Ann, include me in that manner of thinking as well. It's my nature to do all to protect against my rampant forgetful accidents. If I collect an image that I'm heart racing excited about, I protect it by switching cards and putting the "treasure" work in safe bag storage. I, also, prefer a supply of 8 gb ( maybe a couple 16's) for my use. Looking forward to news of your experience.
Jack ________________________________ From: Ann Sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 5:14 AM Subject: Re: soon to be enabled Christine - wel think a lot alike on these things... I would be unlikely to shoot more than 200 either and would, like you probably rather have more 8 gb cards than one 32 normally. Though in the situation I'll be in, with not a lot of time to chimp - and being all thumbs .. what I might do though, is shoot the wedding on once card and tuck it away before the reception and then if I feel like grabbing a few at the reception that I can't resist on a second card. Boris - I certainly will be practicing a lot :-) ann On 7/10/2013 22:56, Christine Aguila wrote: > > On Jul 10, 2013, at 8:28 PM, Ann Sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > >> P.s. to my earlier response... Christine, your mention of the lowlight green >> thingy very useful - which reminded me I certainly will be shutting off any >> thing that makes noise, too! >> >> I'm thinking of only shooting in raw,as I always do - that would be faster, >> right? >> >> How many angels fit on the head of a 32gb card? I can't imagine shooting >> more than 300 to 400 frames - if that. > > > A LOT!!! :-)) I only shoot on 8gig cards, so I don't know exactly how many > frames fit on a 32 bigger. I think I get about 200 frames on an 8 gig card > with RAW. I use 8 gigs because of the "all eggs in one basket" fear. > > Yep, you can turn off beeps on the K-5. You'll be amazed at how quiet the > shutter is too. > > Can't wait to see your test/practice shots, Ann. You're going to have a lot > of fun playing with the K-5 before your shoot. > > Cheers, Christine > > > > > > > >> ann >> >> On 7/10/2013 13:29, Christine Aguila wrote: >>> Hi Ann: >>> >>> Wow! What fun! You'll love the K-5. AWB is pretty darn good. It's my >>> go-to white balance and in Lightroom 4 any necessary tweakings are >>> easy-peasy. High ISO settings are excellent like others have said. But if >>> it is a bit dark, auto-focusing can be a little challenging. The K-5 does >>> have an auto-assistant focus lamp, so in really low light a green light >>> will stream to the subject, which can elicit some funny facial and body >>> responses. You'll want to turn that off though during serious, solemn >>> moments were there should be no distraction. Easy to do in the Menu >>> Options. >>> >>> I shoot DNG--you have that option with K-5--, so no conversions are needed, >>> and I hardly ever shoot jpegs--always RAW. I don't renumber any of my RAW >>> files either. I just stick the memory card in my Lexar card reader, then >>> import to my processing software, which is Lightroom. >>> >>> Very excited for you. Hope you enjoy what I think is a great camera. >>> >>> Big cheers, Christine >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jul 10, 2013, at 10:09 AM, Ann Sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I good firend of mine is getting married in August.. he wanted to hire me >>>> to shoot the wedding - but only the portraits and the brief wedding >>>> ceremony - not the reception (so I can eat and socialize) someone else is >>>> doing that. At first i begged off... my *istD isn't up to that and >>>> especially after this recent battery episode, not high enough ISO, etc >>>> >>>> But the I realized I could do it for him inexpensively by wedding photog >>>> in nY standards for sure - the price of a K-5! His check is in the mail >>>> and as soon as I get it I'll be looking for the best price (well, I >>>> already am doing that) Saw an LN at KEH for about $550... I need to get it >>>> soon and practice. Have enough for that and spare batteries... don't need >>>> to have a brand new one. >>>> >>>> IF anyone notices a better deal than that KEH one or has some sage words >>>> about making the K-5 behave well , or some things to watch out for in >>>> switching from the D... >>>> >>>> I'm hoping to shoot without using flash at all. How does the AWB >>>> fare? My habit with the D is to simply load all the raw files onto >>>> my computer from the card reader without renumbering/renaming the raw >>>> files - do any of you do both the PEF and the jpgs? >>>> >>>> any suggestions at all are welcome. >>>> >>>> boy, it is nice to be back! >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> ann >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >> > > -- 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.
