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K -S2: A movie I made....
Hi All, loving my Pentax K -S2. Image quality is excellent and though it has a different body to my K7 and K5ii, I've gotten used to it. A while ago i tried to complete a silent movie with the K5ii and looking back on the footage, the quality is quite poor. The K-S2 is a different story. Hope...
Posted by Bluewhistle2 on 14/07/2015 - 09:28
K-3 II firmware bug? anyone else got it?
After sending them quote from manual I got another reply today: Thank you for contacting Ricoh Imaging. We have forwarded your case to our product specialists for investigation. They will test the camera in the same situation as you described. After the testing is done we will get back to you w...
Posted by gfurm on 17/07/2015 - 14:51
K20d or k7 any advice
Nigel has assiduously listed the main advantages of the the more modern camera. I would highlight the differences in handling: the two cameras are quite unlike each other. I'm lucky enough to have a K10 and K5 and enjoy using both, but prefer the "feel" and layout of the K10 (similar to a K20). ...
Posted by bwlchmawr on 16/07/2015 - 07:07
What camera?
I could go for k10/20d but would love a bot better high iso performance. I do realise however that on my budget the choice is restricted. What are your thoughts on k-x? The K-x is a brilliant little camera. Not weather sealed, no focus point lights in the viewfinder, plastic construction, but it...
Posted by davidstorm on 17/07/2015 - 22:03
What camera?
The Q with zoom will easily fit in a jacket pocket. The problem with small sensors is too much depth of field rather than too little. It's much more difficult to get any differential focus. High ISO doesn't have to be a problem. You won't get K-5 performance in that respect, but it's not that ...
Posted by johnriley on 20/07/2015 - 09:35
100% view finder
The circular image projected from the lens clearly needs to be a little bigger in total area than the sensor and viewfinder image ... Just because of the differing shapes. But, to repeat John's point, a 100% viewfinder displays the total edge to edge image exactly as the sensor records. The .95x mag...
Posted by McGregNi on 19/07/2015 - 13:10
K50 pictures completely dark
Do you have a manual aperture lens? Either an older manual focus lenses, or a newer Tamron lens for example, which includes a manual aperture ring on the lens. Try fixing the aperture manually on the lens and then taking a photo. Sounds suspiciously like an aperture motor failure, which I had h...
Posted by richandfleur on 19/07/2015 - 12:19
K50 pictures completely dark
One option on the aperture motor is to fire off lots of shots in high speed burst mode. I've heard of some success with this waking it back up. It's a temporary fix, if it's early days. If it's more serious, like it's failed outright, then this wont change a thing. As above though, not sayin...
Posted by richandfleur on 20/07/2015 - 01:31
K50 pictures completely dark
Hi richandfleur! Yes, seems I fixed it. I've put it in Sport mode and made more than thirty shots I think. Now it seems to be turned back to normal. I say "seems" because some shot continue to be dark. I hope it will "wake-up" completely these days, and if it won't I have to bring it to assistance, ...
Posted by tsf101 on 20/07/2015 - 12:00
K50 pictures completely dark
Hi AustraliaBacon! Well, always if you have the same problem... As RichAndFleur had said before and it worked for me Thanks! :) try this one. And remember that it's temporary fix. I did it in Sport mode, must be quite the same... Finally after I brought it in assistance. But I repeat, as temporary ...
Posted by tsf101 on 07/05/2016 - 08:57
K50 pictures completely dark
Thanks David, Answers my question about mailing it out for repair as it seems Pentax won't own up to the fact it has a problem related to the aperture motor. I did call both the repair center and Pentax, and I was told they take it per case whether they will repair it and not charge, not sure how...
Posted by paolo11 on 27/12/2016 - 20:22
K50 pictures completely dark
"This repair service applies to the repair of aperture control block failure in several Pentax DSLR models including the K-30, K-50, K-r, K-x, K100D, and most older istD models. This list may not be complete. Aperture control block failure is most common in the K-30." The company called dslrpar...
Posted by paolo11 on 29/12/2016 - 13:18
K50 pictures completely dark
Robl http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/151-pentax-k-30-k-50/332215-pulled-out-my-k-30-today-first-time-about-year-no-aperture-control-3.html I'm putting in another plug for Mark at PentaxCameraRepair.com. a few weeks ago, my K30 came down with the same problems that so many others have des...
Posted by paolo11 on 29/12/2016 - 14:50
K50 pictures completely dark
I just got off the phone with Pentax concerning K30/K50 aperture problem, and they have notified upper management. I told them about this site and the amount of problems, and that Pentax should own up and fix this free of charge as it's a common failure across the board in other models. I asked ...
Posted by paolo11 on 29/12/2016 - 15:28
K50 pictures completely dark
K50 CA aperture block repair I shipped my wife's K50 out to CA, and got it back a couple of days ago. Currently, the "fix' is not available, but the owner of the site (pentaxcamerarepair.com)will post it in the future, guess he's making some money. He's been in business for 20 years selling and rep...
Posted by paolo11 on 14/01/2017 - 14:32
K50 pictures completely dark
I bought a K-50 in 2015. Yesterday, during my photography class, the same thing happened to me. Black or very dark photos. I finally got an image on the bulb setting after a 2 second exposure. I reset to factory default, took the lens off and on. Shot a number of photos on all settings. Then it sud...
Posted by ATXphotog on 05/03/2017 - 20:09
K50 pictures completely dark
I had forgotten about it until I read about a new member having the same problem. And all the swearing came back as Pentax just won't do anything about it. Only good thing is that the new Pentax cameras no longer use this aperture block.
Posted by paolo11 on 05/03/2017 - 21:39
K50 pictures completely dark
Whatever, that's the way he operates. He did say awhile back that he would release the info, but I haven't heard. He has an Ebay business and on his web site tells you how to make repairs using the parts he sells which he gets used for the most part. All Precision Camera Repair (Pentax authoriz...
Posted by paolo11 on 01/08/2017 - 12:36
K50 pictures completely dark
Okay Pilo, happy for you. I haven't seen that long of a warranty over here. I'm sure you will like the K70. Reason I use Pentax (goes back to film days), is that any lens ever built by Pentex will work on their latest cameras. Once you get your K70, let us know how you like it. Paolo
Posted by paolo11 on 05/08/2017 - 21:46
K50 pictures completely dark
Hopefully once you get it back you won't need a replacement. If you were considering something else I can't think why you would pay out to get that one fixed. Welcome to PU by the way!
Posted by JAK on 03/04/2019 - 13:41
