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Pentax Q Lenses
Looking at a picture of the insides there appears to be some sort of lever inside and I'd imagine it could auto focus with SDM lenses but as John says well have to wait and see.
Posted by gartmore on 25/10/2012 - 12:58
Pentax Q Lenses
I didn't know Kate was back in France! I'm planning on getting the 110 adapter and seeing how Auto110 lense perform but of course they don't have irises
Posted by gartmore on 29/10/2012 - 17:28
Pentax Q Lenses
I didn't know Kate was back in France! I'm planning on getting the 110 adapter and seeing how Auto110 lense perform but of course they don't have irises I haven't seen a Pentax Q to 110 adapter, made one for my m4/3 cameras which I use a lot, I use slide in 'Westinghouse' apertures an idea borrow...
Posted by screwdriver on 29/10/2012 - 22:59
Pentax Q Lenses
There are two Pentax zooms for the Q. The 5-15mm is already available. The new 15-45mm zoom should be here soon. If you want to use DSLR lenses, try eBay, as there are all sorts of adapters for using all sorts of lenses. You will end up with manual focus, but there could be some interesting po...
Posted by screwdriver on 29/10/2012 - 23:18
Pentax Q Lenses
I didn't know Kate was back in France! I'm planning on getting the 110 adapter and seeing how Auto110 lense perform but of course they don't have irises I haven't seen a Pentax Q to 110 adapter, made one for my m4/3 cameras which I use a lot, I use slide in 'Westinghouse' apertures an idea borrow...
Posted by gartmore on 30/10/2012 - 12:58
Latest firmwares K30 & Q
Just checked the other forum. Seems that the Q update gives focus peaking and allows the input of focal length for SR when using a third party adapter for our lenses. WOOHOO !!!!!
Posted by Blythman on 25/10/2012 - 09:08
Latest firmwares K30 & Q
Wahay! Just be aware that it resets all custom settings ;) The option for focus peaking is available in the Capture Settings Page 1 - "Focus Settings". Just tried the FA50/1.4 on an ebay adapter, the Q asked for the focal length, and focus peaking works a treat!! Wow :shock: Thumbs up for ...
Posted by MattMatic on 25/10/2012 - 09:37
Latest firmwares K30 & Q
When I was using AF and had left focus peaking switched on the display on freezing focus was horrible - grainy and with white halos everywhere. Cured by switching focus peaking off. Scratched my head for a while with that one, so hope I've saved somebody else some time!
Posted by johnriley on 25/10/2012 - 15:12
Latest firmwares K30 & Q
I've only just spotted this upgrade which is brilliant because it's going to help me a lot with manual focus. I've never used or seen focus peaking before so just need to check it's working right. I see a lot of sparkling pixels all over the screen which seem to form highlighted lines around the edg...
Posted by dcweather on 28/10/2012 - 00:41
Latest firmwares K30 & Q
It is a miserable day here today, so I thought I would get on & update the firmware in my Q:twisted:. I started by formatting a suitable large capacity SD card. I then downloaded the file q-v110.exe8 into my (windows seven) computer's downloads folder; right clicked it to copy it; inserted the SD c...
Posted by duncanM on 28/10/2012 - 15:34
Pentax Q on a 1500mm telescope
At last!! I have some decent light to re-do these shots, this time outside, not through double glazing. Same setup as before Skywatcher 127 Muskatov Cassegrain telescope an f4 1500mm lens effectively, with the 5.5 crop factor giving the equivalent of an 8250mm lens. Pic 01 Pic 02 ...
Posted by screwdriver on 18/11/2012 - 13:01
pentax q noises
Solved it:D For some reason I had shake reduction on during live view (mode 2). Once I set it back to mode 1 there was lovely silence:D The noise must have been the shake reduction continualy altering as it says in the manual this does drain the battery. Not sure how that happened but it did. ...
Posted by davem on 12/11/2012 - 18:12
pentax q noises
The phone isn't great, you have to shout a lot to be heard. I've ordered a black leather (n)ever ready case for it from HK. I'll report back when I get it.
Posted by gartmore on 12/11/2012 - 20:29
pentax q noises
I have been trying the fish eye today. You have to be really careful not to include the finger on the focus ring. Dave
Posted by davem on 12/11/2012 - 20:33
Q video
Gosh, I know. Years ago at the BBC (1970s and 80s)the smallest 16mm cine cameras we used were x-RAF Gun Sight Aiming Point Cameras which took a 50 foot cartridge lasting 2.5 minutes, a 10mm lens and no viewfinder. Proper cameras like an Arriflex were supposed to be lifted by two people! Looking ...
Posted by gartmore on 15/11/2012 - 14:19
Q and flash
As Barrie says, the Metz is recommended for use on Pentax digital cameras The Pentax referred to on some old Metz flashguns would have been the old Spotmatic with just a pair of sync contacts, it didn't matter what the trigger voltage was back then. But it is true that any modern flash should hav...
Posted by screwdriver on 09/12/2012 - 13:37
Should I buy a 'Q'
Always format a card in the camera it is going to be used in. +100 The only time I have ever had corrupt images is when I didn't. It takes less than 30 secs to reformat a card when you put it back in the camera, why on earth anyone would not do it and take the risk is beyond me.
Posted by Frogfish on 08/12/2012 - 11:38
Should I buy a 'Q'
Always format a card in the camera it is going to be used in. +100 The only time I have ever had corrupt images is when I didn't. It takes less than 30 secs to reformat a card when you put it back in the camera, why on earth anyone would not do it and take the risk is beyond me. thought sledger ...
Posted by judderman62 on 08/12/2012 - 12:02
Bellows on a Q
Having seen how good the Q is at telephoto, I thought I would try the opposite, so I made a converter to fit a cheap set of bellows from a Q>D adapter, basically a thick washer, I used an old Takumar 55mm f2 for the lens The reason I used a Q>D Type adapter is you can make the Q lens mo...
Posted by screwdriver on 02/12/2012 - 15:30
Pentax Q ER Case
I've just taken delivery of this: Better than the description, very well made with rigid base, grip and nose as well as a padded panel to protect the screen. Interior is an artificial suede material. I went for this one over others since it claims to be leather as opposed to PU for the rest. It...
Posted by gartmore on 03/12/2012 - 14:53
