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Will K5 price be driven down by new mirrorless?
Why would anyone owning a proper DSLR be concerned about any of these cameras that use the point and shoot method of use ie the LCD screen? As someone who finally moved to DSLR two years ago from bridge cameras with (Minolta A200)and without electronic viewfinders (Canon G9 with slly optical one...
Posted by michaelblue on 16/02/2012 - 14:40
K5 'jack in the box' - credit to SRS
Well, less than a month after picking up a K5, the lens release button stopped working, stopped being on the camera in fact. Yes it springs off when you put a lens on. Luckily it happened when I was in the house or I doubt I would have found it again, it was hard enough finding it in the sofa. N...
Posted by Dodge69 on 04/02/2012 - 13:28
K5 'jack in the box' - credit to SRS
Exactly the same happened to my K5 from SRS - took me about 3 weeks to get it back. The annoying thing was that they did not notify me that they had received it (I had posted it back) or give me any indication of how long it would take. it was left to me to contact them to try and get progress repor...
Posted by fritzthedog on 04/02/2012 - 18:29
K5 'jack in the box' - credit to SRS
Makes one wonder - just how much faulty Pentax gear are SRS having to process? My otherwise brand new DA300 has just arrived back from Pentax after having a (the?) focus motor replaced. :shock: It may or may not cost SRS money but it must take up a fair bit of their time and, as the saying goes, ti...
Posted by cbrog on 04/02/2012 - 20:27
K5 'jack in the box' - credit to SRS
I know we all love SRS but why send the camera to them when all they do is send it to Johnsons which you could have done yourself and saved time and Cris some work. Because by law you have to take it up with the retailer if you are making a warranty claim. Mine went back to Johnsons both times and ...
Posted by Mike-P on 05/02/2012 - 16:17
K5 'jack in the box' - credit to SRS
[quote:3496ace15f="gartmore"]I know we all love SRS but why send the camera to them when all they do is send it to Johnsons which you could have done yourself and saved time and Cris some work. Because by law you have to take it up with the retailer if you are making a warranty claim. Mine went bac...
Posted by cabstar on 06/02/2012 - 00:37
K5 'jack in the box' - credit to SRS
It never crossed my mind to send it directly to get repaired, I've always taken things back to where I've got 'em. Wondering now, as a 3 week wait doesn't sound fun. Hopefully there won't be a next time, but I'm also wondering what they do to fix it, and will it happen again....
Posted by Dodge69 on 06/02/2012 - 11:19
K-5 with kit lens, or K-r + extra (better) lens
Have just read a comparison test in DSLR User magazine where the reviewer rated the Canon 1100D and the Nikon 3100 superior to the KR in both image quality and ISO performance, also stating that the KR's exposure was unreliable. Is this just Canon, Nikon bias, as several comments in the Pentax Foru...
Posted by Gwyn on 07/02/2012 - 12:43
K-5 with kit lens, or K-r + extra (better) lens
I've had my K5 for only two weeks but it's a very impressive camera. I started with DSLRs with the IstD and I really like having two dials available. I also like Pentax having a button for ISO up by the shutter button. But, my first SLR with interhcnagable lenses was an Exacta in 1963. That was b...
Posted by patrickt on 16/02/2012 - 02:28
K-5 with kit lens, or K-r + extra (better) lens
Hi Simon, I'm new to the Pentax DSLRs (big film user), so my comments are possibly ill informed, but for what they're worth: 1) From the specs the image quality will be higher, but will you 'see' it?, possibly not unless you're pushing the KR to its limit. 2) In the days of film, image qualit...
Posted by johnha on 22/02/2012 - 23:42
K-5 with kit lens, or K-r + extra (better) lens
Good points John, I had a K10 for a few years then moved up (or sideways)to the KR and was more than happy with its range of features and noise handling (not to mention a Auto Focus adjust facility) but I do miss the top plate sometimes and also the solid feel of a steel bodied camera. I will...
Posted by simonjames on 23/02/2012 - 22:37
K200D focus adjust hack - AF area??
I've been playing about recently with the focus adjustment hack on the K200D, since my new DAL 35mm lens was focusing consistently incorrectly. I've fixed it with a +60 adjustment, but because it's a hack, that adjustment applied to all lenses. I've tested my other lenses and they seem ok with it,...
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 12/02/2012 - 12:40
Why buy Pentax? (k5 mini review)
I see this question asked a lot on this and other forums, and I wanted to introduce myself as a recent Pentax convert and now user of the K-5, give my initial experience of the camera, my reasons for being here as well as having three hours sat on a train to kill thus the originally unintended lengt...
Posted by 9aul on 12/02/2012 - 20:41
Why buy Pentax? (k5 mini review)
I had a rather similar trip with you. I too had (still have though) a D40. It has been an amazing camera given that I bought it from SRS nearly 5 years ago for £219 with the kit lens... Despite having sold all the lenses I accumulated over the 4 years I was using the camera I kept it and the amazing...
Posted by vrapan on 14/02/2012 - 22:24
Why buy Pentax? (k5 mini review)
I'd beg to differ The Canon 50mm f1.8 is a stunner of a lens, the 10-22mm is equally good and I believe( read it somewhere ages back when reading reviews of it) would have been considered an L lens were it compatible with full format. There's prob a couple lenses missing off that list I also ...
Posted by judderman62 on 26/02/2012 - 23:33
Viewfinder Magnifier for K-5
A question regarding the above. I am a glasses wearer, will the above help, in addition to assisting with manual focus? Sorry if the question is so short, but I am wondering for MF and macro use.
Posted by Offertonhatter on 14/02/2012 - 20:05
Viewfinder Magnifier for K-5
i have a gx10 which I think has a slightly smaller finder. You will get some cut off and have to move your eye around to see the LCD readout. But it is very good for manual focus and macro.
Posted by smc on 14/02/2012 - 20:43
Will Pentax (and everyone else too) go Full Frame?
The term "full-frame" shows sloppy thinking. Pentax's DA lenses are designed for APS-C sensors, so for them (which is most current Pentax lenses), and for all Pentax DSLRs, "full-frame" means APS-C. If people who use this term are referring to a sensor with the dimensions 24x36mm, then the corre...
Posted by George Lazarette on 15/02/2012 - 21:11
Will Pentax (and everyone else too) go Full Frame?
The term "full-frame" shows sloppy thinking. Pentax's DA lenses are designed for APS-C sensors, so for them (which is most current Pentax lenses), and for all Pentax DSLRs, "full-frame" means APS-C. If people who use this term are referring to a sensor with the dimensions 24x36mm, then the corre...
Posted by K10D on 15/02/2012 - 23:41
Will Pentax (and everyone else too) go Full Frame?
I like the term 'full frame' to be honest. The whole Pentax K-mount system is really built around 135-format film, including the flange focus distance which is designed for a larger 135mm format mirror. Most of the lenses I use are also designed for 35mm film. In that context 'full frame' does actua...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 15/02/2012 - 23:42
