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Unexpected Expense
Presumably VAT takes care of £120 of that £720. Of the remaining £600, how many hours of skilled labour does it take to dismantle then reassemble a flagship DSLR? And that's before the cost of a circuit board. Then there's probably things like cleaning the sensor and replacing seals (even my watch g...
Posted by Lubbyman on 24/01/2026 - 19:30
It's back
As the title says my Pentax K1 mk2 is back from repair. A quick test in the camera shop I took it to, it worked fine.:grin::grin:
Posted by walkeja on 05/03/2026 - 11:02
It's back
The interesting bit is, "the camera shop I took it to." Most often we see complaints about the official repairers (John Pye auctions) taking an eternity and not replying to messages - I don't doubt they are under staffed and over worked. It is still worrying. So tell us more.
Posted by davidwozhere on 07/03/2026 - 23:43
It's back
The camera shop is in Stafford and wanted to send it to a camera repairer in Newcastle-under-Lyme but I had already tried them and they said to try John Pye. I told the camera shop this so they sent it to John Pye, hence the long time. By the way, John Pye is in Uttoxeter and if I had kniwn that a...
Posted by walkeja on 08/03/2026 - 10:27
K-3iii focus confirmation in the viewfinder?
Browsing throuh camera offers & reviews (as you do) i came across a review on Amazon that said that a drawback of the K3iii compared to the K3ii is that there is no coloured focus confirmation in the viewfinder. [ . 8th review, ***, by SJD] Is this correct, or could it be that someone had switc...
Posted by kea828 on 13/03/2026 - 20:54
K-3iii focus confirmation in the viewfinder?
There is focus confirmation. It's the usual Pentax green hexagon at the bottom of the viewfinder. What the reviewer probably means is that the indicators in the viewfinder that show which autofocus points are being used are black squares rather than illuminated coloured crosses. Some people don't li...
Posted by Lubbyman on 13/03/2026 - 23:04
K-3iii focus confirmation in the viewfinder?
The above is just one reason that I so appreciate this site. Question asked. Rightly so. As would I. Answer provided by someone who, seriously, repeat seriously, knows what they're writing about. Supportive. Informative. Friendly. What's not to like? Be well all.
Posted by Urbanmeister on 14/03/2026 - 23:00
After 45 years I'm thinking of moving to Nikon
I've been a proud Pentaxian since I purchased my ME Super and 50mm F1.7 with the proceeds from my paper round in 1981! Over the years I have loved the cameras, the way they are so beautifully built, the weather sealing, the intuitive menus and the feeling of just taking pictures on a truly lovely ca...
Posted by saxon on 26/03/2026 - 12:32
After 45 years I'm thinking of moving to Nikon
Hi guys, Sorry I've only just checked back here and many thanks for the very helpful replies. All three of the retailers I have been in touch with reported that Pentax used values seem to be falling and keeping anything bar my ME Super, MZ5n, SMC-M 50mm f1.7 and Tamron 80-210 F3.8/4 is impossible...
Posted by saxon on 03/04/2026 - 14:38
After 45 years I'm thinking of moving to Nikon
I guess I could just buy a video camera, but in truth a good video camera is no cheaper than something like a Nikon Z8 or Canon EOS R5 MK II and then it's even more gear to hump around. When I go on holiday for example I want to shoot both superb video and stills, The Z8 gear has arrived and I'v...
Posted by saxon on 03/05/2026 - 04:08
Fairly wide angle advice
Hello, I'm back into using my camera after a few years off, i just acquired a 16-85mm for my holidays, unfortunately i was dumb enough to buy a "cheap" Hama CPL which i left on the whole time (lazy?!), my photos are mostly soft. I will try next week on a trip to Amsterdam, using a new expensive CPL...
Posted by boudou701 on 09/04/2026 - 10:08
Fairly wide angle advice
The 21mm f/3.2 is a good lens but make sure to check that it focuses properly at infinity - mine didn't always but was very good indeed at shorter focus distances. I'd recommend staying away from pre-digital-era Sigmas in general as the quality can be very hit-and-miss. The newer 10-20mm f/3.5 t...
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 14/04/2026 - 10:39
Fairly wide angle advice
The 21mm f/3.2 is a good lens but make sure to check that it focuses properly at infinity - mine didn't always but was very good indeed at shorter focus distances. I'd recommend staying away from pre-digital-era Sigmas in general as the quality can be very hit-and-miss. The newer 10-20mm f/3.5 t...
Posted by boudou701 on 15/04/2026 - 12:56
Fairly wide angle advice
The 21mm f/3.2 is a good lens but make sure to check that it focuses properly at infinity - mine didn't always but was very good indeed at shorter focus distances. I'd recommend staying away from pre-digital-era Sigmas in general as the quality can be very hit-and-miss. The newer 10-20mm f/3.5 t...
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 16/04/2026 - 09:06
Disappointed with results when using a Pentax 1.4 x convertor on a Pentax 150-450 lens
I have only been using the convertor today for BIF (Red Kites) so its early days but I seem to have more throw away images due to fuzzy images than without the converter. Only a handful of 127 photos were usable and even then they seem to not be perfectly on focus. See the photo in the gallery which...
Posted by davidrobinson on 25/07/2026 - 23:49
Disappointed with results when using a Pentax 1.4 x convertor on a Pentax 150-450 lens
Also worth trying BBF ( back button focusing ) holding the AF button with your thumb with your finger on the shutter simultaneously. It keeps the lens constantly focusing on the subject and stops any slight lag, I use it a lot for BIF
Posted by Chrism8 on 26/07/2026 - 16:13
Disappointed with results when using a Pentax 1.4 x convertor on a Pentax 150-450 lens
I think the idea is the 'effective FL due to crop factor' (which is more FoV, not true FL as mentioned above) directly impacts the shutter speed needed to avoid motion blur. As a rule of thumb, using the effective focal length in this way is useful. I wouldn't treat the 45mm telephoto end of t...
Posted by HarisF1 on 03/08/2026 - 14:48
Disappointed with results when using a Pentax 1.4 x convertor on a Pentax 150-450 lens
Also worth trying BBF ( back button focusing ) holding the AF button with your thumb with your finger on the shutter simultaneously. It keeps the lens constantly focusing on the subject and stops any slight lag, I use it a lot for BIF I only ever use BBF
Posted by geordie01 on 17/08/2026 - 11:35
