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Pentax Q and other bits of info.
Yes they do, but normally just in front of the sensor. This is placed well away from the sensor, flush with the mount, and making a sealed unit. It might not be a bypass filter, just a protective window that is easy to clean, yet has no effect on the IQ, it even seemed to have some sort of coating o...
Posted by Offertonhatter on 16/09/2011 - 21:43
Pentax Q and other bits of info.
Yes they do, but normally just in front of the sensor. This is placed well away from the sensor, flush with the mount, and making a sealed unit. It might not be a bypass filter, just a protective window that is easy to clean, yet has no effect on the IQ, it even seemed to have some sort of coating o...
Posted by Smeggypants on 17/09/2011 - 18:45
Pentax Q and other bits of info.
OK, I'm a big knocker, ... of the Q. However the news that Pentax has seriously designed something which stands out and has an "above average" sensor and looks good, is good news. The Pentax compact range has never excited me and it always looked more like a bunch of copycat models. No F...
Posted by dougf8 on 17/09/2011 - 19:00
Pentax Q and other bits of info.
Yes they do, but normally just in front of the sensor. This is placed well away from the sensor, flush with the mount, and making a sealed unit. It might not be a bypass filter, just a protective window that is easy to clean, yet has no effect on the IQ, it even seemed to have some sort of coating o...
Posted by Anvh on 17/09/2011 - 19:03
Pentax Q and other bits of info.
[quote:3496ace15f="Offertonhatter"]Yes they do, but normally just in front of the sensor. This is placed well away from the sensor, flush with the mount, and making a sealed unit. It might not be a bypass filter, just a protective window that is easy to clean, yet has no effect on the IQ, it even se...
Posted by Offertonhatter on 18/09/2011 - 20:42
K-5 manual moan
Is it just me, or do others also need a minimum of three hands to operate the K-5 and its manual at the same time? It's thicker than a thick thing. Clearly designed to fit in its compartment in the box rather than for a user that might read it. Thank heavens for the PDF.... Talking of the ...
Posted by ChrisA on 17/09/2011 - 17:39
K-5 manual moan
Heh! I don't clainm to be an expert in this, but I gathere the SR does 'expect' some movement so the motor may move the sensor unnecessarily when the camera is mounted on a tripod. Simple way to disengage it is to use the 2 sec. timer, which you ought to do in order to lock the mirror up before the ...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 17/09/2011 - 17:43
K-5 manual moan
"Do not use the Shake Reduction function when using the camera on a tripod I hereby serve notice that I shall continue to ignore such nonsense :)" Its not nonsense, With camera on a tripod it becomes a rigid platform and the vibration of the sensor movement WILL be translated a blurred image.
Posted by dbedford on 08/10/2011 - 21:00
K-5 manual moan
Its not nonsense, With camera on a tripod it becomes a rigid platform and the vibration of the sensor movement Oh yes it is.:twisted::twisted: The sensor is only moved when accelerometers detect movement of the body. If the the body does not move, ie on a tripod, there should be no reason for...
Posted by davex on 08/10/2011 - 21:40
K-5 manual moan
Its not nonsense, With camera on a tripod it becomes a rigid platform and the vibration of the sensor movement Oh yes it is.:twisted::twisted: The sensor is only moved when accelerometers detect movement of the body. If the the body does not move, ie on a tripod, there should be no reason for...
Posted by dbedford on 08/10/2011 - 22:01
Second Pentax Mirrorless Camera Confirmed.
Got this from the other forum courtesy of Riorico. Basically this confirms the second line of mirrorless bodies to go alongside the Q... But with a larger sensor of course. The source is from Ricoh, and there are interesting thoughts about the direction they plan to take Pentax in. Equipped wit...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 18/09/2011 - 09:17
Second Pentax Mirrorless Camera Confirmed.
Interesting, but are we really talking 'larger' as in APS-C sensor size?
Posted by Dodge69 on 18/09/2011 - 17:15
Second Pentax Mirrorless Camera Confirmed.
Interesting, but are we really talking 'larger' as in APS-C sensor size? The thought that goes along with that is are they going to re-body the Samsung NX? If that's the case then it could be a winner with Pentax software and menus. If not, let's hope we can use our lenses on the new system.
Posted by Hardgravity on 18/09/2011 - 17:48
Second Pentax Mirrorless Camera Confirmed.
I did hear this rumour when the Q was about to be announced. It seems that it is probably a goer. I also heard that Samsung and Pentax split not on the best of terms (not long after the Hoya takeover - perhaps Samsung themselves were looking at buying Pentax......) So the likelyhood of a Pentax ...
Posted by Offertonhatter on 18/09/2011 - 20:28
Canon/Nikon closest equivalents to the K-5?
Before making her choice it maight be as well to ensure she handles each of the cameras, Chris. The size and layout of controls on the K5 might suit her. This is highly subjective, but I know that Canons always feel "fat" in my hands (I can't explain why this is so or what I mean, rationally, but it...
Posted by ChrisA on 19/09/2011 - 17:38
Canon/Nikon closest equivalents to the K-5?
they just don't have the punchiness and richness of Pentax. Correct Ken. A Nikon needs "setting up" to get the same output as a Pentax. Reasonably easy to do when you shoot side by side. The only camera that matches my Pentax's, out of the box, is my Minolta 7D (same sensor as the istD but must hav...
Posted by K10D on 20/09/2011 - 12:08
K10D - Remote Control....
Sounds as if the remote control might be a dud. I would check that it has a battery fitted and that you are using it within line of sight of the sensor on the camera. If I recollect rightly the K10 has a sensor both at the front and rear of the camera.
Posted by helios on 21/09/2011 - 20:14
K10D Focus issue in electrically dimmed lighting
From a very helpful Matt I received the following: Hi Howard, I'm not sure I can add much, but I don't fully understand the issues you have! I feel you might be experiencing separate, unrelated, incidents and 'joining' them together... perhaps. Some points: * Hunting in low level light ...
Posted by K10D-Users on 02/10/2011 - 23:51
K10D Focus issue in electrically dimmed lighting
Re: K10D locking up repeatedly when stage lighting in the frame (at one particular angle) Thanks Matt. I'll copy your comments to Camtronic's Customer Services Manager, where the K10D is now. Besides physical faults, as you suggest, I understand Camtonics are also considering further main bo...
Posted by K10D-Users on 03/10/2011 - 00:28
Shutter life
K10D wrote: So I guess that you won't be a regular visitor then? Of that, you can be sure! If I were marking that as an undergraduate project, it would only just have scraped a pass. But seriously, I can imagine that the site will attract a lot of visitors, once. There is not enough data to ...
Posted by DoctorJeff on 28/09/2011 - 10:20
