There is a dedicated button for ISO changing on the K7

And, you can always customise the wheel configurations in all the exposure modes. For example, I have Av mode as my main mode, with Aperture on one wheel, and ISO on the other!

(The ISO button still works as expected, and the Green button puts the ISO back to 'Auto')

Usefully, by pressing Info you can choose the ISO range, and what algorithm to choose ISO - Slow, Normal, or Fast. That choice guides the camera in its choice of ISO. For example, for action shots you'll probably want 'Fast' ISO - the camera will pick higher ISO to achieve faster shutter speeds.

I'd suggest exploring the custom menu first...
Matt

Mike - there's a small mark on the edge of the screen, directly opposite the tag. It's less than 1mm, and not very 'defined'. It's possible the previous owner had skimmed it when first inserting it
I don't really want to put the screen into anything to try it out... you're welcome to come and see it, or to buy and return if it's no good.
The two-thirds divisions are engraved, and the focus adjust shims are there, as are the little rubber finger-tip covers.

I might try and get a microscope image for you...

Matt

Not that I can remember seeing... but I'll double check again tomorrow morning
Matt

Unfortunately I can't justify keeping the K7 as a backup body anymore
And now that I have settled in to using the DA*16-50 + DA*50-135 there are some more lenses that need to go to a good home!

I'd prefer to ship to UK only (especially as the K7 boxed is so heavy and expensive to ship). Usual conditions apply: bank transfer, or PayPal+fees, or cash on collection.

p&p is extra at cost. I can courier to a UK business address for not much at all (and I may even include it in the price if you ask nicely enough :lol

PHOTOS: http://www.photon.me.uk/pu/sell201108/

K7 boxed - £430
Very good condition. Usual marks on the K-mount, and the hot shoe (as seen in the images). Boxed with all the bits. The strap is new (I used the K7 with an Op-Tech strap). Shutter count around 12650 - light amateur and semi-pro use.


FA24-90 - £230
Excellent condition, boxed with hood and all caps. Optically superb, a few tiny marks on the body (but nothing obvious TBH). I've had this from new.
I've seen copies of this selling for over £250 on eBay...


DA55-300 - £220
I so rarely use the longer focal lengths, and unfortunately this needs a new home! Note that this is the DA not the DAL version
Boxed, with hood and all caps. Almost as new - just a tiny scuff on part of the hood.


Metz 50MZ5 kit - offers
This is one hulking great flash gun! It weighs a LOT - and I found it utterly lovely for location work but too heavy for me
I've replaced the cells in one NiMH pack, while the other was bought new with the NiMH charger (new price was £75 for battery+charger alone :shock
SCA controller, SCA3702 Pentax adapter, Metz/Lumiquest hood bounce card, Stofen, and wide angle adpater.
The flash unit and the refurbished pack have obvious signs of use, but works a treat - in "M" and "A" mode (i.e. not P-TTL). Works in TTL mode on *ist-D & *ist-DS & film bodies.


FocusingScreen.com split screen for K7/K5 - Offers
I'm not one for manual focus lenses, so this needs a loving home
It's marked as Nikon, but was fitted in the K7 originally.



If you need any more details, then please PM and I'll do my best to answer!
Thanks!
Matt

I have an excellent condition boxed K7 that's for sale
(Now have K5)
Looking for £430+p&p - prefer UK only as it's heavy when boxed and the postagecostsabroad are crazy!

Also have a couple of lenses and a large Metz for sale too!
PM if that's of interest
Matt

I can't give you a comparison... but the DA*50-135 is probably my absolutely favourite lens! Fairly small, easily usable hand held, astonishingly sharp even at f/2.8, and such a beautiful rendering. I use it for landscapes, city scapes, portraits, and low-light work (theatre & music).

The 60-250 is pretty heavy (about 1kg without the tripod collar, and about 1.2kg with). The 50-135 is 765g. I am sure the DA*60-250 is another lovely lens though!!
(I would like the opportunity to compare against the 50-135 )

Matt

Have you tried changing your focus & shoot technique a little?

My preferred approach is as follows: change the custom menu so that half-press-on-shutter does NOT focus. Now, press the "AF" button with your thumb to trigger auto focus - you can pre-focus on the required point - and when you press the shutter it'll fire instantly with no focus hunting at all

(Hint: photogs did shoot fast moving items without auto focus at one point in time )

HTH!
Matt

There are some radio triggers that will only fire once on Pentax
(It's to do with the better protected electronics on the Pentax camera hotshoe that 'lock' depending on the trigger electronics)

Others will only sync at very slow shutter speeds... so it's best to check.
Matt

(Slightly off topic)
I'm just browsing the signal links between the K5 + AF360FGZ with work's 300MHz digital storage scope

Very interesting indeed. The camera relays all the information about ISO + Av in real time (128ms bursts of data). That's why the Metz 50MZ5 tracks the camera settings in "A" mode. Unfortunately the Pentax guns do not track - you set the aperture & ISO manually on the flash.

It'd be nice to have some kind of combined gizmo that does what the PocketWizard AC3 + bits does over radio - allowing dial-in control of P-TTL compensation and/or manual setting for three zones directly from the camera.

Oh to have more time!!!
Matt

Peter,
Obviously there are sensible workarounds, but even so it would make SO much more sense to flash the display
Matt