The eyebrows have it, originally uploaded by john m flores.I’ve done some work for non-profits, and I was just asked to shoot a big fundraising dinner for one of them again. Last year, I had sold my Pentax K20d and replaced it with a Panasonic GH2. I didn’t have a flash for the GH2, so…

Blessing Bishop (St. Nicholas of Bari), originally uploaded by john m flores. That’s it. I’ve just about uploaded all of my photos from The Cloisters to Flickr. If you’d like to see the complete set, here they are: http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnmflores/sets/72157629608673783/detail/ At the end of the day, the Pentax K-01 acquitted itself quite well in this environment.…

By the reaction of some camera enthusiasts, no. After all, it lacks a viewfinder, a proper grip, and it comes in yellow! But maybe the camera wasn’t made for them. Here’s an interesting blog about the camera from another perspective: http://www.laimyours.com/12446/playing-around-with-marc-newsons-pentax-k-01-at-ar/ Some choice words… The camera is shockingly easy to use, one of those cameras…

DriftHD, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Look what the man in the brown pants dropped off. What makes the Drift HD special among first person POV cams is the tiny LCD screen that is used for accessing features and framing the shot. Looking forward to attaching this to the bike and getting some…

The Cloisters, NYC, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:with the Pentax K-01. There’s something about this shot that I keep coming back to. I think it’s the fact that there’s a lot of detail in the shadows – that they haven’t been pushed to black. I can do that in post if I…

The Unicorn Room at the Cloisters, NYC, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:with the Pentax K-01 and the DA21mm F3.2 Limited. ISO6400, 1/20s. There wasn’t a lot of light in this room, but the high ISO performance plus Shake Reduction helped me get the shot. Viewed 100%, there’s some noise that should be…

I bought the K-01 for two things – the Sony sensor (same as the K-5), and the quiet shutter. I typically shoot candid photojournalist style, so I need cameras that work well in low light and don’t make too much noise. I had been considering the Panasonic GX1 or Olympus E-P3 since I already have…

Young lovers, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:At The Cloisters Museum, NYC, with the Pentax K-01 Here’s where a rear LCD helps. You can nonchalantly point the camera towards the subject to meter and set exposure and focus, and then snap silently when the decisive moment arrives. The reds on his shirt are…

Inside Looking Out, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:The Cloisters Museum, NYC, with the Pentax K-01. This is straight out of the camera. Impressive dynamic range, especially considering that this is iSO1600.

Waiting, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:At The Cloisters Museum, NYC, with the Pentax K-01. ISO1600