K1 stiff top dial
Posted 28/06/2023 - 15:39
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Hi Rob, can't help with a comparison but I've just checked mine and I would say that particular dial is very similar to the other dial to the right of the prism - possibly a slight touch stiffer but not much different! Is that your experience?
LennyBloke
Posted 28/06/2023 - 17:55
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On my K1 I operate the 'Setting Dial' using just my thumb and it does feel quite stiff compared to the other two dials. But I think that's because I operate the other 2 dials using a thumb plus first finger. So I've just tried operating the Setting Dial using a thumb and first finger and I'd say the 'click' resistance is very similar to the other dials when operated in this manner.
Posted 28/06/2023 - 20:20
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Just checked my K1 and found no discernible difference with any of the dials.
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Posted 29/06/2023 - 12:58
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Thanks all, my K1 has just been returned and I found the function dial had the lock applied. It wasn't like that when I sent it off so I guess the assessor at Wex must have done it and then tried to force the knob round; it will turn if forced but obviously not a wise thing to do. With the lock off everything worked fine. They also said the aperture blades were sticking on my 100mm macro lens so therefore beyond economic repair. They do seem a bit slow after clicking the aperture lever but I tested it at f16 and f32 at 1/8000 sec and the results were correctly exposed.
Posted 30/06/2023 - 08:28
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pschlute wrote:
It seems Wex cannot get the staff these days !
Not only WEX.It seems Wex cannot get the staff these days !
Skill set and competence are becoming a rare thing these days.
Too far from a shore.
Posted 30/06/2023 - 10:40
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K10D wrote:
Skill set and competence are becoming a rare thing these days.
+10^10
pschlute wrote:
It seems Wex cannot get the staff these days !
Not only WEX.It seems Wex cannot get the staff these days !
Skill set and competence are becoming a rare thing these days.
C.O.L.B.A.S victim
(Compulsive Obsessive Lens Buying Addiction Syndrome)
What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!
(Compulsive Obsessive Lens Buying Addiction Syndrome)
What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!
Posted 06/07/2023 - 18:28
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Update: Park Cameras came good by being very close to their original figure after examining my kit; the issues Wex had downgraded my kit for were non-existent and I think what they offered was very fair.
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