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K20D battery gauge going crazy!
My istDS battery gauge is completely useless too. Frequently will switch on the camera, battery reads completely full. Try and take a picture, and it will just die before completing the picture saving with battery empty flashing. This also happens with batteries straight from charger (recharg...
Posted by iceblinker on 26/03/2008 - 14:47
max aperture on Tamron 70-300 with Pentax K10D
can somebody explain why i can set the aperture on my Tamron to 4, and it stays there for all focal lengths, i thought there was a range i.e it should be 5.6 at 300mm. I've worked it out now....... With any lens, the camera's aperture display should correct itself while the meter is operating, bu...
Posted by iceblinker on 24/03/2008 - 20:21
Mounting k lens to GX10
A search of the forum will bring you the full details from previous threads, but in brief summary: M42 = 42mm screw thread (Takumar, Super Takumar, Super-Multi-Coated Takumar and SMC Takumar lenses) K mount = K bayonet with no electrical contacts (SMC Pentax, SMC Pentax-M lenses) Ka mount =...
Posted by johnriley on 25/03/2008 - 11:29
Help me choose a DSLR
The other thing is that in my travels I notice a dealer (who I have contacted and am awaiting a reply) that has refurbished K10s and was wondering if anyone has had any dealings with them? - http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/ Highly respected and friendly dealer :) No hesitation in recommending the...
Posted by MattMatic on 26/03/2008 - 13:33
Help me choose a DSLR
Ok, thanks for the replies so far .. seems the K200D is out as the K10D is more the users choice. I emailed SRS last night but am still waiting for a reply, the K100D Super seller has come back to me and they have stock. I am still quite tempted by this as I can get the body, a tamron 70-300 and...
Posted by Mike-P on 26/03/2008 - 15:20
Help me choose a DSLR
I started my DSLR experience with the K100D and was very happy with it as a beginner, I was then offered a K10D 3 months later for a very good price. I took the offer and have never looked back, its a superb camera. So I would go the K10D if i were you. It can be a bit daunting at first getting ...
Posted by Clarky on 26/03/2008 - 16:20
Help me choose a DSLR
two benifits of the 16-45 over the kit 18-55 that is noteworthy, and a must have for me is it's constant aperture f4, and close focus abilities. nothing is more annoying, than having to re-calculate exposure everytime you zoom the lens. Also not being able to get close enough to a small subjec...
Posted by Don on 16/04/2008 - 02:12
Out of interest..
Many have tried to persuade Chris @ SRS to move north, whereas I think he should move south. In reality, I just accept buying from him over the phone, although I would have liked to visit during his special Pentax day a few weeks back. p.s. I do not know who the other 'two' might be.
Posted by Hyram on 26/03/2008 - 20:20
Out of interest..
Hi there, I often visit my almost local shop, Chiswick camera centre They are a Pentax retailer, and even if I don't know if they buy directly from Pentax, they always provide valuable information, very very good prices, and a great customer service. I haven't had the chance of going up to...
Posted by nathanever82 on 27/03/2008 - 16:27
Out of interest..
Hi there, I often visit my almost local shop, Chiswick camera centre They are a Pentax retailer, and even if I don't know if they buy directly from Pentax, they always provide valuable information, very very good prices, and a great customer service. I haven't had the chance of going up to...
Posted by George Lazarette on 27/03/2008 - 19:54
Jacobs Camera Shop
This is what makes us avoid the dreaded extended warranties, but to be fair the Jessops one can be useful as it's fairly cheap and covers accidental damage as well. I remember many years ago I bought a 32" Panasonic widescreen tv (widescreen had just about come out then), it was from Comet and ...
Posted by Mike-P on 29/03/2008 - 11:44
Cheap Samsung GX-1L Digital SLR ?
Get the K10D (body only) from your favoured supplier, and buy the Samsung kit from Tesco. Sell the Samsung body in it's unopened box and you'll have two very cheap Pentax lenses, but with Samsung badges. Job's a good'un. Thats what I have done .. I also had £80 worth of Tesco vouchers I needed ri...
Posted by Mike-P on 29/03/2008 - 15:23
Help! Auto Exposure Bracketing not working with new K10D.
hello, im having problems with "AEB" on my new K10D I have set the aeb frames to 5 and exposure to +2 ev and put the camera into aperture priority with a 2 second shutter delay but the camera refuses to take continuous 5 shots as per the manual. I have upgraded the firmware to the...
Posted by duroo72 on 30/03/2008 - 10:09
Help! Auto Exposure Bracketing not working with new K10D.
If you keep the button pressed on either remote it will take all the shots, but again not if you only press once. Weird that they changed it in the firmware update though. gwyn my first K10d has had to go back due to a fault and i have not had a chance to test the auto bracketing with a cabled remo...
Posted by duroo72 on 11/04/2008 - 21:04
2x Teleconverter
I have the pentax 1.7 af and it is great... but not with all lenses. in fact the lenses it performs best with are short range, high quality zooms, prime,s and manual focus lenses like the 85mm soft. I get decent results with a sigma 400mm f4 and not so hot with the pentax 28-200.
Posted by Don on 01/04/2008 - 14:10
2x Teleconverter
I get good results using a tamron 350mm mirror lens. I recently had a 500mm Tamron mirror gifted to me by one of my students in the UK. Got here to western Canada in six days. Using the 2x on that is ok, but certainly not the quality I get on the 350mm, ... The 500 also is several years older...
Posted by almierau on 01/04/2008 - 14:44
Enlarging Stills from cine film
I use a digital camera a lot for pix on my website. I recently acquired a Pentax 1st D SLR with a view to using it on a device called an Illumitrans. This involves removing the lens and fitting a bellows with a lens at the other end, and mounting this on vertical slides. This sits above a platform ...
Posted by elt670 on 01/04/2008 - 10:59
Enlarging Stills from cine film
I use a digital camera a lot for pix on my website. I recently acquired a Pentax 1st D SLR with a view to using it on a device called an Illumitrans. This involves removing the lens and fitting a bellows with a lens at the other end, and mounting this on vertical slides. This sits above a platform ...
Posted by Clarky on 01/04/2008 - 11:12
API News Flash March 31, 2008
New Official "HOLGA" Announcement from API API News March 31, 2008 It was announced today that the "Full of Himself" photographer Benjamin Kanarek has decided to quit using digital cameras' and Pentax specifically to embrace the new line of "HOLGA" products. "H...
Posted by benjikan on 01/04/2008 - 21:25
Pentax K20D test
For those understanding french, here is a full test of the K20D [/url]http://www.focus-numerique.com/test-51/pentax-k20d-test
Posted by pentaxian450 on 02/04/2008 - 01:54
