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Pentax K-X Query re Viewfinder
Reading with great interest the various initial reviews on what looks to be an interesting camera, came across one which reads "Though the camera includes Pentax's 11-point SAFOX VIII AF system, it is hampered inexplicably by the lack of an AF-point overlay in the optical viewfinder, which means ...
Posted by daltoned on 21/10/2009 - 11:54
Pentax K-X Query re Viewfinder
I almost always use centre focus point anyway. That way I know where the camera is going to focus and can help it along in low-light situations (by pointing the centre at something with decent contrast) ;) Matt
Posted by MattMatic on 21/10/2009 - 12:06
Pentax K-X Query re Viewfinder
With the other Pentax cameras except the K-M you see a red square on the point it focus on so you know on what area the focus is. If a lot of objects are close to the plane of focus I can see that you might have trouble spotting on which the camera is focusing on. Most of the time though that isn'...
Posted by Anvh on 21/10/2009 - 12:09
Pentax K-X Query re Viewfinder
Overlaid AF points will highlight which focus point has locked focus. eg: Say your main subject is near to you on the right hand side of your frame & you wish for that to be in focus whilst the rest of frame is out of focus, then you'd want a focus point on the right hand side to be used, but with...
Posted by RR on 21/10/2009 - 12:12
Pentax K-X Query re Viewfinder
Thanks Matt, Stefan and Bob for your comments on my question. I've tried my k20 and turned off the Red Focus Overlay and see that the focus is confirmed by the audible Bip, so maybe a K-M user might confirm if the focus is confirmed by the audible Bip ( as that would probably apply on the K-X). M...
Posted by daltoned on 23/10/2009 - 19:40
Pentax K-X Query re Viewfinder
Thanks Matt, Stefan and Bob for your comments on my question. I've tried my k20 and turned off the Red Focus Overlay and see that the focus is confirmed by the audible Bip .... and the green hexagon at the bottom of the viewfinder. Screen shot of the KM viewfinder, you don't see the red squares t...
Posted by Anvh on 23/10/2009 - 19:50
Pentax K-X Query re Viewfinder
Unfortunately, the K-M I used would sometimes focus on an object that that appears (in the photo) immediately next to my desired subject although that object is some considerable distance in front of or behind my subject. An example is a person seated at a table across from me with a wine bottl...
Posted by glanglois on 23/10/2009 - 20:38
K-7 new firmware v1.02
Mind you, I wouldn't describe 3 grips & 2 bodies as "the rear e-dial may rarely become unstable". It was very weird and completely dumbfounded Chris @ SRS. Had the problem, suspected faulty grip, swapped it, still the same problem. Took the whole kit back and exchanged the lot, camera, grip and kit ...
Posted by Unlocker on 22/10/2009 - 09:46
K-7 new firmware v1.02
1: Charge your battery(s). This step is most important, don't skip it.. The K-7 does actually refuse to try and do a firmware update if there isn’t enough charge in the battery – you just get a ‘Battery Depleted’ on screen message. I discovered this because I hadn’t swapped the battery for a fu...
Posted by Dave_Evanson on 24/10/2009 - 00:33
K10 query
have you tried hitting the review button, blue triangle bottom left on the back? The images should come on and stay on until the camera goes to sleep. You can scroll thru them by using the directional ring on the right of the screen and delete those required using the dustbin button. you can also en...
Posted by bforbes on 23/10/2009 - 00:12
K10 query
It's saved the moment you take the shot and it appears on the screen. You still have to press the delete button in either the preview or review mode to get rid of it. Exactly !! and I only have 5 secs to make up my mind. What if I want to have a better look before deciding whether to hit the Delete...
Posted by amoringello on 23/10/2009 - 02:15
K10 query
The point is, as soon as you take the shot, it's saved. End of. You don't have 5 seconds to decide to save it, it's already saved. You have a 5 second preview of the shot that has just been saved. If you press 'review' you get longer to make your choice. Either way, you still have to press 'de...
Posted by Road_Dancer on 23/10/2009 - 02:30
K10 query
The point is, as soon as you take the shot, it's saved. End of. You don't have 5 seconds to decide to save it, it's already saved. You have a 5 second preview of the shot that has just been saved. If you press 'review' you get longer to make your choice. Either way, you still have to press 'de...
Posted by stu49 on 23/10/2009 - 09:31
Interesting ....very interesting
Hi Howard, that happened some while back now (a couple of years ago as I remember):wink: How is the K-7 going btw :)
Posted by Greytop on 24/10/2009 - 11:22
Interesting ....very interesting
Hi Howard, that happened some while back now (a couple of years ago as I remember):wink: How is the K-7 going btw :) Doh !! my mistake , I just googled the websire and assumed I was on latest page. The K7 is brilliant , still working my way round the handbook. Not been able to use it to be hon...
Posted by hkwiles on 24/10/2009 - 12:53
K-x Harlequin edition!!
I wonder if one of the marketing people went from VW to Pentax :) In 1996 VW allso did a Golf with the same colour scheme, there were only 264 produced. The Polo's were built as normal unicoloured versions and they were then taken apart and the parts were mixed up to get the different schemes....
Posted by golfdiesel on 28/10/2009 - 15:08
Hoya CEO: "We will not shut down this business.”
If it's no news, don't bother about it. Frankly, the future of all marques is always dependent on continuing success and you'll be pleased to hear that Pentax is expected to be back in profit by March 2010. The same cannot be said of some others, but they'll all survive for the forseable futur...
Posted by johnriley on 27/10/2009 - 11:03
Hoya CEO: "We will not shut down this business.”
I have stopped buying any more photo gear that is just Pentax specific eg lenses, flash etc. I want to upgrade my K10D but I'm not. Even the most opimistic Pentax user must by now be a little concerned about Pentax's future. I'm waiting for the upcoming (I hope) Samsung NX to see what that brings fo...
Posted by fatspider on 27/10/2009 - 19:03
Hoya CEO: "We will not shut down this business.”
In all probability someone will buy the remains of the company to get the rights to the K mount. I am afraid that one of the key problems facing Pentax/Hoya and any potential acquiror/strategic partner is that the K mount backwards is a huge liability. If you are selling dslr bodies, you also wan...
Posted by Lance B on 28/10/2009 - 05:10
Hoya CEO: "We will not shut down this business.”
In theory you could still use Asahiflex lenses, if you could find the Asahiflex to M42 adapter and then used it with the Pentax Adapter K. That would take you back to lenses made around 1955 or so. Long enough ago for almost anyone I would have thought!
Posted by johnriley on 28/10/2009 - 16:11
