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K-7 Returned with faulty sensor
Ahh, sorry John, I misunderstood. Yes, I expect that it may be a paid repair but I'm hoping that Pentax may be a little accommodating. :) I'll update the thread if I get a repair just to indicate the cost. It could be useful to someone contemplating whether it's worthwhile to have a repair don...
Posted by p38arover on 31/12/2012 - 02:00
K-7 Returned with faulty sensor
It has been a huge advanateg that the same body payout has survived quite a while now. It's good, so little need to change it for the sake of it, but it also means it's really easy to upgrade seamlessly and mix bodies.
Posted by johnriley on 31/12/2012 - 09:19
K-7 Returned with faulty sensor
Ahh, sorry John, I misunderstood. Yes, I expect that it may be a paid repair but I'm hoping that Pentax may be a little accommodating. :) I've been slack in getting back on this. Pentax Australia (CR Kennedy) repaired it free of charge. I've not noticed the problem since.
Posted by p38arover on 09/11/2013 - 12:44
K-7 Returned with faulty sensor
Good news! Andy
Posted by alfpics on 09/11/2013 - 13:17
K7 for £949 each
Personally I would never by from Pixmania - I did not realise that they are owned by Currys now but last time I looked at their Ts & Cs they were awful. Something like 20% restocking charge for returned goods and if anything goes wrong they only refund to market value of the product. Ie if the produ...
Posted by mpjx on 18/07/2009 - 02:05
K7 for £949 each
As I said, I have bought lots from Pixmania and never had a problem and was able to return things without any restocking fees. However, I have been lucky and not had faulty goods like the batch of K7s with the sensor problem and that scares me, regardless of the retailer frankly. I hope this gets na...
Posted by BODYHEAT on 18/07/2009 - 07:12
K-7 Twin lens kit
Still not sure I would buy at that price to be honest. There seem to be a few more dodgy sensor reports. For that price I can get the K7 kit with both the lenses WR rather than just the 50-200 WR The lens shown on the pic is the 18-55mm so I would take a guess it is both lenses.
Posted by Mike-P on 19/07/2009 - 09:46
K-7 Twin lens kit
Still not sure I would buy at that price to be honest. There seem to be a few more dodgy sensor reports. For that price I can get the K7 kit with both the lenses WR rather than just the 50-200 WR The lens shown on the pic is the 18-55mm so I would take a guess it is both lenses. The price quoted...
Posted by BODYHEAT on 19/07/2009 - 09:56
K-7 Twin lens kit
Still not sure I would buy at that price to be honest. There seem to be a few more dodgy sensor reports. Wise decision Mike :wink:. Well, it shouldn't come as a surprise to me, you always weigh carefully before you take any dive :D. I have seen your "modus operandi" :wink:, always checking and ...
Posted by aminstar on 19/07/2009 - 09:58
K-7 and Sigma HSM lenses
I played with a production version of the K7 yesterday at LCE in Guildford. I still think it is a lovely camera, but Liveview was disappointing, even with the Pentax lenses as I could not get it to autofocus. In video mode the Live view seemed a little jelly-like even with SR switched off Maybe o...
Posted by Greytop on 19/07/2009 - 19:31
K-7 and Sigma HSM lenses
I am not being deliberately contentious but I do need to understand how and why you might use Live view if you can't actually control whether it is in focus or not. I realise you might use it for composition but then would you flip back to VF to actually focus, whether manually or automatically?...
Posted by Unlocker on 19/07/2009 - 23:04
K-7 and Sigma HSM lenses
I am not being deliberately contentious but I do need to understand how and why you might use Live view if you can't actually control whether it is in focus or not. I realise you might use it for composition but then would you flip back to VF to actually focus, whether manually or automatically?...
Posted by BODYHEAT on 19/07/2009 - 23:11
K-7 and Sigma HSM lenses
Aah that makes sense, although there must be a way of working out the exact distance from the sensor for the AF to work, just like they used to have Off The Film metering measuring exactly how much light fell on the film. There are active auto focus systems think of sonar and infrared, the problem i...
Posted by Anvh on 19/07/2009 - 23:28
K-7 and Sigma HSM lenses
Aah that makes sense, although there must be a way of working out the exact distance from the sensor for the AF to work, just like they used to have Off The Film metering measuring exactly how much light fell on the film. There are active auto focus systems think of sonar and infrared, the problem i...
Posted by BODYHEAT on 19/07/2009 - 23:34
Air displays
Hi, Use the following formula to get sharp shots... Focal length x 1.5 and then multiply by 1.5 again. So for instance 300mm would need a shutter speed of 300x1.5=450 450x1.5=675 So make sure the shutter is above 675. I know you have SR to give you a few stops benefit but it doesnt work ...
Posted by Cloudhunter on 20/07/2009 - 18:26
Air displays
[quote:3496ace15f="Cloudhunter"]Hi, Use the following formula to get sharp shots... Focal length x 1.5 and then multiply by 1.5 again. So for instance 300mm would need a shutter speed of 300x1.5=450 450x1.5=675 So make sure the shutter is above 675. I know you have SR to give you a few s...
Posted by Pwynnej on 20/07/2009 - 21:47
Air displays
[quote:3496ace15f="Pwynnej"][quote:3496ace15f="Cloudhunter"]Hi, Use the following formula to get sharp shots... Focal length x 1.5 and then multiply by 1.5 again. So for instance 300mm would need a shutter speed of 300x1.5=450 450x1.5=675 So make sure the shutter is above 675. I know you...
Posted by Cloudhunter on 20/07/2009 - 22:00
Air displays
The upshot of all this is that the traditional advice with a full frame camera would be with a 300mm lens you would need a hand held speed of at least 1/300 sec. With an APS-C sized sensor you would need 1/450 sec, because you have effectively magnified the image 1.5x Frankly, often these spee...
Posted by johnriley on 21/07/2009 - 12:25
Air displays
The upshot of all this is that the traditional advice with a full frame camera would be with a 300mm lens you would need a hand held speed of at least 1/300 sec. With an APS-C sized sensor you would need 1/450 sec, because you have effectively magnified the image 1.5x Frankly, often these spee...
Posted by Pwynnej on 21/07/2009 - 12:26
K20 replacement
Or as long as my left hand it used to touch the screen all is active. But once I put my left hand back on the camera to take my shot or shots the camera then stops the touch screen until I need to use it again. left hand on the camera no touch screen. Left hand off the camera touch screen is active...
Posted by rbubbly on 22/07/2009 - 10:28
