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First attempt at film

martin — Sat, 01 May 2010 13:37:55 +0000

On the way home from a meeting of the local photo club I decided to make a left turn instead of right, since I had my photobag with me. I drove a few hundred meters and ended up at a local ancient monument. I walked around a little bit and snapped some photos. I also saw a little brook, and decided I would made a little attempt a filming with the K7. I recorded 4 short clips (at 720p, 30fps), all handheld, using the Tamron 70-200 f2.8, and stitched them together very roughly. Here (at youtube) is the result (I recommend watching it in 720p and full screen). The first few seconds are a bit messed up (due to the editing software I used).

I think I’m going to revisit that place, but this time with a tripod, other lenses (probably the 50mm F1.4 and 18-55mm) and longer continuous clip(s). I think I could really make something beautiful out of that.

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Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 on the way

martin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:25:56 +0000

I’ve just received confirmation that a spanking new Tamron 70-200 f2.8 is heading my way. I’m really looking forward to trying it out properly (I tried it out a bit at the fair, and got convinced enough to be sure I would like it).

I’ve never had a long lens with this large aperture and/or macro possibility, so I’m hoping it’s going to make an excellent combination with my K-7.

Photos and review is coming up as soon as I’ve gotten it and had a chance to snap some shots

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New Pentax K-7 purchased at the photo fair!

martin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:51:04 +0000

I was at the Photo fair in Gothenburg today. It was a very nice experience, lots of things to see, and more importantly try out. I was very interested with the photo studio setups shown, with everything from cheap 250 SEK reflectors to huge softboxes and digital backpieces costing more than an average car.

I also took the opportunity to do something I’ve been pondering a while, and that was to buy myself a new camera. I already decided on Pentax, and so I went to their display and tried out the K-7. A lovely piece of kit. First impressions compared to my old K10D;

Smaller (the K10D feels massive in comparison, which I sort of liked, but on the other hand most of the new sub-$2000 DSLR’s are all on the small side it seems)
Lighter (good for your back if you’re using it a lot)
Better display (higher resolution)
14.6 megapixels (K10D has 10). Megapixels aren’t very important for me, but something which is very important is;
Much higher ISO-sensitivity (something which is very interesting. I haven’t tried that out yet, but I definately will. Just the opportunity to shoot up to ISO 3200 without it looking like gravel is very interesting!
Film mode (don’t know how much I will use this, but it’s there anyway)

I haven’t had the chance to try it out much, but as soon as I have I will post a follow up here

Oh, and in a few days there will also be a 70-200mm f2.8 (Tamron or Sigma) showing up here it seems. That will also be fun

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