Quoting Joseph McAllister <pentax...@mac.com>:
On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Brian Walters
<apathy...@lyons-ryan.org> wrote:
Quoting Toine <to...@repiuk.nl>:
If I remember correctly the manual claims SR should be switched off for
macro.
I don't recall seeing that in the K200D or K-5 manuals - not
saying it isn't
there, but they are large manuals and I have a short attention span :-)
That's a Mark! right there.
The manuals do say to switch SR off if the cameras are tripod mounted.
I think that covers most macro usage. Detailed macro work is almost
always going to be on a tripod.
I ran some tests a year ago that showed me, personally, that my
tripod images were either equal or better with SR on than with SR
off. Same with a 2 second delay and SR. But with a 12 sec delay, off
was better.
Ah, now. Are you absolutely sure about that 2 sec delay mode?
One thing I did find in the manuals (in the short periods of mental
alertness) is that SR is turned off automatically whenever a self
timer mode is selected....
Cheers
Brian
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Brian Walters
Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)
http://anpsa.org.au
I was headed out to the dog park yesterday afternoon (a grey and
rainy day) and noticed a couple of our favorite birds sittin' on the
"swim to" platform in Palmer Lake. Positioned the car to afford me a
shot or two, using the half way up window to steady the camera and
18-250 with. Looking through the viewfinder at 250mm, I was shocked
to see how unsteady my hands have become. Tried spot & center AF,
MF, and not using the window as a brace, plus 250mm vs 100mm. Think
it was between 1/60 and 1/160 of a second with SR on. Nothing was
sharp enough for my tastes. Guess I'll have to start lugging to
60-250 brick around. A few months ago I got some nice sharp images
at the dog park with the lowly 80-300 FA-J that looked better. than
this 18-250. With less CA too.
Best at 250mm, and best (cropped) at 100mm plus a crop of a 250mm
shot. Mind you, these were shot at jpeg, 5 stars, 16 mp.
http://tinyurl.com/8dt4ag5
Joseph McAllister
pentax...@mac.com
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