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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

Pentax K-01 at the Cloisters. In-camera HDR sample, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:This is my first time really using the K-01 “in anger” as they say, not just fiddling at home with the cats or taking random shots. We went to the Cloisters because we had not been there before, but I…

Lifelike busts at The Cloisters Museum, NYC, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Each has a different expression, which makes for such an interesting series.

Street shooting at the Cloisters with the Pentax K-01, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:I haven’t read about the history of the Cloisters yet, but it’s a beautiful little building, a mix of medium-sized exhibit spaces and formal outdoor garden spaces. As such, the light source and levels are constantly changing. I relied…