K5 IIs and the Happy Guy in NOLA

[Jim Radcliffe]

K5 IIs and DA* 16-50 Just now finding a bit of time to go through the shots taken at Mardi Gras this year in New Orleans.

--
Jim Radcliffe

http://www.boxedlight.com

The ability to 'see' the shot is more important than the gear used to capture it.

 

[henryk1]

Is that moire in the guy's hair, or is that really the texture of the hair?

Great shot, though.

 

[Tom Lusk]

When I look at the original size version, I see that his upper teeth have blue/purple bottoms?

Was this color actually on his teeth or is it something to do with the camera/lens combo?

 

[Jim Radcliffe]

henryk1 wrote:

Is that moire in the guy's hair, or is that really the texture of the hair?

Great shot, though.

 

[Jim Radcliffe]

Tom Lusk wrote:

When I look at the original size version, I see that his upper teeth have blue/purple bottoms?

Was this color actually on his teeth or is it something to do with the camera/lens combo?

Uh.. I do believe it has something to do with it being Mardi Gras. No, it's not the camera or lens.

I swear, you post a photo in this forum and everyone looks for faults.. but then I have to remember that this is a GearHead forum.

 

[Jim Radcliffe]

Meant to add that it probably has to do with my post-processing if anything... Blue fringing on teeth is not something this lens or the camera is know for.

 

[Tom Lusk]

Hey, don't be so sensitive.

I wasn't looking for faults, but when I saw the color on the guy's teeth, I couldn't figure out if he had somehow colored them (just the bottom of the tops (?)) or if something else was going on.

Sorry if I offended you or your equipment.

 

[Jim Radcliffe]

Tom Lusk wrote:

Hey, don't be so sensitive.

I wasn't looking for faults, but when I saw the color on the guy's teeth, I couldn't figure out if he had somehow colored them (just the bottom of the tops (?)) or if something else was going on.

Sorry if I offended you or your equipment.

No offense taken, Tom... I'll look at the RAW file when I get home.. pretty sure it was an error on my part during post.

I've been using DPReview for well over 10 years and often forget that anything you post, comments, pictures, etc... all go under the microscope.

 

[HozicEmir]

Jim Radcliffe wrote:

Tom Lusk wrote:

When I look at the original size version, I see that his upper teeth have blue/purple bottoms?

Was this color actually on his teeth or is it something to do with the camera/lens combo?

Uh.. I do believe it has something to do with it being Mardi Gras. No, it's not the camera or lens.

I swear, you post a photo in this forum and everyone looks for faults.. but then I have to remember that this is a GearHead forum.

 

[emem]

HozicEmir wrote:

Jim Radcliffe wrote:

Tom Lusk wrote:

When I look at the original size version, I see that his upper teeth have blue/purple bottoms?

Was this color actually on his teeth or is it something to do with the camera/lens combo?

Uh.. I do believe it has something to do with it being Mardi Gras. No, it's not the camera or lens.

I swear, you post a photo in this forum and everyone looks for faults.. but then I have to remember that this is a GearHead forum.

 

[Jim Radcliffe]

emem wrote:

Just make big ) and keep making great pictures, I think that you contribute more to this subforum than most of gear heads here so just feed us with images pls

I have to agree. Always enjoy your photo posts, don't always comment. You were posting images taken with the 18-135 a while ago. I notice this one is from the 16-50. What are your thoughts on these two lenses? And also - don't want to hijack the thread or anything - you had a problem with mirror flop (overrun?) a while back which you wrote about. What was the eventual outcome? was it fixed? was the fix successful?

 

[Jim Radcliffe]

I have the good fortune of being able to sit on a balcony at the corner of Bourbon and Toulouse streets during Mardi Gras. This year it was a mix of rain and fog at times. It put a bit of a damper on the party but I found it great for photography.

Both shot with the Pentax K5 IIs

These are the Departed Spirits.. look at the full size image to see which spirits actually departed.

Always best to view the original...



--
Jim Radcliffe

http://www.boxedlight.com

The ability to 'see' the shot is more important than the gear used to capture it.

 

[britcam]

The subtlety of tone and colour transition is very impressive here. The detail and resolution using the 16-50 is also of course excellent. I never understand why so many seem to give the 16-50 no more than a passing glance. Maybe its the limited zoom range ....

Do you find the weak (or is it non existent) AA filter a very significant improvement from the straight K5? I have the K01 & K30 (both with weaker filters as I understand it) while waiting to get the K5IIs later in the year, and both these cams seem to show a similar level of detail.

 

[Jim Radcliffe]

britcam wrote:

The subtlety of tone and colour transition is very impressive here. The detail and resolution using the 16-50 is also of course excellent. I never understand why so many seem to give the 16-50 no more than a passing glance. Maybe its the limited zoom range ....

Not sure either.. it may be because so many (including myself) have had to have the SDM motor replaced... otherwise I really enjoy using the lens.

Do you find the weak (or is it non existent) AA filter a very significant improvement from the straight K5? I have the K01 & K30 (both with weaker filters as I understand it) while waiting to get the K5IIs later in the year, and both these cams seem to show a similar level of detail.

I have found the K5 IIs to produce better photos than my original K5. There are those who argue that with "proper sharpening" you can achieve the same detail with the K5... well, I had a K5 and never could get the detail I get with the IIs... and I know how to properly sharpen a photo.. thing is, with the IIs I sometimes don't even need to sharpen.

 

[Joel Turcotte]

Tom Lusk wrote:

When I look at the original size version, I see that his upper teeth have blue/purple bottoms?

Was this color actually on his teeth or is it something to do with the camera/lens combo?

I'm guessing he has been eating Mardi Gras King Cake.





http://www.nola.com/food/index.ssf/2013/01/all_you_need_to_know_to_bake_a.html



Love the pics, please post some more.