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K5 firmware question
If you try this, you assume all risks. I have no intention of trying it - I just look daft. I had dumped a friends (Pentax) photograph onto my K10D to trsansport it home (used the camera as a pen drive) After I had deleted it I disovered that all my subsequent photographs sequentially followed ...
Posted by Frogherder on 17/08/2011 - 12:15
K5 firmware question
On querying how to go back to my original, much lower, sequence I was advised that the software would need to be turned back, and that I couldn't do this myself. Lost interest in doing it and just carried on shooting Bernard Unfortunately whoever you asked gave you a bit of a bum steer :)
Posted by thoughton on 17/08/2011 - 12:50
Nearly K5
I nearly had a K5. I found a deal on amazon for a K5 body for £773, below my 'buy' threshold of £790. It was listed with a 2 year warranty, but that would have to be back to the seller, in Germany. Buying from Germany is not an issue for me, I have bought before, they are very efficient and you real...
Posted by ambient housewife on 11/08/2011 - 19:29
Nearly K5
Try number two: some of you will have seen the Jessops deal for £829 for the 18-55 and K5 kit that appeared on Friday. I bit the bullet again and ordered one for collect in store. Seems that Jessops have now shifted the stock they wanted to (mine was the last in the Guildford branch) and raised the ...
Posted by ambient housewife on 22/08/2011 - 19:30
Nearly K5
Retailers selling off K-5s manufactured during the height of the Stain Scandal should be named and shamed. I think the manufacturer has a role to play as well. It is not a case of naming and shaming, the two key dealers here in the UK have fallen foul recently as well, it is not all up to them. The ...
Posted by Smeggypants on 24/08/2011 - 02:32
Nearly K5
And Smeggy, to state that it is incumbent on Retailers to ensure duffers do not leak out - I’m sorry to say - betrays an almost total lack of awareness about how they operate. Do you really think Amazon or Jessops should be doing this in their central distribution facilities? Yes I think they sho...
Posted by Smeggypants on 24/08/2011 - 18:28
Nearly K5
No way of knowing when my replacement will arrive, sad to admit, but I am guessing that Pentax and Jessops are not that huggy after the brand being dropped for a while. I did see a link to this report on dpreview: http://www.twice.com/article/472630-Cameras_Emerge_From_Tsunami_Setback.php The statem...
Posted by ambient housewife on 24/08/2011 - 18:40
Nearly K5
We had a coolpix 8700 on which, well out of warranty, the sensor went bad. We sent it off for a quote, it came back fixed, gratis, as it was known issue. If Pentax wants to retain loyal customers, I think the approach of dealing with the issue whenever it arises would be best.
Posted by dougf8 on 24/08/2011 - 18:51
Nearly K5
I should have known better than make adverse comments about pentax on a pentax forum, but.... I dont like to pay full retail on anything I have bought all of my cameras from (NZ E-Bay) called Trademe. The trader imports cameras direct from Japan. I have bought the Km, K20D and my current Kr fr...
Posted by surfseen on 24/08/2011 - 23:49
Nearly K5
Andrew, it is you who need to "get your game right". You admit that you buy grey market items outside the dealer chain to get the lowest possible price. You act as though it is your right to do so. And it is. But then you must take responsibility for this choice. You didn't buy from an acknowledged ...
Posted by rparmar on 25/08/2011 - 00:12
Nearly K5
You didn't buy from an acknowledged local dealer but you expect local dealer service? Sorry, you lose. Service costs money and you refused to pay that money. What you need to do instead is ship the camera back to Japan at your expense and get it serviced. Sorry to lay another post on you, but I c...
Posted by surfseen on 25/08/2011 - 02:20
Nearly K5
As it turns out the fault was not with the camera but with the lens. But the point I have been trying to make is that an efficient and "costly" dealer network should not be there to cover shoddy workmanship on a product. I do feel sorry for the dealers, with parallel imports, internet buying etc, bu...
Posted by surfseen on 25/08/2011 - 03:21
What is your default Shooting Mode
It was Av all the time, but mostly TAv now unless it is bright, on a tripod or shooting at F1.4 then back to Av. Oh and yes, P when I am shooting with my flashgun. The K-5 is perfect to use with the TAv mode, you can forget whether the ISO is too high, such is the monster ISO performance :D
Posted by Offertonhatter on 15/08/2011 - 21:04
What is your default Shooting Mode
I have alway prefered Manual, but since getting a K5 I do seem to be going over to TAv except for back lit shots.
Posted by Still27 on 16/08/2011 - 21:07
What is your default Shooting Mode
I shoot mostly P mode, although I manipulate the shutter speed depending on what I need. I don't seem to get having a camera that has complex metering and then ignore it to shoot manual. By all means for tricky light situations (then dial in EV comp), but the vast majority of lighting is normal and ...
Posted by timd on 17/08/2011 - 12:30
What is your default Shooting Mode
Still getting back into having a viewfinder, but Av more often than not, with the odd bit of TAv. I tend to leave camera in green or program in case I need a quick snap, but then change to Av anyway :) Think it's because I spent so long shooting Av day to day with my old M*n*lt* kit. Not done ...
Posted by Portland on 31/08/2011 - 07:08
EISA Award 645D
As for yet another coloured version, I couldn't care less. Time for the people in Pentax marketing department (yes, both of them) to be a bit more creative than that, I think. Name something i would say :wink: Maybe they just should do a cash-back offer for it, maybe that in combination with the aw...
Posted by Anvh on 16/08/2011 - 17:44
EISA Award 645D
As for yet another coloured version, I couldn't care less. Time for the people in Pentax marketing department (yes, both of them) to be a bit more creative than that, I think. Name something i would say :wink: Maybe they just should do a cash-back offer for it, maybe that in combination with the aw...
Posted by Joe S on 16/08/2011 - 18:55
Q Reviews
I am looking at a back up to my K5 for a short trip to Australia in November (since I recently sold my K7). The Q is one camera I was looking at (along with the Kr, K100 Super, K10D, Nex C3 and as yet unreleased Nex 7). However TBH the C3 blows it out of the water, smaller, same sensor as the K5...
Posted by Frogfish on 18/08/2011 - 21:49
Q Reviews
It would be slightly smaller. But the main benefits are it would be cheaper (or at least have a bigger profit margin for Pentax :wink:)... and it would be much better for video, sports (no mirror blackout), even manual focusing would be easier with 'peaking' or with some sort of 'virtual split focus...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 20/08/2011 - 11:30
