Upgrading to the K3

Hi all, took the new camera out yesterday morning am well pleased with it could not get over how quiet the shutter was the images are sharper then the Kr. I feel like i have done the dirty on my older camera but hope i will still use it as well. The things i do not like about the k3 is where the info is in a small screen on top of camera and is small compared to my kr which is viewed from lcd screen, am looking forward to using more. I feel like a kid in a sweet shop at the moment.

Regards Dave

Hi Dave, enable the status screen if you want big bold info on back LCD as well as the top. The point of the top screen on pro level cameras is that it uses minimal power and saves you using the battery hungry LCD. I recently did a 900 shot wedding on one battery. The K3 like the K5 before it has a very quiet shutter helped no doubt by the magnesium alloy casing. The sensor clean is better and very quiet too.

I moved to a K3 from a K200D in January and I love it. Best digital camera I've ever used.

Thanks for the info Bill
all the best Dave

I moved to a place of safety after mentioning "New Camera" Mrs Snap

Take lots of pictures for her Stan, make sure they come out blurry.

I've tried that, she just tells me not to drink so much coffee

Just upgraded to the K3 II from the K10D as a result of the recent deal @ SRS. I now have to get used to a battery grip which I never had considered having before which is strange. Any tips on what new functions I need to discover will be most welcome.

I use mine only to have a better grip of the camera, its good for portraits as the shutter release is then on the top plus a small bonus, there's a SD card slot in the battery compartment so no excuse of running out of cards

Longing to give the K-3 a good run out but not been able to because of weather and arthritis. Pain killers starting to work and weather better so should be ok for the Ne Year. Looking forward to getting hint and tips from other members as to settings. At the moment just have almost the same settings at the K-5IIs which sort of defeats the purpose All the Best for 2016

Wrap up warm Stan. I've found the electronic AF switching to be the only major change in usage. I use TAV mostly with ISO range preset to suit conditions. I find the K3 underexposes a bit but i like to use centre weighted metering. If you like to work from jpegs then do use the optional Ricoh inspired Multi Auto White Balance - much better but not default. You can crop heavily for wildlife and still get a good image. I find centre spot AF best with big 300mm and adapter.