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I promoted this on my other outlets such as Twitter and Facebook, but I thought it would be nice to make an article as well. I’ll go into technical details after the highlight photos. Some highlights of the event:  Situation: We were there from around noon to 7pm. The beginning hours had a lot of strong harsh light we had to deal with, but it worked out alright. The garden is amazing and very large. It’s really worth the trip if you live around Chicago. There is no admission fee, but there is a parking fee of currently $20 for cars. The equipment I was using: Pentax K-5 with the DA* 55mm f1.4 lens and Sigma 530DG Super flash (small diffuser attached some of the time). This setup was on a tripod mounted shoulder strap. Pentax K-01 with the DA 14mm f2.8 lens and occasionally a monopod when I had it attached for the purpose of video. This setup was around my neck with a standard strap. I attached a shoulder strap with a quick release to the monopod. Settings and technique: The ...

I went to a small cosplay gathering last weekend and took photos as well as video clips. I always talk about trying to spend more time with video, but it usually takes a back seat to my photography. Now that I have the Pentax K-01 mirrorless camera with full video control, I have a bit more motivation to try. This time I think I was moderately successful at getting enough content to work with as well as assembling a solid “cosplay music video.” I eventually transitioned a lot of my cosplay and convention videos to a different YouTube channel. Here is a compilation… Various videos spliced together with music compatible with YouTube. I have enough source material that I should be able to make another one. Now for some background information… All of the clips for this video were: Taken with the Pentax K-01 camera. Some clips were with a monopod attached and others were hand held. Clips were recorded in 720P at 60 FPS. With the 14mm f2.8 lens attached. Using Aperture priority mode… I belie...