Comments on: Experiment concluded http://www.robertsdonovan.com/?p=1524 Photography and random thoughts Sun, 19 May 2013 17:22:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Robert http://www.robertsdonovan.com/?p=1524&cpage=1#comment-20677 Robert Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:56:57 +0000 http://www.robertsdonovan.com/?p=1524#comment-20677 ;-) ;-)

]]> By: mark giles http://www.robertsdonovan.com/?p=1524&cpage=1#comment-20478 mark giles Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:32:18 +0000 http://www.robertsdonovan.com/?p=1524#comment-20478 So moments later I find the photo of your Boxster (flickr)--you learn fast. Just what I was looking for. So moments later I find the photo of your Boxster (flickr)–you learn fast. Just what I was looking for.

]]> By: mark giles http://www.robertsdonovan.com/?p=1524&cpage=1#comment-20477 mark giles Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:28:44 +0000 http://www.robertsdonovan.com/?p=1524#comment-20477 Pentax has gotten back to the full frame arena in the digital world: the 645. Oh. . . the price. I would add my 2 centavos to yr. take on Canon--the lens line-up really is stellar. And I've never heard much about the Canon IQ (in RAW) being anything less than competent. Visited your photo sites. You have a good eye, fine sense of color in particular. In your category of wheeled machines, take that eye in closer; get bits of things that tickle our memories. Seeing a whole Mini, even on a beach, is too much like an advert--that's ground that has been covered. How about it's tire track, with just a hint of black rubber. Or a reflection in a tidal pool,: a car, bicycle, roller skate. Abstract shapes to the eye, resolved into the subject by the brain. Wing it, be free form. (Here I am giving someone else advice!) Pentax has gotten back to the full frame arena in the digital world: the 645.

Oh. . . the price.

I would add my 2 centavos to yr. take on Canon–the lens line-up really is stellar. And I’ve never heard much about the Canon IQ (in RAW) being anything less than competent.

Visited your photo sites. You have a good eye, fine sense of color in particular. In your category of wheeled machines, take that eye in closer; get bits of things that tickle our memories. Seeing a whole Mini, even on a beach, is too much like an advert–that’s ground that has been covered. How about it’s tire track, with just a hint of black rubber. Or a reflection in a tidal pool,: a car, bicycle, roller skate. Abstract shapes to the eye, resolved into the subject by the brain. Wing it, be free form. (Here I am giving someone else advice!)

]]> By: Robert http://www.robertsdonovan.com/?p=1524&cpage=1#comment-4395 Robert Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:10:13 +0000 http://www.robertsdonovan.com/?p=1524#comment-4395 Fred- The K-x is a great camera and Pentax makes some great glass. From my experience shooting the Pentax K10D, Canon 5D and now the 30D one can get equal results from all 3 when shooting RAW. My reasoning behind returning to Canon is my desire to get back to a full frame sensor body and Pentax has shown no interest in creating a full frame body. It's just a personal preference :-) Fred-
The K-x is a great camera and Pentax makes some great glass. From my experience shooting the Pentax K10D, Canon 5D and now the 30D one can get equal results from all 3 when shooting RAW. My reasoning behind returning to Canon is my desire to get back to a full frame sensor body and Pentax has shown no interest in creating a full frame body. It’s just a personal preference :-)

]]> By: Fred http://www.robertsdonovan.com/?p=1524&cpage=1#comment-4326 Fred Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:11:02 +0000 http://www.robertsdonovan.com/?p=1524#comment-4326 Here's my sequence of events: - Enjoyed photography - Moved through the usual (many) film and digital cameras (I was born in 1970) - Chose Pentax for DSLR (K100D) - Saw K100D vs 5D test and was shocked at how the Canon muddied everything. NO texture or bite. - Bought K-x. - Wanted to buy FA31, and did so (your review was helpful, thanks) - Left K-x and FA31 in a cab in Hong Kong - Bought WHITE K-x so as not to lose so easily in dark taxis - Have lenses from 8mm to 300mm (APS-C) - Wonder why you would go to a 30D when a cheapo K-x murders it every which way but VF. And VF isn't a plus if the results are washed-out details in the name of lack of noise. Here’s my sequence of events:

- Enjoyed photography
- Moved through the usual (many) film and digital cameras (I was born in 1970)
- Chose Pentax for DSLR (K100D)
- Saw K100D vs 5D test and was shocked at how the Canon muddied everything. NO texture or bite.
- Bought K-x.
- Wanted to buy FA31, and did so (your review was helpful, thanks)
- Left K-x and FA31 in a cab in Hong Kong
- Bought WHITE K-x so as not to lose so easily in dark taxis
- Have lenses from 8mm to 300mm (APS-C)
- Wonder why you would go to a 30D when a cheapo K-x murders it every which way but VF. And VF isn’t a plus if the results are washed-out details in the name of lack of noise.

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