K5 questions
1. Hold down the MENU button whilst you switch on your camera.
2. Shoot in RAW for better IQ and you can crop more than you can with jpgs. If you don't want RAW then shoot 16mp jpgs !
Sorry to hear about your foot - at least it gives you plenty of time to read the K5 manual from front to back and back to front at least twice (I'm not joking) ! If you download the pdf you can also mark those areas of most interest / importance.
Nikon. D800. D600. Sigma 500/4.5, Nikon 300/2.8 VRII, Sigma 120-300/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 21/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 35/2.0, Sigma 50/1.4, Nikkor 85/1.8, Nikon TC20EIII, Nikon TC14EII, Kenko x1.4, Sigma 2.0
No. 1. Press and keep pressed the menu button whilst switching the camera on. Best done without a card in the camera. The latest is VER 1.13
CHEERS Vic.
Ta.
Hope the foot heals fast !
Pete
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At the end of the day, it really depends on what is best for what you want to achieve. Sometimes just a 2MP pixel images is sufficient (a screenshot for ebay for instance.)
John
At the end of the day, it really depends on what is best for what you want to achieve. Sometimes just a 2MP pixel images is sufficient (a screenshot for ebay for instance.)
I shoot in RAW+ 16MP DNG and a 2MP ** JPEG and the camera suggests about 500 shots on a 16Gb card. The 2MP JPEGs are handy as quick 'web friendly' files without having to spend time cutting them down later.
Ta.
Dave.
does anybody else get annoyed with the locking button on the mode dial.
Yes, and with the SD card door that I can't get my fingers into properly to get the card out without using tweezers.
Bernard
Another K5 question, I have had my K5 for a few days now, does anybody else get annoyed with the locking button on the mode dial.
Dave.
No! So much better than finding the mode has changed and you haven't noticed it.
... does anybody else get annoyed with the locking button on the mode dial.
Yes; and coming from a K10D, it took me a long time to get used to the position of the green button; and every time I want to use bracketing, I'm still looking for the dedicated bracketing button.
Pentax K100D + DA18-55ALII + DA55-300
Pentax K5 + FA31Ltd + M50/1.7 + DFA100WR + M120/2.8 (+ DA18-55WR at occasion)
Another K5 question, I have had my K5 for a few days now, does anybody else get annoyed with the locking button on the mode dial.
Dave.
Well the day I got the camera I thought it was jammed! Realised eventually and now think it is a good feature. I have had cameras change mode in the gadget bag and not realise.
John
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12 years
1. How do I confirm what firmware my K5 has?
2. Having had a K10(10MP) for a long time I was used to getting approx 1500 JPEGS on a 8GB card. Obviously the number is greatly reduduced on the K5(16MP) due to file sizes. Most of the photos I have previously printed out have been A3 and the IQ has been great.
Considering I only print A3 is there any real benefit to setting the K5 to 16mp, ****JPEG or should I set it to 10mp ****JPEG. (General photography)
What would be best for photos you know in advance that you are going to have to heavily crop even when using a 300* or 100-300 with a matching 1.4 TC (Sports photography)
Finally if you are wondering why I am posting on a sunny afternoon instead of being outdoors using my new K5 - I had a freak accident last night and broke my right foot and toes. I'm now confined to the house!!!