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Your Opinions: Best Digital SLR Camera?
Not an easy question in all honesty! I agree with Terry's remarks regarding the K-x and the K-7 but there are also the K10 if you can get hold of one second hand and then the K20 all Pentax of course. I am really into the outdoors hence one of my choices for the Pentax K7, I have taken my K7 S...
Posted by Fletcher8 on 21/06/2010 - 08:32
Your Opinions: Best Digital SLR Camera?
Buy a DSLR is an important decision and an expensive one, even more expensive if you get it wrong. There's not a "bad" camera on the market but Pentax SLRs, and this goes back to film days, have a special feel of their own I suggest you study the features you want and try to find a dealer where you ...
Posted by bwlchmawr on 21/06/2010 - 08:38
I killed my K100d!...advise please.
Hi, I updated the firmware on my K100d...until about halfway through when the batteries decided to loose contact...when I picked it up to check progress. I am an idiot...yes...''never interupt power whilst updating firmware''. Must have been a dirty contact or something, anyway, upshot was,...
Posted by Ancly on 22/06/2010 - 14:39
I killed my K100d!...advise please.
1. Would I be better off spending a little more for the next model up I dropped a GX20 and had enough money for a replacement but it stuck in my craw for 2nd hand when a brand new K-7 was £350 more, I sold a lens and saved and borrowed and waited. 2. Which is the next logical model? What e...
Posted by dougf8 on 22/06/2010 - 15:24
I killed my K100d!...advise please.
probably not. The EEPROM will also hold the instructions for how to update itself. This goes into memory and the processor does its job to perform the update. The original EEPROM program is over-written block by block. Halfway through the power goes. Memory and processor revert to nothing(power...
Posted by dougf8 on 22/06/2010 - 17:44
I killed my K100d!...advise please.
Here's in interesting site http://www.pentax-hack.info/documents/hardware.html This actually shows the K100D mainboard. It has screws and connectors so it is replaceable. However. If you have ever replaced a laptop motherboard/ repaired a pocket watch you will not undertake this lightly. ...
Posted by dougf8 on 23/06/2010 - 08:49
I killed my K100d!...advise please.
Thanks for all the replies. I have sent the £7 and will get the camera back soon. Unless Stefan gets a positive answer form Pentax benelux, it will go on ebay as spares/repair. Hopefully someone will think they can fix it...or want mechanical parts. Still in a bit of a quandry about which cam...
Posted by Ancly on 23/06/2010 - 09:46
I killed my K100d!...advise please.
Sorry Doug, I misunderstood as it wasn't clear to which of my posts you were referring. I am not trying to be obtuse, really. I am merely interested to know if you have any evidence that you can link to to back up your statement. If not, no problem, just think a bit longer before making that kind...
Posted by Mannesty on 25/06/2010 - 21:02
I killed my K100d!...advise please.
When it arrives back I will disassemble it and see what I can find out.
Posted by Ancly on 26/06/2010 - 15:29
I killed my K100d!...advise please.
Still haven't an answer back from Pentax here, this already the 3th time they don't reply to an question from my, I most be on a black list or something :|
Posted by Anvh on 26/06/2010 - 20:42
I killed my K100d!...advise please.
Still haven't an answer back from Pentax here, this already the 3th time they don't reply to an question from my, I most be on a black list or something :| No Stefan, that's just de Beukelaer for you. Renowned for their bad service. Why Pentax stay with them I don't know. Used to be so much better w...
Posted by Gwyn on 26/06/2010 - 20:49
I killed my K100d!...advise please.
Thank you Gwyn then I ain't the only one. I only got back one reply once from them :? Do you know if the office in Germany is something? For us it doesn't really matter because for repairs we also need to send it to Belgium so if Germany is more helpful I'll rather send it to them.
Posted by Anvh on 26/06/2010 - 22:05
K-x debug explanation please
Doesn't the K-X have focus adjustment :?:
Posted by Clarky on 03/07/2010 - 11:20
K-x debug explanation please
Doesn't the K-X have focus adjustment :?: No.
Posted by flossie on 03/07/2010 - 12:33
Battery drain
I would say "definitely yes" to different lenses using differing amounts of battery juice. I used to own the cheap Sigma 70-300 (the old version, for full frame film). When it focused, I could feel the torque as the motor whined LOUDLY into focus. I now own the Sigma 10-20, and because of the na...
Posted by Dubious Drewski on 02/07/2010 - 23:58
Pincette For Focus Screen
Hi, does anyone know where I could get hold of a pincette (i.e. tweezers) for the removal of a Pentax focusing screen. I have found one here... But there are out of stock and it's the USA site, I have not found any on the English pentax site. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Posted by Balders on 23/06/2010 - 17:42
Pincette For Focus Screen
I just used a pair of flat-jawed plastic tweezers, they grabbed the little tab well enough and didn't do any damage.
Posted by Dangermouse on 23/06/2010 - 20:01
Pincette For Focus Screen
If you are careful to grab just the tab, a pair of ordinary metal tweezers work fine.
Posted by pschlute on 23/06/2010 - 20:12
Pincette For Focus Screen
Gave my screen a clean the other day, for the first time. Just used some ordinary metal tweezers and a blower. Because you don't use the tab optically, so long as you only grip the tab you can't do any harm.
Posted by doingthebobs on 23/06/2010 - 20:39
Pincette For Focus Screen
If you are nervous about scratching the actual screen, then wrap some sticky plaster around the tweezer points.
Posted by RR on 23/06/2010 - 20:59
