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SRS are Great....Pentax OK in the end...
Some of you may remember I have had some fun with my K-3 (see here: ) where Pentax failed to repair a shutter fault, then after it was sent back for repair the 2nd time, I wasted weeks before they, they refused to replace it and tried to make me pay for the repair. Pentax did (after some insiste...
Posted by NeilP on 28/04/2016 - 23:52
K20d split focusing screen
I brought a cheap Chinese one for my K100d a while back - it wasn't any more then £20 but was a decent well made item for the money. I can't remember where exactly I brought it sorry - would have been off eBay I think. It worked well apart from the spot metering as Andrew mentions above. I would'nt...
Posted by jemx99 on 01/05/2016 - 10:01
K20d split focusing screen
I tend to use live view zoomed in or the focus confirmation bleep! Agreed. I'm very keen to hear what the viewfinder is like on the new FF K-1, as I've never been satisfied with the optical viewfinder on APS-C DSLRs, when compared to the massive and bright film viewfinders, and their associated foc...
Posted by richandfleur on 01/05/2016 - 23:44
K20d split focusing screen
I tend to use live view zoomed in or the focus confirmation bleep! Agreed. I'm very keen to hear what the viewfinder is like on the new FF K-1, as I've never been satisfied with the optical viewfinder on APS-C DSLRs, when compared to the massive and bright film viewfinders, and their associated foc...
Posted by RobL on 02/05/2016 - 09:46
K20d split focusing screen
I should have mentioned that the image sync app also allows the main controls to be used remotely as well. I can see this being especially useful for studio work including macro when sharp focus is critical.
Posted by RobL on 02/05/2016 - 09:53
K20d split focusing screen
I should have mentioned that the image sync app also allows the main controls to be used remotely as well. I can see this being especially useful for studio work including macro when sharp focus is critical. Sounds great! - one thing I've always wanted on a Pentax camera is good tethering ability.
Posted by jemx99 on 02/05/2016 - 10:34
K20d split focusing screen
When I had a K20D I used a KatzEye screen with it, which was not cheap but worked extremely well and did not seem to cause problems with the metering. I think it was the 'extra bright' version. I agree with richandfleur though that my ME Super has a better viewfinder than either the K20D or K5 - e...
Posted by Stanovich on 04/05/2016 - 00:43
K20d split focusing screen
I get a level of nostalgic excitement when I pick up a 'real' older film camera. The cold metal, the smell of leather, the firm confidence of the manual focus lens process and the massive bright viewfinder with the focussing aid in the middle. I just don't get that from a modern shape DSLR wit...
Posted by richandfleur on 04/05/2016 - 01:53
K20d split focusing screen
I loved the Katzeye in my K200D and I'd like one in my K3 but with liveview and focus peaking accurate manual focusing is less of an issue. On my Fujifilm X-M1 even less so - I wish the K3's liveview implementation worked in the same way, especially not switching off the magnified view automaticall...
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 12/05/2016 - 14:54
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Got my K1 yesterday. Its already got to go back because the mode selection dial doesn't work properly. Can't select AV and SV and other labels seem to select other things, Auto selects manual etc. I have a problem with my Sigma 70-200 HSM II as well, won't autofocus and turns the screen display off....
Posted by cvhennessy on 30/04/2016 - 10:11
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Touch wood, all seems OK so far with mine, some 'scares' turned out to be silly mistakes with me and settings. Remember you can remove battery, clean contacts on camera and lenses, reset camera to factory settings etc. before sending the cameras back... I have in the past had issues caused by muc...
Posted by grahamcoad on 30/04/2016 - 12:14
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Touch wood, all seems OK so far with mine, some 'scares' turned out to be silly mistakes with me and settings. Remember you can remove battery, clean contacts on camera and lenses, reset camera to factory settings etc. before sending the cameras back... I have in the past had issues caused by muc...
Posted by PeteL on 30/04/2016 - 16:41
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Just tested all my Sigma lenses on the K1 (18-35, 17-70, 24mm, 24-70, 50-150, 70-200, 150-500) and they all work except the 150-500 APO HSM which refuses to focus even with the contacts cleaned (and it thought it was a crop lens). Conversely it thought the 17-70 was a full frame.
Posted by smudge on 30/04/2016 - 19:12
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The Metz 58 AF-2 does not do PTTL with the K1, it appears to work ok in all other modes including PTTLHSS. I've had a response back from Metz, they have no specific time line for a firmware update. Dear Mr Lawson, Thank you very much for your e-mail enquiry of 01 May 2016. We regret t...
Posted by McBrian on 02/05/2016 - 18:12
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I've had a response back from Metz, they have no specific time line for a firmware update. That is one good respons from Metz: it was prompt, polite, clear and apologetic.
Posted by joostdh on 03/05/2016 - 07:32
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The Metz 58 AF-2 does not do PTTL with the K1, it appears to work ok in all other modes including PTTLHSS. I've had a response back from Metz, they have no specific time line for a firmware update. Dear Mr Lawson, Thank you very much for your e-mail enquiry of 01 May 2016. We regret t...
Posted by McBrian on 27/07/2016 - 13:59
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Good news for us Metz owners! A couple of other niggles:- Why remove dust alert?! Why downgrade the USB 3 in the K-3 to USB 2, then re-introduce tethering but stop supplying a USB cable?!? Continuous auto focus still useless! So much so that I must be one of the very few who have returne...
Posted by Unlocker on 28/07/2016 - 00:33
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.... Continuous auto focus still useless! So much so that I must be one of the very few who have returned the 150-450 for a refund! Why haven't all the others? 8)
Posted by McGregNi on 28/07/2016 - 15:15
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I own the Sigma 70-200 II hsm macro lens and on the K5ii it performed amazingly but on my K3ii it locks up the AF intermittently sending the top screen af point selector to flash through single, centre and wide points repeatedly. Only way to take a pic is to flick to MF. Flicking back to AF sometime...
Posted by cardiffgareth on 30/07/2016 - 08:28
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Why haven't all the others? 8) My guess is that it's because it's a stellar lens! Unfortunately for the kind of subject matter I like to shoot there isn't a stellar auto-focussing camera to put on the end of it! I took mine to Skomer Island a few weekends back with the sole intention of shooting ...
Posted by SteveEveritt on 30/07/2016 - 09:05
