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I actually have the camera and the manual! I just can't figure it out!
Comment by noidea posted on Adjusting iso with K-r at 20/10/2010 - 17:40
Is it possible to adjust iso level on the k-r without going into the menus? Eg canon have an iso button you can hold whilst turning the dial.
Comment by noidea posted on Adjusting iso with K-r at 20/10/2010 - 17:05
I have just picked up a pentax 18-250 from London camera exchange
Now I just need the camera
Regarding the kits for the k-r, several places show the 2 lens kit for 699 with the 18-55 and the 55-200. Jacobs Digital however show it with the 55-300 - do you think they've just made a typo or is it a better deal?
Now I just need the camera
Regarding the kits for the k-r, several places show the 2 lens kit for 699 with the 18-55 and the 55-200. Jacobs Digital however show it with the 55-300 - do you think they've just made a typo or is it a better deal?
Comment by noidea posted on Should I get the K-r? at 07/10/2010 - 21:05
Hi, forgive my ignorance. Will this autofocus on a k-r?
Comment by noidea posted on PENTAX SMC-M 50MM F1.4 - PK MOUNT at 07/10/2010 - 20:53
Hi all
First post so please bear with me..
I used to have a Nikon D60, loved the pictures I got but sold it about 6 months ago for a micro 4/3rds camera thinking that a smaller system would get taken out more. I did take it out more - and found that I always had it on hand to take lousy pictures (almost certainly user error but it just didn't feel that I'd get a good picture).
So I'm back looking at proper SLR's. I thought I'd go with the Nikon D5000 but the video on that isn't great for the rare occasion I'd use it, the screen isn't great and articulates which seems like a recipe for it to break. Besiodes all that, it is 18 months old now and I thought that technology must have moved on so started to look at competitors.
The Canon 550D seems to have great specs but 2 things are holding me back: the lack of a focus assist lamp and the fact that there are so many megapixels that only high end lenses might do them justice.
That led me to the Pentax K-x. I like the shape and feel, it has the focus assist lamp but lacks the viewfinder highlighting which focus point is in use. The K-r seems to address this and adds a nice screen like the Canon. It also has a new improved HDR feature that looks promising.
With my Nikon I had an 18-200mm on it 90% of the time. Pentax don't seem to have an equivalent, although Tamron and Sigma do - are they decent?
Does anyone know when the K-r is available?
First post so please bear with me..
I used to have a Nikon D60, loved the pictures I got but sold it about 6 months ago for a micro 4/3rds camera thinking that a smaller system would get taken out more. I did take it out more - and found that I always had it on hand to take lousy pictures (almost certainly user error but it just didn't feel that I'd get a good picture).
So I'm back looking at proper SLR's. I thought I'd go with the Nikon D5000 but the video on that isn't great for the rare occasion I'd use it, the screen isn't great and articulates which seems like a recipe for it to break. Besiodes all that, it is 18 months old now and I thought that technology must have moved on so started to look at competitors.
The Canon 550D seems to have great specs but 2 things are holding me back: the lack of a focus assist lamp and the fact that there are so many megapixels that only high end lenses might do them justice.
That led me to the Pentax K-x. I like the shape and feel, it has the focus assist lamp but lacks the viewfinder highlighting which focus point is in use. The K-r seems to address this and adds a nice screen like the Canon. It also has a new improved HDR feature that looks promising.
With my Nikon I had an 18-200mm on it 90% of the time. Pentax don't seem to have an equivalent, although Tamron and Sigma do - are they decent?
Does anyone know when the K-r is available?
Comment by noidea posted on Should I get the K-r? at 05/10/2010 - 14:25
