Hi all from edinburgh
Posted 08/03/2010 - 18:15
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Hullo and welcome to the Forum!
Don't have a K-m myself, but I understand a firmware update helped reduce it's appetite for batteries.
Make sure you have the latest firmware.
Also, check out some of the K-m related threads on this Forum. There has been some discussion about the K-m and best choice of batteries.
Don't have a K-m myself, but I understand a firmware update helped reduce it's appetite for batteries.
Make sure you have the latest firmware.
Also, check out some of the K-m related threads on this Forum. There has been some discussion about the K-m and best choice of batteries.
Posted 08/03/2010 - 18:20
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Hi and Welcome to the forum. Sorry I don't have a K-m so can't help with the battery problem
Barrie - Too Old To Die Young
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Posted 08/03/2010 - 19:05
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Right oh, what is firmware?
Thanks
Thanks
Posted 08/03/2010 - 19:08
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Firmware is an upgrade to the software that's on your dslr. It's free from Pentax. Have a look at http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/digital/k-m_s.html
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Posted 08/03/2010 - 19:19
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Hi and welcome to the forum!
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Pentax 18-55mm,50-200mm,Macro 100mm
Takumar-A 28-80mm, Sigma 170-500mm, Soligor Teleconverter x2
Finally!! Sigma 10-20mm
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.
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Posted 08/03/2010 - 19:26
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Hi, welcome to the Forum.
Regards, Tom
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Posted 08/03/2010 - 19:34
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Hello and welcome. Hope you enjoy your time here. You do well to choose Pentax: it'll give you lots of pleasure.
Odd about the battery usage. I've a K100D and a freshly charged set of AAs lasts for literally hundreds of exposures. Then when it says it's exhasted I get another fifty!
Best wishes,
Andrew
P.S. It wouod be great to see some gritty monochrome shots of those famous Edinburgh streets.
Odd about the battery usage. I've a K100D and a freshly charged set of AAs lasts for literally hundreds of exposures. Then when it says it's exhasted I get another fifty!
Best wishes,
Andrew
P.S. It wouod be great to see some gritty monochrome shots of those famous Edinburgh streets.
Best wishes,
Andrew
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
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Posted 08/03/2010 - 21:23
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Hi and welcome to the forum, I agree with Andrew it would be nice to see Edinburgh both in colour & monochrome
Regards
Regards
Colin
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Posted 08/03/2010 - 21:43
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hi and welcome... i second the suggestion for Sanyo Eneloops. use them in the k200 and k100 and they last for ages
Pentax k1000, MX, ME Super, K5iiD 18-55, Tamron 70-300, Tamron 500 mirror, pentax 10-17, 50 1:4, a manual 28, some extension tubes and a bagful of memory cards. That's all i need... and a load of film cameras too... that's it, honest.
Posted 08/03/2010 - 23:18
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Hi John and welcome....I am a K-m owner....so I have to ask....what do you call "eating up batteries"...how many pictures can you snap before replacements?
I love my K-m....and I am continuely learning ticks of the trade with it.
Take a look at my portfolio....as you will see, it keeps up with the "big guns" quite well. I must confess I do seem to be having a itch for more lenses....and maybe another camera.....The itch could be a disease too!!!
I love my K-m....and I am continuely learning ticks of the trade with it.
Take a look at my portfolio....as you will see, it keeps up with the "big guns" quite well. I must confess I do seem to be having a itch for more lenses....and maybe another camera.....The itch could be a disease too!!!
Posted 09/03/2010 - 09:12
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Hello and welcome!
Tim
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MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
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AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr • Fluidr • PPG • Street • Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
Posted 09/03/2010 - 16:32
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Well, got the camera last sat, put brand new Engergisers (they just happen to be in the house) in on sun morn, took a few pics (20ish) throu the week, went climbing on sat past and took about 75 pics, flick throu them on the camera sat night and on sun morn it was dead. I was expecting to get more out of a set of energsers but the camera was in the cold (0/-2 ish) most of sat.
I got rechargables with it so i'll be trying them shortly.
As for monochrome edinburgh shots watch this space, i've got a couple of friends who are quite serious photographers who are going to try me a bit. All 3 happen to be Nikon users.
I got rechargables with it so i'll be trying them shortly.
As for monochrome edinburgh shots watch this space, i've got a couple of friends who are quite serious photographers who are going to try me a bit. All 3 happen to be Nikon users.
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16 years
Was looking for a first DSLR for mountaineering and landscape photos and intially going to stick to Canon or maybe Nikon but found a virtually brand new K-m with twin lens and lowe pro bag on ebay for a bargain so i'm giving Pentax a go! Have heard a lot of good things about them as well.
K-m seems good but boy does it eat batteries!!! I'm guessing i'm missing a trick with that by just sing Engergisers??
John