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K-1 firmware update 1.4
Are you talking DSLRs? Even with the MX-1, Pentax are still on the original firmware whereas other makes of the same basic camera have required bug fixes. Get it right first time and updates aren't necessary. Did the sensor stabilization in video cause overheating issues? I don't know, just wo...
Posted by JAK on 12/11/2016 - 23:42
Changing lenses
Dirty sensors are a fact of digital life. Changing lenses with the camera pointing down helps and having everything laid out ready with the rear elements exposed for as short a time as possible. I never change lenses out of doors. I choose a lens for the day and just stick with it. I know this w...
Posted by bwlchmawr on 15/11/2016 - 17:33
Changing lenses
As has been said dirty sensors are a fact of digital life. I change lenses outdoors all the time and tend to carry a rocket blower with me. Very occasionally I get sensor spots but cleaning a sensor is actually very easy and I have never damaged one. See YouTube for guidance.
Posted by Cayman on 15/11/2016 - 18:03
Changing lenses
Cleaning the sensor is not so bad with the Pentax kit as long as you can stop your hand shaking! I have managed this a couple of times with the K50. When changing lenses if possible I do it in the car or under shelter as the wind will blow in dust, and keep the body pointing down. First loosen the l...
Posted by RobL on 15/11/2016 - 18:17
Changing lenses
As far as I know DSLR sensors are normally covered by a mechanical shutter similar to film SLRs so shouldn't easily get grot on them! No more than a film would. I suppose because the sensor is more exposed when using live view there is more chance of it picking up foreign objects that happen to ha...
Posted by JAK on 15/11/2016 - 18:34
Changing lenses
I change lenses as needed, no matter where. I try and keep the body pointing down, but it doesn't always work out. I only have one body so have no choice. One body and a spare lens or two is more than enough to lug. I actually had to dig out the Arctic Butterfly and clean the sensor a couple of wee...
Posted by Gwyn on 15/11/2016 - 20:15
Changing lenses
Back in the day when I had *istD and then K10 and they had the great vroom boom boom shake on the sensor I had a few dust spots from time to time. These were easy to clean with a swab and the correct liquid. However since I had the k5ii and now the K3 and K3ii with the silent high frequency shake on...
Posted by vic cross on 15/11/2016 - 20:21
Changing lenses
Dirty sensors are a fact of digital life. Changing lenses with the camera pointing down helps and having everything laid out ready with the rear elements exposed for as short a time as possible. I never change lenses out of doors. I choose a lens for the day and just stick with it. I know this w...
Posted by sportyman531 on 15/11/2016 - 22:16
Changing lenses
As has been said dirty sensors are a fact of digital life. I change lenses outdoors all the time and tend to carry a rocket blower with me. Very occasionally I get sensor spots but cleaning a sensor is actually very easy and I have never damaged one. See YouTube for guidance. Looks like I will be...
Posted by sportyman531 on 15/11/2016 - 22:22
Changing lenses
Thanks for the advice David and Neil. I am proceeding with caution which is always a prudent approach! I changed a couple of lenses last night, the first change took rather longer than I would have liked as it was fiddly. I am now going to check for dust on the sensors and if any is present I will...
Posted by sportyman531 on 16/11/2016 - 09:29
Changing lenses
It seems to depend a bit on the camera itself. I bought a K5 about 5 or 6 years ago and I have quite often spots on the sensor. However 1 year ago I bought a K5IIs secondhand from Japan and I never have any spots on the sensor. I change my lenses regularly inside the house and outside in the f...
Posted by Horst on 16/11/2016 - 12:08
Changing lenses
Maybe it's too obvious, but no-one has mentioned switching the camera off before changing a lens. I picked this up a long time ago from somewhere, I don't remember where. I follow the same rule. I think I read that it lessens the electrostatic attraction of dust particles to the sensor with the po...
Posted by pgweber on 17/11/2016 - 13:29
Changing lenses
Maybe it's too obvious, but no-one has mentioned switching the camera off before changing a lens. I picked this up a long time ago from somewhere, I don't remember where. I follow the same rule. I think I read that it lessens the electrostatic attraction of dust particles to the sensor with the po...
Posted by davidtrout on 17/11/2016 - 14:30
Changing lenses
I've 40 year old SLRs and lenses and none has had a problem with dust, though a cricket did jump into one of the camera bodies once while changing lenses! Just a little too macro. Re switching camera off while changing lenses, if it happens to be an evf type like the K-01 and Q (and for those that...
Posted by JAK on 19/11/2016 - 12:23
Changing lenses
If you have a lens on the camera that extends either while focusing or zooming, air and dust is sucked into the body. So not changing lenses while outside to prevent dust inside is a bit of a waste of time. I've changed lenses as and when needed, with the body facing down and my back to the wind,...
Posted by timd on 20/12/2016 - 11:19
Changing lenses
I think the moral is NOT to stress about it, I clean the sensor sometimes or clone out the spots.
Posted by royd63uk on 20/12/2016 - 16:04
Changing lenses
If you have a lens on the camera that extends either while focusing or zooming, air and dust is sucked into the body. WR lenses are supposed to be dust resistant aren't they? Yes they are, which is one reason dust on sensors is getting rarer, at least in my case. Today though I was swapping lenses ...
Posted by Gwyn on 20/12/2016 - 19:29
What will be next?
I don't know about the camera body but I guess we'll see the 16-50* and 50-135* lenses updated this year. The camera bodies already do more than I need. Sometimes it seems like a race to see who can add the most bells and whistles. A step forward in noise management/reduction would be good. So a red...
Posted by Nigelk on 13/01/2017 - 11:40
New 'KP' imminent?
Would be better if rumours suggested improved video specs over the 2012 offering they're basically still peddling out today... Waiting to see if the sensor stabilisation and focus peaking work during video recording?!
Posted by richandfleur on 13/01/2017 - 23:26
New 'KP' imminent?
The grip has a "Click lock" system that appears to keep the grips tripod socket lined up with the centre of the sensor (easier for timelapse and star tracking shots) and there's no headphone hump on the body... silver and black colour scheme similar to the mz5
Posted by Don on 15/01/2017 - 22:37
