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black spots in viewfinder
Have now got black spots in my K10 viewfinder. The local photo shop says they are on the ground glass part of the viewfinder and was unable to remove these. Any thoughts on this, please. The shop suggested a new ground glass replacement but this seems a bit drastic..and how did these spots get th...
Posted by rhayles on 28/12/2008 - 15:06
K20D help required
I have contacted Pentax who say the K10 and K20 do have the same processing for the RAW files and as such the software that works with the K10 should work with the K20. That's a curious (read inaccurate) answer from Pentax and the inclusion of "should work" probably means that the person who replied...
Posted by Mannesty on 07/01/2009 - 16:04
SanDisk 4MB SDHC Memoiry Card in K110D
Thanks Gentlemen. I think I'll fob it off on evil Nikonian brother-in-law, and stick with smaller and more standard formats - which can be had for a song now. Heck, I can put 160 odd JPEGs on a 512K using a 6.1 megapixel sensor. More than enough for one of MY shoots (or patience). :D Thanks a...
Posted by Mac on 09/01/2009 - 12:16
K10/K20 focus
You should try using a focusing target such as the one in Yvon Bourque blog, or one that has a black line in a white circle. This one has so many lines in it that , even if your focusing sensor is off, it will find something to lock on. It seems to me like it is focusing properly, but you cant mak...
Posted by pentaxian450 on 17/01/2009 - 22:52
K20d bright spot on images
Well its happening on every photo recently taken in low light with any lens, but it was not there earlier today. I take it I have a fault on the sensor :?:
Posted by jon.dc on 31/01/2009 - 19:19
K20d bright spot on images
Most image editors will give you the location of your mouse relative to the photo so you can find out if it trully is on the same spot. If it is and it is on every shot you take under various conditions it should be the sensor. A group of faulty pixels isn't acceptable so contact Pentax about it an...
Posted by Anvh on 01/02/2009 - 00:48
K20d bright spot on images
Have you by any chance done a sensor clean?
Posted by ttk on 01/02/2009 - 11:38
K20d bright spot on images
No I have not touched the sensor, its only a few weeks old. I reset the camera and took some jpeg images instead of raw this morning. the fault is back to the "cats eye" blotch. mmmmmmmmm
Posted by jon.dc on 01/02/2009 - 11:42
K20d bright spot on images
Tel, To my mind that would not fit in with the changing and temporary disappearance of the blotch. There is nothing visible on the sensor.
Posted by jon.dc on 01/02/2009 - 11:50
K20d bright spot on images
Tel, To my mind that would not fit in with the changing and temporary disappearance of the blotch. There is nothing visible on the sensor. I would suggest sending an image with exif file to Pentax Tech dept for their opinion.
Posted by loskeran on 01/02/2009 - 12:35
K20d bright spot on images
A mark on the sensor (filter) would result in a dark spot rather than a mainly white one. And the actual sensor can't be harmed by cleaning because it has a filter on top. The sharp and regular pattern of the object on the image indicates something seriously wrong with the sensor or electronics. ...
Posted by iceblinker on 01/02/2009 - 13:19
K20D focus mode switch, opinions sought.
The noise from the AF switch is just the screw drive popping out. It's normal. It's not always audible, and probably your original camera would have made the noise too sometimes, Greytop, but you just didn't notice it. Just remember that the switch does something mechanical as well as electrical, an...
Posted by iceblinker on 11/02/2009 - 11:23
K20D focus mode switch, opinions sought.
The noise from moving the camera from horizontal to vertical is normal with all models with Shake Reduction. I think it's the floating sensor moving. :roll:Floating sensor noise nothing to worry about.8)
Posted by ttk on 11/02/2009 - 12:16
K10 Focussing Issues
The camera was sent for servicing mainly to have both the sensor and the focussing screen cleaned and to ensure that the camera was generally in good working order. I would have thought they would have at least checked the focussing!! I won't be wasting any more money doing this in future! The fo...
Posted by master48 on 11/02/2009 - 16:54
K10 Focussing Issues
I'd be interested to know who serviced it since I had a camera 'serviced' and then couldn't even mount a lens let alone focus! I know this is cold comfort but it isn't really difficult to clean the sensor yourself, this forum is full of sage advice on the subject. Could you show us some examples?
Posted by gartmore on 11/02/2009 - 18:41
Help please, all picture files taken today disappeared from K20D
Thanks for all your help. I downloaded one of the recovery softwares and managed to retrieve the files :lol:. I am really really thankful for all your help. Liam when I put the card back in the camera I couldn't see today's photos. Only the ones I had left of a few days ago. The whole folder h...
Posted by aminstar on 12/02/2009 - 14:47
Help please, all picture files taken today disappeared from K20D
To clean lens front & rear glass: 1. Blow with blower. 2. Brush lightly*. 3. Examine with a bright white LED torch or light. 4. Clean with Lens Pen**. 5. Blow/brush off carbon dust left by the Lens Pen. Lens Pen does a cleaner job than a microfibre cloth, in my experience. Do not use lens ...
Posted by iceblinker on 12/02/2009 - 15:00
Help please, all picture files taken today disappeared from K20D
To clean lens front & rear glass: 1. Blow with blower. 2. Brush lightly*. 3. Examine with a bright white LED torch or light. 4. Clean with Lens Pen**. 5. Blow/brush off carbon dust left by the Lens Pen. Lens Pen does a cleaner job than a microfibre cloth, in my experience. Do not use lens ...
Posted by aminstar on 12/02/2009 - 15:05
Help please, all picture files taken today disappeared from K20D
To clean lens front & rear glass: 1. Blow with blower. 2. Brush lightly*. 3. Examine with a bright white LED torch or light. 4. Clean with Lens Pen**. 5. Blow/brush off carbon dust left by the Lens Pen. Lens Pen does a cleaner job than a microfibre cloth, in my experience. Do not use lens ...
Posted by gartmore on 12/02/2009 - 16:49
Anyone know what causes these lines...
They are teeth :) Seriously that's the only thing that I see that's different, I can't see any horizontal lines apart from the pooches snappers. Could you highlight the lines? Unless they are the lines on the left of the dogs face, only thing it could be is dirt on the sensor...Dunno! Paul...
Posted by paullucas on 19/03/2009 - 00:35
