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fed up
I had the gx20 and the k7 neither had this problem.... wish i had kept those,even though the k5 technically is excellent. this is my second k5 first one had staining this one doesnt but the dust magnet is infuriating me. got it from srs so might email Chris "Amber" had her's changed by SRS....
Posted by beginner on 03/09/2011 - 20:19
Electronic level innacuracy - how long to fix?
I don't think it's physically possible for it to ever work properly...... it's just a gimmick and most of the error that you see is probably user error, due to the sensor not being exactly parallel with what you are photographing, although I have seen some on the US forum that were seriously out...
Posted by Algernon on 03/09/2011 - 18:43
Joined the K5 Club Yesterday, but ..........
Travelled down to Park Cameras in Burgess Hill yesterday and collected a K5 to replace my K10D (super showroom and excellent service by the way). It is looking good so far, however I have encountered a problem for which I would be grateful for your advice and experience please. The dust removal ...
Posted by daphnejohn on 03/09/2011 - 20:04
Joined the K5 Club Yesterday, but ..........
Mine is exactly the same and apart from using the rocket blower a couple of times I have never had to clean my sensor. K-7 was just as quiet. I am not 100% sure but I think the slight chirp is SR starting up when you first switch on.
Posted by Mike-P on 03/09/2011 - 20:28
Joined the K5 Club Yesterday, but ..........
Thank you both. Mike - The chirp on turning on can be heard whether or not SR is turned on. I wonder if it is sensor cleaning after all. It has been said today on the "Fed Up" thread that the sensor cleaning can be felt when setting it off manually in the menu. I can't feel or hear anything. S...
Posted by daphnejohn on 03/09/2011 - 20:56
Joined the K5 Club Yesterday, but ..........
John, I can't feel or hear mine even when I set it off. I've only cleaned the sensor twice in 9 months so I guess it is working!:D
Posted by Gwyn on 03/09/2011 - 21:21
Joined the K5 Club Yesterday, but ..........
All I can tell you is that I can not hear the sensor cleaning working on my K5. However I assume that it is working due to the lack of dust spots, over much longer period when compared to the K20.
Posted by bforbes on 03/09/2011 - 21:33
Joined the K5 Club Yesterday, but ..........
Mike - The chirp on turning on can be heard whether or not SR is turned on. I wonder if it is sensor cleaning after all. After a bit of searching it seems the chirp is the aperture lever moving into place every time you power on the camera.
Posted by Mike-P on 03/09/2011 - 21:43
Joined the K5 Club Yesterday, but ..........
Travelled down to Park Cameras in Burgess Hill yesterday and collected a K5 to replace my K10D (super showroom and excellent service by the way). It is looking good so far, however I have encountered a problem for which I would be grateful for your advice and experience please. The dust removal ...
Posted by Smeggypants on 04/09/2011 - 21:59
Do you just put up with it not working quite right?
I've been following the various 'gear not working right' threads with a bit more interest recently, since I'm now quite close to taking the plunge and getting a K-5. Many of them make for quite depressing reading, and have put me off lashing out the grand or a bit more for the body and something ...
Posted by ChrisA on 03/09/2011 - 21:45
Do you just put up with it not working quite right?
I think maybe the example you give (JR v Mike-P) is a wrong one. In that you'r not talking about an equipment fault but what some people perceive as a flaw in the design. Yes, I take your point. The idea in my mind was to distinguish between those that don't push their equipment to the limits o...
Posted by ChrisA on 03/09/2011 - 22:25
Do you just put up with it not working quite right?
Replaced my K5 once with sensor staining, second one is good though level slightly out but hardly a major function. :lol: Mostly long exposure low light photography here. :wink: Given the choice again I would still buy the Pentax K5 ...just love this camera & the versatility of the Pentax syste...
Posted by mikeyscope on 03/09/2011 - 22:43
Do you just put up with it not working quite right?
I've been following the various 'gear not working right' threads with a bit more interest recently, since I'm now quite close to taking the plunge and getting a K-5. Many of them make for quite depressing reading, and have put me off lashing out the grand or a bit more for the body and something ...
Posted by JohnX on 03/09/2011 - 23:09
Do you just put up with it not working quite right?
Spending £800 on a camera focusses the mind and I am much less tolerant of problems as I have "stepped up" from the Kx, I expect it to work as described. I know £800 is 'entry' in Canon or Nikon terms, but discounting the 645, this is supposed to be the Pentax pinnacle and to me, it is a lot of cash...
Posted by ambient housewife on 04/09/2011 - 09:17
Do you just put up with it not working quite right?
If I'd spent £1000 on a new body I'd want it to work right. There's always a little give and take, I can't get straight horizons on my(now old) K200, that's down to the sensor floating around and me not standing straight, but if that had been a setup/production problem the body would have gone ba...
Posted by Hardgravity on 04/09/2011 - 09:28
K-5 'is it ok?' check-list
One final (hopefully :oops:) thing on the "does this thing work or not" subject, which might hopefully also be useful to other potential K-5 purchasers. At risk of annoying our friend Chris, if I took a laptop and an SD card into SRS (not on a Saturday afternoon, obviously)... ... what should ...
Posted by ChrisA on 04/09/2011 - 17:52
K-5 'is it ok?' check-list
Sensor stain Low light af in tungsten light electronic level hair trigger shutter button unresponsive front selection wheel camera freezing .. only way to rectify it take out battery. Hmmm ... want to buy mine, I'm putting a deposit on the Sony A77. :roll:
Posted by Mike-P on 04/09/2011 - 18:00
K-5 'is it ok?' check-list
the a77 will be interesting, but sony like pentax lack long lenses. like the fact they have started using a decent size top lcd. http://www.photographyblog.com/news/transparent_sony_a77_hands-on/ and another problem with the k5 seems to be some suffer from the sensor being a dust magnet.
Posted by pentaxanne on 04/09/2011 - 18:47
K-5 'is it ok?' check-list
the d7000 is as you probably know the same sensor as the k5, but not quiet as well built or weather sealed, but has a better af system. as for the sr it is handy but you would manage, just dont try a d7000 and you will be ok.
Posted by pentaxanne on 04/09/2011 - 19:25
K-5 'is it ok?' check-list
Had several Pentax DSLR's, in fact three of them and just bought a K10D for my daughters friend as she wanted a reasonably priced good quality camera. Had to sell all my camera gear as needed some cash urgently for uninsured building repairs and recently had the money to buy again After much del...
Posted by leytono on 04/09/2011 - 21:00
