Well done Pete

Having a couple of long mf lenses I liked the idea of attaching the k-01 for the reduced weight and focus peaking through the rear LCD, something i find difficult on the k-5 mki and mkii despite recent improvements.

The k-01 with Tamron 400mm f/4




The k-01 has a love it hate it relationship it seems with forum users, myself I quiet like it ergonomically its not to good, my main gripe being the rubber cover over the sdhc slot is on the right hand side where the grip is and regularly comes away, which when carrying it with a large lens is a little concerning.

The k-01 uses the same batteries as the k-5 which means I can use my existing chargers so no extra kit to carry with me to jobs.

So on to using the camera use and first I use my f50mm 1.4 a screw drive af lens, af on the k-01 is seriously disapointing this thing is so sloooooooow i watch for maybe two seconds as the lens hunts from close to infinity and back again before finally locking on, this is the same whether at f/1.4 or f/8. Fitting the DA 35mm 2.4 another screw drive focus lens had the same result, not good.

Fitting the DA* 16-50mm however and the focus is just as fast as the k-5mkii locking on instantly and swiftly. The DA* 50-135mm also performs fast and accurately.

Finally onto manual focus lenses, attaching the Tokina 100-300mm f/4 and the k-01 looks tiny and well out of place. Quick try out in the house and the focus peaking works really well and proves amazingly accurate, having to hold the camera in front point and shoot style is a strange feeling to me and with a long lens proves difficult to hold steady.

Out in the outdoors on a walk the first major problem becomes apparent, in bright sunshine the rear screen is difficult to view, a shade or viewfinder loupe I think is a must have for the k-01. When I could see the screen the focus peaking is great, setting a focus point moving the camera around moves the focus peaking with it in almost real time which is great for landscape photography. Metering seems accurate, sometimes more so than my k-5 bodies.

In raw mode the k-01 only shoots at one fps, why this is I am not sure as in bracket shooting it will shoot 3 frames fairly rapidly, in jpeg highest resolution 5.5 fps is capable and this is a lot quieter than the k-5 which is a quiet dslr, so if noise is an issue be confident with the k-01.

Image quality. Using the same sensor as the k-5 image output is exactly the same as the k-5 given the size of the k-01 this is amazing, given recent prices by SRS of less than £200 the k-01 is a massive bargain and makes a great carry round camera.

I am shooting Latitude Festival next weekend so will hopefully give the k-01 a good run out then

Some shots with the Tokina 100-300mm f/4 all shot at f/4

Slightly off topic i took a brand new unopened computer which I received as an insurance claim to CEX. The box was still sealed And the guy in CEX opened the box checked it worked and booted it up for the first time. He then offered me the price based on a B rated laptop, so i said why is it not A rated and he told me it was now an opened box laptop and so could not offer the A rated price

And only £649 for nikon canon and sigma mounts at wex nomention of pentax mount though....

Great set, any with the 'new' lens?

Isn't the Nook an android device? Have you tried esfile app???

How would you open photoshop files that only CC software could open if you stopped paying your "rental" and the software ceased to work.[/quote]I edit in photoshop throughh lightroom so never use psd files. Once i have finished editing i export as jpeg and job done....

Czech republic is now part of the eu isn't it? So residency status and permits don't apply do they.

You bill as you would any of your customers at the prevailing vat rate in your business hosting country, this is how all business is conducted within the EU.

Now on ebay