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worth upgrade k5IIs to K-3
Thanks, I liked the on off alias filter when I fear moire in obvious situations - thanks I'll spend on glass.I haven't seen one image taken on a K-3 that was any better than one taken on a K-5 or K-5II(s) I had two K-5s. Recently I bought a K-5IIs ( and sold one K-5 ). I was actually only aiming...
Posted by drobbia on 21/05/2014 - 05:50
worth upgrade k5IIs to K-3
I don't have a K5IIs, so I'll give my thoughts on the K5 vs K3. In optimum conditions, at low ISO, I find the K3 outperforms the K5 by a significant margin, in terms of detail. In less than optimum conditions, ie low-light/high ISO, or images where you have to remove a lot of haze, the K5 mk1 def...
Posted by aliengrove on 21/05/2014 - 13:18
worth upgrade k5IIs to K-3
Wanted to stay out of this! Doh Cant! For me I had a bit of a shock coming back to the K3, I initially found the noise pretty objectionable and was pretty narked about it, after being spoiled by the D610 and the Fuji X-T1 (Fuji crushes the blacks in it's film simulations, it won't look so noisy but...
Posted by jules on 26/11/2014 - 10:30
WG issues with water droplets on lens???
It's Britain Stan. I think the Mediterraneans have a filter that empties on our coast line. Best sticking to fish tanks and swimming pools. In fact forget swimming pools, don't want to get you arrested :roll:
Posted by Gravelrash on 30/05/2014 - 22:35
How do I take B & W pictures?
Ny camera is a K5. I like to take some B&W pictures, but I can not find any way of doing this. I had a look in the digital filter settings under "Extract colour", but I can not disable the brown colour in the No1 setting. The No2 setting has an off position, but not the No1. I don't reall...
Posted by Horst on 29/09/2014 - 14:24
Lens filters
Hi folks, 10 years or so ago I used a film SLR and always had a UV filter on the lens just for protection. I also used a circular polapolarizing filter and a close up filter from time to time. Untill recently I'd given up on the SLR and used various types of compacts and bridge cameras (without l...
Posted by stewcoo on 18/10/2014 - 17:58
Lens filters
Opinion is divided. Personally - I would much sooner have a UV filter on a lens to protect the front element if for no other reason. Plus - for me a CPL and ND grads go everywhere with me. Carl
Posted by fritzthedog on 18/10/2014 - 18:52
Lens filters
Filter or no filter always keep the lens hood on. So many people leave the hood on back to front just because the sun isn't shining and no chance of "glare". The hood is good protection. I don't fit filters unless needed. CPL. ND. etc. CHEERS Vic.
Posted by vic cross on 19/10/2014 - 08:28
Bugger!
Opened the rear passenger car door on Friday to get my rucksack out and forgot my K3 & 70-200 was on the back seat, well 'was' being the operative word........ A 3 foot drop later and broken glass on the floor...the lens landed face down and shattered the UV filter and bent the housing.....after ch...
Posted by andy_bell on 09/06/2015 - 10:35
Bugger!
Ouch - I feel for you. I have not put a camera on the car seat since my K5 shot off it doing an emergency stop and shattered the Lee Filter attached to the lens - lesson learned but much cheaper than yours I suspect! Carl
Posted by fritzthedog on 09/06/2015 - 13:00
Bugger!
I'm glad to know that it has worked out pretty well for you. Good to have a decent insurance company. Years ago a strap broke when I was carrying a Spotmatic over my shoulder. It fell onto a concrete pavement, to my dismay. The lens hood was flattened (and thereby absorbed most of the impact) and...
Posted by OldTaffy on 03/07/2015 - 23:03
Milky Way Advice
First of all, very good effort for a first attempt! A key point for Milky Way images is post processing. It really helps if you have shot RAW, nor sure if this is RAW or JPEG. In adobe camera raw / Lightroom, I apply the following for my milky way shots. You may have to do this via a graduated filte...
Posted by PaulEvans on 19/08/2015 - 18:51
Looking for thoughts from anyone who upgraded from K-5ii to K-3 (or K-3ii) please?
It will depend very much on how you feel about your K5ii ! The single biggest notable improvement will be sharpness (IMO) - due to the lack of an AA filter. There are many other plus points for the K3/K3ii but if you are happy and comfortable with the performance of your existing camera then ther...
Posted by LennyBloke on 05/10/2015 - 15:54
Looking for thoughts from anyone who upgraded from K-5ii to K-3 (or K-3ii) please?
It will depend very much on how you feel about your K5ii ! The single biggest notable improvement will be sharpness (IMO) - due to the lack of an AA filter. There are many other plus points for the K3/K3ii but if you are happy and comfortable with the performance of your existing camera then ther...
Posted by dinneenp on 05/10/2015 - 16:22
Looking for thoughts from anyone who upgraded from K-5ii to K-3 (or K-3ii) please?
I'm happy with my K5ii but I don't know if I'd be happier with the K3 if you know what I mean. When you say the K3 was far more of a camera than you needed in what way do you mean? I'd have thought it'd be virtually the same when handling except for the slightly different layout. I went from K7 t...
Posted by LennyBloke on 05/10/2015 - 20:15
Looking for thoughts from anyone who upgraded from K-5ii to K-3 (or K-3ii) please?
It's hard to imagine David Storm praising any camera that produced a 'spray tan' look .... He favours natural tones. I interpreted his point to be that the finer white balancing defaults are a little warmer, ie like with an 81a type filter say. This would be a subtle effect really. The only way any ...
Posted by McGregNi on 04/12/2015 - 18:48
Ever had the chance to test out just how good the WR is ?
I've spent the last 3 days in the Lake District and describing the precipitation as mere 'rain' would not be adequate. It has pissed down, excuse my French, for most of the time. The Pentaxes performed superbly, I saw very few others out with DSLR cameras, probably because not many are WR. The...
Posted by davidstorm on 13/11/2015 - 00:46
Recommendations please for sensor cleaning.
First call is probably a 'rocket blower' with a valve & filter that stops more dust being blown out onto the sensor. However, it sounds as though the spots are bit more stubborn. I use Digipads and Eclipse fluid (I think both are available from somewhere like WEX in Norwich - and elsewhere too). ...
Posted by alfpics on 18/04/2016 - 09:16
Question about PixelShift
Much better than the simulated AA filter use of the sensor shift tech, which I suspect will remain off 99.9% of the time. However, an even better use would be to stabilise video, you know, like Sony and Olympus do now, and Pentax did 6 years ago...
Posted by richandfleur on 11/05/2016 - 01:31
K1 V Sony A7ii
Having some Pentax lenses shouldn't necessarily be a big factor in picking the K-1 as you will probably buy new FF lenses anyway, so it's down to your preferred system rather than cost. I use the K-1 with a 28-105mm lens primarily, but with other heavier lenses for specific tasks. The camera is heav...
Posted by RobL on 04/11/2016 - 23:02
