Trouble is... after seeing it in print I want to change some of my wording Hope some of the captions didn't sound a bit "off"!
Matt

LOL! I was catching up with a two year backlog... and the thought of some extra funds for a K10D tipped the balance

Glad it's already helped out

Matt

Oooh I'll look forward to seeing it in print... as well as John's article(s)...

It was a busy month
Thanks for the feedback Tim
Matt

I'll see what I can do

Jonathon,


Do you want a K10D print to take into the shop?

Mind you, personally I wouldn't bother going back...
Matt

Just read this on the Pentax Japan site:
That might explain the IR issues...
Matt

Taliety,
* In the view mode, press the "Menu" button.
* Press the down arrow to go to "Playback display...."
* Press the right arrow and "Bright/Dark area" displays
* Press the right button to toggle the checkmark
* Press "OK" until you get back to the view.

Of course, pressing the "Info" button will cycle through the view modes. When viewing the histogram the up/down arrows toggle between Luminance and R/G/B/Luminance displays.

HTH!
Matt

My grip on the *ist-D works perfectly with one battery set in either the body or the grip. There are problems when running two sets of batteries... but that's another story

However, you must turn the power on the grip for the grip controls to work
(i.e. turn on camera, then turn on grip - both controls then work).

HTH!
Matt

Tim,
Sounds like your AF360 is faulty - maybe the zoom mech or sensors are defective.
On the K10D: 24-90mm lens, P mode on camera, flash zooms from 24mm to 58mm without bleeps or flashing LCD.

Press the zoom button and I can set the zoom manuall from 16mm to 58mm.
Flick out the diffuser panel and it shows 13mm and won't allow zooming.

I had a dud AF360 once that behaved in a similar manner - not quite though. Can't remember the exact fault now as it was a while ago.

I suspect the flashing LCD and beeps indicate an internal error

Matt

Heehee - this is a good one, and it got me confused for ages

The flash has 24-85mm coverage in 35mm. This is down to angle of view, not real focal length... so when using digital the flash covers 16-50mm(ish) which is the corresponding AoV.

So, when you zoom to 50mm - that's what the flash says. But that's the most it can zoom to when using digital.

When you power cycle the flash it resets temporarily to 35mm film mode and shows 85mm as the max zoom. Half touch the shutter and the DSLR will tell the flash that it's digital and the display will change on the flash.

The AF540 now has extra info on the LCD showing which mode (35mm, Digital, 645) it's in.

Hope that makes sense!
(Will check the numbers and edit next time I use the AF360 )
Matt