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Comment by JAK posted on Pentax K-3: REDEMPTION at 08/12/2013 - 20:51
I can quite see users wanting both an APS-C body for wildlife shooting and a full frame body for landscapes and general photography. It's a shame Pentax users are presently denied to discuss such an option on a dedicated Pentax site.
Comment by JAK posted on Moving to full frame at 08/12/2013 - 16:23
Out of interest, there doesn't seem to be an issue discussing third party lenses with Pentax bodies, so what is the concern swapping that round and discussing third party bodies with Pentax lenses?
Comment by JAK posted on Moving to full frame at 08/12/2013 - 13:25
GlynM wrote:
While you are doing the update if your Q has the The 01 Standard Prime Lens and/or the 02 Standard Zoom lens then it would also be worth checking that their firmware is the current V1.01.
That's a good point, they will almost certainly need updating too.While you are doing the update if your Q has the The 01 Standard Prime Lens and/or the 02 Standard Zoom lens then it would also be worth checking that their firmware is the current V1.01.
Could I also point out tat the file downloaded from the Ricoh site via the OP's original post is a .exe file. That needs running to extract the .bin file that has to go on the SD card to perform the update.
Comment by JAK posted on Q Firmware 1.14 at 08/12/2013 - 10:40
Given this is a Pentax forum and as you say, Pentax do not have one available, you really ought to post that question on a general photographic forum. But, not sure why you think Pentax won't be producing a FF camera anytime soon. Why file patents for new FF lenses if there is no intent to go in that direction? Sony may well have enabled that option with the sensors they are using in their new Alpha 7 cameras.
Comment by JAK posted on Moving to full frame at 08/12/2013 - 10:29
You need to copy the firmware update file to the root directory of an SD card. Please read and follow the instructions, ie Updating Procedure on the download page linked to above before attempting the update or you could wreck your new camera.
Having read it, if you are still not clear on the procedure then ask again.
Welcome to the forum by the way and hope you enjoy using your Q.
Having read it, if you are still not clear on the procedure then ask again.
Welcome to the forum by the way and hope you enjoy using your Q.
Comment by JAK posted on Q Firmware 1.14 at 08/12/2013 - 00:33
After the high seas yesterday, some photos of the aftermath taken today.
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All with K-5 and DA 17-70mm
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All with K-5 and DA 17-70mm
Comment by JAK posted on After The High Seas At Scarborough at 06/12/2013 - 16:25
ChrisA wrote:
The K-3 has got so much new in it that to call it a K-5 at all would be misleading in the extreme.
I wasn't responding to you Chris.JAK wrote:
We've got the K-5 III, it's called the K-3.
Sorry, but this is just semantic pointlessness.We've got the K-5 III, it's called the K-3.
The K-3 has got so much new in it that to call it a K-5 at all would be misleading in the extreme.
Comment by JAK posted on Advice on K5 II purchase at 06/12/2013 - 01:18
Horst wrote:
Yes, especially on this forum too.
Regards, Horst
Yes, sometimes they are cheaper brand new from a retailer!Yes, especially on this forum too.
Regards, Horst
Comment by JAK posted on Lens Prices in the UK at 06/12/2013 - 01:15
Sorry, forgot the O-RC1, has three buttons, was thinking of a third party remote that only has two.
As you say, the Fn button doesn't seem to do anything but apparently it does do something with certain point-n-shoots (sorry, no idea which ones.)
The middle button (the button with the trees on it) definitely does work the auto-focus, which is what I incorrectly presumed you were referring to.
As you say, the Fn button doesn't seem to do anything but apparently it does do something with certain point-n-shoots (sorry, no idea which ones.)
The middle button (the button with the trees on it) definitely does work the auto-focus, which is what I incorrectly presumed you were referring to.
Comment by JAK posted on K3 & waterproof Pentax remote O-RC1? at 06/12/2013 - 01:12
On the K-3 it is set by default to medium across the whole range which might explain what he was finding (or perhaps not!)
I cannot comment on the K-5II variants as I do not have one.