mugundhan_varadanarayanan

August 20, 2009

Hi everybody,

Last week went to a friend's son's birthday gathering, it was a small gathering and I took my K10D with Tamron 28-75mm/F2.8 lens. Please give me feedback on my composition, techniques....

My takeaways:

At F2.8, the lens is slightly weak but gets very sharp by F3.5 ( I recently had my lens calibrated at Tamron service center for focus issues)

K10D likes to choose ISO320 when I use program mode and configure it to high speed mode

When near a mirror be careful or the reflection of the flash affects the pictures

My flickr album location:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55871877@N00/sets/72157621934189247/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/55871877@N00/sets/72157621934189247/</a>

Some of my fav pix:

<a href="<a href="> title="Niruktha and Patti by MugundV, on Flickr"><img src="<a href=" alt="" />http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2510/3827553685_ca1bc8391a_b.jpg" width="1024" height="758" alt="Niruktha and Patti" />

P><IMG SRC=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3519/3828303042_2f3d26f0c3_b.jpg>

<a href="<a href="> title="IMGP7266 by MugundV, on Flickr"><img src="<a href=" alt="" />http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3519/3828303042_2f3d26f0c3_b.jpg" width="1024" height="685" alt="IMGP7266" />

February 5, 2009

Interesting... Thanks, I will try next time

February 5, 2009

Ken,

Thanks for taking the time out to offer feedback

At 1/100 & 75mm, SR should not be play that big a role right?

Mugundhan

February 5, 2009

Hi all,

Thanks for the answers,

Here are some more pictures:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55871877@N00/sets/72157607445886523/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/55871877@N00/sets/72157607445886523/</a>

Mugundhan

February 4, 2009

Hi everybody,

I had the K10D for 7 months now, I got good shots

after reading some of the posts regarding the K10D focus button, I feel that the good shots I have got is just sheer luck...

I have set the camera to focus using half press (basically disabled the AF button focus)

Time and again I am getting out of focus pictures especially indoors with my Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 lens. I checked the picture for any back or front focus (I have attached an example) in pictures taken in apertures of F2.8 to F4.5 but it looks like the entire picture was soft on seeing it 100%. It does not happen all the time thats why I am feeling I dont know how to use my camera's focussing system

Currently I half press and if I get the green hexagaon light, then I fully depress the shutter button to take a picture

How do I use AF button? Should I press that button when I want to take a picture and then once I get the green hexagaon, should I depress the shutter? It seems to be a long winded process especially if I want to take a picture in a hurry of a my 2 year old son darting across

Please be patiient and explain the best way to focus

Some of the pictures I have taken outside are pretty good but most of my focus problems come indoor. This lens has a reputation as one of the sharpest lens

Thanks

Mugundhan

January 29, 2009

Nice picture!

Congratulations!

January 29, 2009

Thanks everyone.... I am gonna wait as I saw prices of $130 in ebay

I am not going for FA50mm f1.4 because all the reviews say wideopen, it is soft while the f1.7 lenses are reputed sharp

I already have a f2.8 zoom and I use it @ f2.8 for acceptable results, so I am looking at to use the prime even lower fstop and at a budget thats why hesitant to go for FA35mmf2.0

January 29, 2009

Hi,

Somebody is selling the pentax-F-50mm F1.7 for $160, this lens is an autofocus lens

Is this a good deal or should I look for even low prices

I heard that this lens is sharp wideopen too, thats why I am looking at it

Thanks,

Mugundhan

January 27, 2009

For the second picture, I did not choose tungsten WB, so the colors were not accurate,

January 27, 2009

Hi Sheldon

Thanks for your response

Once you click on each picture, you can choose the original size...

Again Thanks for the quick response

Mugundhan

January 27, 2009

Another picture taken earlier but @ F4, AF280T external flash @ 1/180s, ISO100, same lens with K10D

January 27, 2009

Hi,

I took the attached picture @ a party december 3rd week.

