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Cameras are generally designed for right handed, right eyed people.

The only left handed camera range of note was the Exakta from the later 1950s/1960s.

Comment by johnriley posted on Ergonomics enigma... at 31/10/2014 - 18:04

It's always great to get something new in and the K-5 IIs is well proven and should be a pleasure to use.

Comment by johnriley posted on Time to grab a K5 IIs at 31/10/2014 - 06:54

Unfortunately it's rare that tungsten is the main light source, and even if it is you would get horrible blue window light. So the Tungsten setting is rarely suitable.

With mixed lighting the overall impression is what counts, and AWB or Daylight should usually be OK. The alternative would be a mass of flash units strategically placed and balanced, like the US Kodak books show us for domestic settings, but on a grand scale.

Comment by johnriley posted on Lighting in the church at 30/10/2014 - 18:17

Just avoid DA lenses, which may well vignette, and any without aperture rings, such as the FA-J.

Any Pentax K bayonet lens, M, A, F, FA, will be fine. M and A series are manual focus. F and FA are autofocus. There a two D-FA macro lenses with aperture rings that can be used as well.

Screw thread lenses can be used with Adapter K.

Hope that helps!

Comment by johnriley posted on Pentax lenses for our film cameras. at 30/10/2014 - 13:31

We've ended up with two threads on this. Here's the other one, and I'll close this one now.

https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/new-16-85mm-wr-51594

Comment by johnriley posted on New Pentax lens. 16-85 WR at 30/10/2014 - 09:45

It's no different to the choice of having an 18-55mm or 16-45mm. We sacrifice some at the telephoto ens and gain some at the wide angle end.

I can see that it might well suit some as an alternative standard zoom to the 18-55mm. Especially as it has the DC motor.

Comment by johnriley posted on New 16-85mm wr at 30/10/2014 - 09:36

You can use manual settings to change the shutter speed, but the only option for auto exposure is to use Av. In fact, whatever auto mode you set you will still get Av. This isn't a fault, and it's mentioned somewhere in the instruction manual.

The lens simply doesn't support Tv and other modes. In its day these modes had not yet been added to SLR cameras.

Comment by johnriley posted on Cant change shutter speed using manual lens K-30 at 30/10/2014 - 09:32

I would still go for daylight WB, but it does depend on the light. If there's mixed lighting, such as daylight and tungsten bulbs, then I might even try AWB and let the camera sort it out.

The 55-300mm isn't really the right lens for this, the standard 18-55mm would be better. I suppose the new 16-85mm or the existing 18-135mm would be better still.

Comment by johnriley posted on Lighting in the church at 30/10/2014 - 08:30

We may well be around on the Sunday. Mum will be with us, so our progress will be very slow around Whitby!

Comment by johnriley posted on Whitby Goths at 29/10/2014 - 10:13

If you want aperture control you might have to have the Pentax adapter.

I have a Chinese one with no adjustments, just to quickly try out the potential, and it works fine with a lens with aperture ring. However, the real thing is what's needed for best results. Not only does it have aperture control, but also a built in shutter that is really needed for moving subjects.

Comment by johnriley posted on Pentax K to Q 3rd party adaptor at 28/10/2014 - 19:17

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