Search results for 'back focus' - page 2096
FA 24-90 falling to bits.
This lens is almost permanently on my K5, as it's the one I use most for aerial shots. Today I noticed that the whole focusing ring moves, with a gap between the focus ring and aperture ring. The whole thing is also a bit wonky. The lens has always wobbled a bit (the build quality of these lenses is...
Posted by aliengrove on 07/07/2013 - 15:41
FA 24-90 falling to bits.
I had a k55/1.8 that the screws holding the lens barrel came loose and the the barrel was wobbly.I drive round in a diesel van I think that was the cause. Sent it away for repair and it came back all lovely.
Posted by geordie01 on 08/07/2013 - 15:53
SD Card 'electronically locked'
Hey, Don’t worry my friend, you can easily retrieve your picture and video from locked SD card. There are many professional recovery tool which deals with such type of situations. I have used software named remo recover tool, to get back my data from locked memory card. I got it from web. Give a tr...
Posted by broadfighter on 31/07/2013 - 01:35
K-5 lens release button gone
Was walking along a couple of days ago and saw a silver studded blue butterfly so went to change lens and...the lens release button was gone! Im sure I read about someone else having the problem, but a search brings up nothing (unless Im doing it wrong!). Anyone got any ideas? The camera has ...
Posted by NeilP on 11/07/2013 - 23:04
K-5 lens release button gone
Yes - this happened to me when I was on holiday - 2 weeks after buying it. Was a quick and painless warranty repair for me at the time (2 years ago). You may be able to convince them that it was an inherent fault and get it repaired FOC. If you search the web - there are hundreds of reported case...
Posted by fritzthedog on 12/07/2013 - 08:27
K-5 lens release button gone
The same happened to my k5, luckily I found it and stuck it back on with 'superglue' and it's been fine since....over a year now.:)
Posted by michaelblue on 30/08/2013 - 04:44
K-5 lens release button gone
Thanks for replies folks. Took it back to SRS 2 weekends ago (Saturday of bank holiday weekend) after they asked to look at it. They sent it off, Johnsons repaired it (at no cost) and sent to SRS for Wednsday, who then posted it back to me, again at no cost. Very pleased with customer service fro...
Posted by NeilP on 06/09/2013 - 23:16
K5-IIs and asahi smc 135 lens
What advice would you give to new users of the older lenses? Screw thread Super and SMC Takumar lenses: Focus wide open, then stop down on the lens and the camera will give the right shutter speed in Av. Use the genuine Pentax Adapter K. Enable Using Aperture Ring to "permitted". K and M series: ...
Posted by johnriley on 16/07/2013 - 12:11
K5-IIs and asahi smc 135 lens
RawDigger will load PEF or DNG RAW files directly. Yes, it loads ONLY RAW files - if I'm going to try to speed read, maybe I should take more time over it. :-) Beside the four channel histograms it shows either the RAW composite (before demosaicing) or RGB rendered image with clipped areas marke...
Posted by andrewk on 16/07/2013 - 23:41
Did cold weather screw up my K5?
A bit of background I spent two weeks in cold and wet iceland camping. The camera was never exposed to temperatures lower than 2 degrees. It wasn't brought straight from the cold into the warm. It did get a bit wet, but was then partnered with the 18=135. It was never submerged or anything simila...
Posted by Evel79 on 15/07/2013 - 21:38
Do I need to get an adapter
Dee - it should fit okay, but you won't get autofocus capabilities by the looks of it. My guess is that that lens was intended for a manual-focus 35mm SLR.
Posted by steven9761 on 31/07/2013 - 13:52
Do I need to get an adapter
I think you will find it is a Practika B mount The Praktika "B" and "KA" mounts do look quite similar, and the Sigma 70-210 lens was widely sold for the "B" mount. The only way to fit a "B" mount lens to the K-X would be a "B" mount to M42 adaptor and then an M42 to "KA" mount adaptor in series -> t...
Posted by jeallen01 on 01/08/2013 - 14:16
DA 55-300 hunting backwards
I'd like to know if anyone else is bothered by this.....if the subject is almost in focus, half pressing the shutter causes the lens to whirr all the way backwards then forwards again to focus when it could have just zipped forward a couple of millimetres, by which time the subject has disappeared! ...
Posted by michaelblue on 03/08/2013 - 20:38
DA 55-300 hunting backwards
It's the reason I rarely use my 55-300mm lens. IQ is superb tor what it costs but the focus hunting is very frustrating when using it on anything moving faster than a hedgehog.
Posted by Mike-P on 03/08/2013 - 21:11
DA 55-300 hunting backwards
I seem to remember a tip to deal with this; always leave the lens on infinity focus between shots (I think :roll:)
Posted by JohnX on 03/08/2013 - 23:04
DA 55-300 hunting backwards
The 55-300mm is a superb lens. Mine has a 1.7x Jessops TC on it permanently and I never have problems auto focusing. Your problem is almost certainly user error. You have to hold any tele lens very steady and point it at an area with decent contrast. Start with the lens set at infinity or roug...
Posted by Algernon on 04/08/2013 - 10:57
DA 55-300 hunting backwards
Thanks Algi for the tip, I'll try it next time.... You're probably right about 'user error' This is taken using 'Catch-in-focus'.:) Nice shot of the Blackbird by the way...especially considering it's with a converter
Posted by michaelblue on 04/08/2013 - 16:17
eye-watering water-damage repair cost for K5+18-135mm
I previously opened a thread regarding damage apparently caused by the elements while using my K5+18-135mm lens combo. Well, although not sure it even was water damage (my guess was the cold) I left it for a week in a nice dry warm place and it was back to normal in the 35C+ summer here. However...
Posted by Evel79 on 04/08/2013 - 17:39
eye-watering water-damage repair cost for K5+18-135mm
Agreed - the worst part was being asked to stump up (with bank details given) without any explanation other than as it's water-damage, it's not covered. My main concerns generally are: 1) How can they possibly charge more than for a brand new camera, regardless of what needs doing 2) How much c...
Posted by Evel79 on 04/08/2013 - 17:50
eye-watering water-damage repair cost for K5+18-135mm
Yes point taken Opethian. I would disagree slightly. though. It's not only an issue of customer service if the warranty does indeed exclude water-damage without exception, especially given the direction of the advertising and product descriptions. Legally, they could fall back on this whenev...
Posted by Evel79 on 04/08/2013 - 22:03
