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It happened to me when my camera was about 2 years old. I had it repaired and that has lasted longer now.
Comment by kea828 posted on K30 battery retaining clip at 18/07/2017 - 22:07
Re: Wire-Frame Sports Finder
So where / how does the wire-frame finder fit on the camera?
Algernon wrote:
Looking through a viewfinder you can't see say a car coming from outside the viewfinder so you miss it because you can't react quick enough when it enters the viewfinder. With a wireframe you can see everything that's in your normal vision so you can follow it into and out of the frame.
I have found (at air displays etc. with long lenses) that keeping the other eye open too for general aiming and panning solves this problem.Looking through a viewfinder you can't see say a car coming from outside the viewfinder so you miss it because you can't react quick enough when it enters the viewfinder. With a wireframe you can see everything that's in your normal vision so you can follow it into and out of the frame.
Algernon wrote:
Also better from a H&S point because you can see everything going on around you: So you don't get hit over the head with umbrellas etc. quite as often.
Keeping both eyes open should help with this too.Also better from a H&S point because you can see everything going on around you: So you don't get hit over the head with umbrellas etc. quite as often.
So where / how does the wire-frame finder fit on the camera?
Comment by kea828 posted on Pentax unique mirrorless ideas. at 25/06/2017 - 20:10
Algernon wrote:
Pentax really need to bring out a Wire-Frame Sports Finder to turn them into a fully fledged Sports brand
Something like the Hasselblad one would be fine
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I don't understand what thus does / how it works..Pentax really need to bring out a Wire-Frame Sports Finder to turn them into a fully fledged Sports brand
Something like the Hasselblad one would be fine
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Comment by kea828 posted on Pentax unique mirrorless ideas. at 24/06/2017 - 23:39
In case you didn't spot it, last night (16/03/2017) on BBC 4 there was a good drama, "We'll Take Manhattan" about the relationship between photographer David Bailey and model Jean Shrimpton (played by Karen Gillan) on their ground-breaking shoot for 'Vogue' magazine in New York in 1962.
He used a Pentax S3 which gets a mention.
It will probably be available on iPlayer.
He used a Pentax S3 which gets a mention.
It will probably be available on iPlayer.
Comment by kea828 posted on David Bailey Drama at 17/03/2017 - 17:13
jules wrote:
Pre Brexit and pre pound collapse I'd say this body would have been sub £1000, which may have put a differing complexion on things? If stores over here run out of K70's and have to buy more in (Unlikely I know), we'll get a price hike and similarly with the K1.
I see your point about the price, but remember that Chris Nicholls is based in Canada so that aspect probably wouldn't apply.Pre Brexit and pre pound collapse I'd say this body would have been sub £1000, which may have put a differing complexion on things? If stores over here run out of K70's and have to buy more in (Unlikely I know), we'll get a price hike and similarly with the K1.
Personally I think the KP as intended to replace for the K-5II.
Comment by kea828 posted on TCSTV Review of the KP at 11/03/2017 - 21:00
Comment by kea828 posted on whats this at 03/02/2017 - 23:06
RobL wrote:
It's available to order now from Park Cameras for £1099
It's available to order now from Park Cameras for £1099
Abe_Normal wrote:
What is there that justifies it being twice the price of the K-70?
Since the HD 20-40mm zoom is shown in the pics., maybe it is included as part of a package at the quoted price. That lens retails at ~£600, so if it makes up say £480 of the price, then £620 is closer to the rate for a K-5 model replacement.What is there that justifies it being twice the price of the K-70?
Comment by kea828 posted on New 'KP' more of a K5/K3 than an entry model at 25/01/2017 - 20:39
Simonmac wrote:
Yes. The lack of a top plate LCD suggests that it is not a flagship.
There are also fewer dedicated buttons than the K5/K3 series (iso, af, metering). It looks like a baby K1/Kr hybrid to me!
If it is a top end model I would be put off by the lack of interface; I'm not a fan of custom and user functions.
A few observations on the photos:-Yes. The lack of a top plate LCD suggests that it is not a flagship.
There are also fewer dedicated buttons than the K5/K3 series (iso, af, metering). It looks like a baby K1/Kr hybrid to me!
If it is a top end model I would be put off by the lack of interface; I'm not a fan of custom and user functions.
1) Since the screen folds up, you would see more on that than a normal top LCD.
2) It is interesting that the movable screen is more like the one on the MX-1 than the K70. Not aimed at those interested in selfies perhaps.
3) The rear thumb-grip area is shaped more like the K-r & K5, which I always felt was more comfortable than those on other varieties.
4) The K1-style knobs on th top might offer more flexibility than the buttond that are 'missing' compared to the K3/K5 etc..
5) If the last picture is of the RH part of the grip, it suggests that a second SD card is held there rather than in the body. So perhaps it is smaller than the K3.
Comment by kea828 posted on New 'KP' more of a K5/K3 than an entry model at 24/01/2017 - 21:09
You have a PM.
Comment by kea828 posted on FS: Pentax accessories, Cable switch, Soft Case, Hard Case, Pouch Limited, Lens Cap ltd at 21/01/2017 - 14:57
There is a review of the new K70 on DPReview.
Comment by kea828 posted on K70 Review at 08/11/2016 - 21:04
