Just bought my first DSLR



Pentax K100D Kit
smc PENTAX-DA 18mm-55mm F3.5-F5.6 AL
smc PENTAX-FA J 75mm-300mm F4.5-F5.8AL
Hoya 52mm UV Filter
Hoya 58mm UV Filter
Hoya 58mm Skylight (1B) Filter

So many things to learn

So, here are my photographs. Constructive criticism are welcome

Added: My Album

This post has been edited by uglybee: Jun 16 2007, 09:28 PM

Alor Star
Taken on: 2007-05-23 to 2007-05-24
Location: Alor Star, Kedah

Gratz on your new DSLR

wow..nice picture u have there..loved the 2nd picture
but some picture are underexposed..

is it my monitor or ur pictures are badly balanced in level? opening one in PS would show color level running here n there.

except for the photo of the camera, the rest are badly exposed.
dun give up. keep trying.

All these pictures are using Auto mode. I am still reading the manual and playing around with the settings

DSLR is really so much different from compact cameras. Not easy but powerful

Anyway, there is also some dust in the lens. I've just got it fixed today at Shriro (KL). Service is good. But the dust is really annoying

is it because of the camera? is that camera any good?

I am at no position to the judge whether the camera is good or bad. I think it is probably my shooting skill

The only thing bad is dust!

The Pentax K series, is what people would say, erratic or weird metering.

Some says, it's perfectly normal, while Nikonians would say, it's badly under exposed.

I have the K10D myself too and I always crank it up +0.3EV for evening/night shots.

Just like the review of K10D by Phil Askey, if you are not the kind that wanna fiddle with RAW, you might as well stick with C&N.

Somehow, when I look at these K100D's shots, the behaviour is probably the same. But then again, I've only made 5 shots using green mode, but those are indoor. Perfectly balanced though.

Anyway, any underexposed can be fixed with the PP Lab software, no worries. Just make sure you snap in RAW, else there's no turning back.

Keep up the good work!

well, i tried this camera before i bought myself a DSLR last time around, and my first impression while testing it at the shop is that the metering are a little bit underexposed then other camera i tried at the same time..

i like pentax but it has a steeper learning curve compared to c or n.

good luck.

2nd and 3rd picture seems really underexposed to me. I think the white balance for the third picture is a little off, seems a little too warm to me.

Most probably Pentax default is a bit under for you to do post-processing, you may fine tune it with ev to your preference.

My previous cam, FZ10 also having the same problem, but not so under like yours.

#3 feels dark but i like #2, it does give a feel of sun setting.

i only wished that the pictures were adjusted because the tower seems to be 'senget' most of the shots.

nevertheless good try, i was preparing my bullet to shoot and people already - just in case the shots are about lens cap and mugs.

How do I actually see whether the image is underexposed before I load it in the computer?

So to increase exposure, I have to increase EV? Roughly how to many?

Btw, can the photos I took be edited using Photoshop? Will the effect be nicer?

IMO it takes a while to get used to estimating from the LCD.




of course.

and yes, it will be nicer depending on how you do it. just don't over do it, you can't turn shit into gold. so do your best, then photoshop to correct it a little.

just correct the Levels and saturation is good enough if u're already satisfied with the composition and sharpness...

i'll guess +0.7/ev

Home (Kepong)
Taken on: 2007-05-29
Location: Kepong, Kuala Lumpur

ouhh hey we stay nearby!!! btw pic quite dim. can brighten a bit will look better.

2nd pic can try to align more straight also.