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Buying another body
On the issue of the AF not working - it may be as simple as dirty contacts. You may well have given them a good clean, but in case you haven't then give it a go. I experienced this a couple of years ago and by cleaning the camera mount contacts with a soft cotton cloth (or was it my shirt tail) the ...
Posted by LennyBloke on 21/07/2016 - 13:16
Buying another body
Good comments thanks. Think I'll be sticking with another K-3 for the time being and maybe in a couple of years, Pentax will bring out something between that & the K-1. As for the contacts, yes I've cleaned them since although no idea why I didn't think of it on the day! But I couldn't get a sharp...
Posted by gwb67 on 21/07/2016 - 17:13
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
Hi, so things are improving? The pigeon is nice and sharp at these sizes and good to hear the principle of keeping the shutter release pressed during and after the lens hunts, seems to be working for you (in AF-C of course). Of the following 3 it's hard to tell how sharp the birds are because of ov...
Posted by walt on 05/08/2016 - 23:09
Birds in flight shots using K-50 and Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 lens.
I started a similar discussion on the U.S. PentaxForums as the "hunting" of my 55-300mm drives me nuts when extended and working BIF. You might look for some thoughts. I'm finding this a very interesting thread as I've also had great problems with 'action' shots at long focal lengths, both birds a...
Posted by PeterKR on 20/08/2016 - 17:45
K1 Sensor Clean Function
I am sure that on all my previous pentax slr cameras when you switched on, there was a pronounced vibration of the sensor which you could feel through the camera. this doesn`t seem to happen on my K1 , theres no perceived difference with the setting set to on or off . is this a fault or is it now v...
Posted by timcx500e on 23/07/2016 - 21:19
K1 Sensor Clean Function
Spanner menu #4 > Dust Removal > Startup Action/Shutdown Action: Tick one or both to activate. My K1 makes a low scratching sound on startup.
Posted by McBrian on 23/07/2016 - 21:30
K1 Sensor Clean Function
Brian, Mine makes a scratching sound on start up , but not on turn off , de activating dust removal in menu 4 seems to make no difference either way. regards, Tim.
Posted by timcx500e on 23/07/2016 - 22:18
K1 Sensor Clean Function
It's now ultrasonic, so there should be no discernable noise.
Posted by johnriley on 24/07/2016 - 00:42
K1 Sensor Clean Function
John, thanks for putting my mind at rest ,regards, Tim.
Posted by timcx500e on 24/07/2016 - 08:40
K10D OMINOUS FEEL AND SOUND OF HEAVY OBJECT MOVEMENT INSIDE BODY
If the heavy object is only noticed when you switch the camera on, it could just be the sensor cleaning operating. have a look at this it should give you the shutter count
Posted by bforbes on 03/08/2016 - 14:21
K10D OMINOUS FEEL AND SOUND OF HEAVY OBJECT MOVEMENT INSIDE BODY
100 is the folder name. It implies 7269 shutter releases. When it reaches 9999 the next step will be folder 101, which will start from 0001. Then folder 102, and so on. Nothing to worry about. A thunking noise is probably the sensor assembly moving, until such time as the camera is switched on an...
Posted by johnriley on 03/08/2016 - 14:27
K10D OMINOUS FEEL AND SOUND OF HEAVY OBJECT MOVEMENT INSIDE BODY
Thank you both Unfortunately the thunk occurs when switched off and when switched on and with SR on and off. I noticed it the first time I tilted the camera from landscape to portrait while taking pictures. Testing it again now it is doing it when tilted on its axis in the same plane in use. I...
Posted by imacardie on 03/08/2016 - 14:41
K10D OMINOUS FEEL AND SOUND OF HEAVY OBJECT MOVEMENT INSIDE BODY
If it's all working it's no doubt the SR system - the sensor array moves. So just enjoy it, you've spent £100, but that's a bargain compared to the pleasure you should untilmately get from using the camera.
Posted by johnriley on 03/08/2016 - 15:01
K1 Pixel-Shift Confusion
Always, always, always shoot RAW. Never ever allow someone else decide how your finished photos should look, that is what you do if you shoot jpeg and you toss away 95% of the detail captured by your sensor. Pixel shift takes four images and basically stacks them on top of each other that way every...
Posted by SteveEveritt on 06/09/2016 - 19:10
K1 Pixel-Shift Confusion
Is the actual number of image pixels unchanged when using Pixel Shift? ? yes. The term resolution used to mean how clear something was, but with digital cameras, resolution came to mean the pixel size of the image. Pentax refers to Pixelshift as a high resolution mode (in the original sense of t...
Posted by richandfleur on 08/09/2016 - 10:21
Happy upgrading to K-1?
The K-1 will give better performance in low light and much easier to reduce noise in Lightroom but I can only compare to a K50. Using the wifi to tether to an iPad is a bonus if you want a large live view image. Unfortunately I cannot get my iPhone 5 to synchronise for some reason as I fancied it as...
Posted by RobL on 12/09/2016 - 17:18
Happy upgrading to K-1?
Thank you all for your thoughts. I do see the points above. It is also to do with the photographer not just the equipment. I keep improving my skills as I shoot more and more. I can see Nigel has managed some brilliant shots with relatively old equipment. When I switched from K100D Super to K5...
Posted by Gajan on 12/09/2016 - 23:00
Happy upgrading to K-1?
Fill flash works with the K-1 too Nigel. And with the sensor size there is more detail. That's even after cropping. Its 5.7k pixels on the long side. by , on Flickr
Posted by Blythman on 14/09/2016 - 20:13
Happy upgrading to K-1?
Fill flash works with the K-1 too Nigel. And with the sensor size there is more detail. That's even after cropping. Its 5.7k pixels on the long side. by , on Flickr I'm curious about the technicalities of this shot. I've looked at the exif and note it was taken at 1/320". The K-1 only sychs...
Posted by JAK on 16/09/2016 - 09:23
Happy upgrading to K-1?
Thanks Nigel, I downloaded your flash book so will have a peruse of it. One thing I have found with the 540 is that it has a habit of jumping out of the hot shoe and it all gets a bit cumbersome when mounted, I used to use the old Sunpack on an extension lead with a sensor in the hot shoe, holding ...
Posted by JAK on 18/09/2016 - 17:30
