Good morning gents,

@richandfleur My current setup for jewellery is sound for now as I do use PK_Tether and Lightroom's hot folder - works fine until PK_Tether decides to freeze my camera and I have to reset everything. I never auto focus when photographing jewellery though - messes up my stacks. Admittedly I haven't thought of the advantages of Pixel Shift but have now seen the examples and it actually makes sense! I can see how this would be great for the work I do, thanks! Another reason why I wanted tether was for studio shots/portraits hence why I was hoping for a little more than the workarounds. Unfortunately, CameraRanger isn't compatible with Pentaxes and Lightroom isn't too happy with anything other than K-1 and MF.

@davidwozhere That might be a good idea actually. Can see the advantage of this for macro work however might be a bit tricky to do interior shoots seen as I'd be wired. It's a start though - might pick one up and give it a go.

Has anybody used Ricoh's IT2? Lightroom's website states that one would need this software in order to use their plugin with K1 - is there no way around this? Spending £200 on something that's available for free for other systems seems a bit ludicrous!

Have looked at KP now and think if I was willing to spend money on KP, I might as well save up and get K1 instead (if I'm not going to get a K3 that is!). The only reason I was considering a system switch is the darn tethering! Come on Ricoh!

K

@McGregNi Thanks! I've read about the Flu-Card and people only complain re their transfer speed and general pita so wasn't convinced it would do that good of a job. Unless someone has any real life experience with it? I didn't even think of KP if I'm honest - might need to do some homework although it looks like K3 might be the better option, like you said.

@stu65 £200 for a connector replacement?! Ouch! Saying this, I wonder how often it breaks? Is it the case with all Canons or a particular model?

@richandfleour Doesn't K-3 have better AF in low light? On my K5 it can be a nightmare so I tend to manually focus which can be challenging. I want tethering for macro work/focus stacking, studio work (fashion/portraits) and it seems it would be a neat thing to have for interior shooting, especially in tighter places (looking around for a wide lens but as I'm not sure which camera/system to go for, I'm still holding back).

I've been looking at comparisons between K1, 6D, K3 and D750/810 and K1 wows! Honestly, I seriously considered switching to 6D until I saw those ISO/DR tests and it just made my decision this much more difficult!

Hello good people,

I'm in a bit of a pickle as I've decided to upgrade my trusty K5 in the near future however I have absolutely no idea what to do. It's served me well and still is however I constantly wish I could tether it either via cable or wireless (yep, I'm aware of PK_Tether etc.). I shoot products/jewellery, portraits/studio and occasionally interiors and being able to review the images on an external monitor/tablet would be a godsend.

Current lenses:
DA 50 1.8
DA 35 2.4
DA 55-300
Tamron 28-75 2.8
Kit

I love Pentax but seems like Canikon would be so much easier to tether...and then there's the K1 and K3II! Figured if I was willing to shell out on a 6D/D750, I think the budget right now is around £700-800 OR save up a bit more and decide later. Do you guys and girls have any suggestions or things I should consider before upgrading/switching?

Any help is appreciated!

All the best,
K

Above noted. PMed regardless

PM sent!

55-300 received! Pleasure to do business with!
Adam's the man!

Brilliant! What would you say if I'd offered £150 posted? Will make a transfer today

Cheerio

Hey, is it gone yet? I'm seriously interested! Fingers crossed.

Lens received. Looks like the man knows how to take care of his lenses
What a smooth transaction! Thank you very much.

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Hello everyone. I'll keep this short.

I'm looking for Pentax F 35-70 lens in (hopefully) very good condition. Send offers and pictures my way

Have a brilliant day good people of the internet
Kamil