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K5 vs K3
Hi Tom, I used to have a K-5 a short while ago and still have a K-5iis. I sold the K-5 when I bought a K-3; the K-3 is a big step up from a K-5 and is also quite a leap from the K-5iis. The K-5 is still a great camera, but it's not in the same league as the K-3. It's not just the extra image deta...
Posted by davidstorm on 25/12/2013 - 17:38
K10 Upgrade advice required
Hello, Thanks for your recommendations I will look into the availability of the K5ii & K5iiS am I right in thinking that the K5iiS has the filter in front of the sensor removed and there is not much difference between them otherwise? Does that have the pc socket on it for Studio flash? I have ...
Posted by Yecora99 on 28/12/2013 - 17:51
K10 Upgrade advice required
K5iis has the filter in front of the sensor removed that's the only difference between k5ii, now I had K7 first and thought is this the best a Dslr can do!!! within two months the k-5 came out what an improvement that was over the K7!!!! But still Not Totally Happy with quality, even though I ha...
Posted by obione on 28/12/2013 - 18:43
Does an adaptor like this exist?
Hi folks, I wonder if anyone can tell me if this beastie is out there. I want to reverse a K mount lens on my K-x for macro work - no problem with that, I have a male K mount to 49mm filter thread adaptor, and that does that bit OK. But what I want to do now is mount my ring light on the back of...
Posted by handlep on 08/01/2014 - 11:13
Does an adaptor like this exist?
Any ideas anyone please? Cut up an old rear K-mount cap and glue and old filter to it? You'll need a way to stop the K mount unlocking. The body's lock uses a pin to stop the lens rotating, but other things could work too (elastic, Sugru etc). Or you could butcher an old K mount camera for the...
Posted by MattMatic on 08/01/2014 - 11:35
Does an adaptor like this exist?
I used the 13mm section of a set of tubes glued to a 58mm filter with the glass removed, works a treat :)
Posted by SteveEveritt on 08/01/2014 - 14:34
Does an adaptor like this exist?
Pentax used to sell one, but I've never ever seen one advertised for sale, anywhere. I made mine from an old manual extension tube and one of my many redundant filters. I removed the female bayonet mount from the extension tube, removed the glass from the filter, and glued them together with ...
Posted by Mannesty on 08/01/2014 - 14:48
Does an adaptor like this exist?
Instead of sticking an old 49mm filter on the extension tube a step ring that allows a 49mm filter to be used on say a 58mm lens could be used. This gives quite a large area for the glue. The 49mm thread usually passes straight though so it can be used either way round. Two stuck together will clear...
Posted by Algernon on 10/01/2014 - 10:32
K-30 random exposure failure issue
Well this failed again over the weekend. Not exactly sure what the issue is, but appear to have lost metering, autofocus and have a weird optical issue as well. Looking through the viewfinder it looks like a tiltshift filter has been applied (focussed at bottom of the frame but blurry at the t...
Posted by richandfleur on 13/04/2014 - 23:56
learning curve on the K3
From looking through the specs the K3 introduces a number of new control complexities over and above earlier models. The obvious one is the 'aa filter simulator', but then there's also additional fine controls for AF point selections and 'AF point arrays' to set up, AF tracking priorities, and some ...
Posted by McGregNi on 11/01/2014 - 16:50
K-3 exposure
Malcolm, you say " ... K3 it is that it is more inclined to blow a highlight than the K5" ... I guess this may be my point. If the photowells have less capacity, because they are smaller, then they are more likely to blow, are they not ? Maybe then the metering software, effectively, "sees" the ...
Posted by BarryE on 23/01/2014 - 12:37
K-3 exposure
I found I was using minus 0.3-0.7 exposure compensation with the K5 to stop the highlights (mainly sky in landscapes) blowing. I don't need to do this with my K3 I think it does meter to stop highlights blowing at the expense of slight under exposure in the foregrounds. I recently invested in ...
Posted by mille19 on 23/01/2014 - 12:48
K-3 exposure
Hi Jak, bearing in mind I've only had limited chance to use this camera, I'll attempt to add 5 images as examples. (First time I've tried this so I'm prepared to get it wrong) All taken as RAW and converted to med quality jpegs in PS CS5. Multi-segment metering. Ref the grads, I tend to pre...
Posted by BarryE on 23/01/2014 - 17:11
K-3 exposure
I definitely have not seen a tendency to blow highlights with my K-3, quite the contrary in fact. The dynamic range is very good indeed, not noticeably different from my K-5's. I find the K-3 meters very accurately, in most situations. It appears to be more reliable on metering than the K-5 varia...
Posted by davidstorm on 23/01/2014 - 22:00
Asking a favour form anyone who owns a K5iiS and a K3
I'm still vacillating about what camera to get; whether to wait for the mythical FF....or even whether to get a Sony A7R. Experiments I have done since getting the GR have really surprised me. I am not sure why, but the difference in resolution in images taken with the K5 and GR on the ground, and t...
Posted by aliengrove on 24/01/2014 - 19:19
Asking a favour form anyone who owns a K5iiS and a K3
Hi folks, due to continuing computer problems (still not got a replacement fan) I can't run DXO Optics Pro on my computer at the moment without it overheating, so my experiments with RAW files have been somewhat delayed. From the few I have managed to process, there's very little in it as far as the...
Posted by aliengrove on 25/02/2014 - 19:08
Asking a favour form anyone who owns a K5iiS and a K3
Hi folks, due to continuing computer problems (still not got a replacement fan) I can't run DXO Optics Pro on my computer at the moment without it overheating, so my experiments with RAW files have been somewhat delayed. From the few I have managed to process, there's very little in it as far as the...
Posted by Smeggypants on 25/02/2014 - 19:40
Asking a favour form anyone who owns a K5iiS and a K3
Thanks, Jules! For night shots I shoot everything in manual, including focus, though I'm hoping the K5iis might auto-focus on city lights; my Fuji X20 does. The GR has the excellent infinity focus feature, so focus isn't an issue. With the GR, I'm finding I'm getting better results by under-ex...
Posted by aliengrove on 27/02/2014 - 15:13
K60/K600/KL...
Much better Translation... In 2014 Pentax will have a range of four reflex cameras, the K3; the KL retro, the K60 and the K600. Pentax is keeping the most advanced features for the K3 , with a simplified exposure system from the K3 used for the new models and a 10 point AF sytem for the K60 ,whils...
Posted by jules on 29/01/2014 - 14:44
This landed in my inbox this morning...
Chris A wrote: That doesn't solve the problems I listed though. The ever-ready case is only any good for one small lens, and it has an uncomfortable strap, which is too thin, and gets twisted up too easily. I really don't get the nay-sayers. It's a neck strap, a shoulder strap, a wrist st...
Posted by Horst on 05/02/2014 - 12:52
