I have just done a trip around parts of Australia, and my K3 does much the same thing. I pull the battery out, give it 30 seconds or so, put the battery back in, turn it on again, and all is fine. This happens with a Pentax battery in place, and it does not matter which lens I am using. I just checked to find that my firmware is way out of date on the camera. I am about to update this, hopefully that will sort the problem out.

Gary

A few more from my really short trip home.

1. Lake Benmore




2. Lake Pukaki




3. Lake Pukaki




4. Lake Tekapo




Regards

Gary

Thanks for the comments. It was exactly what I was looking for. I have had second look at them all, and cropped as suggested.

Regards

Gary

It has been a while since I last posted. But I have managed to sneak a quick but short trip back home for a handful of days. So after trying to remember how to turn my camera on, and work the thing, here are a few pictures. Part one of two. All with a K3 and DA 35mm 2.4.

1. Leaving Wellington harbour




2. Queen Charlotte Sound




3. Another ferry leaving Picton




4. Arriving in Picton




5. Picton harbour




Regards

Gary

I could be in a little trouble, or my wallet is going to be.

I have a FA50 1.4 as well as a Tamron 70-200. Nothing longer, nothing shorter.

Back in the day with my ME Super, I used to use a 28mm, and a 50mm for well over 90% of the time. Maybe it is time to bite the bullet and invest in a 31mm limited. But then the list grows of what others to buy.

Gary

All the best for your new assignment Gary. Good to hear you enjoyed your time over here.

Any volunteers to come Oz for a while and make up the numbers.

Gary

A few weekends back, we were out at Grove Hill, just south of Darwin. This is an old gold mining area. There were a few old cars and trucks around, that had seen better days. I would not mind a return there when the weather cools down again.

I guess that this is an old military truck. I could be completely wrong.




An old tow truck. Again, I would guess it is an old military truck.




Finally, I have no idea what this car is. Way before my time.




Regards

Gary

Hello,

Here is a four shot pano of part of the milky way. As you can see, there is room for improvement, and in time I will have to spend time on processing this type of image. But this is pretty well straight out of the camera. Taken with a DA 35mm plastic fantastic on a moonless night, and with no light pollution. Using a tracker, and very rough polar alignment.

Regards

Gary

There maybe some that will find this of interest.

There are nothing that stands out as good shots here, but here goes.

Last weekend I ended up at Wagait beach, the other side of Darwin harbour, and I stumbled across Malady. This is the wreckage of a B-24 that was based with the 380th bomb group at RAAF Darwin. This aircraft crashed on the 17th of January 1945 on a practice bombing mission killing the skeleton crew of five. The aircraft has been exposed the tropic's weather since then. Most of the aircraft has been removed, but sections remain.

Top turret and tail section.



Engine.



Landing gear.



Tail section.



All with a K3 and 16-50.

Gary

After a trip down south, I ended up at the Glasshouse mountains. Here are a few to share.

One during the day.




One in the evening.




And lastly, one with cows.




All taken with a K3, and FA50 1.4.

Gary