*ist DS colour issue
Best to eliminate processing issues first.
Also try doing a default setting on the camera to see it that resolves it ('Back to initial settings'.)
Is this closer?
It's closer, although the shade of blue is slightly too light and there is still quite a pinkish tint, most noticeable on the wheel and the wing. It was taken in bright sunshine with nothing magenta / pink etc anywhere nearby,
The pic I just found online gives a better idea of what the colour should be
Here is a link below to the original file straight off the memory card - I can't upload it as a jpg straight from the camera as I take all my pictures in raw. The only think I had done to the one uploaded previously was to save it as a jpg. This is happening with all pictures in all settings.
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Also try a few photos just in auto, if they all still come out with that magenta cast it suggests a fault with the camera somewhere.
Just in case, here is a link to .jpg version link
and a 'photoshop raw' version (.raw) link
It wouldn't be so bad I guess, but the other *ist DS body I have is in worse condition, but works perfectly (apart from fibres and dust on the focussing screen) and this failed / failing one (a silver and black one) has more sentimental value than the still working black one (which has a mere 2001 shutter count it turns out).
Also discovered on one of my spotmatic F cameras the battery tab was corroded to the cell, so came out when I took the cell out and on the other one the mirror keeps sticking up and even when gently persuaded down just pops back into the up position.
So far I haven't been brave enough to check out the MZ-5 I have in the bag - I'm thinking it'll probably catch fire or something....
I shouldn't have tried to take any photos this week!
The DS is a fine old camera. My first DSLR. It's small size and great capability makes me regret I sold it. However DSLR cameras are so much more reliant on the electronics than their film predecessors, and therein lies their problem. There will come a time when some part of that electronic wizardry says "no more". Then you are stuffed.
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17 years
Scotland
I am having a problem with my Pentax *ist DS, which I've owned since about 2006 or so.
I took it out the other day to take some photos of a car and it wasn't until I got them onto the computer that I noticed they all had a weird pink tint to them. Any ideas? It seem to do it in all WB modes (this was taken with AWB) including manual. It was fine the last time I used it, never dropped etc and a fairly low shutter count (3422)
Any ideas?
ETA - the car should be a darkish blue and the wheel should be black.