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Whatever happens photos can be uploaded directly to here without the need for a hosting site.

For temporary hosting Imgur is quite good, however Imgur keep images available as long as they are receiving at least one view every six months. If not they maybe deleted.

Comment by JAK posted on Flickr being acquired by SmugMug at 22/04/2018 - 11:06

Basically it pre-dates the hot shoe. Originally the accessory shoe had no electrical contacts, its purpose was to hold a light meter, range finder or flash etc. So the pc sync socket gives those non hotshoe flashes an electrical contact.
They'll still get used for some lighting systems such as ring flashes.

Comment by JAK posted on How does the pc sync work? at 21/04/2018 - 22:35

If SilkyPix's terms with Pentax insisted that the software could only be supplied on CD with each camera and not for download, what would you suggest Pentax should have done? Violate that agreement?

Comment by JAK posted on Shoddy customer service by Ricoh/Pentax at 18/04/2018 - 22:17

nmw01223 wrote:

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Also read my last post about PDCU ... You are not looking for Silkypix.

The splash screen for the utility says 'powered by Silkypix'.

Yes it's a customer version, i.e. a cut down version specifically for Pentax.

Comment by JAK posted on Finding the raw DNG converter for Pentax K-5 - Help! at 18/04/2018 - 22:04

I found Silkypix/PDCU frustratingly slow to use on a relatively fast PC. For the K-1's pixel shift there isn't really anything else but for K-5 DNGs/PEFs there's better software to use now. The K-5 is now a 7/8 year old camera and so is the software that came with it of course. The K-5 has probably stood the test of time better than the software that came with it.

Comment by JAK posted on Finding the raw DNG converter for Pentax K-5 - Help! at 18/04/2018 - 22:00

Guess there's nothing wrong in keeping the original SD cards so long as important images are backed up somewhere else too. SD cards can fail at any time so not good as the only archive.

Comment by JAK posted on How do you store your images? at 18/04/2018 - 13:03

There's some crafty spam backlink posts being written now such as the one here that brought the thread back to life.

Comment by JAK posted on 10 Alternatives to Photoshop at 17/04/2018 - 10:08

Don wrote:
if pentax were smart they'd make a 645 mirrorless with 4k raw video out that crops the sensor with kmount adaptors

For a market of just one person?? At what cost!!!
(Shift key not working?)

Comment by JAK posted on An evolutionary dead end? at 12/04/2018 - 16:21

LennyBloke wrote:

Algernon wrote:
Even if it serves beer and hot pies 24MP will never compare to 36MP

I can imagine the uproar if the K-1ii had only had 24MP

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I think you're forgetting that Pentax now have the technology to apply a ghostless, HD, Aero-bright coating to each pixel - so they can now release a 6MP Full Frame DSLR and it will be superior to a "standard" 50MP from one of the also-ran manufacturers.

The bad news is the pixels are coated by hand using the finest grade, shetland pony paint brush - so there may be a bit of a wait

Perhaps JR can get hold of one to test for PU.

Comment by JAK posted on An evolutionary dead end? at 11/04/2018 - 14:10

LennyBloke wrote:

Pentaxophile wrote:

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Still waiting to see how much better the AF is .....

We'll see but I am going to take a wild guess: not really significantly better.

It will depend on your definition of significant.

With the MKI I had changed the AF method to centre spot (as I have used with all previous DSLRs) as I never found the multi AF consistent or overly accurate, on the MKII I am happily shooting without having to change from the default. To me this is significant progress, but I'm not shooting Birds, Aircraft, Racing Cars, etc.

The multi AF method breaks down when one tries to take a telephoto shot of a bird perched in a tree. The multi point AF system has no idea what to focus on but with the centre spot method it has no choice.

Comment by JAK posted on K-1 Upgrade service at 11/04/2018 - 13:42

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