F2.8, 1/15s, ISO800, Tamron 28-75mm, K10D, No Flash

I am trying to determine whether my lens is a good copy or not

The entire gallery is here: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55871877@N00/sets/72157611474622283/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/55871877@N00/sets/72157611474622283/</a>

Please let me know

Mugundhan

December 17, 2008

The lens is very good, I like the colours/ sharpness even @ F2.8, I was about to buy tamron 17-50 F2.8 but then realized that extra length is useful for portraits and also if ever Pentax makes a full frame body, this might be useful

But sometimes I get out of focus shots, watch out for that, I need to understand whether it is K10D or the lens

December 15, 2008

Hi Somanna,

He tries to grab the camera everytime I take it out, so far he is outta luck :) I am dreaming one day I can give him my K10D when he is around 6 or 7 years old

December 15, 2008

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December 15, 2008

Hi

Last Friday evening, we had a small religious event called Karthikagai (on the star karthigai in Indian calendar)

My wife went made sweets which we offered to God and then my wife went to a friends house to accept similar sweets, when my wife was leaving, my son got upset that she was leaving without him he cried a bit, then was alright, then he opened my wife's bag, unzipped the contents and grabbed a chocolate bar :)

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3268/3109449214_15c9d9f8fc_b.jpg" alt="" />;

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3071/3108620377_878b0876b9_b.jpg" alt="" />;

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/3109467576_650a97b31f_b.jpg" alt="" />;

<IMG SRC=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3004/3109469086_083844b15b_b.jpg>;

December 10, 2008

Hi, I just purchased a sigma 18-125mm F3.5-5.6 Pentax mount lens listed as New. He did not specify any return policy, it did not occur for me to ask for test images either (this is actually the first time I ever participated in an ebay auction let alone winning it in the last 3 seconds, so in the excitement of bidding, overlooked to ask those questions....) The lens may arrive a week or so from now using Canadian expedited post What is your opinion? If I found it as a bad copy, what are my options? Thanks, Mugundhan

December 9, 2008

I bought the Impact batteries from B&H for my K10D and so far it seems to give the same performance as Pentax but I have only taken abt 3500 pix unlike Andrew or Tom so do not have enough mileage yet ....

December 9, 2008

The temple is actually Kalla Azhagar temple about 30Kms from our village Thuvariman

The temple referred to in this article is the one seen in our street picture shown by Dave's reply

December 8, 2008

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the reply

The adjustment is really good

I have more pix @ <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55871877@N00/sets/72157608791642687/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/55871877@N00/sets/72157608791642687/</a>

Thanks,

Mugundhan

December 8, 2008

Hi, It is a Hindu tradition to have a young boy's head fully shaved after his first birthday in a temple. For my son, we did the same last month, , Here are some pictures: Our Temple Deity: <IMG SRC=<a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/3015926862_3f510f238c.jpg">http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/3015926862 _3f510f238c.jpg</a>>; My son in our farm: <IMG SRC=<a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/3015004997_8565f10ce1.jpg">http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/301500499 7_8565f10ce1.jpg</a>>; My wife and our farmhands trying to feedhim showing goats/ cows etc <IMG SRC=<a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/3015850472_e2aa231147_b.jpg">http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/3015850 472_e2aa231147_b.jpg</a>>; Our village street: <IMG SRC=<a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/3015946442_d595749737_b.jpg">http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/3015946 442_d595749737_b.jpg</a>>; My father with my son after his head shaved:" <IMG SRC=<a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/3015109667_b424b49519_b.jpg">http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/3015109 667_b424b49519_b.jpg</a>>;

December 8, 2008

Hi,

It is a Hindu tradition to have a young boy's head fully shaved after his first birthday in a temple. For my son, we

did the same last month, , Here are some pictures:

Our Temple Deity:

<a

href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/3015926862_3f510f238c.jpg">http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/3015926862

_3f510f238c.jpg</a>

My son in our farm:

<a

href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/3015004997_8565f10ce1.jpg">http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/301500499

7_8565f10ce1.jpg</a>

My wife and our farmhands trying to feedhim showing goats/ cows etc

<a

href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/3015850472_e2aa231147_b.jpg">http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/3015850

472_e2aa231147_b.jpg</a>

Our village street:

<a

href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/3015946442_d595749737_b.jpg">http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/3015946

442_d595749737_b.jpg</a>

My father with my son after his head shaved:"

<a

href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/3015109667_b424b49519_b.jpg">http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/3015109

667_b424b49519_b.jpg</a>

September 23, 2008

Thanks everybody for the comments, I guess I will now adopt the tilt framing until everybody else gets sick of it LOL

I can try .3EV compensation

September 23, 2008

Thanks guys!

I like ISO800 on K10D, need to try ISO1600 on indoors...If exposure is right, I guess noise should be minimum. Its lots of fun exploring the equipment's potential

Now I know why people prefer flashless available light photos!

September 23, 2008

Javier,

Thanks! Any suggestions?

Do you think these pictures are representative of the tamron lens? I am just curious to know whether I have a good copy of the lens

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