On Fri, Jul 05, 2013 at 03:38:01AM +0000, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > Actually, I'm not your bucko, but that's a damned impressive shot given your > conditions. > > In fact it's just a good shot. Period.
Thanks a bunch Frank. > > Cheers, > frank > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> > Sent: July 4, 2013 7/4/13 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: PESO Granny Smith > > A friend at work just got a Sigma 105/2.8 macro for his 5D3. > > In the ensuing playing around with cameras, I put the tamron 18-250 on the > K-5II, and grabbed this shot. To my mild surprise, I actually rather like > it for more than just a sharpness test: > http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/9207046752/ > > Looking at the Exif data: > Make: PENTAX > Model: PENTAX K-5 II > Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50) > Aperture: f/6.3 > ISO Speed: 2500 > Focal Length: 250 mm > Lens: TAMRON AF 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 Di II LD > Aspherical [IF] MACRO > > I'm using a camera that many claim just isn't pro level, with a lens that > is pretty good for a superzoom, but rather soft at the long end. The lens > is wide open at 250mm, I'm hand holding it at 1/50 (or 5 times the nominal > slowest > shutter speed at that focal length) and I'm doing this all at ISO 2500. > > If this is what an OK lens will do, on an outdated mid level body, at ISO > 2500, > then welcome to the twenty first century me bucko. > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
