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focus point selection
thanks loadoftripe, I'll investigate. Yes there are lots of options and combinations thereof to customise even on the K5, I can only imagine there's even more on the KP. it's hard to remember an option to change the option is even there sometimes ! cheers
Posted by bladerunneruk on 04/05/2021 - 13:06
query on K70 and external flash
Hi RobL, pschlute, thanks for you inputs, there are so many options on these cameras and flashguns it seems nearly impossible to nail things down with certainty, hence the original query :-) I have used the optical trigger (wireless) from pop-up flash quite a bit indoors with an AF540FGZ. As othe...
Posted by bladerunneruk on 04/05/2021 - 12:21
Ricoh GR 111 Digital Camera.
Thank you very much, John X Lubbyman, and PR Yorkshire for your help and advice. I can report a happy ending. I contacted Ricoh and informed them of the camera malfunction. Ricoh confirmed that the GR111 does carry a two year warranty in the UK as stipulated on their web site, provided the purc...
Posted by broadreach on 29/06/2021 - 11:18
Viewing L/V on Laptop
Is there a cable, do you know, that could link my K5 to my laptop, to fine focus in live view, in macro work? If there is where, please, could I get one & would it cost an arm & a leg.........? Many thanks, Roger.
Posted by coker on 04/06/2021 - 14:30
Viewing L/V on Laptop
Another option is a field monitor. There are a couple of offerings that sometimes appear on Ebay. They have the virtues of being both battery and mains powered and they don't need extra software, just an HDMI cable - and yes, the K5 does have an HDMI output socket. I mount mine on a second tripod p...
Posted by davidwozhere on 05/06/2021 - 01:08
Viewing L/V on Laptop
Yes, a field monitor would do the job, too. It's probably the most convenient option for macro 'in the field' (smaller, mountable on tripod etc.). I chose the laptop route because it was cheaper (having already got the laptop) and would only be used for 'table-top' macro. Worth noting that for bo...
Posted by Lubbyman on 05/06/2021 - 09:32
K1/1 playing up
If I leave the K1 overnight (like you do!) the next day after I have turned it on the first shutter release just makes a soft 'snick!' sound and nothing else will work. I have to remove the battery. When I put it back in the mirror makes its usual sharp noises as it returns to where it should be. Th...
Posted by davidwozhere on 28/10/2021 - 01:02
K1/1 playing up
Various things to try there then, thank you all. I just picked it up, put a DA 18-55 on it (nearest to hand) and tried to photograph the computer screen. "snn - ick!" and mirror apparently locked up (I shall have to take the lens off and have a look at that). Pressed >playback and the mirror return...
Posted by davidwozhere on 29/10/2021 - 00:30
K1/1 playing up
Various things to try there then, thank you all. I just picked it up, put a DA 18-55 on it (nearest to hand) and tried to photograph the computer screen. "snn - ick!" and mirror apparently locked up (I shall have to take the lens off and have a look at that). Pressed >playback and the mirror return...
Posted by Pwynnej on 29/10/2021 - 09:27
Pentax K3 sports/action photography
Pentax cameras often get bad press for poor autofocus performance and not being able to do action shots. I've been out at a car rally today and taken around 900 images and to be honest only 5 to 10 have focus issues. I had the camera set to AF C and expanded AF points.
Posted by co049 on 21/11/2021 - 20:01
Pentax K3 sports/action photography
I don't think the longstanding commentary re’autofocus h as ever been about this type of very good shot. By and large if the specific fast moving subject is very small in the viewfinder image such as a small bird flying relatively fast through the field of view then “sharp captures” were difficu...
Posted by Daronl on 22/11/2021 - 13:48
K3iii Battery Charging
Back home now, and having checked - yes, the D-BC90 is the standard K-5, K-3 etc charger. I think any issues with that would've been reported by now :) Yes, the D-BC177 is USB powered, but it's not really a fast charger. Or is it? Info seems a bit confused... The Pentax fast charger is the K-BC1...
Posted by barkin on 28/01/2022 - 19:27
K3iii Battery Charging
An observation: I recently grabbed one of my Lumix cameras that I haven't used for a while, and the battery in it was dead. Real dead. I popped it into my USB charger (like in the photo above) and it wouldn't charge. My working theory is that the battery voltage had dropped below the threshold of ...
Posted by barkin on 28/01/2022 - 22:04
K3iii Battery Charging
Back home now, and having checked - yes, the D-BC90 is the standard K-5, K-3 etc charger. I think any issues with that would've been reported by now :) Yes, the D-BC177 is USB powered, but it's not really a fast charger. Or is it? Info seems a bit confused... The Pentax fast charger is the K-BC1...
Posted by PRYorkshire on 28/01/2022 - 22:57
Follow up - K1 misbehaving when unused for a day or two.
I posted some while ago that when my K1 had been sitting around unused it would make an unusual 'click' and refuse to do anything else. The recorded 'exposure' is simply black. It is often necessary to remove the battery and replace it to regain control, when it makes a loud clatter and will work fa...
Posted by davidwozhere on 07/03/2022 - 00:04
Repair Centre For my K1
My overall experience with them is most positive. I had the same problems with them regarding contact and taking a long time over a faulty K3ii. I never got an answer to their telephone number BUT when THEY phoned me about it the guy took as long as necessary and was quite unhurried. They tried the...
Posted by davidwozhere on 28/03/2022 - 00:44
Repair Centre For my K1
Coincidentally I have also had a problem with the shutter on my K-1. First press of the release button does not fire the shutter, and it takes a few attempts to get it moving, the problem started to happen at around 20k actuations, well within the rated specification for the camera. After a w...
Posted by NigelS on 20/04/2022 - 23:05
Repair Centre For my K1
My K-1 also has the same shutter issue, but it is very intermittent and seems to be geting better, not worse. When I bought it 6 months ago it only had 4,000 shutter actuations and would not fire the shutter on the first shot after turning it on, but every subsequent shot worked. The issue has bee...
Posted by davidstorm on 21/04/2022 - 22:05
Repair Centre For my K1
I discovered why my K1 won't fire properly at the first actuation. The mirror goes up but it doesn't come back down without a lot of button jabbing and even removing the battery. After that kerfuffle it works fine all day long. I'm just dreading the day it stays up!
Posted by davidwozhere on 22/04/2022 - 01:13
Lens wanted.
Thanks regarding FA. I prefer the F and having a punt on ebay at moment. May get back to you if I don't win it.
Posted by takuman on 22/07/2022 - 15:00
