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Best Bags
I did a lot of research into bags before I bought. I wanted a bag with plenty of good compartments for camera and lenses plus somewhere for waterproofs, food and other accessories. Also a tripod holder. I didnt want a slingshot type bag as I did not consider them comfortable for long hill walks. I...
Posted by SteveT on 27/07/2009 - 10:17
K7 problem
Having had my K7 for a couple of weeks I had set aside this weekend to get used to using it. Charged the battery, put to strap on, set time & date, formatted a disk all with no problem at all. Trouble began when I tried to set the Diopter on the view finder no way was it going to come into sharp foc...
Posted by Thordell on 25/07/2009 - 10:56
K7 problem
Sounds a bit like the problem I was having . R Don't think so, I took one shot by pointing it and waiting for it to AF, realised the shutter at the in focus sound and the resulting shot although not prize winning was in focus. My problem was that no matter how I adjusted the view finder diopter ...
Posted by Thordell on 25/07/2009 - 17:39
K7 problem
When you look through your viewfinder you first look through a serrie of lenses and then through the prism, I believe one of those lenses is misaligned the focus screen as said here above shouldn't matter too much but you can always look if it's inserted correctly. I wouild simply go back to SRS ...
Posted by Anvh on 26/07/2009 - 14:42
Should Pentax Produce a Minimal Digital SLR
Even if all the manufactures produced a DSLR with very basic controls at a low price, I suspect their marketing departments would soon be asking for extras. They would be saying we need a Unique Selling Point, an additional feature, to differentiate our model for XYZ. After a while it would spiral b...
Posted by bforbes on 25/07/2009 - 16:48
Should Pentax Produce a Minimal Digital SLR
Truth is that in the days of the more mechanical film camera it was more difficult to add functions and features. As time progressed, more and more electronics were added to make the implementation of these functions more simple and more affordable. Now we are in the era of almost totally elec...
Posted by Mannesty on 25/07/2009 - 17:01
Should Pentax Produce a Minimal Digital SLR
Actually I hoped I we would see a kind of back to basics-camera from Pentax when I heard about their focus on all-weather rugged stuff etc. Out comes K-7. Which is no doubt a great camera but not the camera I had hoped for. Especially because I feel I would pay for features I would rather be without...
Posted by Joe S on 25/07/2009 - 18:23
Should Pentax Produce a Minimal Digital SLR
Joe I think that the Bits and Bytes can take some rocking around till they get mixed up :wink: Most features are software based now a days, there isn't a mechanical component added in the last 10 years or so. I think it's a bit pointless to go back again, it's like the "old" people saying that...
Posted by Anvh on 25/07/2009 - 22:11
Should Pentax Produce a Minimal Digital SLR
I would love a basic mechanical digital SLR. Something like a digi Spotmatic or KX would be a dream come true. Something similar has already been made, actually. Epson had a digital rangefinder model a while ago - It was pretty much a Voightlander Bessa R with a sensor, instead of a film chamber. Me...
Posted by mowog on 25/07/2009 - 23:06
Should Pentax Produce a Minimal Digital SLR
This type of DSLR is something a lot of users seem to pine for, perhaps as a second lightweight body to their K20 or K7. The other thing people seem to pine for is a black and white only DSLR. A back to basics, black and white body would be a bold move, and it probably wouldn't be cheap, but it woul...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 26/07/2009 - 00:38
Should Pentax Produce a Minimal Digital SLR
I would love a basic mechanical digital SLR. Something like a digi Spotmatic or KX would be a dream come true. Something similar has already been made, actually. Epson had a digital rangefinder model a while ago - It was pretty much a Voightlander Bessa R with a sensor, instead of a film chamber. Me...
Posted by K10D on 26/07/2009 - 08:02
Should Pentax Produce a Minimal Digital SLR
to do in camera B&W properly would need a way to change the filter in front of the sensor. Simply removing the Bayer array colour filter will do the job. The resolution will increase with 3X for red and blue colours and 2X for green when doing that. You could still shoot colour if you like with ...
Posted by Mongoose on 29/07/2009 - 09:39
KM Help please - No Auto Focus/Shutter release
Howdo all, Away on holiday, several thousand mniles from home and my KM appears to have put a spanner in the works :-( Been working OK for the last week and earlier today but withut notice I now have no autofocus or shutter release - I have tried cleaning contacts, checking with my other lens,...
Posted by theeggman on 25/07/2009 - 23:51
KM Help please - No Auto Focus/Shutter release
Has it been inadvertently switched to manual focus? If that's the case, the shutter would only release when the camera thinks it is focused, so if it was slightly off it could give the impression that the shutter wasn't operating properly.
Posted by johnriley on 25/07/2009 - 23:57
KM Help please - No Auto Focus/Shutter release
Has it been inadvertently switched to manual focus? If that's the case, the shutter would only release when the camera thinks it is focused, so if it was slightly off it could give the impression that the shutter wasn't operating properly. Thanks John but it is in AF - checked, double checked and so...
Posted by theeggman on 26/07/2009 - 00:11
KM Help please - No Auto Focus/Shutter release
If you are using a lens with an aperture ring, is it set firmly to "A"? If you are using an M series lens with no electrical contacts on the mount have you activated the custom function "Using aperture ring" to "Permitted"? I notice you may have quite a few older lenses.
Posted by johnriley on 26/07/2009 - 00:14
KM Help please - No Auto Focus/Shutter release
If you are using a lens with an aperture ring, is it set firmly to "A"? If you are using an M series lens with no electrical contacts on the mount have you activated the custom function "Using aperture ring" to "Permitted"? I notice you may have quite a few older lenses. Mmm...My "M" stuff is al...
Posted by theeggman on 26/07/2009 - 00:39
KM Help please - No Auto Focus/Shutter release
If you are using a lens with an aperture ring, is it set firmly to "A"? If you are using an M series lens with no electrical contacts on the mount have you activated the custom function "Using aperture ring" to "Permitted"? I notice you may have quite a few older lenses. Mmm...My "M" stuff is al...
Posted by theeggman on 26/07/2009 - 01:49
KM Help please - No Auto Focus/Shutter release
Have you tried cleaning the lens and body contacts?
Posted by Mannesty on 26/07/2009 - 01:54
KM Help please - No Auto Focus/Shutter release
Have you tried cleaning the lens and body contacts? Thanks Mannesty - yep, cleaned the main contacts together on the lower edge near the lens release button together with the two on "their own" just inside - no change :-( It certainly seems to be something to do with the apperture settings/detect...
Posted by theeggman on 26/07/2009 - 02:31
