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POLL. How useful is the K-5 Low speed continuous 1.6fps
I agree 1.6fps is useless - you might as well just keep pressing the button in single frame mode! I would find 7fps excessive, but whenever I want continuous shooting I always have the focus mode set to AF.C which slows it down a bit, to probably 4-5 fps (although I haven't measured it). The diff...
Posted by Mandrake on 19/07/2012 - 17:30
POLL. How useful is the K-5 Low speed continuous 1.6fps
It was a shock to me when I read the manual & found my K-7 would fill the card shooting jpeg's at 3.3fps. As I shoot RAW I had forgotten this fact. So why did Pentax choose to go back to 1.6fps on the K-5? My assumption that it was because at that speed we can hold the button down until the card fil...
Posted by wadna on 27/07/2012 - 23:40
POLL. How useful is the K-5 Low speed continuous 1.6fps
Also remember that the 1.6fps is dependent on the shutter speed. The longer the shutter speed the less FPS you get And also, for moving targets, Auto Focus speed.
Posted by wadna on 29/07/2012 - 04:16
Dust resistance since moving to K5
Hi all, Three months in to owning a K5 DSLR(KR and KX's before that)I can report thast as well as my delight with the upgrade dust has become less of a problem. Many on here talk about rain resistance but not the dust when on location. I've not had to clean the sensor once, unlike the two entr...
Posted by wvbarnes on 13/07/2012 - 12:19
K1000 of the digital world
I recall Konica Minolta packed in (sold to Sony who now provide many of Pentax sensors) because the three to five year life span of cameras had dropped to an uneconomical six to twelve months in their view. Much of the complexity possible in the digital era is software inspired so doesn't cost to...
Posted by wvbarnes on 15/07/2012 - 00:08
K1000 of the digital world
For me it was the K10D. That put Pentax back on the map for me.
Posted by Opethian on 15/07/2012 - 00:22
Pentax K-30 in depth review
Anyway .. back to the review. After 2 years I was hoping for a decent leap in the AF department (not liveview, never use it) but it looks like yet again I am to be disappointed. I await the K-5 successor with interest ...
Posted by Mike-P on 18/07/2012 - 09:19
Pentax K-30 in depth review
It makes you wonder though - if this is the Kr replacement, what on earth have they got in store for the K5 replacement? I doubt simply '24 megapickles' will cut it, as the resolution improvement is negated as you raise the ISO. What do we want from the K3, that would justify a higher 'APSC flag...
Posted by jules on 20/07/2012 - 11:04
Pentax K-30 in depth review
My K30 is now just over two weeks old and is approaching 1,000 clicks. It has been out several times working alongside my K5, one with a wide angle, the other with the DA*50-135mm lens. Its been to London for modern architecture and street photography. The K30 used the DA* 16-50mm and Sigma 10-20m...
Posted by davidtrout on 12/08/2012 - 15:02
Pentax K-30 in depth review
[quote:3496ace15f="Pentaxophile"]It is a very good review. It's useful in that it comes from a long-time Pentax user, as well as a Nikon user - so he is used to the way Pentaxes are set up (other reviewers miss a lot of stuff because they are so used to Canikon) but he is also a user of high-end Nik...
Posted by McGregNi on 05/09/2012 - 22:11
LCD cracked
If you reckon you are competent at doing this repair yourself (assuming your Kr is out of warranty), then the following might be of interest to you. I'm guessing a professional repair, with a probable 6-months repair warranty will set you back in the order of around £50.00, or thereabouts. Hope...
Posted by steven9761 on 19/07/2012 - 19:11
2nd Body
Whilst there is certainly logic in the above replies. I would add that it can depend on your reason for wanting a second body. In my case I currently have a K5 and a Kr. I do not have the Kr as a back up in case of problems with the K5 - nor do I have it because it is easier to have 2 bodies and ...
Posted by fritzthedog on 20/07/2012 - 11:50
2nd Body
Whilst there is certainly logic in the above replies. I would add that it can depend on your reason for wanting a second body. In my case I currently have a K5 and a Kr. I do not have the Kr as a back up in case of problems with the K5 - nor do I have it because it is easier to have 2 bodies and ...
Posted by jules on 20/07/2012 - 12:04
Another K5 problem...
Just got my K5 back after it being sent away to have the lens release button replaced and the horizon indicator straightened (it's still one dot out)...I wasn't expecting them to convert it to manual focus at the same time. The focus select switch is not working, it only moves to two positions, both...
Posted by aliengrove on 21/07/2012 - 03:21
Another K5 problem...
That is a f****ing disgrace IMO. I had the problem with the lens release, and then mysterious black specks on the sensor which Johnsons seemed/refused to recognize or even acknowledge. 8 weeks of back and forth repair time resulted in a very 'time to kick off' email to SRS. They in turn contacted Pe...
Posted by Dodge69 on 21/07/2012 - 04:04
Another K5 problem...
I have emailed Mathers, who sent the camera away for repair last time, and told them I want a new camera, will see what Pentax say. I am pretty p*$%ed off, as you can imagine. For the previous repair, before sending it back to Mathers, I took the camera to Pentax's main repair centre in Osaka, b...
Posted by aliengrove on 21/07/2012 - 12:15
Dust behind focus screen
Hello, Recently, I have noticed a build up of dust behind the focus screen on my Pentax K-M. It is of course in a place where I am unable to clean/blow out the offending objects. Has anyone any idea how to get rid of this annoying nuisance?
Posted by oasis on 21/07/2012 - 10:18
Dust behind focus screen
Hi, unless it's bad enough to be really annoying leave the screen alone as they scratch very easily.
Posted by wvbarnes on 21/07/2012 - 10:24
Dust behind focus screen
Bill is is right - however if you are very careful (and you are technically minded) you could undo the little catch on the bracket that holds the screen in place - let the bracket & screen open up a bit and blow behind - carefully closing the bracket afterwards. Again though I agree with Bill and un...
Posted by jemx99 on 21/07/2012 - 21:14
Dust behind focus screen
When i had a KX and then KR it was a penta mirror above the screen rather than a solid pentaprism. Blowing a dropped screen could put dust in a worse place. I don't know which the earlier KM has but dust on a mirror is worse as it multiplies on reflection.
Posted by wvbarnes on 21/07/2012 - 22:38
