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Comment by ChrisR posted on Another pointless thread at 11/01/2012 - 09:03
Wishing you all the best Barrie.
Take care.
Take care.
Comment by ChrisR posted on Another pointless thread at 11/01/2012 - 08:59
Same year that I purchased my spotmatic, maybe I should have a scrape at the alloy to see if it is gold underneath.
No, its alloy through and through, but it was/is a true gold performer though, sorry that was a bit cheesy.
Take care.
No, its alloy through and through, but it was/is a true gold performer though, sorry that was a bit cheesy.
Take care.
Comment by ChrisR posted on Gold Spotmatic at 10/01/2012 - 09:09
Hi Chris.
Take care.
Take care.
Comment by ChrisR posted on Good Evening guys at 09/01/2012 - 19:54
Hi Sasha.
Good choice of camera and supplier.
Take care.
Good choice of camera and supplier.
Take care.
Comment by ChrisR posted on New member with a new K5 at 09/01/2012 - 15:14
TOZZA27 wrote:
Sounds great Gwyn - been overcast and drizzly here all day but hardly wintry - we seem to be getting through quite well - he said tempting fate !!
We have just agreed on a great cottage near Wadebridge,N.Cornwall for a week with the two munchkins and their mommies in June - 2 mins from the beach and the sun sets right in front of the house.Metal detector and fishing rods will be going and I now have something to focus on for the year !
First tests for the new medication on Tuesday - we shall see if anything is occurin` - also my infusion to keep the bones strong.Maybe a month is too soon but I can hope eh ?
New PC hopefully arrives this week too as does Joclick`s birthday - 10-01-45 - doesn`t look it or feel it !!
Regards
Tony
Hi Tony.Sounds great Gwyn - been overcast and drizzly here all day but hardly wintry - we seem to be getting through quite well - he said tempting fate !!
We have just agreed on a great cottage near Wadebridge,N.Cornwall for a week with the two munchkins and their mommies in June - 2 mins from the beach and the sun sets right in front of the house.Metal detector and fishing rods will be going and I now have something to focus on for the year !
First tests for the new medication on Tuesday - we shall see if anything is occurin` - also my infusion to keep the bones strong.Maybe a month is too soon but I can hope eh ?
New PC hopefully arrives this week too as does Joclick`s birthday - 10-01-45 - doesn`t look it or feel it !!
Regards
Tony
I will have a word with the greater power, to ensure that is a good week, weather wise, can’t guarantee any luck with the fishing rods though, but plenty of action, for the metal detector, you could stake a claim on your own tin/copper/silver, not to mention arsenic, mine.
My great grandfather was one of those Cornishmen, you would find at the bottom of a deep hole in the ground.
Hope you have a good holiday.
All the best.
Take care.
Comment by ChrisR posted on Another pointless thread at 09/01/2012 - 10:18
focus wrote:
Hi, i bought my pentax k5 around 5months ago, brand new, and the firmware in it was ver: 1.01. I know this is an early version of the firmware, so my question is,- should i update it, to the latest version?- if so why. I have had no problems with my camera thus far (touch wood),i'm just wondering if it would benefit at all from a firmware update, or should i leave well alone? any advice? thanks, - mary.
Leave well alone, just my opinion. Hi, i bought my pentax k5 around 5months ago, brand new, and the firmware in it was ver: 1.01. I know this is an early version of the firmware, so my question is,- should i update it, to the latest version?- if so why. I have had no problems with my camera thus far (touch wood),i'm just wondering if it would benefit at all from a firmware update, or should i leave well alone? any advice? thanks, - mary.
If its not broke don’t try to fix it.
Take care.
Comment by ChrisR posted on should i update my firmware on pentax k5? at 08/01/2012 - 09:32
alfpics wrote:
I have the K7 which has the ultrasonic action which I can just hear as a brief very high pitch sound lasting approx half a second (maybe like a half-shutter sound?!)
Why you should get a sound with it de-activated on start-up, I don't know
Andy
I have the K7 which has the ultrasonic action which I can just hear as a brief very high pitch sound lasting approx half a second (maybe like a half-shutter sound?!)
