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K5 vs M4/3
Secondly, I have done the tests as people have suggested. I when through the process of focusing at an angle of fine text, using AF Fine adjustment (not trusting the viewfinder), and achieved perfectly calibrated focus. Or at least I thought I had. When I tried to autofocus on a spot further away ...
Posted by Smeggypants on 09/05/2012 - 09:08
K5 vs M4/3
Secondly, I have done the tests as people have suggested. I when through the process of focusing at an angle of fine text, using AF Fine adjustment (not trusting the viewfinder), and achieved perfectly calibrated focus. Or at least I thought I had. When I tried to autofocus on a spot further away ...
Posted by jhnpennington on 09/05/2012 - 09:43
K5 vs M4/3
[quote:3496ace15f="jhnpennington"] Secondly, I have done the tests as people have suggested. I when through the process of focusing at an angle of fine text, using AF Fine adjustment (not trusting the viewfinder), and achieved perfectly calibrated focus. Or at least I thought I had. When I tried ...
Posted by vrapan on 10/05/2012 - 11:42
K5 vs M4/3
IIRC the only lens I have that's beyond the +/-10 is my Pentax A 50/1.2. But given it's got a DOF of 0.00000001 picometres then I would never reply upon the Focus confirmation indicator anyway and can only use Live View magnified. :)
Posted by Smeggypants on 10/05/2012 - 20:21
K-5 + Eye-Fi + Aperture 3 = Successful Wireless Tethering
Not sure if this is interesting but not being able to tether would have been a deal-breaker for me and the K-5 would have had to go back, so I am very happy that the combo mentioned in the title works like a charm. The recipe is: 1. Shoot Raw + 2mb lowest-quality Jpeg. 2. Only upload the jpeg w...
Posted by yolofoto on 05/05/2012 - 00:48
K-5 + Eye-Fi + Aperture 3 = Successful Wireless Tethering
The preview is Full Screen, although you'll need to rotate the Tablet from Portrature to Landscape each time to fully benefit, I leave it in portrait when shooting and go back if necessary.
Posted by Chrism8 on 05/05/2012 - 12:52
Auto Focus Hocus Pocus
Hi gang! here's one for your little gray cells. Beloved Tamron wide-angle stopped focusing in auto-focus on beloved K-5. (AF works fine with Pentax wide-angled light lens). Sent for repair came back same after couple of shots. Endless groans as going on holiday. However, and here's the thing - pl...
Posted by pammihooper on 05/05/2012 - 13:11
Auto Focus Hocus Pocus
k-5 menu section 5 button customization, shutter button half press, enable AF, will do the trick,in the same sub menu AF button ,enables the AF button or Cancel AF
Posted by rosesred on 05/05/2012 - 15:03
Auto Focus Hocus Pocus
k-5 menu section 5 button customization, shutter button half press, enable AF, will do the trick,in the same sub menu AF button ,enables the AF button or Cancel AF Hi, thanks for the suggestion. The shutter-button-half-pressed enabled autofocus works fine with the other lens, and did work fine wi...
Posted by pammihooper on 05/05/2012 - 19:31
Auto Focus Hocus Pocus
i wonder then if you need to clean the contacts on that lens, i would check them against the other lenses you have as well to see if there ay difference...
Posted by rosesred on 05/05/2012 - 20:36
Auto Focus Hocus Pocus
Thank you so much Caz. That seems the way forward. I'll finf out where the contacts are and check that on my return from holiday. :-)
Posted by pammihooper on 06/05/2012 - 09:56
Auto Focus Hocus Pocus
The contacts are those little shiny bumps on the camera side of the lens mount, rub them vigorously with a lint free cloth, same goes for the corresponding contacts on the the camera body's mount
Posted by gartmore on 06/05/2012 - 19:47
under exposure with spot AF/AE metering mode
After thinking about this. I was the same but discovered that if I point the centre of the screen to a darker area then lock AE with the AE lock button it works fine. You can also use a lighter area to lock the focus but you could get blown out highlights. Will
Posted by Whizzkiddwill on 06/05/2012 - 10:09
under exposure with spot AF/AE metering mode
On the K-x I use the AE lock rather than locking with AF as well as I might need to re-focus. I'm still a beginner but did notice I could use spot to do this. Need lots more practice with it but one of my last pics in the gallery I used spot to lock AE on a darker part of the sky to bring out the be...
Posted by Whizzkiddwill on 06/05/2012 - 16:10
K-5 - wow!!
Back in the days of films I shot weddings on a 645 with (ASA) now ISO 160 which was for skin tones and you set your camera and flash to suit the film speed. As backup for really bad days I carried ISO 400. I carried a 35mm Z1p with the same rated films as backup. Why oh why did you need to go so hig...
Posted by vic cross on 07/05/2012 - 08:49
K-5 - wow!!
Just a few things. I had tried the camera out first at high iso first to see what i thought was acceptable. I rarely shot that high but there were a couple of instances where it was necessary and id rather have a shot at iso8000 than non at all or a blurry one. I'd also say iso 8000 looks better...
Posted by Marky on 07/05/2012 - 14:16
K-5 - wow!!
Marky only mentioned the wedding, nothing about a reception or a dance floor. It might have been a Caribbean beach wedding :wink: Most people I've known who have got married want a photograph record of the whole wedding day, not just the 'official' ceremony. Right from the Bride's preparations,...
Posted by Smeggypants on 07/05/2012 - 17:03
Is now a good time to upgrade to a K-5?
Interesting stuff. I'm probably about to make the exact same jump. Making the AF actually work on the 55-300 is a nice bonus! I just figured it was the cheapness of the lens. I've not had any problems with the 55-300 AF - before I got the K-5 I used it extensively on my K10D at airshows and found ...
Posted by ChrisA on 11/05/2012 - 10:50
Is now a good time to upgrade to a K-5?
hi BarnHill I upgraded from the kx to a k5 and kept the kx as backup which is a very good backup. the k5 is an awesome camera and the minute I bought it I haven't looked back. I took the kx out the other day on a day trip and it just wasn't my 5, gonna sell the kx coz I know I'm never gonna use it a...
Posted by gazb0805 on 16/05/2012 - 09:19
Is now a good time to upgrade to a K-5?
Got my K5 last Saturday from the great guys at Carmarthen camera (if your on holiday in west Wales call in its a gold mine). I have upgraded from a K-m. Its is fantastic I cant wait until the weekend to go and have another days shooting with it. The live view screen is so clear, its quicker to foc...
Posted by Floggitt on 18/05/2012 - 23:34
