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Fun With The K30

Craftysnapper

Craftysnapper

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My Pentax K30 just arrived a couple of hours ago, lousy very dull light so just a quick ten minutes in the garden to test it out and a couple indoors, I mean you have to don't you.;)

All taken with the kit lenses and handheld.

My initial thoughts are that it is a big improvement on the K-r and handles very well and all in all it is a very traditional photographers camera which suits me.:) My biggest disapoint is that CaptureOne does not yet support the raw files.

My better half who was not to pleased I had taken it.:eek:

ISO 12800 f/8 @ 1/60sec 200mm


Gabe ISO 12800 f/8 @ 1/60sec 55mm


ISO 800, f/5.6 @ 1/200sec, 125mm


ISO 800, f/8 @ 1/100sec, 55mm


ISO 3200, f/701 @ 1/250sec, 200mm


Better images to come I hope when the weather improves.:)
 
Knorp

Knorp

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Paul,

Congratulations with your new kit and a fine start it is ... :)

Happy shooting !
 
Craftysnapper

Craftysnapper

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Still waiting for some decent light, so for now my two scruffy chihuahua's Gabriel and Bella from today damp and dreary walk.

DA 50-200mm F4-5.6 ED WR ISO 1600, 1/320 @ f8


DA 50-200mm F4-5.6 ED WR ISO 2000, 1/320 @ f8
 
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Elliot

Elliot

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More nice shots. I see the focal length as 300mm -- are these a prime 300 or the 55-300 DA lens?

I almost snapped up a K-30 but then started thinking about the K-5 cameras on sale. So far, I took some pictures with my m4/3 Olympus, both the 20mm Panasonic and 45mm Olympus lenses, and marveled at how good they can be. I saw your work with the E-PL3 and Olympus 45 lens and it is excellent with that equipment as well.
 
Knorp

Knorp

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Really beautiful shots, Paul. Well done !
You sure know how to select and capture your subjects :thumbs:

All the best
 
jonoslack

jonoslack

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Hi Paul
These are great - excellent photos, you can't blame the camera for how good they are!

With Respect to RAW files and Capture - can't you save the raw files as DNG . . . then Capture should read them okay?

all the best
 
Craftysnapper

Craftysnapper

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Thank you Knorp and Jono. :)

Knorp said:
However, it doesn't appear in the supported camera list ... :confused:
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The K-30 only shoots DNG and not PEF and it will open the Pentax DNG file but CO7 definitely does not support them...and yes that is blue water and sky!

 
Knorp

Knorp

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Craftysnapper said:
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The K-30 only shoots DNG and not PEF and it will open the Pentax DNG file but CO7 definitely does not support them...and yes that is blue water and sky!
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Well, could be Mars though ... :loco:

But did you try ICC Profile under Base Characteristics ?
Perhaps you can do a bit of experimenting with different camera profiles.
I'd try Pentax K5 Generic V2 first.
Give it a go !

All the best.
 
Craftysnapper

Craftysnapper

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Knorp said:
Well, could be Mars though ... :loco:

But did you try ICC Profile under Base Characteristics ?
Perhaps you can do a bit of experimenting with different camera profiles.
I'd try Pentax K5 Generic V2 first.
Give it a go !

All the best.
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Tried them all and even using the advanced colour editor in conjunction with the WB tools but its a no go.

I also have LR4 which I am using just for the K-30 at the moment as it works fine with the K-30's DNG's as does ACDSee Pro 6 (which I never use for raw convesion).

But the new CO7 engine really does it better for me so I am hoping it is not long before CO comes out with a profile for it.
 
Craftysnapper

Craftysnapper

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A few more from the other day.

It seems to be better at tracking moving objects in CA if you expand the Af area.



A quick candid grab shot.



My favourite heron was back on his favourite perch again.

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