Why you should get a sound with it de-activated on start-up, I don't know
Andy
daphnejohn wrote:
I get the same sound with my K5 and raised it on this forum some months ago. The consensus seemed to be that the ultrasonic dust removal is silent and the sound we are hearing is something to do with image stabilisation. I also have a K10 like yourself and find the noise and vibration very reassuring!
John
I get the same sound with my K5 and raised it on this forum some months ago. The consensus seemed to be that the ultrasonic dust removal is silent and the sound we are hearing is something to do with image stabilisation. I also have a K10 like yourself and find the noise and vibration very reassuring!
John
snappychappy wrote:
I believe that the difference is mechanical, as in vibrating the sensor in the K10. In the K5/7 it's ultrasonic, or electronic dust removal.
Many thanks Andy, John and Stephen.I believe that the difference is mechanical, as in vibrating the sensor in the K10. In the K5/7 it's ultrasonic, or electronic dust removal.
Now reassured.
Take care.
Comment by ChrisR posted on K5 Dust Removal, Action. at 08/01/2012 - 09:13
steven9761 wrote:
Sounds as though a connector's loose somewhere in the guts of the cam, or the pcb is fried. Send it back to Pentax, quoting the Sale of Goods Act, specifically the part about "being fit for purpose". Should fetch you a brand-new camera at the very least. Consider any additional freebies a definite bonus.
No point quoting the sale of goods act to Pentax, as your sale of goods contract is with the original vendor.Sounds as though a connector's loose somewhere in the guts of the cam, or the pcb is fried. Send it back to Pentax, quoting the Sale of Goods Act, specifically the part about "being fit for purpose". Should fetch you a brand-new camera at the very least. Consider any additional freebies a definite bonus.
Take care.
Comment by ChrisR posted on k5 intermittent fault at 07/01/2012 - 11:42
My first SLR, was a Zenit E, as I was unable to afford a Pentax, this was mid 1970’s.
On a visit to Plymouth, with the in laws, my brother-in-law came back to the car with a Spotmatic II, which he had just purchased from, I think it was Gardeners, who had a site in one of the large department stores.
They had these Spotmatic’s, on a special offer, and there were only two left. Snag, I did not have enough money on me, this was 1974, so no plastic to flex back then.
My wife, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grand mother-in-law, plus brother-in-law, all emptied there bags/pockets, of all the money they had, which was just enough to purchase the Spotmatic, brother-in-law and myself ran back to the store, just before closing, result, I had the camera.
This meant, there was no fish and chip supper on the way home, as everybody’s, money was spent, but well worth it.
I still have the Spotmatic II, in good working order, just light seals and mirror bump rubber replaced. Will my K10 and K5, last as long, I don’t think so, but I will not be around to know.
Take care.
On a visit to Plymouth, with the in laws, my brother-in-law came back to the car with a Spotmatic II, which he had just purchased from, I think it was Gardeners, who had a site in one of the large department stores.
They had these Spotmatic’s, on a special offer, and there were only two left. Snag, I did not have enough money on me, this was 1974, so no plastic to flex back then.
My wife, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grand mother-in-law, plus brother-in-law, all emptied there bags/pockets, of all the money they had, which was just enough to purchase the Spotmatic, brother-in-law and myself ran back to the store, just before closing, result, I had the camera.
This meant, there was no fish and chip supper on the way home, as everybody’s, money was spent, but well worth it.
I still have the Spotmatic II, in good working order, just light seals and mirror bump rubber replaced. Will my K10 and K5, last as long, I don’t think so, but I will not be around to know.
Take care.
Comment by ChrisR posted on Why did you choose Pentax? at 07/01/2012 - 11:24
Sorry to hear about your bad Sunday news Barry. I hope you can keep on the forum we might make you smile
WE now need 2 wheelchairs one for you and one for Alan....pehaps all our meets should be at RSPB reserves that have mobility scooters with trailers so that you can carry our gear
I hope you recover quickly and look forward to seeing you out and about soon.
Dave
Take care.