See page 35 of the K30 manual

Because it uses the Ev bar scale in the viewfinder, In my experience I've often confused the Electronic Level Display for exposure! LOL! Incredibly confusing if it's been enabled for Level and you're wondering why the light level isn't changing when adjusting the settings
(So... a little warning when using "M" mode - look for the digital +/- Ev indicator )

Matt

Just be very, very careful with flash guns... the 300V capacitor has enough energy to kill you

Do be careful!

(Though hopefully it will have discharged over the time it's been asleep.)
Can't remember if Asahi Photo do flash repairs.

Matt

Just a thought that bit me...
The K10D is built out of magnesium alloy and ABS. If it's ever dropped, the connector between the SD card PCB and main PCB can break resulting in intermittent SD write failures etc. A real PITA to fix (if at all).

I'd suggest K20D upwards

Mind you, when I compared my wife's *ist-Ds + DA16-45 with the Pentax Q, the Q trumped it by a long way for IQ! So, depending on what your needs are, there are plenty of options

Matt

Used to use Sandisks... but have had 3 physically crack and die

Now I'm on the Samsung Extreme SDHC cards. Very, very tough
(Waterproof, shockproof, crushproof etc).

Oh, and a silly price from Amazon too!

Matt

Tokina AT-X "Beast" 80-200 arrived very well packed and safe'n'sound this morning

Initial shots look promising - as sharp as DA*50-135 at f/2.8, but with longer reach.

It's getting an outing or two over the next week so should have something to show
Thanks Gary!
Matt

Just a little postscript...


I forgot to say that you should check the curved PCB is level with the plastic before it sets! The little sprung 'finger' that makes contact in the "A" setting should move smoothly into place. The first time I tried it, the spring got stuck and started to deform

So, make sure it's all line up nice and snug so the spring can move into place easily (see this image where you can see the finger at the bottom of the image)

EDIT: And a kindly reader put another link on RiceHigh's blog: http://www.pentaxian.nl/index.php?topic=24882.0

Matt

I'm surprised at how easy and quick it is!
Using tha FA50/1.4, stopped down to f/2.8, it's really light and fun to use
Might get a chance to try it for real over the next week…
Matt

I didn't have a problem with the K7 - even shooting at ISO3200 on occasion.
Yes, the K5 is better still, but I certainly noticed a difference from the K20D etc.

An example would go a very long way to identifying what's happening - and whether what you are seeing is what we're assuming

Matt

Great news! Pentax have released v1.10 firmware for the Q.
It adds a Focus Peaking option, as well as manual input of the focal length for SR.

Works a treat and focus peaking really does enable ultra fine focus adjustments. Totally marvellous
Matt

Wahay!

Just be aware that it resets all custom settings
The option for focus peaking is available in the Capture Settings Page 1 - "Focus Settings".

Just tried the FA50/1.4 on an ebay adapter, the Q asked for the focal length, and focus peaking works a treat!! Wow

Thumbs up for Pentax

Matt