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Camera: Pentax K-5 : Tamron 200mm f3,5 
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Aurora Watch:
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Well, that was almost a waste of my time. Trying to capture the said Aurora, when it was so cloudy was pretty difficult and this shot after some exposure enhancement was about as good as I got.
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I have to say shooting in live view was good but! There seems to be a disconnect between the image displayed after taking a shot and then a corresponding said shot on a Laptop with a half decent screen and it’s totally different. Way more under exposed than I thought. 
I do know using live isn’t representative of the final image as, according to reviews, its doesn’t show changes you make whilst shooting exactly. But reviewing pictures I thought! Were different. I’ll have to look at them (pictures taken of the Aurora) to see if it’s as different as I imagine.
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The actual picture is ok, longish exposure, low noise as reduction was on but only at higher iso. Post was done in Pentax software as well as Aperture. Pentax Utility is rubbish on my Mac, it’s sluggish and slow to respond. With the layout being just bizarre at times.
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Thanks for looking.
   

Taken on: November 12, 2025

Sets appears in: • Pentax k-5

Groups appears in: • Pentax UK • Pentax K-5 / K-5 II / K-5 IIs Photographers

Camera: Pentax K-5, f/0, 20 sec, 200mm (=300mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Pentax K-5
Lens:	M-42 or No Lens
Aperture:	f/0
Exposure Time:	20
Focal Length:	200mm (35mm equivalent: 300mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Night
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	PENTAX Digital Camera Utility Ver.4.41
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