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Honest Jealousy
TTk, Just to quickly answer your question: I am working as a professional photographer, and my 2 K10's are absolutely up to every challenge I have ever used them for. Pentax lenses are surely of immense quality, and probably better than the other brands. At least if we talk about the DA* and the ...
Posted by nathanever82 on 17/09/2008 - 21:56
Honest Jealousy
There are many reasons for using Pentax, but I don't rate nostalgia very highly amongst them. What I do rate highly is quality, elegance of design, good ergonomics and good compatibility. Pentax has these qualities. The Pentax era that I didn't subscribe to was that between the end of the Super A...
Posted by johnriley on 17/09/2008 - 22:49
Officila - Pentax news in Photokina
Yeah I get your point, but then again, as Matt said, there is very little that can be added to the already great FA50 f1.4. I think the price will justify itself, as with the other limited lenses, there must be a "high standard range".... I would love to try in depth the various primes on the K...
Posted by nathanever82 on 20/09/2008 - 00:34
Officila - Pentax news in Photokina
imagine a standard size prime, with NO ca of any sort, no distortion, no flare, and enough resolving power to hold up to a 50 mp sensor for future proofing..... weather sealed and fast focussing.... If pentax wants me to upgrade over my 50 1.4 they'll have to give me a body that has the video capa...
Posted by Don on 20/09/2008 - 15:30
Officila - Pentax news in Photokina
If you're comming late might as well bring on some new game... if pentax/samsung bring out some new models in the aps-c miniture feild... perhaps a dunkable, super program sized, no mirror/peta viewfinder, just an lcd on back. About the current k lensmount. Why change lens mount when you can m...
Posted by Don on 21/09/2008 - 15:29
Pentax K-m
The K-m Is going to be smaller than the K200 and K20. Its going to have the same sensor 10mp as the K200, but less features, making it ideal for the beginner / entry level market. Simple dials, no lcd top plate, probably no penta=mirror, a simple camera to use, comparable to the nikon d60 and the ...
Posted by nathanever82 on 21/09/2008 - 16:08
Official photos and catalogue Pentax K-m is here !!!
Interesting that it seems to have the K10D sensor, but an ISO range of 100-3200. Looks a very compact dSLR! Matt
Posted by MattMatic on 22/09/2008 - 09:01
Sensor cleaning on K10D - make sure you disable SR
Hi everyone, something to distract you from photokina: I have just cleaned the sensor on my K10D using the Pentax cleaning kit. This involves pressing a rubber pad onto the sensor to pickup the muck, then pressing the pad onto a sticky cleaning sheet to remove the said muck from the pad. The i...
Posted by PygmyTwittle on 22/09/2008 - 07:55
Sensor cleaning on K10D - make sure you disable SR
Derek, The focus won't have been affected, and TBH I don't think it's a problem. The CCD is mounted on a fairly large metal plate that moves with electromagnets. When you disable SR the magnets hold the plate steady. When SR is enabled there is a sensor that works out how to move the CCD-plate ac...
Posted by MattMatic on 22/09/2008 - 09:07
Sensor cleaning on K10D - make sure you disable SR
I've noticed vibration when cleaning even when the SR switch is set to OFF.
Posted by iceblinker on 22/09/2008 - 17:51
Sensor cleaning on K10D - make sure you disable SR
Thanks for the assurenace/info Matt. I'll be adding a white test shot to my checklist, having discovered all shots from my last outing have a blur from dust on the sensor. I'm meticulous about cleaning the lenses, first time I've had an issue with sensor dust but I've learned my lesson now. ic...
Posted by PygmyTwittle on 22/09/2008 - 18:31
Sensor cleaning on K10D - make sure you disable SR
Just cleaned the K10D. If you wipe harder and move the sensor, then even with SR off the mechanism still pulls it back into place. Don't forget that the CCD is held in place only by magnets ;) Matt EDIT: You'll never get rid of 100% dust. You just get better at spotting it and cloning it out :P
Posted by MattMatic on 22/09/2008 - 18:52
Sensor cleaning on K10D - make sure you disable SR
I looked at these things , but I think I'll stick to my "butterfly!"......
Posted by beginner on 22/09/2008 - 22:02
Full Frame at Photokina
That was Pentax's first attempt at a DSLR using, I believe, a Kodak sensor. The body was based on the MZ-S design. It was later abandoned in favour of the APS-C sized sensor first made commercially available in the form of the *istD.
Posted by Mannesty on 22/09/2008 - 22:44
dust extraction
I found the K10D's dust removal function to be abslutely useless. It has never removed a thing from my sensor.
Posted by iceblinker on 23/09/2008 - 13:01
dust extraction
I think it's fair to say that you're going to get dust on the sensor from time to time, but compared to my old *istD, the dust on my K10D's sensor is minimal. I use to have to wet wipe the *istD every week or so, the K10D get a rocket blast once a fortnight at most, often not for a month or more. ...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 23/09/2008 - 14:37
dust extraction
The function that is supposed to shake dust off the sensor doesn't work at all with my K10D, let alone work a treat. What you may be finding, Sandie and Dan, is that the camera is less prone to getting dust sticking to the sensor than some other cameras due to the anti-static treatment. That is d...
Posted by iceblinker on 23/09/2008 - 15:01
dust extraction
I have the sensor shake every time it switches on, I haven't compared the amount of dust I get on there now with the amount I would get if I didn't have this setting enabled, so don't know if it makes a difference or not, but I would guess that it does for the less sticky dust. I could be wrong. ...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 23/09/2008 - 15:14
dust extraction
I only expect the dust removal function to do SOMETHING. Mine does absolutely nothing whatsoever to move a speck a mm let alone completely off the sensor. I've tested it many times with various sorts of particles - some of which were removed easily with a blower. Either I've got a faulty camera o...
Posted by iceblinker on 23/09/2008 - 15:39
dust extraction
here's a test.....raid your toolbox, or (presumably your wife's) dresser for anything that vibrates. hold that against your camera, and see if it shakes the dust out...(esp for those with *ist dlsrs...). probably more gimmic than function if you ask me... but if I had shaky hands, or was not mech...
Posted by Don on 23/09/2008 - 15:46
