Haven't come across this myself, and would be very interested in more information, as I also feel a bit constrained by the current AF adjustment limits in the K20D.

Hi Andrea!

If this camera is brand new, straight out of the box, then unfortunately it might have a fault and will have to be returned.

But, establish first whether whoever gave it to you (a) had it demonstrated to them in the shop, and/or (b) 'tested' it for themselves. If either of these are true then the possibility is that one of the cameras settings has been altered.

Given you're a newbie I'd suggest the easiest solution would be to reset the camera to default - you'll find how in the manual.

The old fight between Want Vs. Need.

I struggle with this all the time

Unfortunately it looks like Need (=TV/marriage) must prevail

I have a device I bought off eBay - brand name Summit PhotoFix - which is essentially a 5meg camera with a negative holder built in. Connects to a PC via USB.

Works a treat and was only £25UKP. Scans at the rate of about 5 seconds per negative (I think), although I agree with Aero - images are a little soft

The new price is around £50UKP. There are plenty of identical devices out there under different brand names.

Doesn't do very well with slides, however

Our old friends SRS sell them, (http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/1164/Summit-PhotoFix-Slide-Neg-Copier-.html), plus the new version out which has a built in LCD screen and doesn't need a PC - it can scan direct to a memory card. (http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/4239/Summit-PhotoFix-SP5-Copier-.html)

SRS unfortunately seem a bit expensive compared to other sources, and I'm not sure whether they mail to South Africa. Must be local suppliers.

The remote operation, by default, will only release the shutter. If you want AF as well you need to set this to 'On' in the Custom menu.

NB. The remote needs to be aimed at the front of the camera.



To set up the camera for remote use, first press the Fn button.

Next, use the 'Up' button on the four way controller to select 'Drive Mode'.

Now select the remote symbol using the left/right buttons on the four way controller. You have a choice of 'remote' (immediate shutter operation), or remote 3 sec (3 second delay). At this point the self-timer lamp on the front of the camera will blink to tell you that you're in remote control wait status.

Choose the one you want, then press the 'OK' button. The self-timer lamp will stop blinking.

Press the Fn button. The camera is ready for remote control use.

Aim the remote at the camera, press the remote button - camera should fire.

Now, to get AF as well, go to 'Custom' menu, navigate through until you get to 'AF in remote control', set it to 'On' (it's 'Off' by default). Exit the Custom menu.

Now try the remote again, but note the camera will not fire until focus is achieved!

Posting photos. Look here>

https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/linking-images-into-posts-4791

Haven't done it myself though

Suggest you post photos. Best if we can see the problem, no matter how good your explanation

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Don,

I tried to view your work on a Linux netbook; couldn't because Quicktime doesn't work under Linux.

You might want to consider how many potential customers you'll lose as a consequence?

I'm sure there are media players that'll work across all platforms.

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