Search results for 'back focus' - page 1886
Pentax K-1 user?
I can’t see a major step change so I won’t upgrade; the K1 is a great camera as is. I would only look at a new body if it had true High Performance AF I think that an action based camera body with features dedicated to better dynamic image capture, perhaps only retaining dynamic pixel shift ...
Posted by michaelblue on 21/03/2018 - 17:01
Pentax K-1 user?
Compared to other bodies the Pentax K-1 has relatively few focus sensors, all of which are limited to the reduced APS-C field, so I am wondering whether the flexibility to use both formats is the reason why there aren't more. If the sensors covered a wider field then switching to crop modes would ne...
Posted by RobL on 21/03/2018 - 17:19
Pentax K-1 user?
You make a good point Rob, but I use the centre 9 focus points mainly as they help me narrow down what i want to focus on. Sometimes I use centre focus point only. I regard the default 33 AF points as akin to a blunderbuss approach to focus. Maybe I am old school but tend to use focus and recompo...
Posted by pschlute on 21/03/2018 - 17:43
How to complain to Pentax UK
There are some contact addresses on the back of your K-3II instruction manual. In the first instance the supplier is responsible though, so hopefully you have exhausted things with them first?
Posted by johnriley on 22/03/2018 - 14:40
Pentax K-1 II has arrived.
Hi Vic, For speed, I've copied the text we use on refurbished products on our website. The term 'refurbished' refers to products that have been returned to the manufacturer for any of a number of reasons, like if a retail store opens a product for showcasing and it is not purchased, or if an i...
Posted by Chris@SRSWATFORD on 28/03/2018 - 17:00
Does Pentax need a CHEAP DSLR......??
It's the truth and it's not going to help if it's hidden away in the back of our minds. I got lucky that I bought into Pentax during a sale (no idea who they were apart from having bought a pair of Pentax binos) and don't see any reason to be using anything else, but I can imagine why a new buyer...
Posted by HarisF1 on 31/03/2018 - 01:23
Does Pentax need a CHEAP DSLR......??
When I finally decided to embrace digital cameras, thinking for a few years they'll never catch on, I went into my local Jessops store in Stafford. The three entry level dslr's were: Canon 350D, Nikon D50 & Pentax *ist DL2. If I remember all were a similar price. I gave all of them a good exam...
Posted by dangie on 31/03/2018 - 13:53
Does Pentax need a CHEAP DSLR......??
Theres a strong theme coming through here suggesting that an 'entry level' model was the starting point for many into DSLR photography, and that the sub £500 price point (including kit lens) was the budget barrier in the main. Also that what Pentax had on offer at the time (older stock, end of line ...
Posted by McGregNi on 01/04/2018 - 10:26
Does Pentax need a CHEAP DSLR......??
This is a debate as much about price sensitivity as model choice. Maybe the way forward is some hybrid pricing model possibly based on mobile phone contracts and car leasing? Some £ up front, so much per month, pay the balance or hand the body back as a trade-in after 2 years? An enterprising d...
Posted by JohnX on 01/04/2018 - 11:00
Does Pentax need a CHEAP DSLR......??
This is a debate as much about price sensitivity as model choice. Maybe the way forward is some hybrid pricing model possibly based on mobile phone contracts and car leasing? Some £ up front, so much per month, pay the balance or hand the body back as a trade-in after 2 years? An enterprising d...
Posted by richandfleur on 01/04/2018 - 11:43
K5IIs to a K3?
Under normal circumstances I wouldn't consider this step, but recently I managed to crack the back LCD on the K5IIs as shown here Thankfully all in current working order. If my tenant's content insurance won't cover this, the quote to fix from Johnsons is the best part of £250. Or spend a...
Posted by bychan on 03/04/2018 - 23:36
K5IIs to a K3?
Thanks for all the advice and recommendations, all appreciated. I now know that the insurance doesn't cover this, and Ashai Photo eventually got back to me; they referred me to Johnsons, back to square one 8-) Whilst the K5iis is still a fine camera which does all that I want, I believe that ...
Posted by bychan on 12/04/2018 - 00:12
Got your K-1 II?
According to SRS the K-1 II has been around for a few days now yet there seems to be no information regarding Pixel shift, ISO (and more interestingly to me anyway) autofocus performance. So is there anyone here that has purchased one got anything to share about the new body yet? Yes and not much...
Posted by LennyBloke on 04/04/2018 - 15:16
K-1 Upgrade service
Still waiting to see how much better the AF is ..... We'll see but I am going to take a wild guess: not really significantly better. It will depend on your definition of significant. With the MKI I had changed the AF method to centre spot (as I have used with all previous DSLRs) as I never found...
Posted by JAK on 11/04/2018 - 13:42
No Mirrorless - Should we be worried...??
At the recent CP+ show in Yokahama Japan, DPREVIEW spoke with senior executives from all of the major camera and lens manufacturers including Canon, Fujifilm, Olympus, Panasonic, Ricoh, Sigma, Sony and Tamron. All spoke about mirrorless cameras becoming soon the norm, That is 'all' except Ricoh w...
Posted by Algernon on 14/04/2018 - 08:35
No Mirrorless - Should we be worried...??
I seem to remember reading the same thing when digital photography first started and everyone jumped on the bandwagon except Pentax who just put it down to being a fad. They never did catch up. Exactly. The buying public are fickle. They'll see other manufacturers with mirrorless models, but not ...
Posted by dangie on 17/04/2018 - 23:29
No Mirrorless - Should we be worried...??
DSLRs are really complicated to build compared to mirror-less cameras. At one point, the EVF was an expensive addition (costing up to £200 on top of the camera when sold as optional extras). Mass production minimises that cost to the point where it becomes insignificant (although it's has different ...
Posted by johnha on 17/04/2018 - 23:49
Finding the raw DNG converter for Pentax K-5 - Help!
FWIW I just called Pentax UK support (though I don't think it was actually in the UK). Helpful bloke, but he couldn't do much. I asked how to get a replacement CD - quite happy to pay for it. "Oh no, they are only provided with the camera new". "Well, what if a CD fails or gets lost, if a part o...
Posted by nmw01223 on 19/04/2018 - 17:36
Just picked up my K-1 mk ii
Mine is arriving today. Going to try my old film lenses with it and after seeing the results I will decide if I need a new lens or lenses.:D From what i hear you should get very good results from your old film lenses. I Just need my Sigma 70-200 to come back from Sigma now with the new mounting pla...
Posted by scotjames on 25/04/2018 - 19:42
K-5ii - Live View and Manual Focus
Slightly embarrassing to raise this subject, having had the excellent K-5ii for about four years but..... One genre that hadn't interested me much in the past was close-up (even macro) photography. Now, I know that the experts in the field all seem to recommend Live View and Manual Focus but that...
Posted by GeoffSteyning on 26/04/2018 - 12:41
