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screen protection
Don't use one but I wish I did. Mine has come back from holiday with a war wound - a minor scratch on the screen. The girlfriend was wearing the camera as she mounted a horse :roll: and it banged into the pommel on the saddle. Only a minor impact and a simple plastic screen protector would have p...
Posted by K10D on 14/10/2009 - 15:43
lens diopter correction
On the occasions where I might use manual focus , it appears the correction on the camera may be inadequte .Is there a diopter correction adapter for the K7, Its awkward leaving specs on . Its no fun gerrin owd !!!! Howard
Posted by hkwiles on 15/10/2009 - 09:35
lens diopter correction
There is a correction ability on the eye piece on the K7 but it may not be enough for you or may not suit your eyesight. I found the adjustment on the ist and the K20 no problem and adequate but I do have a problem with the K7 not sure it is the amount of adjustment and think it may be something els...
Posted by Thordell on 15/10/2009 - 13:53
K20D focus screen shims
Where can I get these in the UK? Do they come in a set of several thicknesses? I'm currently using a couple of strips of post-it note which seem to work okay, but I'd prefer to have the real thing and not worry about the post-its detaching or spontaneously combusting or something. Thanks!
Posted by thoughton on 15/10/2009 - 15:00
K20D focus screen shims
Pentax and Kateye screens do not require any shims at all in the K20D. If using some funny other screen that requires a shim, it should be supplied by the manufacturer of the screen.
Posted by iceblinker on 15/10/2009 - 15:29
K20D focus screen shims
Hi Tim, Pete That has not been my experience. Rachel at Katz Eye sent me this information when I installed my screen in my k20d: The manual focus calibration is corrected by changing shims, as you have already found. The shims come in a variety of thicknesses and are available directly f...
Posted by rlebleu on 15/10/2009 - 16:21
K20D focus screen shims
The shims must be option to correct a certain obscure problem then. Normally no shims are supplied with or for the K20D by Pentax or Kateye, nor for the K10D or K-7. No shims came with my K10D or K20D. I've recently ordered a K-7 too and am not expecting that to come with a shim either.
Posted by iceblinker on 15/10/2009 - 16:44
K20D focus screen shims
There is no mention of "shim" in the Kateye installation guide for the K20D, though there is for the K100D and K200D, for examples. rlebleu, can you confirm that you have a K20D rather than a K200D. Thanks.
Posted by iceblinker on 15/10/2009 - 17:02
K20D focus screen shims
My k20d already had a shim behind the original focus screen (but my k100d did not). After putting in a Chinese split focus screen into the k20d and running some tests I established there was a backfocus problem, so I needed a thinner shim than the pre-installed one. So I removed the k20d shim and...
Posted by thoughton on 15/10/2009 - 19:15
K20D focus screen shims
Thanks for the info about Pentax dealers and the part numbers rlebleu, I will enquire at SRS.
Posted by thoughton on 15/10/2009 - 19:16
K20D focus screen shims
There is no mention of "shim" in the Kateye installation guide for the K20D, though there is for the K100D and K200D, for examples. rlebleu, can you confirm that you have a K20D rather than a K200D. Thanks. Yes indeed. But the shim does not drop out with the focus screen. You have to lift a lit...
Posted by rlebleu on 15/10/2009 - 23:15
K10 Auto ISO !??
But why do you want to press the green button in Av mode ? I only use the green button in 1. Manual, to set a shutter speed. 2. In Hyper Program to set a Program exposure. Good question ! ;-) I probably don't need to !! I think I was confused about the fact that it changes Iso, and not ...
Posted by stu49 on 15/10/2009 - 21:41
K10 Auto ISO !??
Simply to add. If you've the new firmware installed, and you press the OK button on the back you can change the ISO as well with the front wheel or the green button. This works in any mode I believe.
Posted by Anvh on 15/10/2009 - 22:57
K20D post shoot processing times!!!
The K7 does use dark frame subtraction for long exposure NR and, just like the K20D, it can't be switched off I'm afraid. The last DSLR Pentax made with the ability to switch the feature off was the K10D - so if it's really bugging you you'll have to go back a generation I'm afraid. Not that's th...
Posted by hefty1 on 18/10/2009 - 00:08
First Pictures With K7
I particularly like the autumn colours :) thank you ! like you I have only just got the K7 and was eager to press the button so nipped into the back garden to make my first "click". Hope to get some serious "clicking" done over the weekend. Howard
Posted by hkwiles on 22/10/2009 - 14:57
Yet more on ETTR with a Pentax K20
I may be missing something (again), but surely all this chap is saying is that the meter tends to under-expose, so it's best to use some exposure compensation. Making sure you capture the bright parts properly is surely pretty blooming obvious. My camera is almost permanently set to Plus 0.7, ...
Posted by K10D on 17/10/2009 - 11:18
Yet more on ETTR with a Pentax K20
I only heard of ETTR a little while back and it sort of made less sense to me as I shoot JPG's. I only just heard of ETTR yesterday and even had to google what the acronym stood for. So lemme get this straight, ETTR is basically exposing as bright as possible ( without clipping ) and then adj...
Posted by Smeggypants on 17/10/2009 - 19:33
K10D in Spain
I was in a photo shop outside the supermarket the other day in Malaga, I spotted a Pentax K10D with a Mk1 18-55 lens on the shelf, the box was a bit tattie, wait for it they wanted €799 for it, I asked the very nice chica if the boss was in, he wasn't so I said thanks smiled and left, do you think ...
Posted by jackitec on 17/10/2009 - 20:48
Pentax K100 Battey Problem
I have been using Pentax SLRs for over 20 years. I have enjoyed the K100 for 3 years but am started to have "battery depleted" problems. Even when I insert four brandn ew Sony Ultra AAs which show on battery tester as 100% charged it will not start up. Normally I use four rechargeable AA 2500 (or 26...
Posted by malburley on 19/10/2009 - 12:30
Pentax K100 Battey Problem
Some types of rechargables develop 'memory' after a while, which greatly reduces their capacity so they don't charge fully, others may suffer a bit of a voltage drop and give incorrect readings on the meter (and with normal rechargables they start to lose their charge as soon as you take them off th...
Posted by galeforce1 on 19/10/2009 - 13:58
