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Problems
No - gave me a verbal estimate over the phone and when I gibbed said they would have to speak to "someone", Came back saying as the warranty had expired there was nothing they could do so I asked them to return the camera as I had no wish to spend more than half the amount it cost in repairs so soon...
Posted by Butled on 10/10/2013 - 12:33
Pentax K5 repair
@Hammerlee, thanks for the idea, I'll contact them. @SteveF; I was just glad to get the camera back as I was going on a longish holiday and I wanted it back. They had had it for at least four weeks. I just assumed that they had thrown the packaging into a pile and the camera had been on the workb...
Posted by derekH on 21/10/2013 - 07:35
Pentax K5 repair
Hello does any one know of any company which repairs Pentax cameras apart from Johnsons. My K5 has a fault whereby when the shutter is pressed, the mirror moves up and stays there. There is a continuous whirring sound whilst the mirror is raised. It will only return to normal when the bat...
Posted by SteveEveritt on 21/10/2013 - 19:07
Pentax K5 repair
I've just sent my iis back for a similar problem to Johnsons via SRS under warranty and I've received notification that a replacement camera is on its way. I think I'll bin mine -- it's probably not worth repairing -- the repairs will be over£200:( It's been a nice but unreliable camera. Der...
Posted by derekH on 28/10/2013 - 07:50
Tripod plate that won't rotate camera in portrait orientation
Hmmm, it definitely slots into a hole in the bottom of my K5. I will check when I get home but it may be the recess for a screw. The position of the main screw on the Giotto plate is adjustable so I can line up the pin too. I'll report back this evening...
Posted by WobblyGoblin on 21/10/2013 - 17:06
Tripod plate that won't rotate camera in portrait orientation
Strange, the pin fits into the little screw recess at the front of the K5 for me. It's not deep but definitely goes in. Maybe it is the combination of this and the textured rubber that stops it slipping. That front screw must in deeper than it was on my K-5 and is on my K-5ii. No way a pin wou...
Posted by Gwyn on 22/10/2013 - 12:39
Tripod plate that won't rotate camera in portrait orientation
I am using a Markins plate, not a Kirk on the K5/ii. I used the Kirk on the K20. It has a little lip on it which holds it firm and square to the back of the body. Do you know the model number of that Markins plate? I've just had a look at the Mestos PD-K5. It also has an anti-rotation flange tha...
Posted by WaypointCharlie on 22/10/2013 - 16:16
Tripod plate that won't rotate camera in portrait orientation
Do you know the model number of that Markins plate? I've just had a look at the Mestos PD-K5. It also has an anti-rotation flange that runs along the back of the camera. Having the tapped hole for a monopod is also nice. However, I'm not sure it will fit on my K-5IIs as the back is slightly di...
Posted by Gwyn on 22/10/2013 - 16:42
Tripod plate that won't rotate camera in portrait orientation
Andy, I assume you mount the camera on the right hand side of the tripod, as viewed from the rear? At least that way any droop at the front will act to tighten, rather than loosten, the plate. I tried several things but never managed to get it solid enough for my liking. I'm astonished that Red...
Posted by WaypointCharlie on 06/05/2014 - 16:00
MX-1 or original Q???
Hello all, Wasn't sure if I should post this here or the mirrorless section but here goes... I have been missing my Q (with the 01 standard lens) ever since I sold it. I used to carry it with me all the time but now I only carry a panasonic superzoom compact which is not a patch on the Q's ima...
Posted by doubled on 08/11/2013 - 12:13
MX-1 or original Q???
Well Jonathan-Mac, we are talking about Pentax cameras on Pentax User, so other makes aren't part of our brief. There are Olympus cameras very similar to the MX-1, but you won't get the same Pentax colour from them, excellent as they may well be. Anyway, back to the Q, I often use apertures of f/...
Posted by johnriley on 04/12/2013 - 15:46
K3 real-world samples gallery - DPReview
Started saving, but I'd like to know how effective focus tracking is, anyone? John
Posted by johnwhit on 11/11/2013 - 20:10
In Yer Face
My lad just turned 14 and has the fun of a Photography Class at school! I decided to get him a used *ist DS for his birthday and took it for a spin today. We had a ride over to the local bike haunt and I sent him off on auto mode to try and frame a few snaps with his new tool. I was truly ...
Posted by Gravelrash on 02/12/2013 - 01:53
In Yer Face
I have and still occasionally use a DS. Never had that problem, I'd reset everything back to the factory defaults.
Posted by gartmore on 02/12/2013 - 17:23
Do we need full frame and to much resolution
Hasn't sony released two versions of it's A7(?) line, which are full frame but with tow very different resolutions. So we've now got a K3 that's higher (or at least the same) resolution as a full frame sensor. Personally I like the idea of lenses 'going back' to what they were in film days. Nam...
Posted by richandfleur on 03/12/2013 - 09:35
Do we need full frame and to much resolution
Richandfleur wrote: Personally I like the idea of lenses 'going back' to what they were in film days. Namely that will allow me to get some wide angles going again on a budget. I've said it before, but I think over time that the full frame sensor will lose the stigma it's got at the moment of bei...
Posted by Horst on 03/12/2013 - 13:19
Do we need full frame and to much resolution
One of the key advantages of FF is shallow DOF, nothing to do with pixels. Yeah that's what I was alluding to earlier. The Megapixel count used to be the factors put forward the most, but we're already seeing higher pixel counts in smaller sensors now, even in cell phones. The full frame term re...
Posted by richandfleur on 03/12/2013 - 21:30
Do we need full frame and to much resolution
Things are different these days. Yes old 'designed for film' lenses would get their 'true' focal lengths back - great for wide-angles, not great for tele's. But the 18-55 (even if it didn't vignette) wouldn't be the general purpose lens it is on APS-C. For photographers with a slew of old lenses,...
Posted by johnha on 03/12/2013 - 22:13
Do we need full frame and to much resolution
Johnha wrote: Things are different these days. Yes old 'designed for film' lenses would get their 'true' focal lengths back - great for wide-angles, not great for tele's. The first part of your comment is correct. The second part is not. For Example, a 300mm Tele lens will show as much detail i...
Posted by Horst on 03/12/2013 - 23:06
Secondary battery for MX-1
yep that's be my response too. John and one or two others are always going to suggest getting originals for reasons they believe in, and they have every right to do so, I think though more folk also feel that camera manufacturers well and truly take , taking the p**s to whole new levels with bat...
Posted by judderman62 on 28/05/2014 - 23:04
