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I've just bought a K-5IIs
[quote:3496ace15f="cabstar"]Currently on a Pentax hiatus until an FF Pentax is released . Glad to hear that Gary, how are you getting on with the 600 compared to your K5ll? Am interested in some honest feedback and as you have shot Pentax and now Nikon, I think your opinions would be balanced. Hope ...
Posted by Smeggypants on 09/04/2014 - 22:31
I've just bought a K-5IIs
[Surprisingly the biggest difference for me is going back to an af system that hunts in low light the k-5 mkii is just so much better at focussing in low light I'm not surprised by this Gary. I saw evidence of this at an event last year, where attendees shall remain nameless as I was accused of lyin...
Posted by cabstar on 10/04/2014 - 07:41
Fine Focussing
I know this has probably been done before, but I cannot seem to be able to locate the topic. Is there a concise version of how best to check and add AF fine focus correction (if required)on the forum? I would be grateful for any pointers. And.....how do you add correction for a zoom lens, s...
Posted by andy_bell on 10/04/2014 - 09:45
Fine Focussing
Principles are the same regardless of the model of camera. I'm sure zooms are mentioned, but my reading on the subject indicates two schools of thought; 1 Set up your zoom lens for the most used focal length 2 Set up your zoom lens for the average of adjustments required at short, midd...
Posted by JohnX on 10/04/2014 - 09:53
Fine Focussing
I've just calibrated the AF for my lenses after buying a K-5IIs . Simple to, just take a bunch of pictures of stuff in daylight at the widest aperture. I normally find an A4 sheet of print at a shallow angle is useful as you can focus on a particular line of text and more easily see and Front focus ...
Posted by Smeggypants on 10/04/2014 - 18:25
K-r firmware update
My K-r has just come back from the Pentax Lab. and they kindly installed the latest firmware update (1.15) for me. I find now the normal ISO range is 400-12800 and the extended range is 200-25600. Does anyone know the reason for this change? It seems a backward step to me to clip the bottom setting ...
Posted by Pikaholic on 10/04/2014 - 16:53
K-r firmware update
... Is the camera as good now at 400 ISO as it was before at 200? ISO 400 is twice as sensitive to light as 200, so no, in the context of what I understand your question to be. You don't want to limit yourself to ISO 4OO just because a camera setting is preventing it going lower, you only want to se...
Posted by McGregNi on 10/04/2014 - 19:16
K3 review on DPR
Lower marks for video again. Agree that it hinted as being much better for video with the external mic and headphone sockets. Is it mechanical stabilisation for video or that budget 'movie SR' electronic version? Improving the video (and therefore overall score) would be comparatively very easy. ...
Posted by Dave-L on 24/04/2014 - 19:30
Digital SLR - Taking The Plunge!
p.s - not that I have one or have used one the sensor in the k20/k7 is not meant to be up to the k10 or k5 but this is just what I am told and not from experience. It is the Samsung one as we all know rather than a Sony one. I only mention it for the OP as he may not be aware. TBH I have found it...
Posted by Offertonhatter on 11/04/2014 - 21:37
Digital SLR - Taking The Plunge!
If you can stretch to it, I'd seriously consider the last of the new K-30s while you can still get them. Agreed, but then I would say that as I have one myself. Personally though I find the K-30 provides much more helpful feedback than my previous K100d. Not sure if it's just me, but the scree...
Posted by richandfleur on 11/04/2014 - 23:02
Which new body?
Started my pentax journey with a K200d. Loved it and bought a couple of lenses. After a while the upgrade bug bit hard and I bought a k5. To be completely honest I didn't see as much benefit as hoped. Yes it had video, far more pixels to play with and better low light sensitivity but I felt the ...
Posted by bforbes on 14/04/2014 - 11:22
Which new body?
My input would be to think more about other features of the K3 than just image quality and here are some of the points to consider: 27 focus points, 3 of them flux array 2.8. Better control of focus and more accurate. The tracking is also far better on the K3 compared to the K5ll/s. Three leve...
Posted by Fletcher8 on 14/04/2014 - 12:05
Which new body?
Thanks Fletcher8, some good points there. Focus points - I invariably use centre! Dual SD slots sounds great. 24MP - great for cropping, less so for file size. Decisions, decisions...
Posted by gunner on 14/04/2014 - 12:15
Which new body?
Why would you buy a K-3 or any Pentax to shoot movies as a number one priority I wouldn't. As has been mentioned above though, these models could be more capable on that front than they are. The likes of bit rates, and mechanical stabilisation could be addressed via firmware update, but hasn'...
Posted by richandfleur on 15/04/2014 - 03:12
Which new body?
I think we may have accidentally hijacked this thread, apologies for this :oops: To get back on topic, the question was 'what upgrade' from K-5? Hope you get some decent feedback. Regards David
Posted by davidstorm on 15/04/2014 - 23:16
Which new body?
I think we may have accidentally hijacked this thread, apologies for this :oops: To get back on topic, the question was 'what upgrade' from K-5? Hope you get some decent feedback. Regards David Slightly hijacked but such is the nature of internet fora :D Brief update is that I just ordere...
Posted by gunner on 16/04/2014 - 14:18
Which new body?
My input would be to think more about other features of the K3 than just image quality and here are some of the points to consider: 27 focus points, 3 of them flux array 2.8. Better control of focus and more accurate. The tracking is also far better on the K3 compared to the K5ll/s. Three leve...
Posted by wadna on 17/04/2014 - 08:04
You'll never guess what this is......
The only caveat to all this joy is that when I put my 16-50 on the new camera it wouldn't focus. Several minutes and attempts later it finally 'woke up'. The next day, same thing. So it looks like my SDM is failing. The lens is just over a year old and bought from SRS so it looks like a warrant...
Posted by RalphHardwick on 21/04/2014 - 19:50
K-3 Wins Award
Comes back to another Thread - Pentax = 'Expert' not 'Pro':evil:
Posted by ISO on 23/04/2014 - 19:32
K5 AF and tracking
In the "focus equation", you must also take into account the lens. And, when it comes to SDM lenses, those are sloooooooooow to focus. Some "LTD" lenses, using the motor that's in the camera body will focus almost as fast as Canon or Nikon lenses.
Posted by pentaxian450 on 24/04/2014 - 00:48
