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Testing k-5 weatherproofness...
I have one of when I get the K5 back I shall test it out, we certainly have the ideal conditions for such a test.
Posted by snappychappy on 09/07/2012 - 20:27
Pentax K-30 Preview
Is this new:- http://www.thephoblographer.com/2012/07/09/review-pentax-k-30/ Mainly positive except some concerns about the auto focus.
Posted by dcweather on 10/07/2012 - 01:06
Pentax K-30 Preview
Page 84 of the K-5 manual explains what is saved and how. Basically, if you have shot JPEG only, when you play back the image immediately after shooting you can press the AE-L button and the RAW data will then also be saved. It's still in the buffer memory at that point. When in playback there is...
Posted by johnriley on 10/07/2012 - 07:48
K30 Review - AF a smidge worse than Canon 5d II
"So why do I need to use the outer focusing points to begin with? Why couldn’t I focus and recompose? Because then I’d throw of the plane of focus. It would be nice of Pentax utilized something like Hasslebald’s TruFocus system that was designed for those types of photographers." From the review....
Posted by JohnX on 10/07/2012 - 13:43
K30 Review - AF a smidge worse than Canon 5d II
They are saying that if you use the centre point only and then move the camera, say, downwards to recompose, the distance from the point the eye registers on the sensor to has changed, slightly altering the focus point. I'm not totally convinced that at normal distances and apertures this makes v...
Posted by johnriley on 10/07/2012 - 13:58
K30 Review - AF a smidge worse than Canon 5d II
They are saying that if you use the centre point only and then move the camera, say, downwards to recompose, the distance from the point the eye registers on the sensor to has changed, slightly altering the focus point. I'm not totally convinced that at normal distances and apertures this makes v...
Posted by JohnX on 10/07/2012 - 15:39
K30 Review - AF a smidge worse than Canon 5d II
Hi all, No doubt we will eventually see some proper reviews of the new K30 which seems to be what the K-01 failed to be. As to Canon 5D's my pro friend has one bought recently (£1400) body as he can't afford the Mk III (£2999 body)with better autofocus (he mostly uses manual focus anyway) I...
Posted by wvbarnes on 10/07/2012 - 15:51
K30 Review - AF a smidge worse than Canon 5d II
They are saying that if you use the centre point only and then move the camera, say, downwards to recompose, the distance from the point the eye registers on the sensor to has changed, slightly altering the focus point. I'm not totally convinced that at normal distances and apertures this makes v...
Posted by johnriley on 10/07/2012 - 16:02
K30 Review - AF a smidge worse than Canon 5d II
[quote:3496ace15f="johnriley"]They are saying that if you use the centre point only and then move the camera, say, downwards to recompose, the distance from the point the eye registers on the sensor to has changed, slightly altering the focus point. I'm not totally convinced that at normal distan...
Posted by JohnX on 10/07/2012 - 16:50
K30 Review - AF a smidge worse than Canon 5d II
I have begun using the focus select much more now as it really can make a difference with lenses like the 50 1:4. I depends on your style of movement but it definitely affects the focus point on critical things like portraits. I would like to see a much more intuitive selection system on the front...
Posted by Darkmunk on 10/07/2012 - 17:11
K-5 Sloooow Lo Speed continuous shooting
why the drop mentioned for the LO mode I'm going to guess that the Lo rate is the fastest possible rate that can be continuous until the card is full. The fast rate can of course be reduced by using a slower shutter speed. You can't do 7fps with a shutter speed of 1/2 second for example. Both are...
Posted by Frogfish on 12/07/2012 - 02:03
K-5 Sloooow Lo Speed continuous shooting
" Just last weekend I found out how totally useless that 1.6 fps is and had to switch back to my default 7 fps and just delete the excess." That's an awful lot of laborious deleting if you do it in the camera.
Posted by wadna on 12/07/2012 - 04:15
sensor smudge on k-x
If using fluid, dampen (not soak/saturate) a lint-free cloth Probably best to wrap it over the top of a cotton bud - the cotton should soak up any excess fluid), then gently wipe across the sensor, left-to-right, then up and down from the back of the sensor towards the front. If you can do this with...
Posted by steven9761 on 11/07/2012 - 18:09
K30 best price
Unless you are a video fan OR the AF really is noticably better (jury out on that) then buy the K5. Or you use manual lenses and want focus peaking.
Posted by richoid on 18/07/2012 - 14:58
K30 best price
Unless you are a video fan OR the AF really is noticably better (jury out on that) then buy the K5. Or you use manual lenses and want focus peaking. I thought that was the point of a nice bright focus screen through a real pentaprism. Certain cameras only have electronic or indeed no viewfinder so n...
Posted by wvbarnes on 18/07/2012 - 15:02
K30 best price
Sometimes what looks in focus through the stock OVF screen, isn't quite in focus, when you are using certain lenses with narrow dof. Peaking ought to help a lot.
Posted by Pentaxophile on 18/07/2012 - 15:30
K30 best price
Sometimes what looks in focus through the stock OVF screen, isn't quite in focus, when you are using certain lenses with narrow dof. Peaking ought to help a lot. Surely lenses with a narrow DOF are the very fast ones so the full aperture preview is the brightest of all those in your camera bag? The ...
Posted by wvbarnes on 18/07/2012 - 15:38
K30 best price
Surely lenses with a narrow DOF are the very fast ones so the full aperture preview is the brightest of all those in your camera bag? The fastest I have is a Sigma 50mm macro at f2.8 which is excellent to manually focus even with my old eyes. Mmmm, kind of. I've struggled with my 50/1.7 and 135/2.5 ...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 18/07/2012 - 22:32
POLL. How useful is the K-5 Low speed continuous 1.6fps
I've only ever used continuous by mistake when I didn't turn the little switch all the way back. I thought my camera was faulty and took me ages to realise my mistake. Nearest I get is interval shooting, which I have actively tried a few times. regards Bernard
Posted by Frogherder on 18/07/2012 - 11:08
POLL. How useful is the K-5 Low speed continuous 1.6fps
"I've only ever used continuous by mistake when I didn't turn the little switch all the way back" I think you're confusing continuous shooting with continuous auto focus Bernard. Regards, Ian.
Posted by wadna on 18/07/2012 - 11:34
