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Remote Control
Jackie I got mine from here, this one The added benefit about this one is it comes also with the wire and you can attach it if you want to use it cabled. I use mine wireless, it suits my purposes, in fact I haven't even taken out the cable out of the plastic :). Still tucked in there as the ...
Posted by aminstar on 09/03/2009 - 10:21
Remote Control
I'll check on the one I posted and get back later. It's quite easy to make a wired remote from an audio cable and put whatever switches you want on the end of it. Maybe you know someone who could put together what you want. Here's a link to show you how shim
Posted by shim on 09/03/2009 - 11:02
Remote Control
Sorry, just tried it and the one I posted just fires the shutter. I mainly use it on manual and that suits me. You can press the button on the Camera to AF if your focusing on a bird feeder and then just use the remote to fire the shutter. The one Amin posted looks very good, I may get one myself...
Posted by aminstar on 09/03/2009 - 11:55
Remote Control
You have to set AF with the remote in the custom setting menu otherwise you can't do it. Thanks Gwyn, you are correct, I've just looked in the manual. If it's turned on it won't take the picture until it's focused. So that remote control that I posted can be used with AF. I can't imagine that I'd us...
Posted by shim on 09/03/2009 - 13:06
Remote Control
Jackie The Seculine remote is just ideal for the purposes. Once you set it up on the menu of the camera then you use it, the moment you press the button it immediately focuses and releases the shutter. At first I was even in doubt if it had focused so I put the subject out of the focus and then p...
Posted by aminstar on 09/03/2009 - 14:37
Remote Control
Just tested again with the one off the I posted. It works the same as Amin has described above i.e. set to AF.S it focuses first and then takes the picture. On AF.C just takes the picture without checking the focus. The button only has the one contact (i.e. no half way to just focus). Amin does...
Posted by shim on 09/03/2009 - 16:38
Remote Control
Just tested again with the one off the I posted. It works the same as Amin has described above i.e. set to AF.S it focuses first and then takes the picture. On AF.C just takes the picture without checking the focus. The button only has the one contact (i.e. no half way to just focus). Amin does...
Posted by aminstar on 09/03/2009 - 16:55
Remote Control
Thanks Amin.... you've just saved me from buying a RF remote :) I'm never far away from the camera either... just thought it would be useful to know for anyone who wants to set the camera up at a distance to photograph wild life. I've just tried it with the official Pentax wired remote, but st...
Posted by shim on 09/03/2009 - 17:57
Remote Control
A while back when I realised that a remote control would be a useful thing to have, I was surprised that the pentax ones are so expensive:? After all, it is just a push to make switch with a plug on the end. So I made one ~ (yes, that is a film canister for the casing:wink:) The black button...
Posted by Mr. Ist on 26/03/2009 - 19:28
Remote Control
Sure this is a stupid question but can you AF with the remotes you are advising by half clicking, hope you understand what I mean. I wish to take birds through double-glazing so I do need to focus first. If you want to take photographs this way then why don't you set the camera up on a tripod and...
Posted by paullucas on 27/03/2009 - 16:55
Remote Control
A while back when I realised that a remote control would be a useful thing to have, I was surprised that the pentax ones are so expensive:? After all, it is just a push to make switch with a plug on the end. So I made one ~ (yes, that is a film canister for the casing:wink:) The black button...
Posted by sanderscapes on 27/03/2009 - 16:57
AF button and BG-2 grip
Hi Can anyone give me a work-around for the problem I am having. I usually use my AF button for focussing and disable the shutter release button for this. Since I got the battery grip though I have found that I have to change back to how it was originally with the focussing on the shutter but...
Posted by JPC1970 on 07/03/2009 - 15:44
GX20 with Picasa and Silkypix
Ha ha :D Yes a TV is a rubbish test but it was the only thing I had used RAW+ on (and if I'm honest I couldn't be bothered to go back outside to take another pic of something :oops:). You can still see the effect (affect?) between the 2 images though .... I've updated Silkypix and it's fine ...
Posted by woodworm on 08/03/2009 - 09:30
fstops/aperture values
I'm glad Pete asked as this has confused me also. So, just to take this one step ( or should that be stop? :roll: ) further; why are the aperture settings marked as f3.5, f22 etc if they are not directly the f-stops? Or is this a throw back to the early days when all lenses would have been fixed ...
Posted by Father Ted on 09/03/2009 - 08:29
fstops/aperture values
So, at f22 I'd get 22metres in focus spread out as 1/3 in front of object and 2/3 behind. Is that correct? No. The f stop is a ratio, f1.4 is one stop wider than f2 and we know that the square root of 2 is 1.4 (OK, 1.414 or so before someone jumps on that!) so that shows the mathemeatical relati...
Posted by johnriley on 09/03/2009 - 09:45
fstops/aperture values
So is there any way to know from an F stop what my DoF would be at any given distance? Yes. Look up 'hyperfocal distance calculator' on google. Although the Hyperfocal distance is geared for determining how to get your entire image "in focus", the calculators will often give you the DOF for any ge...
Posted by amoringello on 09/03/2009 - 10:48
fstops/aperture values
At the risk of sounding pedantic (which I'm not being) Why would you need to know all of that information It's like all knowledge, it's interesting. But as to why in practice, well I've never referred to a DOF table yet. If I had a very specific DOF requirement that might be different, but I don't. ...
Posted by johnriley on 09/03/2009 - 12:17
"Screwed" by Pentax ;-)
(No, this isn't a troll, just a feeble attempt at humour) I just noticed that the shiny metal endcap on my Optio M40 is rattling, because one of the screws holding it in is gone and the other loose... Pentax Canada wants, and I quote "Part#76990 A224 S Screw 1.4x2.0, $2.25 ea. plus shipping $1...
Posted by Classvino on 09/03/2009 - 17:16
"Screwed" by Pentax ;-)
It's all about goodwill and building up customer loyalty IMHO. The most incredible goodwill that I've experienced is from owning Koss headphones. They offer a life-time guarantee :shock: Ear pads wear out - phone them up and there's new ones on the way; cable breaks - you can phone and get a replace...
Posted by MattMatic on 11/06/2009 - 06:05
Processing Raw Photos
You don't lose the raw file but you do lose the unprocessed raw file. Save all your raw files somewhere else before you process them.. I don't think this is right Gwyn ? When you save an image you have processed from a raw file you save it as TIFF;JPEG;PSD....etc, you are not saving the changes t...
Posted by pschlute on 13/03/2009 - 21:15
