Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
I needed a new direction with my Pentax K-30, the camera I love to overanalyse. So I decided to do what I often do when things get over complicated. Go back to basics. And with a DSLR, what could me more basic than using it like a point and shoot? Albeit a point and shoot… Continue reading When Your Camera Knows Best
One of my ongoing quests under the 35hunter umbrella is finding a camera set up that's near invisible. Not literally invisible, but something so simple and instinctive that I can use it without thinking on a conscious level about what I need to adjust shot by shot. Put another way, I want to find cameras… Continue reading 100 Cameras In One Hand
If we're going to have multiple cameras, there's little point in having half a dozen that feel and perform essentially the same. Using my Pentax K30 DSLR the last few weeks has reminded of this once more. Here's the story of how. Back in July I used my new (to me) Pentax K30 for the whole month,… Continue reading How To Find Your Camera’s Unique Place And Purpose
So throughout July I used only my Pentax K30 DSLR, the fifth chapter of my One Month, One Camera (OMOC) project this year. I've spoken in other posts about the K30 specifically, so rather than rehash a partial review of it here (very briefly, it's great, but exposures aren't as consistent as I'd hoped, I'm not… Continue reading One Month, One Camera – July 2019 (IV) – Pentax K30 Summary
This month I'm using just one camera again, a Pentax K30 DSLR. In previous posts I talked about being frustrated with erratic exposures, then decide to simplify everything, start with a basic set up, and get used to that before any further experiments. This approach and many photographs later, it seems the patience has paid… Continue reading One Month, One Camera – July 2019 (III) – Pentax K30 – Patience And Restraint Pays Off
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