You're absolutely right John. I turned off the highlight correction and now have the full range. So much to learn, so little time! Thanks again for your help. I'm really looking forward to seeing what the K5 can do at 80 asa on a tripod.

Regards
Michael

Hello Jonathan-Mac, thanks for the Robert Capa reference. I have seen that quotation, and several variations on it, attributed to various people over the years. Apart from who may have said it first, I can say for myself that after 40 years of serious photography, it's the best single bit of advice I have come across: i.e., 'get closer'. So often in shoots I find myself holding back, and as a result the first so many pictures are throwaways. Part of that is the mistaken belief that a photograph of subject A has to contain all of subject A.

Cheers
Michael

Thanks for all the help. I'm away from my camera, but I believe I did have the highlight correction set to on, as I was experiencing blown highlights. So I will check that out.

Regards
Michael

Yes,it is mysterious. May have to send it in for service. It's only a month old! Thanks for your help John.

Regards
Michael

Thanks for your replies. I normally shoot in Av. And in that mode, as well as M, Tv, and TAv, asa will not go below 200 unless I go into C1 customization, and then the minimum is 160, not 80.

I have had the camera since Oct 2012, and downloaded the latest firmware.

Michael

Seriously, in normal settings, it won't go below 200. I have managed to get it down to 160 in the C1 custom settings (choosing extended sensitivity), but that's it. Any hints?

Hello,

I can't set my asa any lower than 200 on my K5. What's the story, is that as low as it goes?

Thanks in advance

Thanks, I'll look at the shadow/highlight correction too. Hey, I'm Canadian as well, though been away for a long time.

Michael

Thanks, yes I had already downloaded the latest firmware. I just tried shooting in RAW, but with the lens correction and chromatic aberration correction turned off, and that speeded things up a lot.

Michael

Thanks for the suggestions. Yes, it does sound like in-camera processing. But what can it be up to? I do have in-camera lens correction selected. Maybe I should turn that off and do it on the computer.

Any idea why a San Disk Extreme XC-1 64 GB wouldn't work in the K5?

Thanks

Michael