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New K20D....a question...it rattles...
Exact quote from my K200D Operating Manual (page 15): Shake Reduction (SR) on the K200D features a PENTAX original system which uses magnetic force to move the image sensor at high speeds, compensating camera shake. The camera may generate some operating noise when it is shaken, such as when ...
Posted by terje-l on 06/03/2009 - 22:53
Almost a K10D user :-)
Stefan, Thanks for that link, not seen anything like that before.....interesting stuff. All - this will be my first Pentax (previously a Canon FD user :roll:) - any "common faults" I should be looking out for? Thanks, Mark. By and large I think the K10D has proved to be highly reliable and ...
Posted by hefty1 on 07/03/2009 - 11:32
k200d focus screen
i just had ago and it can be done, but its a rudy nightmare, as usual the shim fell out, if this happens the tray falls down on the mirror, just as well i had one of my wet sensor clean cloths (with no fluid on) resting just in case on the mirror. and the tray is very flimsy, still not sure if i wil...
Posted by scottthehat on 09/03/2009 - 18:58
k200d focus screen
i just had ago and it can be done, but its a rudy nightmare, as usual the shim fell out, if this happens the tray falls down on the mirror, just as well i had one of my wet sensor clean cloths (with no fluid on) resting just in case on the mirror. and the tray is very flimsy, still not sure if i wil...
Posted by loskeran on 09/03/2009 - 19:31
More clues about the new K30D to come this summer...
just compare the new "Micro" cameras with interchangable lenses, like the new samsung.... now imagine a dslr with the size of a me super, and one of the newer pancake lenses....and the squared aps sensor....it would be every bit as small, and if marketed in both a semi pro spec'd model and a novice...
Posted by Don on 11/03/2009 - 21:02
new pentax dslr
I can recommend the K200D. It has the same sensor/resolution as your K10D, and has weather sealing. Handles very nicely, and has the few extra features compared to K100. According to some, K20D is the only way to go :?, but it has its price. So my question is - how much better pictures can you re...
Posted by terje-l on 12/03/2009 - 10:24
Lens for wildlife
if you can afford it the pentax da* 300mm is a cracker or maybe the sigma 50-500mm or 150-500mm or the Tamron 70-200mm F/2.8 Di LD (IF) Macro, all are quality lenses:mrgreen: and the chance of a second mortgage to pay for any of these is about as probable as knitting fog!! :lol: Seriously, I fou...
Posted by Hardgravity on 20/03/2009 - 08:29
. Advise needed. Cleaning the mirror
Took possession of a second hand k20D. Looking through the view finder shows a sizeable purplish dot in right hand corner and what looks like a rather 'noisy' pattern on the rest. I am assuming its the mirror because its the same with both lenses . The sensor check shows no dust at all. Advice on be...
Posted by petemasty on 20/03/2009 - 09:31
. Advise needed. Cleaning the mirror
Hi Pete, have you got a lens fitted when looking through the view finder? If not the focus screen will look a bit fuzzy / noisy. With regard to the spot why not take it back to the shop and ask them the rectify it, presumably it was sold to you with some kind of warranty? Cheers :)
Posted by Greytop on 20/03/2009 - 09:56
. Advise needed. Cleaning the mirror
The best advice about cleaning mirrors is - don't. The whole mechanism can be put out of alignment very easily, after which all your images will be out of focus. I would just take it back to the shop, get a refund and buy something else.
Posted by johnriley on 20/03/2009 - 10:06
. Advise needed. Cleaning the mirror
spoke to the shop, who said they had cleraned the camera , then retracted it when I told them what i had in the viewfinder. They are sending a courier round to pick the camera up and take it back. cheers gents.
Posted by petemasty on 20/03/2009 - 10:15
. Advise needed. Cleaning the mirror
a satisfactory conclusion:wink: welcome to the forum pete:)
Posted by sanderscapes on 20/03/2009 - 14:21
. Advise needed. Cleaning the mirror
thanks for the welcome sanders. thanks for all the advice. popped to a local camera shop and asked them about it. turned out it was dust on the prism. so all been sorted. five minutes after rectifying the problem the courier popped round to take the camera away so i was plelased to turn him awa...
Posted by petemasty on 20/03/2009 - 19:02
. Advise needed. Cleaning the mirror
hmmm i have the same problem in the viewfinder (even without a lens), it's probably my fault as by trying to clean it i seem to have added some more! it also seems to be on the rear side (where i put my eye, on the screen side) and not on the mirror (which is clean), any thought on how to clean ...
Posted by boudou701 on 23/07/2010 - 14:01
. Advise needed. Cleaning the mirror
hmmm i have the same problem in the viewfinder (even without a lens), it's probably my fault as by trying to clean it i seem to have added some more! it also seems to be on the rear side (where i put my eye, on the screen side) and not on the mirror (which is clean), any thought on how to clean ...
Posted by simonkit on 23/07/2010 - 14:35
. Advise needed. Cleaning the mirror
Same issue here on my K20D...a small black dot has appeared recently. Fortunately it has no effect on photographs so I'm leaving it well alone !! The K20D is market as dust and waterproof so if it's truly in the prism housing you should be able to get it cleaned under warranty.
Posted by Anvh on 23/07/2010 - 17:19
. Advise needed. Cleaning the mirror
Same issue here on my K20D...a small black dot has appeared recently. Fortunately it has no effect on photographs so I'm leaving it well alone !! The K20D is market as dust and waterproof so if it's truly in the prism housing you should be able to get it cleaned under warranty. I'm not sure about th...
Posted by simonkit on 24/07/2010 - 09:55
. Advise needed. Cleaning the mirror
Same issue here on my K20D...a small black dot has appeared recently. Fortunately it has no effect on photographs so I'm leaving it well alone !! The K20D is market as dust and waterproof so if it's truly in the prism housing you should be able to get it cleaned under warranty. Hmmm, apart from when...
Posted by dougf8 on 24/07/2010 - 11:08
. Advise needed. Cleaning the mirror
Sharply defined spots visible through the viewfinder are nearly always due to dust on one or both sides of the focusing screen, or on the pentaprism or pentamirror behind it. This can be removed if you wish by flipping the focusing screen down (on models where that's possible). Blow with blowe...
Posted by iceblinker on 24/07/2010 - 19:42
. Advise needed. Cleaning the mirror
This can be removed if you wish by flipping the focusing screen down (on models where that's possible). Blow with blower, or hover a statically charged brush over it. (I know not everyone agrees with using a blower, but it works for me, albeit requiring a few attempts sometimes). Is this poss...
Posted by simonkit on 24/07/2010 - 21:06
