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K10D - underexposed images
total blackness is much less likely to occur than total burnout. You can prove this for yourself by setting the camera to -3ev compensation. Shoot raw and load the shot into your raw converter of choice. By thumping the exposure right up you'll get most if not all of the detail back, though it w...
Posted by Mongoose on 16/06/2008 - 23:15
faulty camera or lens - please help? - and dust in the lens!
I was on holiday this weekend taking quite a few pictures with the K10D and I was swapping lenses (Tamron 18-250 and Sigma 10-20) every couple of hours. On Saturday morning whilsts taking pictures with the Tamron the auto focus just stopped working and the f number display showed two horizontal line...
Posted by ericp on 16/06/2008 - 14:06
faulty camera or lens - please help? - and dust in the lens!
Found this whilst inspecting the lens. how does this get in there and should i be worried about the fact that has got in there? could it be affecting the focussing? i have had the lens for less than a year so could i just send it back to Tamron or Adorama where i bought it
Posted by ericp on 23/06/2008 - 12:48
Exposure problems using my old vivitar lenses on my K10
Hi TR, Welcome to the forum. The issue of overexposing regarding the K10D is well discussed over here. There are 2 solutions for the problem. (AFAIK) 1# replace the focusing screen for one used in older models. (not sure which one :oops: ) could be the k100 or previous model. 2# only use manual f...
Posted by Malo1961 on 18/06/2008 - 17:53
Exposure problems using my old vivitar lenses on my K10
With the lenses being so old and being manual for both focus and apature, they are probably not worth repairing... if they can be. Does anyone have one of these lenses that works OK ? I was wondering if this is just speed that these lenses work at normally :?
Posted by TR on 24/06/2008 - 08:49
K100D Super Colour Saturation
Hi there I have a K100D Super that was a present at Christmas 2007. The colours are too "in your face". They are way too bright and saturated. I spend hours trying to tone them down to the cost of paper and temper. I've read the topic by Paul JD from Worcester (co-incidentallywhere I ...
Posted by HiFi on 18/06/2008 - 21:53
K100D Super Colour Saturation
please give detials about your camera settings, in the "menu" and "Custom" settings. (press menu button on back of camera, and list, in order EVERYTHING from top to bottom, then goto the "C" (custom) menu and tell us how that is set up.
Posted by Don on 18/06/2008 - 21:59
K100D Super Colour Saturation
Don In "Custom" Setting is a "tick" and everything else is a 1 except "Using Aperture ring" which is a two". In Rec Mode The Image Tone is on Bright (not changeable) except for "P" thro "B" when it is on Normal. Saturation is midway on all set...
Posted by HiFi on 19/06/2008 - 21:26
K100D Super Colour Saturation
in rec mode: set your image tone to normal, not bright. set saturation back one notch. set sharpness up 2 notchs. set file format to jpeg (use highest quality settings...) (this will work on green and all other settings) in custom menu : scroll down to color space, and set it to srgb. now...
Posted by Don on 19/06/2008 - 21:42
remote control K20D
Have a cheapy wired one off ebay for about £8, works fine, can lock for bulb mode & half press for focus etc. Also have the Pentax IR remote, which is great as it is always with me, stored, in the grip. Very useful
Posted by Unlocker on 20/06/2008 - 01:48
remote control K20D
The wireless one for me is best if I'm doing some quick macro shots where I need to wait for a lull in the breeze, just whip it out of the grip, and wait for a still moment. If there's no breeze, I'll tend to use the 2 second timer with mirror-up. I tried to use it the other week in the garden w...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 20/06/2008 - 12:09
Remote Shooting Solution req'd
Do you actually need the camera to be tethered to the PC? I also leave the camera out in the garden to shoot birds on the feeder sometimes and I just trail my wired remote (10m) through the window. I set the camera up manually first (exposure and focus) and if anything interesting happens while ...
Posted by hefty1 on 20/06/2008 - 09:32
Remote Shooting Solution req'd
Even cheaper remote... http://www.vurt.co.uk/2006/11/09/pentaxdslrremote/ Took about 30 mins fiddling around with but worked for me. They still had the exact same remotes a few months back. And £2 - can't go wrong!
Posted by Charlie on 06/07/2008 - 21:53
Shooting in RAW
I used to be a die hard fervent jpeg evangelist "Life's too short for raw, why do I want to spend ages processing each picture I take, etc....." Then, I had a revelation. I found that I could shoot a whole card full of raw files, import them into Pentax Photo Lab (supplied free with your...
Posted by yelvertoft on 20/06/2008 - 18:42
Shooting in RAW
Initially shot in JPEG and tried RAW a few times but never liked it and kept going back to JPG. Granted unbeknownst to me, my camera was out of wack and the images were never as sharp as they should be. (meanwhile wondering why I can't get nice images)... Anyway, got my camera repaired and RAW f...
Posted by amoringello on 20/06/2008 - 20:48
Split screen focuser
I am used to the slpit screenof my SuperME and must admit, I prefer it to the focus screen on my istDL. So...I saw this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Split-Image-Focusing-Microprism-Screen-Pentax-ist-D-DL_W0QQitemZ360061970195QQihZ023QQcategoryZ30070QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Wh...
Posted by Father Ted on 20/06/2008 - 13:51
Split screen focuser
I bought one because I do mainly macro with manual focus lenses and I have to say it was total rubbish. It stayed in my camera for about an hour before the pentax one went back in. The problem with it is that beyond F/8 half the focus circle completely blacks out making it useless. If you really...
Posted by Mike-P on 20/06/2008 - 14:15
Split screen focuser
A split-screen is not necessary if you mostly auto-focus, and you may grow to love what your digital camera has now. However, you may love a good quality split-image screen even more! I love my Katzeye! Note that the ones on eBay are not good quality and tend to black-out easily. The Katzeye...
Posted by iceblinker on 20/06/2008 - 14:22
Split screen focuser
I don't think focal length is relevant, except that WAs and TPs tend to be slower than medium lenses, so you'll notice more blackout then. The eBay and Katzeye screens have a microprism collar as well as a split circle in the middle. I'm quoting from a Pentax focus screen instruction manuals :win...
Posted by gartmore on 20/06/2008 - 21:51
pentax k10 shooting modes
regarding your comment about the white piece of paper would this be a good idea to check for dust on the sensor . Yes, you could do that as well. For that I would use ISO 100 (or similar), Av mode at F22, EV +1 (or similar), MF with lens out-of-focus. Long exposure doesn't matter; you can move the...
Posted by iceblinker on 20/06/2008 - 15:32
