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K100d start up problem
Back to the shop, I'm afraid. G
Posted by George Lazarette on 30/04/2008 - 13:24
K100d start up problem
Appreciate the helpful responses. It went back to the shop today. 3 weeks until I see her again. At least the light should be a bit better by then.
Posted by Kacsa99 on 02/05/2008 - 08:44
Remote F
Should have looked back two months ago. :-) I think a few of us pointed out that functionality. Although, honestly with the strange behavior I see at times, I'm glad to see other's confirm that they have the same results. Dunno know for sure if that is a good or bad thing, but at least I'm not...
Posted by amoringello on 29/05/2008 - 18:45
16-45 DA wobbly front element and poor focus
Sorry, I seem too have dropped this into the wrong forum, feel free to move it. I have been trying to work out why I hate my 16-45 and everyone else raves about them. I did some tests using a tape and matchbox and concluded that it rear focussed. took it to the shop and it came back from Pentax '...
Posted by Darkmunk on 05/05/2008 - 12:37
16-45 DA wobbly front element and poor focus
My 16-45 is allso a little wobbly, I believe this is designed this way. Regarding your focus problems, they are more likely caused by the camera because the lens doesn't determine focus, the camera does that. If you search this forum you can find a method to get adjust the camera for front/ba...
Posted by golfdiesel on 05/05/2008 - 15:17
16-45 DA wobbly front element and poor focus
Thanks Golfdiesel (is there any other kind!), This is the only lens of mine which does this. I tried the tamron and m200 (using the beep) at the same time and both focussed exactly on the bottom of the match box sat next to a tape measure. As a second test, when walking around the park I focussed o...
Posted by Darkmunk on 05/05/2008 - 15:29
16-45 DA wobbly front element and poor focus
Actually I need to eat humble pie and say that after much more rigorous testing using that printed chart and a tripod, all three of my AF lenses exhibit a degree of back focus. The 16-45 is about 30mm behind at 45, and 40 to 50mm behind at 16. The 10-17 fish eye is roughly the same, although I am ...
Posted by Darkmunk on 05/05/2008 - 17:12
K10D focus lever
Hi, I know this is just me being pedantic but the focus mode lever on my new K10D clicks like it's catching on something internally ( the spring maybe? ) when I move it from the MF position back to AF. It doesn't do his when I move it from Af to MF though. Is this normal?. Thank you Ash...
Posted by Ashley on 05/05/2008 - 15:10
K10D focus lever
well, if you move the switch you are actually retracting/extending the drive coupling which couples the drive motor in the body to the gear system in the lens. Take the lens of and move the switch, then you see that there is a little drive pin moving.
Posted by golfdiesel on 05/05/2008 - 15:18
Two things that really, REALLY bug me about the K10
Shoot in RAW the whole time, then No 1 won't bug you either. Agree with that... but then the button becomes redundant. And I so wanted the manual white balance button of the *ist-D back :( (Where you hold down the button, press the shutter and the camera grabs a manual WB immediately. Brilliant fo...
Posted by MattMatic on 08/05/2008 - 06:20
K200D - Use of old lenses
My manual focus Sigma APO 75-300 dates from the mid 1980's and happily goes on and off my K10D.
Posted by Hyram on 25/05/2008 - 11:59
K200D - Use of old lenses
Some Ricoh lenses have an extra pin that locks into the Pentax K mount, making it very very difficult if not impossible to get the lens back off the camera. To be safe it's better to avoid them completely.
Posted by johnriley on 17/07/2008 - 07:51
K200D - Use of old lenses
I thought it was just me who had an odd one from a batch. I had exactly the same issue with the Vivitar 80-200 lens which I had from my ME super days when I bought my iST DL2. Worked ok with my 2x teleconverter till I could afford a new auto-focus sigma 55-200. I have since obtained a Tamron 70-3...
Posted by Martin Shilliday on 17/07/2008 - 09:48
Eyepiece Plastic Cover.....
Thanks Chirpy I don't take the rubber surround off as I find it's a bu**er to get back on again. It looks like a bit of black cloth is as good as anything.
Posted by dangie on 20/05/2008 - 21:55
Eyepiece Plastic Cover.....
Not quite the same thing, but question to Daniel about the eyecap extension I saw on your K10 at Watford. Basically what is it, and where did you get it from? Just realised that I can see a hell of a lot more in my viewfinder using my left eye and I guess that the eye cap thingy you use basically...
Posted by Unlocker on 21/05/2008 - 11:57
K100D and focus screen
Most of my lenses are manual focus. Out of interest I took a look through an old film camera I have and realised how much easier it was to focus (and how much brighter the view finder is!). So maybe it is time to do something about the focus screen on my K100D. The Katzeye screens are $105 + shi...
Posted by richard64 on 21/05/2008 - 17:18
K100D and focus screen
I have a couple of split screens I bought from China. You're welcome to buy them if you want... but they are much darker than the supplied micro fine screens supplied in the Pentax DSLRs. One of them has a positively huge split screen - roughly hacked up from a Minolta I believe. Works pretty we...
Posted by MattMatic on 21/05/2008 - 17:45
K100D and focus screen
You ask: Why Not. Thats simple to answer. Buy the Katz-eye and you know why not :) There are several users of the Katz-eye here on the forum. Just use the search function and you find a lot of info. The main reason to buy the right stuff and swallow the bitter pill price wise, is the fact the sc...
Posted by Malo1961 on 21/05/2008 - 18:02
K100D and focus screen
I looked on ebay and found I can get a cheap split screen from China for a tenner (plus a fiver for shipping), and I thought, for fifteen quid, why not? So can anyone give me a reason why not? Because it may not be well made and will black-out at around F5.6. You will value and appreciate a Ka...
Posted by iceblinker on 21/05/2008 - 19:44
K100D and focus screen
I looked on ebay and found I can get a cheap split screen from China for a tenner (plus a fiver for shipping), and I thought, for fifteen quid, why not? So can anyone give me a reason why not? Because it may not be well made and will black-out at around F5.6. You will value and appreciate a Ka...
Posted by Malo1961 on 21/05/2008 - 19:48
