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Bad link, try this:
http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/126781-pentax-k-3-review
(Doesn't need the full stop!)

Grain at middling sensitivities:
Really an 'against'?

Noise on video soundtrack caused by lens mechanics:
So how do you get the K-3 to autofocus while videoing. I've not managed to do that or have I missed a hidden menu option?

Smaller lens arsenal than competition.
Given Pentax's legacy glass the reverse is surely true. Who else has the Limited equivalents?

Mind 4.5 stars out of 5 is more than respectable, but was the camera fully tested? I suspect not.

Comment by JAK posted on K-3 review at Pocket Link at 28/01/2014 - 16:28

JAK
What about a K-30 or k-50 ?

Comment by JAK posted on K10d, K7,K5 at 28/01/2014 - 16:25

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Why should BT subscribers who do not use flickr be expected to subsidise it (and yes BT Sport too?)

Comment by JAK posted on BT Internet officially disconnected from Flickr. at 28/01/2014 - 16:14

JAK
Wow, that is heavy going!

Rice High made mention several years ago: http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2011/04/should-you-use-intermediate-iso-speeds.html

Quote:
the highlight headroom will be less with those particular ISOs, as it is just using the technique of expose to the Right. So the lower noise is actually achieved with the trade-off of highlight headroom!
It seems it all depends how the firmware is programmed.

Comment by JAK posted on Noise and intermediate ISO settings at 25/01/2014 - 14:27

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gartmore wrote:
I assume by 'art' you mean 'painting'?
Yes. I seem to remember that photography was once described as painting with light but I cannot recall the source for that.
They're not that dissimilar from the pieces of art David Hockney conjures up on his ipad.

Comment by JAK posted on Being in the right place at the right time with talent at 25/01/2014 - 13:59

JAK
By being beefed up with extreme PP it makes the images noticed, hence why we're discussing them here. Had they been more normal we'd have nothing to say. What HDR tries to achieve is to convert a photograph into a piece of art work, a sort of convergance of art with photography. I cannot say I dislike them as art pieces, but certainly not as realistic representations. It depends if you want a striking image for the wall or a something realistic. Both have their places.

Comment by JAK posted on Being in the right place at the right time with talent at 25/01/2014 - 13:38

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Comment by JAK posted on Pentax 50mm 1:2 SMC Pentax-M. Any good for portraits? at 25/01/2014 - 13:28

JAK
So where would the camera be shipped from if purchased at that price?

Comment by JAK posted on K3 £814 this weekend from Digital Rev at 25/01/2014 - 13:09

JAK
Fletcher8 wrote:
The Sanyo Eneloop batteries are slow charge so need to be charged slowly.
Eneloops can be reasonably fast charged: link and link
Plus a bit more here: http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?190625-Eneloop-Charging-Rate

Comment by JAK posted on Sanyo Eneloop at 25/01/2014 - 12:57

JAK
So my question is, are these images something to aspire to, or shy away from?

Comment by JAK posted on Being in the right place at the right time with talent at 25/01/2014 - 11:56

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