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Comment by GDN posted on Frustrated by intermittent focusing....... at 05/01/2011 - 20:12
Very nice...
If only...
If only...
Comment by GDN posted on My Star Collection at 05/01/2011 - 13:18
Nice Schazan, I like that a lot...
Comment by GDN posted on NEW VIDEO SHOT ON THE K5 BY MYSELF at 04/01/2011 - 21:28
Smeggypants wrote:
Any K-5 owners found any problems with AF ( front focusing it seems ) in tungsten or low light.
Playing with my K5 last night with some fast lens I get the same front-focusing issues raised by others on the Pentax Forum. I thought initially it was me, but others have reported similar situations.Any K-5 owners found any problems with AF ( front focusing it seems ) in tungsten or low light.
It's very annoying and hopefully addressed by Pentax soon. (Others have reported it is not in the new 1.02 firmware update... )
Comment by GDN posted on K-5 AF under tungsten light issue .... at 04/01/2011 - 12:12
The cashback can be claimed on bodies and lens purchased upto 15th January. The closing day for reciept of claims is the 31st January.
Enjoy your new K5.
Enjoy your new K5.
Comment by GDN posted on Ordered my K-5 !!! at 03/01/2011 - 19:52
I went to SRS yesterday and picked up a K5. The SRS staff indicated that the serial numbers on the outer box are marked with a large 'O' which indicates that they should be free from any sensor staining.
Excellent service at SRS, they even cleaned the large lump of dust that appeared after the first activation for free...
Excellent service at SRS, they even cleaned the large lump of dust that appeared after the first activation for free...
Comment by GDN posted on K5 Sensor Issues... at 29/12/2010 - 14:27
Smeggypants wrote:
You have heard around 5%? A figure plucked out of thin air? So you're pitting hearsay against an actual poll on TWO seperate forums? The polls are not perfect of course, but they correlate in figures and are the ONLY evidence we have.
The 5% figure came from SRS... who now seem to have dropped to 4% according to another member on here...You have heard around 5%? A figure plucked out of thin air? So you're pitting hearsay against an actual poll on TWO seperate forums? The polls are not perfect of course, but they correlate in figures and are the ONLY evidence we have.
Exit and opinion polls mean nothing its only the final vote or numbers that count....
As I said only Pentax know how bad the issue is....
Comment by GDN posted on K5 Sensor Issues... at 16/12/2010 - 21:39
An early morning post Algi...
As the saying goes 'there are lies, damn lies and statistics'. You can't take the polls here and on other forums as being the definitive '50% are faulty' figure. As I said earlier I don't know how many are fault, surely only Pentax would know how big a messup it is....
p.s. 95% of all statistics are made up...
As the saying goes 'there are lies, damn lies and statistics'. You can't take the polls here and on other forums as being the definitive '50% are faulty' figure. As I said earlier I don't know how many are fault, surely only Pentax would know how big a messup it is....
p.s. 95% of all statistics are made up...
Comment by GDN posted on K5 Sensor Issues... at 16/12/2010 - 10:09
Smeggypants wrote:
It's an awful lot of K-5s worldwide though. It seems the rate of faulty units is around 50%.
Where has Pentax or anyone stated that 50% of the units are faulty? You cannot base your assumptions on a poll here.... I had heard its around 5%, but again I don't have first hand correct information from Pentax.It's an awful lot of K-5s worldwide though. It seems the rate of faulty units is around 50%.
Comment by GDN posted on K5 Sensor Issues... at 16/12/2010 - 07:38
Ouch, that is quite evident on yours SmutjeUK... As you say you could easily PP it out, but when you've paid a £1,000 for a camera you shouldn't have to...
EDIT: lol you edited yours when I was typing so it looks like I repeated what you said... lol
EDIT: lol you edited yours when I was typing so it looks like I repeated what you said... lol
Comment by GDN posted on Real Life Sensor Test at 12/12/2010 - 12:01
However I (and others) have come across a focusing issue with the K5 with fast lens in low tungsten light where the camera claims its focused but then the images are all severely front focused. Supposidly this will be fixed under a firmware update. Other than that the K5 is a lot better focusing than my previous K10D, K20D and K7...