Pentax K-30 in the office
Tethering should surely be a free upgrade for all users IF Pentax is serious about their cameras being treated as a Pro range again.
On other improvements I moved from KX to KR to K5 in th last couple of years. A real pentaprism, a quiet shutter, decent autofocus and dust resistance have been my needs for improvement. The shutter noise from the KX and KR are therefore the only outstanding issues for your K30 test in my list. I guess the magnesium alloy body on the K5 is why that model is so whisper quiet. A 5D MKII owning friend visiting last week was amazed by this and the K5 in general! He is considering the K30 as a possible second personal camera rather than lugging his 'full frame' gear everywhere
Tethering should surely be a free upgrade for all users IF Pentax is serious about their cameras being treated as a Pro range again.
I agree.
But apart from the no Lightroom tethering (can't be that hard for Pentax to solve?) and missing an external microphone socket, in my mind the K30 seems to be a pretty fine camera!
new pics when they arrive.
Eye-Fi cards are better than tethering.... no need to have
any leads.
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
https://www.pentaxuser.com/review/pentax-k-30-digital-slr-review-573
If you have any questions or comments, please let me know, thanks.
Where's the focus point select switch on the K30?
It doesn't have one, you can select the focus point by holding the middle OK button. Or to change the focus mode, you can go into the rear control panel by pressing INFO and then setting the AF Active Area.
That comment would result in 100 pages of FF speculation on the US forum....
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Any chance of tethered shooting with lightroom?
I'll give it a try
I can import photos from the camera connected to the PC via USB cable, but the Pentax DSLRs don't support tethered shooting*. (Unless you buy the tethered shooting option for the 645D).
*PKTether could be an option, but the K-30 is not listed as being supported.