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What have Pentax been up to?
I think you should flash your firmware back to the previous version and takee those pictures again :lol:
Posted by Mike-P on 01/03/2010 - 14:08
What have Pentax been up to?
I think you should flash your firmware back to the previous version and takee those pictures again :lol: Thought you might say that :lol: I'll let somebody who hasn't upgraded to v1.03 do the honours for the moment. I might do sometime if I'm feeling a real lose end :D
Posted by Greytop on 01/03/2010 - 14:34
What have Pentax been up to?
Huw, there's a couple of astonishing shots here. The out of focus area behind the bananas at 1600 should, by the laws of physics, be splattered with little dots and as for the dark wine bottles at 3200... well, grain is visible but perfectly acceptable. Think of what old high ASA Scotch colour f...
Posted by Greytop on 01/03/2010 - 14:38
K10 Firmware
I admit that when I took my K10D into Asahi for a shutter repair,I didn`t take note of the Firmwire version that was on it but when I got it back,fixed and serviced (as per the job sheet/invoice),it shows version 1.3 is installed,yet the Pentax site only showed version 1.1 (atleast,that`s the versio...
Posted by alfiemooon on 03/03/2010 - 23:01
K7 v1.03
viking79 posted this to Dpreview: "I saw absolutely no difference looking at a very controlled situation with both firmware loads. I setup my tripod and took pictures at all ISOs from 100-6400 (even up to 100,000 by underexposing 6,400 by 4 stops). I used manual exposure to ensure the camera ...
Posted by iceblinker on 01/03/2010 - 19:25
Irfanview
I carried out two installations on Windows XP & Windows 7 x64 desktops. The windows xp install worked fine and as expected I could view the PEF file from the File/Open menu, however the windows 7 version did not display PEF files. On investigation the pef format is not available in the "file type...
Posted by Technoblurb on 02/03/2010 - 20:18
Pentax K-5?
Also I believe a D-FA 50mm f/1.0 can not be made for the K-mount because it's to small. The mount does not allow such an aperture on a 35mm camera, but it might well be OK on an APS-C camera. G you got my grey cells working now... Will get back on that later if you don't mind :)
Posted by Anvh on 03/03/2010 - 22:42
Pentax K-5?
The more I think about this the more I wonder if the size of the mount has anything to do with it. Surely it is all dependent on the size of the front element and the amount of light getting into the lens? And the mount has no effect? Well just measured it and it's 45mm if you don't believe me m...
Posted by Anvh on 04/03/2010 - 15:17
Pentax K-5?
Streamlining usually means cutting down and I'm not sure this is what the posters actually mean. :?: To clarify, what I mean by a streamlined product range is one were there is a clearly defined ratcheting up of features in models along with price; objectively and subjectively that includes sensor c...
Posted by Shaky on 06/03/2010 - 12:00
Pentax K-5?
Shaky just some points. I at least rather have a good ISO 100 or better yet ISO 50 then a clean ISO 1600, it seems I'm one of the view that thinks that way but I'm sure some studio shooters agree with me. One of the reasons I haven't upgraded, the lower ISO aren't as good as those on the K10D. Y...
Posted by Anvh on 06/03/2010 - 12:37
Pentax K-5?
How about a brave move and produce a true photography student digital camera - a sort of digital Pentax MX. My ideal spec would be as follows: -Full frame sensor with dust control -Manual (and possibly Aperture Priority) only -Spot metering and Centre Weighted -Depth of Field Preview -Manu...
Posted by facstatim on 06/03/2010 - 12:48
old versus new
As Kris says many of the older prime lenses are gems, I've less experience of older zooms, but more moving parts means they are less likely to age as well as primes from the same era. I was in a similar position to you not long ago (looking to upgrade kit lenses), and have since purchased Pentax-...
Posted by robbie_d on 03/03/2010 - 22:03
old versus new
Might be worth working out where your sweet spot is photography wise, ie which mm. Then you might be able to focus in better on the old, economical lenses that'll give you a decent bang for your buck
Posted by nass on 04/03/2010 - 11:02
EXIF AF guff question
Hi Guys, The last one is pretty clear but what do the others mean ? thanks Pete AFPredictor: -12 AFDefocus: 8 AFIntegration Time: 2 ms AFPoints In Focus: None
Posted by Transit on 04/03/2010 - 07:17
Exposure points - daft question
I have been wondering for a while: When I set the focus point to sel on my K20D and the exposure to spot, does the camera still take the exposure reading in the centre or where the focus point is selected? I have looked in the manual and can't find it. Andy
Posted by andyvarney on 05/03/2010 - 09:34
Exposure points - daft question
I would expect it to bias exposure towards chosen focus point !? No ?? :) .
Posted by stu49 on 05/03/2010 - 10:40
Exposure points - daft question
standard procedure when you are taking a shot in SEL..focus would be to the nearest subject. metering in spot mode would be as the box says...spot meter of that nearest subject. in custom menu..6 you can lock the AE with the focus point or you can leave it off which means metering as normal. ...
Posted by asview on 05/03/2010 - 10:45
Exposure points - daft question
I would expect it to bias exposure towards chosen focus point !? No ?? :) I have a vague memory that the answer to that is "no". Let's see if anyone knows for sure what it does......
Posted by iceblinker on 05/03/2010 - 10:54
Exposure points - daft question
standard procedure when you are taking a shot in SEL..focus would be to the nearest subject. metering in spot mode would be as the box says...spot meter of that nearest subject. in custom menu..6 you can lock the AE with the focus point or you can leave it off which means metering as normal. ...
Posted by stu49 on 05/03/2010 - 11:01
Exposure points - daft question
I expect it to lock the AE reading to a set value at the same time that it locks the focus.
Posted by johnriley on 05/03/2010 - 14:07
