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Comment by Dave-L posted on K-5IIs down to £599 at 10/11/2014 - 16:04
Well I expect a K-5IIs price cut before too long, it needs to be about £100 less than K-3 with offer I'd have thought, and I am sure someone will do that soon (if not Pentax).
And if it's being discontinued, that will be a sad day for Pentax, but the price will drop anyway for that reason... EDIT oh, it already has - I will start a new thread.
And if it's being discontinued, that will be a sad day for Pentax, but the price will drop anyway for that reason... EDIT oh, it already has - I will start a new thread.
Comment by Dave-L posted on £70 cashback - K3 for £705 at 10/11/2014 - 15:56
SRS K-3 body £705 net, K-5IIs body £699 net.
Summat wrong there with the logic, methinks, unless the K-3 is essentially no better (0.8% differential).
Summat wrong there with the logic, methinks, unless the K-3 is essentially no better (0.8% differential).
Comment by Dave-L posted on £70 cashback - K3 for £705 at 10/11/2014 - 15:39
I don't understand why some are having issues with supermoon photos, Live View issues on K-3? I grabbed a couple of rough handheld shots with my K-5 and 55-300 and they came out OK considering that they were grab shots. Using the viewfinder, P mode.
Supermoon in Hampshire 11Jun14 - 1/500 handheld, ISO 200 F8/300mm spot metering, huge crop.
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Supermoon rising in Hampshire 12Jun14 - 1/50 handheld, ISO 800 F5.8/300mm spot metering.
Supermoon in Hampshire 11Jun14 - 1/500 handheld, ISO 200 F8/300mm spot metering, huge crop.
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Supermoon rising in Hampshire 12Jun14 - 1/50 handheld, ISO 800 F5.8/300mm spot metering.
Comment by Dave-L posted on Super Moon at 13/08/2014 - 00:45
Horst wrote:
Ah, I forgot my Pentax FA 50mm f2.8, A 50mm f2.8 and 100mm f2.8 macro lenses dis not come with a lens hood, because the lens elements are so far back in the body, that the body acts as a lens hood.
The SMC Pentax-D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro WR does come with a lens hood, I have one and it certainly makes a difference for the better, Pentax seem belatedly to have realised this.Ah, I forgot my Pentax FA 50mm f2.8, A 50mm f2.8 and 100mm f2.8 macro lenses dis not come with a lens hood, because the lens elements are so far back in the body, that the body acts as a lens hood.
Only my 10-17mm fisheye doesn't have one, things can be a bit tricky outside with that one!
Comment by Dave-L posted on The need for a lens hood. at 10/08/2014 - 02:10
dcweather wrote:
I suspect the benefit will come to wildlife photographers who need to heavily crop, at the point where the image without the TC would be close to getting pixellated, the TC image giving that bit more latitude.
Yes, arguably doubling the effective pixel count of their sensor (32 MP for a K-5! There will be losses of course but it does reinforce your general point about heavy cropping, if the lens quality is there in the first place.I suspect the benefit will come to wildlife photographers who need to heavily crop, at the point where the image without the TC would be close to getting pixellated, the TC image giving that bit more latitude.
Comment by Dave-L posted on HD PENTAX DA AF 1.4X AW Rear Converter at 25/05/2014 - 01:47
gartmore wrote:
Thanks for the heads up, I was looking for a 58mm slim one and it was only £19.95
Yes thanks to O/P. I needed a 58mm c/polariser too! Thanks for the heads up, I was looking for a 58mm slim one and it was only £19.95
Only £17.50 postage free direct from the Amazon seller Cameraking https://www.cameraking.co.uk
Comment by Dave-L posted on Hoya Circular Poilarising at 09/05/2014 - 01:47
richandfleur wrote:
Lower marks for video again. Agree that it hinted as being much better for video with the external mic and headphone sockets. Is it mechanical stabilisation for video or that budget 'movie SR' electronic version? Improving the video (and therefore overall score) would be comparatively very easy.
The DP review does seem to mess up in an important aspect of K-3 video quality. It says:Lower marks for video again. Agree that it hinted as being much better for video with the external mic and headphone sockets. Is it mechanical stabilisation for video or that budget 'movie SR' electronic version? Improving the video (and therefore overall score) would be comparatively very easy.
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Sample 3
This third sample shows an example of a pan, conducted in TAv mode, with the shutter speed set to 1/60th of a second and the aperture set to F8. The camera then adjusts ISO to maintain scene brightness. Focus is fixed at the beginning of the clip. Although there's only minimal sign of rolling shutter, the camera struggles to convey movement well, with considerable juddering in middle portion of the clip. Movie SR is off for this clip.
There is no juddering (implying drop frames) in the clip - they should get a better computer or monitor to view it on. If they see any, it's due to slow video processing of the h.264 video in their video or player. I double checked for drop frames, frame by frame, there aren't any.Sample 3
This third sample shows an example of a pan, conducted in TAv mode, with the shutter speed set to 1/60th of a second and the aperture set to F8. The camera then adjusts ISO to maintain scene brightness. Focus is fixed at the beginning of the clip. Although there's only minimal sign of rolling shutter, the camera struggles to convey movement well, with considerable juddering in middle portion of the clip. Movie SR is off for this clip.
If they are referring to the part where there is smearing, just after halfway as the cars are passing at their closest, well I suggest that the camera is too close to a fast moving object with insufficient pan speed and/or steadyness at that point. I can't see any similarly priced DSLR with the same settings doing any better under those conditions.
Comment by Dave-L posted on K3 review on DPR at 24/04/2014 - 19:30
CMW wrote:
This is an American company you'd be dealing with (they don't hide that but the website '.co.uk' might mislead). You'll be getting a grey import, will not have the statutory safeguards that protect transactions with any UK- or EC-based company, and should read in detail their T&Cs
They do a pretty good job of obscuring that information, in fact. Buyers who are not as switched on as most of us may well think it's a UK outfit.This is an American company you'd be dealing with (they don't hide that but the website '.co.uk' might mislead). You'll be getting a grey import, will not have the statutory safeguards that protect transactions with any UK- or EC-based company, and should read in detail their T&Cs
Not for me - though I have imported stuff in the distant past from other sources and may do so again in the future - but I hope they help to drive UK prices down a bit.
Comment by Dave-L posted on k3 sub £1000 at 21/02/2014 - 16:18
Completely can't see the point of this product. Looks like one of those eye-catching things some people will buy on impulse, use 2 or 3 times then never again. I never have any of the problems that they seem to think need solving!
It'd never get through a Dragon's Den grilling or get an investment, but I suppose they might make a few quid out of it for themselves as some people will buy it.
It'd never get through a Dragon's Den grilling or get an investment, but I suppose they might make a few quid out of it for themselves as some people will buy it.
Comment by Dave-L posted on This landed in my inbox this morning... at 15/02/2014 - 04:33
Inevitable price drop. Come you other dealers!