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Comment by JohnX posted on Tameron/Pentax at 08/01/2012 - 12:18
Sorry. Assumed everyone would be in the know re. debug mode. It gives access to additional and extended menu settings, not least a wider range of AF adjust settings.
Comment by JohnX posted on K-5 debug mode available at 07/01/2012 - 17:36
Found this on the other forum;
Hello,
I just wanted to mention one thing which is public but not widely recognized:
On older models you could enter the camera's debug mode with the help of some text files on the sd card - if you knew the right filename and some other commands as well.
The activation sequence and filename for the K-5 up until today was never found out as far as I know.
Nevertheless a very nice guy who programmed a tethering software now added a button "Camera debug mode on" to his software and it does work on the K-5!
You can find the software here: PK_Tether | Tethering and remote control software for Pentax DSLR cameras
It works only with the newest Version 0.6.
Naturally doing this is for the not risk averse people (might do all sort of damaging things to your camera) as it's not meant to be done by users, but...
Elsewhere in the same thread;
On a K-5 the adjustment goes from -120 to +120 micrometers. That is four more steps than in the normal -10 to +10 menu.
Hello,
I just wanted to mention one thing which is public but not widely recognized:
On older models you could enter the camera's debug mode with the help of some text files on the sd card - if you knew the right filename and some other commands as well.
The activation sequence and filename for the K-5 up until today was never found out as far as I know.
Nevertheless a very nice guy who programmed a tethering software now added a button "Camera debug mode on" to his software and it does work on the K-5!
You can find the software here: PK_Tether | Tethering and remote control software for Pentax DSLR cameras
It works only with the newest Version 0.6.
Naturally doing this is for the not risk averse people (might do all sort of damaging things to your camera) as it's not meant to be done by users, but...
Elsewhere in the same thread;
On a K-5 the adjustment goes from -120 to +120 micrometers. That is four more steps than in the normal -10 to +10 menu.
Comment by JohnX posted on K-5 debug mode available at 06/01/2012 - 19:18
Gwyn wrote:
PMA is 4 days away. Not a single rumour of a new model to be announced there. (yet :wink
The K-5 is only just over a year old, so unless Ricoh were planning a new model before buying Pentax from Hoya or Hoya had a new one in the pipeline which they sold onto to Ricoh it seems unlikely a new model will come now.
Until Pentax Ricoh actually announce what is going on I'll assume it is just RiceHigh stirring again.
Tsunamis and flooding in the area of production will undoubtedly have had a major affect on numbers.
But even if it is discontinued it doesn't mean our K-5s all stop working or are any less wonderful. I am very happy with it and have no plans to buy a new model no matter how many bells and whistles it may have.
All you say is spot on Gwyn, and there's no reason for any new K-5 owners to do anything except enjoy their cameras. PMA is 4 days away. Not a single rumour of a new model to be announced there. (yet :wink
The K-5 is only just over a year old, so unless Ricoh were planning a new model before buying Pentax from Hoya or Hoya had a new one in the pipeline which they sold onto to Ricoh it seems unlikely a new model will come now.
Until Pentax Ricoh actually announce what is going on I'll assume it is just RiceHigh stirring again.
Tsunamis and flooding in the area of production will undoubtedly have had a major affect on numbers.
But even if it is discontinued it doesn't mean our K-5s all stop working or are any less wonderful. I am very happy with it and have no plans to buy a new model no matter how many bells and whistles it may have.
My K20D is still doing everything I need, despite having been discontinued some time ago. I've pondered buying a K5, and even went to SRS on their Pentax week-end, but came to the conclusion that I'll continue to wait and see if Pentax bring out a camera that replaces me in the equation, as I'm the cause of the bad photos I take, not the kit.
Comment by JohnX posted on K-5 discontinued? at 04/01/2012 - 15:29
Rumours have started over on the other Forum regarding the end of the K-5.
As usual the source is 'someone who knows someone in Pentax' regurgitated by RiceHigh.
http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2012/01/hearsay-and-rumour-k-5-has-been.html
Against the rumour is that no new cameras have been announced. For the rumour is the recent price reduction plus the opportunity for new camera announcememnts offered by upcoming photographic/technology shows and the average Pentax camera life-cycle of 1.5 years.
As usual the source is 'someone who knows someone in Pentax' regurgitated by RiceHigh.
http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2012/01/hearsay-and-rumour-k-5-has-been.html
Against the rumour is that no new cameras have been announced. For the rumour is the recent price reduction plus the opportunity for new camera announcememnts offered by upcoming photographic/technology shows and the average Pentax camera life-cycle of 1.5 years.
Comment by JohnX posted on K-5 discontinued? at 04/01/2012 - 14:20
Aaagh! Didn't realise you were prepared to split the items. Would have had the head on it's own on the 28th
Comment by JohnX posted on Manfrotto 190XPROB Tripod + 804RC2 Pan Tilt Head at 04/01/2012 - 09:44
fritzthedog wrote:
It would be Greenwich for me - some great architecture - the old naval college, the Maritime Museum, market, riverside and not forgetting the Cutty Sark
Great place for a day out with a camera
This video may be of interest link
Best wishes
Carl
Agreed, but remember where you'll be - stay alert!!It would be Greenwich for me - some great architecture - the old naval college, the Maritime Museum, market, riverside and not forgetting the Cutty Sark
Great place for a day out with a camera
This video may be of interest link
Best wishes
Carl
Boats from Greenwich into Central London; the O2 arena just along the way, with the Jubilee Line to take you to Docklands (some great architecture, etc, but private property so get permission before togging), East London (Brick Lane) and the Olympic Park, or in the other direction, Waterloo and South Bank, Central London.
Comment by JohnX posted on One Day In London at 03/01/2012 - 18:58
Where will you be staying? Big place
Comment by JohnX posted on One Day In London at 03/01/2012 - 17:37
When you used Live View, was the image in focus before you took the shot?
I don't see how you would have ended up with shots 1 and 3 so oof using Live View, as you would have seen not to take the shots in the first place.
Is it the case that they appear in focus in Live View, but subsequently prove to be oof when reviewed?
I don't see how you would have ended up with shots 1 and 3 so oof using Live View, as you would have seen not to take the shots in the first place.
Is it the case that they appear in focus in Live View, but subsequently prove to be oof when reviewed?
Comment by JohnX posted on Pentax FA 50mm f1.4 at 03/01/2012 - 11:14
Stuey wrote:
Hi Guys
I am thinking about purchasing a Manfrotto 681B plus a head for use with my K10 plus 400mmm lens - about 3kg in total. (I intend to have heavier glass at a later date)
Before I buy can anyone suggest any better options for monopods ?
Cheers
Stu
I have the 681B - bit of a lump but a really sturdy support. Hi Guys
I am thinking about purchasing a Manfrotto 681B plus a head for use with my K10 plus 400mmm lens - about 3kg in total. (I intend to have heavier glass at a later date)
Before I buy can anyone suggest any better options for monopods ?
Cheers
Stu
Also have a Manfrotto carbon fibre jobbie - can't remember the model. Less of a lump but equally sturdy.
Never had any problems with 'sinking' or flexing as experienced by Unlocker.
I find a head on a monopod is almost a waste of time, however, and just use a Manfrotto 234RC; simply and safely allows swtiching between portrait and landscape modes.
Part of the art of using a monopod successfully is using the right stance, which I'm sure you'll know. Also find them great to get above crowds using a remote release and crossed fingers
