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Comment by DaveKitson posted on review k1 at 30/04/2016 - 11:25
I suppose this is what you get for being an early adopter.
Pentax - get yer finger out!
If that is true, it is Sigma, not Pentax, that needs to get their finger out. I think that Sigma have, in the past, brought out fixes in similar situations.
davek
Comment by DaveKitson posted on Report K-1 bugs/issues here at 30/04/2016 - 09:30
So far so very good and unlike some who don't agree, I prefer the new position of the play button, it allows one handed operation.
Comment by DaveKitson posted on K-1's are on the way... at 29/04/2016 - 17:06
If it wasn't for the fact that, deep down, we all know it's people who take pictures, not cameras, the site would be awash with a new wave of stunning images.
Seriously, I am not expecting that the K1 will, of itself, transform my photograhy or enable me to do stuff that I can't do with my K3. But having a new toy will likely give my enthusiasm a boost and the articulating monitor should save my knees a bit (age has its downside, though it's still better than the alternative I guess).
davek
Comment by DaveKitson posted on K-1's are on the way... at 27/04/2016 - 08:39
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Comment by DaveKitson posted on K-1's are on the way... at 26/04/2016 - 17:49
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Comment by DaveKitson posted on HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6ED DC AW lens at 27/03/2016 - 16:28
Bit annoying that it will require a whole, new expensive filter set.
dave k
Comment by DaveKitson posted on thoughts at 28/02/2016 - 19:50
but still no 70/200 which was a shame
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Comment by DaveKitson posted on thoughts at 27/02/2016 - 20:18
I took a selection of FA lenses to try, no apparent issues with any of them.
I also played with a 50-135 lens, no apparent vignetting at F2.8 but clear vignetting of the corners at F22. Even at F22, as far as I could judge from the screen, a lot more of the sensor area was usable than the crop area.
The K1 was not as heavy as I expected, adding the grip made a fair difference and with the 15-30mm lens it is quite a chunky piece of kit.
I played with ISO 3200 a bit with all NR turned off and noise seemed pretty good on the screen.
Do I NEED a K1 for what I do? -absolutely not.
Do I WANT a K1? -yes.
The articulated screen (which seems engineered to survive nuclear blasts!!) is a big attraction for me, getting up and down on knees and elbows is more problematic than it used to be.
I'm hopeful of better high ISO performance.
I will play with pixelshift and astrotracer features
SIGH... must stop visiting Watford.
dave k
Comment by DaveKitson posted on Finally! Pentax K-1 is official... Pre-order and Open Day information at 26/02/2016 - 18:25
Who's going to the SRS weekend?
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Comment by DaveKitson posted on Finally! Pentax K-1 is official... Pre-order and Open Day information at 20/02/2016 - 18:00
......secondly it's a matter of principle with me that I don't pay full price and then have to watch the price drop around 25% in 6 months.
davek