Release: Pentax K-7, an amazing camera.

Not being used to Pentax releasing innovative cameras, when I first saw the news, I didn’t paid to much attention. But today, from pure curiosity, I watched the presentation of Pentax K-7 DSLR camera, and I am simply stunned of all the cool feature it has, at a very affordable price, 1300$.

That being said i would like to point out some very cool features:

• first and foremost it’s the improved high dynamic range that allows the camera to capture more details in darker area of a photograph
• another feature first seen in a DSLR camera, it’s the ability to produce a HDR image in camera from 3 different exposures.
• 77 metering sensors improves the ability of the camera to automatically set the correct exposure of the photograph
• ability to embed copyright information into the EXIF of all the photograph, feature seen only in pro DSLRs like Canon 1Ds Mark III or Nikon D3
• improved weather sealing on the body of magnesium/steel alloy with steel sub-structure
• ability to correct chromatic aberrations and lens distortions in camera.
• live view with contrast and face detection focusing
• improved vibration reduction with Sensor-shift system
• ability to scan the image sensor and exactly points out where you have dust on your sensor, and ability that can help a lot when manually cleaning your sensor
• video capture as the rest of the cameras from this generation
• dedicated RAW button that allows easy switching between RAW and JPG file formats without wasting time changing it in the menu settings
• allows you to custom change the name of the images
• another useful feature is the dedicated white balance sensor
  
• and last, but not least cool feature is, THE SIZE, having a very small size compared to Nikon or Canon.

Bottom line is that, they pulled out a cool camera, that I would love to have it in my equipment arsenal. These were only the features that appealed to me, but if you wish to read more about it’s specifications you can go to http://www.pentaximaging.com/slr/K-7/.

Also you can watch the introduction video:

Tags: Camera Gear, DSLR, HDR, Pentax, Release, Video

I’m back, at least I hope so.

Hey everyone!

First and foremost I want to apologize for my inactivity, it’s been 2 crazy months and I’m still not finished. I’ve been busy with the college and things, and also I have started to work part time, so my time is pretty limited.

Anyways, this couple of months were a lot of releases and news in the photographic world like:

• the release of the Canon 500D / Digital Rebel T1i DSLR camera
• the release of Nikon D5000 DSLR camera
• the release of Phase One P40+ camera system
• three new entry-level DSLR from Sony: A230, A330 and A380
• the release of Pentax K-7 DSLR camera

Although I wasn’t able to talk about these I promise that from now on I will struggle to be very prompt in talking about any news.

Also, I am planning to show some photo retouching techniques and maybe I will start a video podcast so you are able to understand much easier the steps of the future tutorials. I am also planning to integrate Twitter, so stay tuned for some changes in the interface.

Last but not least, I would like to proudly announce that I recently became a member of AAFR ( the translation: Association of the Romanian Artist Photographers ), hope I got right the translation. This is very important to me, because only best and most active photographers can take part . If you wish to see the photographs that helped me join AAFR, then you can go here.

Thank you for reading.

Tags: AAFR, Achievements, Canon, Constantin Chirila, Nikon, Pentax, Phase One, Sony