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Misty / Moist Hoya Circular Polarizing Filter
I have a Hoya Circular Polarizing filter that has either moisture / mist between the glasses around the edges. I bought the filter as part of a bundle of used items so have no idea how it got in there or what it is. The filter is however apparantly only a month old and the seller is happy to have i...
Posted by AndrewA on 21/01/2012 - 10:26
Misty / Moist Hoya Circular Polarizing Filter
dessicator Point of order: desiccator :D Sorry, that's a pet peeve of mine, I'll get back into my box now... :oops:
Posted by ChrisA on 21/01/2012 - 13:36
scanning slides to the computer
As you only have a few slides to do, a cheaper, and probably better, alternative might be these people. http://www.mr-scan.co.uk We went through the same process a couple of years ago and decided that it wasn't worth investing in a scanner because it's a very slow process on any home scanner u...
Posted by milamber on 27/01/2012 - 20:24
Yet another really stupid question from me.
I really hope you don't get fed up with me, but ............ If I'm looking through the viewfinder and what I see is in focus, then when I upload to the computer it isn't, does that mean my eyesight needs testing or is it possible for the camera not to see the same thing as me. I have tested f...
Posted by Charlotte on 26/01/2012 - 19:30
Yet another really stupid question from me.
Charlotte - try adjusting the diopter by sliding the bar located around the viewfinder (your manual should explain about diopter adjustment). It could be that your eyes are telling your brain that everything's in focus. If you normally wear glasses, give your eyes a moment to adjust without them, th...
Posted by steven9761 on 26/01/2012 - 19:50
Yet another really stupid question from me.
Two words. Dioptre adjustment. Press the shutter half way without your eye at the viewfinder & let the auto focus work. Then put your eye to the viewfinder and move the little slider just above the viewfinder 'til the view is in focus. Try moving it to one end then the other. then slowly set it to y...
Posted by vic cross on 26/01/2012 - 19:56
Yet another really stupid question from me.
No thing to do with your problem (as that is probably the dioptre) but if you are doing mainly macro with manual focus then consider buying the Pentax O-ME53 1.2x magnifying eyepiece .. it does help quite a bit.
Posted by Mike-P on 26/01/2012 - 20:09
K5 - Electronic Level Adjustment??
Thought I'd try switching on the electronic level on my new K5 today. Alarmed to discover that my house appears to be heading downhill fast!! Checked against a decent spirit level and the camera shows 8-9 bars to the left side when level in that direction. Level accurate fore & aft. Obvious ...
Posted by Ed110 on 28/01/2012 - 13:59
K5 - Electronic Level Adjustment??
Thanks John, that is what I feared!! I agree I would rather trust my eye which is why I hadn't switched the level on before, but curiosity got the better of me, alas. Even if I do not use the feature, I paid for it (huff puff:D:D) and I expect it would reflect badly on future resale price shoul...
Posted by Ed110 on 28/01/2012 - 16:09
K5 - Electronic Level Adjustment??
Roger, Strange, you would expect the marks on the collar would have some relationship to squareness of body, unless the collar is moveable somehow!! I checked my K5 with the base of the body sitting on a spirit level and I am quite sure that the base is parallel to the viewfinder, also my ch...
Posted by Ed110 on 28/01/2012 - 16:10
K5 - Electronic Level Adjustment??
I'll see if SRS have heard of this kind of problem before and report back in due course. They certainly have, since I spent quite some time discussing that very issue with both Chris@SRS, and the Pentax rep, during the Pentax open day back in November. It's a sorry story, discussed at great len...
Posted by ChrisA on 28/01/2012 - 17:33
K5 - Electronic Level Adjustment??
Update on my K5 - Spoke to SRS and though a swap for a new camera is an option they recommended getting the sensor adjusted as a new camera could be just as out of adjustment as my current one. Everything else is fine on my K5 so I am going for this. If I see any sign of it going out of adj...
Posted by Ed110 on 31/01/2012 - 13:14
K5 - Electronic Level Adjustment??
Take it there's no way of user adjusting level on a K10? I bought it second hand a while back and it always seems to have had the sensor misaligned slightly, so horizon, buildings etc are contantly slightly off line. Any recommended apps for adjusting pics etc? Thanks in advance, very frust...
Posted by Portland on 05/02/2012 - 21:11
K5 - Electronic Level Adjustment??
Take it there's no way of user adjusting level on a K10? I bought it second hand a while back and it always seems to have had the sensor misaligned slightly, so horizon, buildings etc are contantly slightly off line. Any recommended apps for adjusting pics etc? Thanks in advance, very frust...
Posted by Gwyn on 05/02/2012 - 21:41
K5 - Electronic Level Adjustment??
Take it there's no way of user adjusting level on a K10? I bought it second hand a while back and it always seems to have had the sensor misaligned slightly, so horizon, buildings etc are contantly slightly off line. Any recommended apps for adjusting pics etc? Thanks in advance, very frust...
Posted by JohnX on 05/02/2012 - 22:44
K5 - Electronic Level Adjustment??
(Hopefully) final update on K5 level adjustment - SRS arranged pick up on 2 Feb and it arrived back with me on the 16th, so two week turnaround. Level indicators are now spot on. Only concern was the packing it came back in, a lightweight box only 2cm wider than the camera the way it was packed, a...
Posted by Ed110 on 17/02/2012 - 19:54
BEWARE! Tokina Service Europe
I have recently had some experience with Tokina Service Europe in the Netherlands that I would like to share with you. About half a year ago I by ended up with buying two Tokina ATX 80-400mm lenses. The first one was a version 1 (without tripod collar) that I purchased off eBay for USD340. The pr...
Posted by bjolester on 29/01/2012 - 11:48
BEWARE! Tokina Service Europe
That's of course up to you, but why should you have to pay twice and what if your new choice of repairer just sub-contracts it back to Tokina?
Posted by johnriley on 29/01/2012 - 18:38
BEWARE! Tokina Service Europe
After having given this matter some more though, I addressed my complaint to Tokina Service Europe. The email contained much of my text from the opening of this tread. TSE were swift to respond. Firstly they stated that they were sorry about the whole affair and the inconvenience for me as a custome...
Posted by bjolester on 03/02/2012 - 07:39
K-5 not focusing in the cold?
I went out early this morning to take some photo's using my news lenses (DA15 and FA43). It was around zero/-2 and after a while the camera seemed to stop focusing properly. At first I thought it was the lenses. I've not really used them before and didn't have any others with me to check, but upon r...
Posted by simonoffpiste on 29/01/2012 - 12:26
