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davidxgreen wrote:
Hi Jak,
I've been unable to figure out a contact email for them to get started, or which department.
Probably part of their initiative test!

Comment by JAK posted on does pentax or ricoh potentially fund any photographic projects at 25/05/2020 - 12:10

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Have you considered writing to them to ask? We can't really speak for them can we?
In brief they do fund proven photographers through their ambassador scheme. I'd research that for starters. I'd have thought you would already have come across at least one who posts on here quite regularly.

If you just want a loan of a certain lens for a particular project have you considered hiring it from the likes of SRS etc.

Comment by JAK posted on does pentax or ricoh potentially fund any photographic projects at 24/05/2020 - 18:15

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In that case it sounds as if the card lock switch is likely to have switched without you realising. Very easy to do..
If it isn't that, there's only one other thing to try... another card. Maybe that one you've been using's simply gone bad.

Comment by JAK posted on Screen shows image not stored when photo taken at 21/05/2020 - 11:24

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That or a faulty or incompatible card. Some of the newer larger capacity cards post date the camera which came out way back in 2003 so it simply doesn't understand them. The *ist D can only use SDHC and SD cards. This means that the largest card size that should work is 32GB. Try it with a 2 or 4 GB card and see if that helps.

Comment by JAK posted on Screen shows image not stored when photo taken at 20/05/2020 - 21:11

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Mike-P wrote:
The K-1 screen is a sort of jack of all trades but master of none ... it tilts every way but not enough to be 100% useful all of the time.

Personally I have 3 camera bodies and all of them have a articulating screen, as I see it I could do without it but it's a handy thing to have on the odd occasion such as macro or when you need to hold the camera up at arms length. I honestly cannot see why some people feel the need to run them down though, if you don't need it then don't use it (it's not like the have any detrimental effect on using the camera) but having it there keeps all the others happy as well and for what, a few extra £ on top of what it would have cost without. It also keeps those people using Pentax and not moving elsewhere. The same goes for touchscreens.

Anyway, my APS-C needs are being met with another make now and I have no interest in the new body, it's too little too late but my K-1 and full frame lenses will be staying with me for the forseeable future because it's a great camera.
A touch screen would be a big turn off for me! (Unless it could be completely disabled without losing any functionality similar to not having to use a tilting screen if you don 't want to.) I reckon I'd find it more of a nuisance than something useful. It's a feature that puts me off most mobile phones!

Comment by JAK posted on Update on new APS-C apparently at 19/05/2020 - 14:32

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How do they look if you reimport them back into lightroom? And as Peter says, how are you viewing the finished exports?

Comment by JAK posted on Over saturated images on LR export. at 17/05/2020 - 01:40

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A normal pencil rubber is pretty good for cleaning contacts too. It's also worth cleaning the battery contacts as any resistance there can simulate a failing battery.

Comment by JAK posted on K3ii auto focus at 17/05/2020 - 00:53

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Your link doesn't work!

Comment by JAK posted on Pentax KP at 08/05/2020 - 16:43

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The Tamron 17-50 should be just fine if it has remained in good order. I also agree with the other votes for the Pentax 16-85 should you need an update. That range covers most eventualities.

Just because a lens is getting old doesn't mean it isn't fit for purpose any more. Some still use early K lenses and M42 lenses as they prefer the rendering.

Comment by JAK posted on Equivalent Lens at 28/04/2020 - 22:14

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Is it running on time?!

Comment by JAK posted on Time Fly's at 27/04/2020 - 23:07

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