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Live view/electronic horizon
One thing I forgot to mention about Live View is that it's a great tool to use for focusing for landscape photographs. Activate the "rule of thirds" grid & the selective focus point and you can achieve focusing for maximum DOF much easier than you can through the viewfinder, it's much easier to judg...
Posted by simonkit on 21/02/2013 - 22:00
Miranda A f2.8 24mm Lens
If it's the ricoh pin, the remedy is to remove it, although some people say it isn't necessary. If you're already having trouble I say remove it. Removal can be tough because you need to take the mount apart, and they always have an "A" mount, which means there's a bearing that falls out and is ...
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 20/02/2013 - 22:06
aperture/depth of field on pentax x5
Hi, I am new to photography and have bought the Pentax X5. I have been reading posts about only having the choice of 2 aperture setting on this camera. From what I have generally read, I thought that portrait mode would select a larger aperture to blur the back ground and landscape mode would have ...
Posted by paulmids on 03/03/2013 - 16:27
aperture/depth of field on pentax x5
I dont have an X5 but from Optios and my Q I have discovered that you are correct in thinking that the landscape mode increases the greens and portrait mode warms skin tones. The problem is that the sensor is so small and requires very short focal length lenses which inherently give a great dept...
Posted by gartmore on 03/03/2013 - 16:51
aperture/depth of field on pentax x5
I have not found a blur control or anything similar. I guess using the zoom will help with a shallow dept of field for portrait pictures but I was wondering how my landscape/scenery pictures will be different. I guess it is because the camera has no near item to focus on and focus locks on infini...
Posted by paulmids on 04/03/2013 - 18:55
Have I got a faulty SDHC card?
When I first bought a DSLR I also bought an 8gb Sandisk ExtremeIII class 6 SDHC card... Having upgraded to K5 This is still my main card and works perfectly... I thought however that I'd like to try my hand at video and might need a bigger card so I got myself a 16gb Sandisk Extreme class 10 SDH...
Posted by DaveHolmes on 05/03/2013 - 16:21
Have I got a faulty SDHC card?
The error msg on the laptop when I try and format reads 'windows cannot format this drive' (or something similar... I'm nowhere near my laptop right now) It's let me copy my pictures over and delete them but when inserted back into K5 they still appear... On the K5 it allows me to see images ...
Posted by DaveHolmes on 05/03/2013 - 18:19
Have I got a faulty SDHC card?
SanDisk have often provided a copy of Rescue Pro of a licence key with some of their cards including Extreme IIIs. I have not had to use it, but have tried recovering files that I had copied off and the erased. Works fine. If it is faulty then call SanDisk for an RMA - however it is not the b...
Posted by Gamka on 05/03/2013 - 18:30
Have I got a faulty SDHC card?
Dave - if you want, you can send me the card, and I'll have a go at it for you. It might be something very simple that's needed. If I get it fixed, I can send it back, explaining the process(es) I used to get it up and running again - a sort of learning experience.
Posted by steven9761 on 05/03/2013 - 22:39
Adaptall KA mount won't lock on lens
Ok the claw isnt protruding out like that one in the inage and is really stiff. I have removed the back plate and found the spring had come removed. Hve refitted it all together and the claw is still not protruding and the adaptor is a little tighter but still not locking so i think i am going to ha...
Posted by cabstar on 05/03/2013 - 23:39
Adaptall KA mount won't lock on lens
I think the adaptor is broken, now I have fixed the claw the aperture setting isnt being transmitted to the body unless I release the camera lens button slightly and knock back the lens, I have bought a fungal infected adaptall lens of ebay to try it out, see what happens...
Posted by cabstar on 06/03/2013 - 01:31
Adaptall KA mount won't lock on lens
The spring which operates the lens release lever will have dropped out it happened to one of my lenses i had to take the mount off the lens by undoing the three screws which hold it on replace the spring back under the lever. Easy but fiddly. look here http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/general...
Posted by geordie01 on 06/03/2013 - 15:48
K5 information mismatch
Depending on if you have spot, centre or matrix metering selected it may well be that you've metered a slightly different part of the target image moving from eye to viewing top LCD or indeed back screen if playing with Live View unless on a tripod.
Posted by wvbarnes on 11/03/2013 - 11:01
DA* 16-50 2.8 on K30 Problem
I have just taken delivery of 2nd hand DA* 16-50 from a reputable retailer. On testing it have found that The Auto focus is not working on my K30. I have checked that the AF switch on lens is set to AF, have also tried the AF switch settings on camera on both AF.S and C. I have also tried another...
Posted by punkrockemo on 11/03/2013 - 17:54
DA* 16-50 2.8 on K30 Problem
Lens back and working fine :D Good service from London camera exchange who got the lens fixed quickly without any trouble. had a play with it today, its a very nice lens
Posted by punkrockemo on 31/03/2013 - 21:00
am I doing something wrong? .
I have a KX and sigma 18-200. i enjoy the ability to compose via viewfinder and low light capacity but i feel many of my shots, mainly tourist, are not as sharp as those from point and shoots (LUmix, nikon). I have used settings other than auto and understand basic concepts. i did some night shots ...
Posted by yippeephoto on 13/03/2013 - 10:52
am I doing something wrong? .
Though a fantastic little gem. It is a little difficult sometimes to know what you are actually focusing on with the K-x. As the viewfinder has no indication point, other than the focus lock indictator. Try using just the centre spot focus point. Make sure the green indictator is a solid disc before...
Posted by stub on 14/03/2013 - 10:45
am I doing something wrong? .
I agree with Stub. The K-x is capable of taking fantastic images and with great detail and sharpness, but it's more difficult to focus than say a K-5, especially so with manual focus lenses. I notice you have a SMC K55 F1.8 - this is a gem of a lens and you should give it a try. I've just bought ...
Posted by davidstorm on 15/03/2013 - 00:09
am I doing something wrong? .
Though a fantastic little gem. It is a little difficult sometimes to know what you are actually focusing on with the K-x. As the viewfinder has no indication point, other than the focus lock indictator. Try using just the centre spot focus point. Make sure the green indictator is a solid disc before...
Posted by jeallen01 on 15/03/2013 - 08:01
am I doing something wrong? .
Though a fantastic little gem. It is a little difficult sometimes to know what you are actually focusing on with the K-x. As the viewfinder has no indication point, other than the focus lock indictator. Try using just the centre spot focus point. Make sure the green indictator is a solid disc before...
Posted by yippeephoto on 16/03/2013 - 00:25
