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Setting up K5
I reversed almost every default setting on the camera. Never put them back. The only thing I left on is that damn bleeping. :lol:
Posted by Mike-P on 08/12/2011 - 17:26
Setting up K5
I reversed almost every default setting on the camera. Never put them back. The only thing I left on is that damn bleeping. :lol: .... says the man that's planning to take the battery out during a firmware update... :D
Posted by ChrisA on 08/12/2011 - 17:30
Setting up K5
reversed almost every default setting on the camera. Never put them back. Well you really should study the manual and learn how to do it Mike:twisted:
Posted by fatspider on 08/12/2011 - 22:53
Setting up K5
There really should be one of those 'Quick-Start' flyers in there. It's no good assuming that a K-5 owner would know straight off what to do. And preferably weather resitant :lol: The one side how to insert battery and memory card; other side how to switch it on, how to remove lens cap, how to se...
Posted by sterretje on 13/12/2011 - 13:02
Manual Focus and Live View on a Pentax K-r
Hallo everyone! I hope this December you're all enjoying the festive season. Unfortunately for me, I am without a camera. Yep, sold my Samsung GX-10 to a fellow Pentax User and will soon be in the market for another Pentax (toying with the idea of a Canon, but that's just me always wondering how it ...
Posted by Opethian on 07/12/2011 - 23:30
Manual Focus and Live View on a Pentax K-r
Hi, I don't use live view much on my KR so not best one to help. The manual is available free at http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/download_manual.html You can therefore read up youself. Yes it does have magnified display facility but as I say I'm no expert. I use the viewfinder for manu...
Posted by wvbarnes on 08/12/2011 - 09:33
Manual Focus and Live View on a Pentax K-r
I suppose it depends on the eyesight, but there's nothing easier than using the viewfinder to manually focus. The requirements are correct adjustment of the eyepiece dioptre and the correct glasses, if needed. LiveView, IMHO, is only suitable for composition and not for critical focusing manuall...
Posted by johnriley on 08/12/2011 - 09:53
Manual Focus and Live View on a Pentax K-r
I cannot agree with that John. You can focus much more accurately with LV. Zooming right in allows very precise focussing even with very fast lenses. It is slow but the only real way of absolutely sure you're correctly focussed. LV AF is also more accurate than regular AF, if you have the time...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 08/12/2011 - 10:04
Manual Focus and Live View on a Pentax K-r
Is it possible, if so, does it have that "close up" feature that many current cameras have (focusing during live view, the camera's LCD will display a magnified part of the subject where you're focusing)? It is definitely possible to zoom in to focus precisely, I do not think there is any facility t...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 08/12/2011 - 10:12
Manual Focus and Live View on a Pentax K-r
I suppose it depends on the eyesight, but there's nothing easier than using the viewfinder to manually focus. The requirements are correct adjustment of the eyepiece dioptre and the correct glasses, if needed. LiveView, IMHO, is only suitable for composition and not for critical focusing manuall...
Posted by wvbarnes on 08/12/2011 - 10:56
Manual Focus and Live View on a Pentax K-r
Thanks for all the answers! I really appreciate it. Although it looks like to fully satisfy my curiosity, I will need to pop down to a camera shop and see if they can let me use one of my manual lenses on their demo camera. This will tell if it's a usable feature in the field, if it's totally someth...
Posted by Opethian on 09/12/2011 - 00:06
Manual Focus and Live View on a Pentax K-r
I've just tried this out on my K-r and the 18-55 in Manual focus. In Live View if you press the INFO button it magnifies the displayed image (each press magnifies closer and closer). You can adjust where the magnified portion is via the arrow keys around the OK button. MENU resets to full vie...
Posted by Rodders53 on 09/12/2011 - 18:24
Manual Focus and Live View on a Pentax K-r
I have pro friends who never use auto focus on their DSLR's and don't often have live view. If they're using FF models with pentaprisms, I'm sure focussing is a lot easier using the OVF, but if you're using a fast lens with narrow dof, and you have the LV facility, you might as well use it! But unfo...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 09/12/2011 - 18:35
Manual Focus and Live View on a Pentax K-r
I don't prefer manual focus by Live View as I have to put on my reading glasses but I have tried it and it is very good. Much better than it was on my K-x. Still a bit slow but when magnified as specified above I would imagine very accurate. The advantage I find with a viewfinder is that after focus...
Posted by dcweather on 09/12/2011 - 19:44
Manual Focus and Live View on a Pentax K-r
I suppose it depends on the eyesight, but there's nothing easier than using the viewfinder to manually focus. The requirements are correct adjustment of the eyepiece dioptre and the correct glasses, if needed. LiveView, IMHO, is only suitable for composition and not for critical focusing manuall...
Posted by davidstorm on 09/12/2011 - 23:59
Yes, I did it!
Please stray back on-topic so we can greet our new member properly? Welcome Paul, you've made a great choice and if you have any questions just fire away. Someone will gladly help.
Posted by johnriley on 08/12/2011 - 15:57
Yes, I did it!
Welcome! I remember waiting for my K-5 to arrive... then waiting for the battery to charge... Then waiting for the Tamron lens I ordered along with it to arrive (I did have a manual focus lens I got cheaply on ebay to use in the meantime). Once all that waiting is over it's great!
Posted by MarkTaylor on 08/12/2011 - 16:02
ir filter on k5
thanks for the reply, it was something i had thought about when i had the k7 but enqiries i made came back negative so did not bother, may have a go with the k5 though. would like to see what you got with k7, what filter (manufacturer) did you use
Posted by redbusa99 on 10/12/2011 - 19:01
Official K-r gone. What will replace it?
So where is it official then please? I've just been on UK, USA and Japanese Pentax sites. KR current on all three. I read some rumours about a big US retailer not having any more but so what? I would expect ALL Hoya Pentaxes to be obsolete and then come back in Ricoh labelled packaging and ...
Posted by wvbarnes on 13/12/2011 - 19:04
RAW processing
Pentax PDCU is not bad but the interface is terrible and the only connection to SilkyPix seems to be in that it uses an old SilkyPix demosaicing and rendering engine. It understands your Pentax camera settings and will process your RAW to look like your camera JPEG. You might as well shoot RAW+ :) I...
Posted by McGregNi on 28/11/2012 - 16:01
