Medieval Band Instrumentation

Great quality. Fits the medieval perfectly. I really enjoy it.

I am a drummer and bought two of these mics for my overhead mic setup. They pick up the instrumentation very well...better than I thought. No tom mics, just snare, bass drum mics and overheads for the recording I was doing and the final product came out very well.

No big deal, but the instrumentation of this item can be intimidating. Once set up with a bit of patience it works well. As my kids realized the planet does not stay still.

Took this lens out for a couple of days thinking I would go back and forth between this and other lenses. Wonderful for tight confines of Medieval European streets and squares. During my photo excursions I never changed lenses. My very minor frustration is that if the sun is in the frame there is a good chance that it will blow out some of the highlights. A neutral density filter or lowering the exposure setting helps in these instances. Love the lens

It is light, and makes a heavy super telephoto lens feel like a feather. It makes ball heads seem medieval.

I use my cameras for landscape photography as well as for pet portraits and action shots, and for action shots at places like Medieval Faires. At this price point I do not see how you can go wrong with the Pentax K-x. Shutter lag is almost non existent. Focusing is fast except for in low light (almost dark) conditions. It can take maintain focus and take multiple shots in burst mode with ease. The multituide of settings which range from full automatic to full manual give you as much or as little control over the camera as you so choose. Do NOT let the use of AA lithium or rechargebale batteries frighten you. As long as you make sure you are running the latest firmware battery life will not be an issue. I run my equipment hard with extended on time (During 4 hours at a Medieval Faire the camera will be on for more than two hours of actual time) waiting for that right moment and I am still on the first set of batteries after more than a week and perhaps 200 actual images taken. The kit lense is fairly good. Do expect to pick up a Class 6 to Class 10 memory card to take full advantage of this camera's lightning speed in burst mode. You will not regret the few extra dollars spent. High ISO performance is as good as others have stated. Surprisingly good in fact. Negatives? I wish the informational display in the viewfinder was a little larger and a little brighter. The K-x can have difficulty focusing in near dark conditions on the normal settings (Night scene mode not engaged)and in low contrast conditions, but that is true of many cameras. Some reviewers state that the image stabilization is not all that great. I have found it to be more than adequate for my needs. This is a great not so entry level DSLR camera at a very reasonable price point.

for the band

Every band should have one of these untis!!

We use these weekly for a church band.

We used this for our band, and it works great!