a monster. I love the Pentax 77 LTD. So small and lots of character.
Thanks for sharing,
barondla
 
Dino26323 said:
Hello PENTUP

Well the thread title is unfortunate affair. The D700 does night ok but actually contrary to what everyone says on the other forum my K1 AF did mostly just as capable when I did use it. The reason for the D700 is that the 105mm Nikon lens is a lot better for me to use than my Pentax 85mm because of the weight. I hold the camera one handed mostly. The D700 is a lot noisier sensor than perhaps we were told by LanceB and others and there is no IBS. The sound of the shutter is a loud crash too. I hate compact flash cards. The menu is a nightmare. I occasionally get home to find that I have by accident altered the SHOOTING code from RAW to TIFF and one day possibly jpeg. It is user error but it is also something I do not ever expect will happen to my Pentax cameras. The weather sealing looks none existent. I could go on.

Somehow I must admit though that the D700 has grown into a friend and certainly the 105mm used on it is a gem of a lens. I am also looking at canon. Their 135mm F2 to try out is a consideration. It is so cheap.

I am not going to start a new thread each time when I know that this way is better for me. The idea is that people in Birmingham can find the whole set of pictures under one title. There is a lot of interest polarized both love and hate the pictures. I may get a 55mm and use K3iii and try that too. Perhaps the 77mm on K1. There are Pentax ways to try out.

Regards Dino26323
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First of all the photographs are nothing special.
But your assesment of the D700 is bang straight out of a fanboy handbook.
How did you view the weather sealing or lack of?? Disassembly??
The sensor is a baby D3 and it's high ISO matches that too.
Perhaps it's your persistent under exposure creating the " noise" or even a faulty camera.
There is a dedicated button to change image quality. I have never accidentally changed that. You can customise this too so you can only alter image quality whilst the button is held in.
You obviously own too many cameras and don't know how to use them properly.
It's very noisy yes.
The K1 should be able to focus on stationary people posing as can my Iphone.
As for the K7 it's a damn awful camera
Terrible tunnel like viewfinder. The one I used has really bad high ISO noise and terrible shutter shock thrown in.
GordonBgood was spot on with his assessment of the sensor too.
 
These are some from today.

DSC_2120-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 800



DSC_2133-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 800



DSC_2146-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 800



DSC_2216-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 800



DSC_2203-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 800



Regards Dino26323
 
Here are some from Today and one from yesterday. Weather raining and I was struggling to be motivated at all.

DSC_2263-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 200




DSC_2340-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/125 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 800




DSC_2354-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 800



DSC_2389-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 800



DSC_2402-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 800



Regards Dino26323
 
Here some from Friday.

DSC_2424-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 200




DSC_2426-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 200




DSC_2433-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/250 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 200




DSC_2454-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 200




DSC_2584-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 800




Regards Dino26323
 
Some from today. I was told not to post some of them by the subjects so you will not see the loveliest today ! Here some of them .

DSC_2754-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 400



DSC_2936-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/250 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 200



DSC_2970-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 800



DSC_2979-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 800



DSC_3059-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 200



Regards Dino26323
 
Here are some from today.


DSC_3142-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 800




DSC_3217-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 400




DSC_3233-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 200




DSC_3374-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 200




DSC_3383-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 800




Regards Dino26323
 
Christmas is very near. I am going to miss all the chaos and crowds and Xmas Lights. Time is almost up. Here some from today.


DSC_3532-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 400



DSC_3589-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 800



DSC_3612-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 800



DSC_3614-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 200



DSC_3635-1 copy.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D700
  • 105.0 mm f/1.4
  • 105.0 mm
  • ƒ/1.4
  • 1/180 sec
  • Center-Weighted Average
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 200




Regards Dino26323
 
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