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My K20D will be arriving tomorrow!
It was'nt actually that noisy - just used ISO100 - but there is just too much illumination around where I live for a 2hr exposure; it was extremely over exposed - so I reduced the exposure in photoshop, made it a bit sharper, and used a filter to give it a bit more blue. My wifes parents live in ...
Posted by Snootchies on 27/01/2009 - 22:41
K200d lens?
In terms of cost the 18-55mm is hard to beat and it is a decent lens. Add the 50-200mm to it and you have a very compact outfit that focuses close and shares a 52mm filter thread. I would go for that and if after a while you find a particular need for a different sort of lens, then that is the ti...
Posted by johnriley on 29/01/2009 - 16:32
Another question
On my Mesuper and MZ7 I used a skylight filter as protection for the lens. Is this still a good idea in the digital world?
Posted by pete on 07/02/2009 - 21:38
Another question
There's no more or less of a reason to use a filter purely as protection for digital. Some people still like the idea, some don't. I've stopped regularly using filters as it means there are fewer surfaces to keep clean. Digital is affected less by UV light than film. There's hardly ever any advan...
Posted by iceblinker on 07/02/2009 - 22:16
Another question
On my Mesuper and MZ7 I used a skylight filter as protection for the lens. Is this still a good idea in the digital world? UV is the best in general, but you can buy plain lens protection glass, sky light will do but it does alter the light very slightly.:wink:
Posted by loskeran on 07/02/2009 - 22:16
Another question
I have had a couple of occasions where the camera with lens has either hit something, or been dropped (strap breaking), and the filter on the lens has taken the impact. They were cheaper to replace than the lens itself! Also I'd prefer to clean 'muck' from a filter by wiping it clean rather than the...
Posted by alfpics on 08/02/2009 - 13:13
Dust - AAARGH!
Large dust particals show up sharp, take the lens off put the flash on take photo of white wall or paper, every dot will show up I found out it was the filter. :mrgreen:
Posted by jackitec on 09/02/2009 - 22:24
Dust - AAARGH!
Large dust particals show up sharp, take the lens off put the flash on take photo of white wall or paper, every dot will show up I found out it was the filter. :mrgreen: You need a lens on, and to use a small aperture. Without a lens on you won't see the dust, as it's sitting on a glass layer in fr...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 09/02/2009 - 23:02
New Sensor?
Hi Mike, My sympathies, It's always worse when you do something like that so you know that you only have yourself to blame... Before investigating a repair have you tried a 'wet clean' it may just be a bit of dirt, or finger grease rubbed off of the end of the rocket blower? Yes we all tal...
Posted by Bob and his Pentax on 19/02/2009 - 11:05
New Sensor?
Firstly, you can't actually touch, or damage the sensor itself. It has a glass IR filter in front of it, and in the case of the K10/20D it has a special antistatic coating. If anything is damaged, it'll be that filter, not the sensor. It is possible to replace them but it's not a job I would u...
Posted by Mannesty on 20/02/2009 - 06:58
New Sensor?
If it's called a lenspen, it implies it's designed for cleaning lenses, so don't assume it's OK for sensors. We know the actual sensor is covered by a filter, but the filter is fragile too. There are specialised products for sensor cleaning, so when necessary use those. When necessary. So far ...
Posted by johnriley on 21/02/2009 - 09:00
New Sensor?
You CAN clean the sensor and it CAN be touched in the process (with the right gear) that is of course to say the glass filter can be cleaned:D Johns advice is good though dont clean it unless you have to. these links may be useful in dispensing with your fears. And there are many more o...
Posted by fatspider on 21/02/2009 - 09:28
New Sensor?
Hells bells, That rocket blower must have a diamond tip on it :shock: I would look at getting the glass filter covering the sensor replaced. I'm not sure what that would cost but it should be significantly cheaper than replacing a sensor. :?::?:
Posted by Clarky on 21/02/2009 - 12:55
New Sensor?
I would look at getting the glass filter covering the sensor replaced. I'm not sure what that would cost but it should be significantly cheaper than replacing a sensor. :?::?: It more than likely would be. I will get it off to Pentax when I return, I like the idea of them returning the camera at no...
Posted by Mike-P on 21/02/2009 - 13:04
New Sensor?
The LensPen company makes a version of their product for cleaning sensors: SensorKlear. It is the same as the their lens cleaning pen except it has a square soft felt tip instead of a round one to access the edges and corners. Not even Pentax say you that should never touch the sensor filter with...
Posted by iceblinker on 21/02/2009 - 20:27
White Balance Lens Cap
I've used the ExpoDisc quite a bit - it's nice in that it can be used for both incident light metering as well as WB. On the *ist-D I used it ALL the time - even with RAW. It was so quick to grab a custom WB on the *ist-D. Unfortunately Pentax changed that with the K10D, and it's now a real faff ...
Posted by MattMatic on 27/02/2009 - 12:32
White Balance Lens Cap
Thanks for your comments in regards to the White Balance Lens Cap. Will look at the Lee filter cap too, thanks MattMatic
Posted by rbubbly on 27/02/2009 - 14:40
White Balance Lens Cap
I've used the ExpoDisc quite a bit - it's nice in that it can be used for both incident light metering as well as WB. On the *ist-D I used it ALL the time - even with RAW. It was so quick to grab a custom WB on the *ist-D. Unfortunately Pentax changed that with the K10D, and it's now a real faff ...
Posted by shim on 27/02/2009 - 15:22
The black blob goes silver...
Perhaps we should all change to the Pentax X70, with an excellent specification: Poor battery life: No ability to shoot RAW files: No hot shoe for external: No filter thread: Off-centre tripod bush: Poor high ISO performance:Zooming into shots on playback slow: and one you will all like and apprecia...
Posted by Rees on 26/03/2009 - 17:26
Pentax repairs .. return times?
My K10D really needs to go back to Pentax so that I can get a mark looked at on my sensor (Too heavy handed with my rocket blower). It may need a new sensor or maybe just a clean but can anyone tell me what their turnaround time are like? Thanks. BTW, usually there is a filter in front of the sens...
Posted by piotro on 03/04/2009 - 15:23
