Wow, that’s a great kit you describe below. Yes, even the video markets it as a great street camera—much less intimidating—or maybe just more discreet—than the all black DSLR.
Sure wish I had some extra money, but can’t afford to buy right now, got to save—the bloody Russians are coming! The Russians are coming! Cheers, Christine > On Jan 7, 2017, at 11:45 AM, Steve Cottrell <co...@seeingeye.tv> wrote: > > On 7/1/17, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> That Pen-F is a beautiful camera! Cotty, just out of interest, have you >> used any of the Creative Features explained in the videos at the bottom >> of this page? I believe it's the last video. > > Hi Christine, > > Yes had a play around one day and some of the filters (software filters > that is) are a bit garish - great fun when drinking wine at a party ;-) > > But TBH they are not my cuppa tea. > > I only shoot jpegs, so the camera suits my style completely (although it > is very competent in raw). With a turn of the knob on the front I can go > from shooting mono to colour in an instant. I like that because when I > shoot in B and W I like to think in B and W! I hate shooting everything > in colour and then deciding later if it works in mono instead/as well. > > Accordingly, there are 4 'custom set' settings on the main dial on the > top plate. I keep these as ISO settings exclusively, so I know that C1 > is ISO 200, C2 is ISO 400, C3 is ISO 800 and C4 is ISO 3200 (don't > forget, I'm shooting with manual focus, manual aperture lenses all the time). > > There are several more little dials and buttons that I have nothing > assigned to. I like it simple and sweet, concentrate on the pics! > > I'd love to get some more Voigtlander lenses but my god they are pricey. > > The 10.5mm f/0.95 looks amazing: > > <http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2015/08/12/voigtlander-10-5-f0-95-lens- > review-for-micro-43/> > > but for now I stick with: > > Samyang 12/2 > Voigtlander 15/4.5 > Pentax 24/2.8 > Pentax 50/1.4 > Tokina 90/2.5 macro > > For one cam/lens combo out walking I take either the 12/2 or the 15/4.5 > depending on lighting conditions. On a bright day the 15mm is lovely to > use and so small - very lightweight. The Samyang is quite big, but my > God, talk about 'f/8 and be there' - set a decent ISO, zone focus, click > on f/8 and it's a great streetgrabber. Forces you to get in amongst the > action, which I love. I have zooming legs ;-) > > If I take it all out in the bag, it all fits in a Paul Marius 'Le Petit > Reporter' along with my Fujifilm X20 which is great to use (despite > having ugh has a zoom!) with a couple of spare batteries each as well. > Also a beautiful little flash unit that comes with the Oly - operates of > the camera battery and rotates and swivels for bounce flash as well. > Hardly ever use it though. > > Features I love - pull out and swivel/rotate rear LCD that can be close > facing inwards, so no chimping! Beautiful ergonomics even in my big > hands. Does good HD video (I use it professionally for steadicam-type > shots on a 3-axis gimbal device). And looks to die for. If Leica made a > camera this small with these features, I would probably have one. > > Cheers XX > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, > || (O) | Web Video Production > ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> > _____________________________ > > > > -- > 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.
