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Same old story - where is Pentax?
I like Pentax being in the minority. I like my Pentax cameras. I like the fact that I only paid £150 for a mint K-01 a couple of years back. I'm not really bothered if Pentax are good at marketing or not, as long as they don't go bust. Saab were good at marketing but they went bust. I h...
Posted by davidstorm on 05/10/2015 - 21:10
Same old story - where is Pentax?
I like Pentax being in the minority. I like my Pentax cameras. I like the fact that I only paid £150 for a mint K-01 a couple of years back. I'm not really bothered if Pentax are good at marketing or not, as long as they don't go bust. Saab were good at marketing but they went bust. I h...
Posted by davem on 05/10/2015 - 21:28
Same old story - where is Pentax?
You need to look harder, I have seen more and more Pentax users just recently. A couple of years ago you'd be lucky to see one a year. But lately they are popping up out of the woodwork. Back in July I was on Skomer Island and saw 3 other users, and on holiday in Lanzarote back in September I was s...
Posted by SteveEveritt on 05/10/2015 - 21:42
Same old story - where is Pentax?
A meter calibration function would be a good idea ...I agree that a permanently adjusted exposure compensation is not the logical use of that feature, and is counter-productive to efficient compensations which should always be referenced against the '0' point. For me it is far preferable to have i...
Posted by McGregNi on 18/10/2015 - 23:43
K3ii vs OMD-EM1 vs Foveon
I tried to comment on this last night on my phone, the page kept throwing an error. I suspect the pixel shift will be used as much as the simulated AA filter option. In my opinion they are nice to haves, but I doubt they'll get much use by most users. They seem ideal for macro/static product wo...
Posted by richandfleur on 10/11/2015 - 21:12
K3ii vs OMD-EM1 vs Foveon
mr fleur can you manualy focus a mirrorless camera without switching it on i think the awnser to that is no can you manualy focus a mirror camera in without switching it on yes ie they are nothing alike
Posted by stu62 on 10/11/2015 - 22:20
K3ii vs OMD-EM1 vs Foveon
mr fleur can you manualy focus a mirrorless camera without switching it on My point is that has nothing to do with the pixel shift technology in discussion in this thread. Regardless, when you want to take the photo, you will need to have the camera switched on in either platform.
Posted by richandfleur on 10/11/2015 - 22:29
Upgrading to the K3
Hi Dave, enable the status screen if you want big bold info on back LCD as well as the top. The point of the top screen on pro level cameras is that it uses minimal power and saves you using the battery hungry LCD. I recently did a 900 shot wedding on one battery. The K3 like the K5 before it has a ...
Posted by wvbarnes on 22/11/2015 - 21:42
Upgrading to the K3
Hi Dave, enable the status screen if you want big bold info on back LCD as well as the top. The point of the top screen on pro level cameras is that it uses minimal power and saves you using the battery hungry LCD. I recently did a 900 shot wedding on one battery. The K3 like the K5 before it has a ...
Posted by python118 on 24/11/2015 - 09:21
I just found out.
[quote:3496ace15f="davidwozhere"]I carry a push-on plastic lens cap with me and simply plop it over the eyecup - job done! Another great tip, although I confess I never bother to cover the eyepiece and can't say I've experienced any dodgy exposures as a consequence. What size lens cap is it pleas...
Posted by womble on 29/11/2015 - 13:34
I just found out.
The "light through the viewfinder" problem goes all the way back to the ES, which is why the ESII has two automatic exposure mode settings, the second one puts a blind across the viewfinder. I got round this with my ME Super by shooting in manual. Of course, the mighty LX with its "off the film" m...
Posted by WaypointCharlie on 29/11/2015 - 13:44
I just found out.
Surely, if you are looking at live view, the mirror is up so the sensor can report what it's seeing. When you want to take a picture, it has to drop back down to cover the sensor and then slap back up when the shutter releases? Sounds like (literally sometimes) a lot of banging about that one could ...
Posted by davidwozhere on 04/12/2015 - 01:38
I just found out.
Some shots can be sharper than others due to the variability of the autofocus, which still isn't great on my K5-IIs. Couple that with a lens that shifts focus with aperture and it all gets a bit hit & miss!
Posted by WaypointCharlie on 04/12/2015 - 08:53
I just found out.
Yes, mirrorless has distinct advantages for this type of work. Live view is still the most precise way of nailing focus of static shots such as landscapes also - using digital zoom to punch in and focus peaking for precision.
Posted by richandfleur on 05/01/2016 - 09:35
ISO & Noise
To prove it would involve the complicated business of taking TWO SHOTS one at say 640 ISO and one and 800 ISO and comparing them :shock: ...... Far too difficult for a Pentaxian :twisted: they prefer to waffle on about it :lol: This would be good for about 40 pages of waffle on the US forum. :lol: ...
Posted by Algernon on 06/12/2015 - 09:31
ISO & Noise
To prove it would involve the complicated business of taking TWO SHOTS one at say 640 ISO and one and 800 ISO and comparing them :shock: ...... Far too difficult for a Pentaxian :twisted: they prefer to waffle on about it :lol: This would be good for about 40 pages of waffle on the US forum. :lol: ...
Posted by nanhi on 06/12/2015 - 13:19
K100D anyone help?
I had the same problems with mine, a set of Enerloop re-chargables did the trick, any other types and it would soon show low battery once again. I seem to recall there were a number of threads about this a few years back.
Posted by galeforce1 on 14/12/2015 - 00:37
First images from FF (K-1?)
Excellent news! The new Pentax camera can take Photographs, hooray, I'll put the bunting up. This new camera being made it all seems like such back shed stuff. I'm sure it will be a fine tool. I'm just worried how many they will sell.
Posted by Nigelk on 12/12/2015 - 09:35
First images from FF (K-1?)
To be honest I'd rather they did not focus on improving their marketing, else we'd see a price jump of circa 50%. Lets just say we enjoy being negative and paying little for a lot :p Hopefully Ricoh is way too busy to read forums too often ;)
Posted by Mag07 on 12/12/2015 - 15:19
First images from FF (K-1?)
To be honest I'd rather they did not focus on improving their marketing, else we'd see a price jump of circa 50%. Lets just say we enjoy being negative and paying little for a lot :p Hopefully Ricoh is way too busy to read forums too often ;) I work in marketing for an organisation with a £30 mill...
Posted by cabstar on 15/12/2015 - 23:49
