Showing posts with label 58 AF-1. Show all posts
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2012/05/01
2012/04/30
It's in the Bag: 2012/04/30
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Shooting another non-profit event tonight. Tight quarters during cocktail hour, so I'm bringing the slimmest bag I own - a LowePro Midtown 160. I've got a Stealth Reporter D400AW, but it's much deeper, and I'd be spending much of the cocktail hour saying, "Excuse me."
The non-profit I'm helping out is The Citizen's Campaign. A New Jersey based group, they work to get normal, non-elected citizens involved in the political process. I made a video for them last year that explains what they do:
Inside this little bag is the K-5 with grip and DA*50-135 F2.8, the K-01 with DA*16-50 F2.8, a Metz 58 AF-1 flash, a DA70mm F2.4 and DA21 F3.2 Limited, extra batteries for the camera and flash, memory cards, and gels for the flash. Oh, and an iPad too.
This bag reminds me why I chose Pentax - I'd be hard pressed to fit a similary Canon or Nikon kit in this bag (2 cams and 2 zooms and 2 primes and a flash). Micro Four-Thirds is smaller, but they don't have the fast zooms yet. They are getting there though, if the reports of the Olympus OM-D are to be believed.
No kit is perfect though. Pentax AF and flash lag behind Canon and Nikon, and thhe K-01 stumbled at the last event, struggling with AF, and flash exposure. But I'm giving it another chance tonight to see if improved technique and tweaked setting can make up the gap.
To be honest, if I shot events for a living, I'd be shooting Nikon. But my needs vary, and my choice of Pentax is tuned to my needs and preferences.
Wish me luck.
Shooting another non-profit event tonight. Tight quarters during cocktail hour, so I'm bringing the slimmest bag I own - a LowePro Midtown 160. I've got a Stealth Reporter D400AW, but it's much deeper, and I'd be spending much of the cocktail hour saying, "Excuse me."
The non-profit I'm helping out is The Citizen's Campaign. A New Jersey based group, they work to get normal, non-elected citizens involved in the political process. I made a video for them last year that explains what they do:
Inside this little bag is the K-5 with grip and DA*50-135 F2.8, the K-01 with DA*16-50 F2.8, a Metz 58 AF-1 flash, a DA70mm F2.4 and DA21 F3.2 Limited, extra batteries for the camera and flash, memory cards, and gels for the flash. Oh, and an iPad too.
This bag reminds me why I chose Pentax - I'd be hard pressed to fit a similary Canon or Nikon kit in this bag (2 cams and 2 zooms and 2 primes and a flash). Micro Four-Thirds is smaller, but they don't have the fast zooms yet. They are getting there though, if the reports of the Olympus OM-D are to be believed.
No kit is perfect though. Pentax AF and flash lag behind Canon and Nikon, and thhe K-01 stumbled at the last event, struggling with AF, and flash exposure. But I'm giving it another chance tonight to see if improved technique and tweaked setting can make up the gap.
To be honest, if I shot events for a living, I'd be shooting Nikon. But my needs vary, and my choice of Pentax is tuned to my needs and preferences.
Wish me luck.
2012/04/26
It's in the Bag: Pentax K-01 + DA*16-50 F2.8 + Metz 58 AF-1
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Helping out a non profit tonight (Platinum Minds) at their annual fundraising event. Platinum Minds helps bright students from inner cities and other tough environments stay focused on education and get exposed to opportunities in the broader world. Good group, good kids, good cause.
I produced a video with them last fall. Used the Panasonic GH2.
I also took photos at their Entrepreneur Leadership Conference. Used the Pentax K-5.
I'm curious to see how the K-01 performs in this kind of environment. Initial tests of low light AF and flash have been very promising. Hope to take advantage of Face Detect AF as well.
Don't worry, the K-5 will be there as backup. And I'll probably squeeze in the Panasonic GH2 if it will fit in the bag. And I've got a friend volunteering as second shooter. We've got the bases covered.
Helping out a non profit tonight (Platinum Minds) at their annual fundraising event. Platinum Minds helps bright students from inner cities and other tough environments stay focused on education and get exposed to opportunities in the broader world. Good group, good kids, good cause.
I produced a video with them last fall. Used the Panasonic GH2.
I also took photos at their Entrepreneur Leadership Conference. Used the Pentax K-5.
I'm curious to see how the K-01 performs in this kind of environment. Initial tests of low light AF and flash have been very promising. Hope to take advantage of Face Detect AF as well.
Don't worry, the K-5 will be there as backup. And I'll probably squeeze in the Panasonic GH2 if it will fit in the bag. And I've got a friend volunteering as second shooter. We've got the bases covered.
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These are just some of the students ("Scholars" as Platinum Minds like to call them ) that participate in the Platinum Minds program. You won't meet a more articulate, motivated, civic-minded group of young men.
Platinum Minds helps bright students from inner cities and other tough environments stay focused on education and get exposed to opportunities in the broader world. Good group, good kids, good cause.