Pentax's New K-30 DSLR: First Impressions and Sample Images

You are receiving this message because you signed up for the Popular Photography e-newsletter. Click here if you wish to unsubscribe. Pentax's New K-30 DSLR: First Impressions and Sample Images No images? View the online version. June 28, 2012 Breaking news from America's top photo magazines Sample Image Gallery: Pentax K-30 DSLR Real world shots taken with Pentax's new mid-level DSLR Pentax's new K-30 is one of the most interesting midl-level DSLRs around. We got a chance for some hands-on time with one of the very first production models off the line. Our full lab test will be coming soon, but for now, here's a selection of real-world sample images. READ MORE >> My Project: Portraits of Dogs With Their Humans Pro photographer Michael Brian depicts the bond between humans and their dog counterparts Photo: An Astronaut's Camera Collection In Space The International Space Station has quite an assortment of camera gear 2012: Readers' Photo Contest Enter your very best work into our largest contest of the year Photo of the Day See the whole gallery here.  Be the first to hear about new stuff on PopPhoto.com by subscribing to our revamped RSS feed! TECH SUPPORT Depth Bomb Q. My Fujifilm FinePix S4500 has some amazing capabilities, but when I set it to program mode and tried to dial in more aperture options, I found I could only get one or two. (I could get f/11 with some contortions.) According to the fine print in the manual, the aperture is controlled to some degree by neutral-density filters, not by actually changing the lens opening. Doesn’t this limit our ability to control depth of field? A. It certainly does. But what it really limits is the ability to set shallow depth of field. The small sensors in compact cameras provide vast, often too vast, DOF. The maximum f/3.1 aperture of your S4500 is the full-frame equivalent of f/18 in terms of DOF at any given subject magnification; f/5.6 will give you the DOF of about f/32. Apertures in cameras of this type are so small that a true f/11 would essentially be a pinhole, and the resulting diffraction would seriously degrade images. Do you have Tech Support Question? Post it on our Facebook Page.   More from PopPhoto.com:   Change your preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy | Forward this email Add newsletter@email.popphoto.com to your address book to ensure our emails reach your inbox. Copyright © Bonnier Corporation, 460 N. Orlando Ave., Suite 200, Winter Park, FL 32789 Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are those of the sponsors and are not an endorsement nor do they reflect the opinions of Bonnier Corporation or any of its publications.