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Comment by kea828 posted on calendar printing companies at 24/11/2015 - 20:21
I often find myself jumping between settings for the likes of anything that's out of the ordinary. Swapping to spot metering for doing sun/backlit portraits etc, where anything other than spot will lead to underexposed heads. It's this sort of area that I'd like to see progress in, as in detecting the eyes to focus on, and exposing for the faces. I'd like a DSLR to up the game in those areas.
I saw a YouTube video (from the B&H set) that demonstrated this. The presenter demonstrated how useful it was at weddings etc. and said that this was primarily why he had switched to Sony.
Comment by kea828 posted on K-3 II I've taken the plunge and the risk at 11/11/2015 - 19:40
Comment by kea828 posted on Discontinued 100 & 18-135? at 03/11/2015 - 21:42
I did however find this site. Can anyone here shed any light on these mysterious discontinuations?
Lawrence
Comment by kea828 posted on Discontinued 100 & 18-135? at 03/11/2015 - 18:22
Comment by kea828 posted on K-3ii Review at 11/10/2015 - 14:47
You can buy an external power supply that fits in place of the K-r/K30/K50 battery. They are available from USA via ebay :-
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HQRP-AC-Power-Adapter-and-DC-Coupler-fits-Pentax-K-AC1...
Comment by kea828 posted on Portable Power supply Pentax K-r at 21/09/2015 - 19:02
Comment by kea828 posted on K3 II Review out at 25/06/2015 - 18:41
A has already been mentioned, other lenses can only be used in manual mode, but you can set the lens's focal length in the camera and most Pentax cameras will show a red indicator in the viewfinder when focus is achived.
Comment by kea828 posted on Confused......Lens adapter at 08/06/2015 - 19:14
I found that:-
- the button positioning is as good as the K30 (but see grip comment below);
- the menus seemed slightly simpler;
- the flick out screen works well
- and its hinge looks more robust than those on Canons;
- it is smaller and so possibly less intimidating to people being photographed;
although:-
- as per a previous comment, the grip is smaller (worse from me, but a personal thing so may be a plus point);
- the shape of the buttons in the navigation group means they are difficult to tell apart by feel alone (The K3 is best here.);
- the menus are in a new font. The size is about the same but the lines are thinner and so harder to read;
- despite the spec. saying that they are the same size, the active area of the screen seems slightly smaller due to the platic surround.
I wasn't able to compare picture quality.
The K3's button layout seems slightly better than both K30 and K-S2, except that the, order of the buttons in the navigation group is different from the K30. (It is in fact more like the earlier K-r.) Why do they keep moving them around?
I hope this helps.
Comment by kea828 posted on User feedback on K-S2 at 19/05/2015 - 20:45
There is also an initial article on the K3 II.
Comment by kea828 posted on K-S2 Revew on CNET at 05/05/2015 - 20:02


I've found the VistaPrint size and layout options better for my needs. Check the various suppliers for the size(s) and layout(s) you want.