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pentax k10 shooting modes
regarding your comment about the white piece of paper would this be a good idea to check for dust on the sensor . Yes, you could do that as well. For that I would use ISO 100 (or similar), Av mode at F22, EV +1 (or similar), MF with lens out-of-focus. Long exposure doesn't matter; you can move the...
Posted by iceblinker on 20/06/2008 - 15:32
Pentax li-80 matte focusing screen
Hi, my screen was changed to the Matte LL-80 after Danny (other half) tried to clean my original one and scratched it! Replacing is much easier than cleaning that's for sure. I find the LL-80 much better to use. There is more indication of verticals being vertical and horizontals... well I'm sure...
Posted by Utopia Poppy on 20/06/2008 - 23:33
Memory Card error
Well, you can try resetting the camera to manufacturers defaults and remove all the batteries for a minute. Sometimes strange issues "can" be fixed this way. Unfortunately last year, my K10D did the same sort of thing. I finally had it sent in for repair and Pentax essentially repla...
Posted by amoringello on 23/06/2008 - 11:39
Auto release
I need to set my camera up to take a single frame each time movement is detected in the garden. Things are disappearing and moving with no real explanation so I want to see who is doing it. Does anyone know of an auto release based on a PIR type sensor - the type that will turn the security lig...
Posted by polchraine on 23/06/2008 - 17:36
What have I done?
I spent a short time fantasising (that doesn't look right) about a return to Leica but you should read about the issues they are having with the sensor! Even if I could afford it I wouldn't until they sorted that one out - unless I have missed the point of teh problem! I like simple too but i...
Posted by mikew on 29/06/2008 - 12:25
100% on the LCD
When are you viewing the picture you have taken at 100% magnification when looking at it on the K10D LCD screen? Is it at 20X, 16X, 12X, 10X, 8X, 6X, 5X, 4X, 3.5X, 3X, 2.6X, 2.3X, 2X, 1.8X, 1.6X, 1.4X, 1.2X ? If by this, you mean 'one pixel on the LCD corresponds to one pixel on the sensor...
Posted by ChrisA on 29/06/2008 - 16:22
100% on the LCD
I read a recent review of the K20D which said that 'actual size' was 11x on the camera's LCD, which I must admit does come in useful. That's interesting. If I do the same calc as for the K10D, it comes out as 8. 230,000 pixels on the LCD, which is 391 pix high. Vertical sensor resolution = 31...
Posted by ChrisA on 29/06/2008 - 18:22
100% on the LCD
Selecting Actual Size in PSE shows the picture pixel-by-pixel, where it is at its sharpest. Well, this is really only true if the sharpness of the image as resolved by the lens is greater than (or equal to) the resolution of the sensor. Which is only true occasionally, of course, since lens im...
Posted by ChrisA on 01/07/2008 - 23:06
Bulb Mode
oh and in answer to the actual question I've been using my K10D and *istDL2 for astro photography ever since I've had them and neither shows any signs of ill effects. One thing to watch though is that if you use a DSLR in place of the eyepiece of a Newtonian telescope then you are opening the...
Posted by Mongoose on 05/07/2008 - 10:45
Bulb Mode
oh and in answer to the actual question I've been using my K10D and *istDL2 for astro photography ever since I've had them and neither shows any signs of ill effects. One thing to watch though is that if you use a DSLR in place of the eyepiece of a Newtonian telescope then you are opening the...
Posted by Father Ted on 06/07/2008 - 20:37
Rumours of K2000D
Funny, really funny. It's like a wasp that you have waved away from your knee and who is now landing on your nose... I was at that dealer day together with Wim (Ishpuini on this and other forums.) When we asked about the new upcomming models, the guy didn't say much. He confirmed that we will *pr...
Posted by Pentaxke on 03/07/2008 - 17:18
Rumours of K2000D
I'll opt for the next gen camera, regardless of sensor, if the features/performance/cost package adds up to equall or better value than the k10. I don't really need any more pixels. now if only Pentax will take the 645 body and hack it to do this: and/or this:
Posted by Don on 03/07/2008 - 17:41
Rumours of K2000D
Canon are releasing a 1000D, below the 450D, so it makes sense to compete in this area. Perhaps the K200D will become a K200D Super, perhaps with the K20D's sensor, and the K2000D will be a cut down, no frills, lighter, smaller K200D... with no in-body AF motor. :wink: Retailing under £300 from ne...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 03/07/2008 - 18:45
Pentax K200D Review
I dont like your review, simply because how can you rate a higher entry level DSLR 4.5/5 and higher, and rate the Nikon D3 4.5/5 in places too! Its a good review it just seems like, I dont know. It doesnt really help people if they don't know the difference between models. "At first glanc...
Posted by ikillrocknroll on 04/07/2008 - 13:16
Pentax K200D Review
I just dont like the fact you can rate entry levels 4.5/5 for image quality :lol: Given it has the same sensor as the K10D I would hope it would get a high score for image quality! On the whole it seems a fair review to me.
Posted by Gwyn on 04/07/2008 - 14:53
Remote control
I have a Pentax *ist DL, does anybody have any idea how much a remote control is for this camera, i want to get closer to a bird feeding station for some close-ups, but understand (if i have read the manual right) that the sensor has to face towards me to trigger it, or have i got it all wrong and n...
Posted by Gordon Holmes on 05/07/2008 - 19:54
Full frame DSLR ?
1-3: the original full frame cameras mass produced were 8X10 inch glassplate. Why isn't anybody cryng for a sensor that size? 4: sensor size is not even on the radar, for me when I go to buy my next camera. Image quality. Price/performance=value. javascript:emoticon(':wink:') I want H...
Posted by Don on 11/07/2008 - 11:06
Full frame DSLR ?
This has been raised a number of times... 1. If all other manufactureres are bringing out/already have a full frame camera why have Pentax not? Because it's quite a niche market (although the Canon 5D has brought it to a wider market), and very expensive to produce. Pentax did produce a FF 35mm and...
Posted by MattMatic on 11/07/2008 - 11:12
Full frame DSLR ?
It most definately is interesting, especially with the 3 companies involved! Samsung are making a full frame sensor, that we know, and given how their 1st sensor in a DSLR has been received, it should be a cracker! We also know that they are agressively after market share, have the capabilites to...
Posted by Unlocker on 11/07/2008 - 13:00
Full frame DSLR ?
What all the 135 format lovers forget (135 format is the correct description for the format commonly known as 35mm. or "full-frame") is that Pentax has discontinued production of almost all 135 format lenses, and it would be wholly uneconomical for it to resuscitate them. Those lenses w...
Posted by George Lazarette on 11/07/2008 - 17:33
