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Comment by pschlute posted on Fixed Screen for new APS-C flagship at 10/09/2020 - 20:07
With the tech around today both hard and soft I don’t see why it should not be possible to have the rear screen display wirelessly available on a smartphone with touch control
Perhaps Pentax have something up their sleeve after all 😀
Perhaps Pentax have something up their sleeve after all 😀
Comment by pschlute posted on Fixed Screen for new APS-C flagship at 10/09/2020 - 16:35
Smashing capture. It is as if time has stopped still
Comment by pschlute posted on Markyate window at 10/09/2020 - 16:30
Beautiful image
Comment by pschlute posted on Hosta Flowers. at 10/09/2020 - 16:28
Mike-P wrote:
You make a good point. pschlute wrote:
Pentax have been clear, they are concentrating on the viewfinder, not the screen for the photography experience.
They have also been clear they want to keep size and weight down to compete with the MILC market.
If they want to compete with the MILC market then make a MILC, don't say "we are staying with the DSLR market for the photographic experience" and then try and save a few mm on body size by leaving off the tilting screen. I know it would be pointless them getting into mirrorless now but they can't have it both ways.Pentax have been clear, they are concentrating on the viewfinder, not the screen for the photography experience.
They have also been clear they want to keep size and weight down to compete with the MILC market.
Personally I find the screen of the K1 superb and do a lot of tilting with it when on a tripod which the camera is most of the time
I guess it comes down to usage. I tend to do architectural/ landscape photography where the tilt screen is very useful especially when the camera is high or low on a tripod. If you are a wildlife/sports photographer it is less important
I see no reason to buy a new camera right now but after the new flagship is released I may well look at it seriously as a lighter weight alternative to the K1 when I don’t want to lug the latters weight around all day
Comment by pschlute posted on Fixed Screen for new APS-C flagship at 10/09/2020 - 16:22
michaelblue wrote:
But this is the advantage of a tilting screen. You can move it to avoid the glare of the sunJonathan-Mac wrote:
I think they will come to regret having a fixed screen and it will lose them a lot of sales. Like others, it's not a deal-breaker for me, my K-3 doesn't have a tilting screen but my two Fujifilm cameras do and they're incredibly useful, especially for focusing manually.
I'm sure the viewfinder will be very nice, but I doubt it will allow precise focusing of, for example, a fast 85mm manual focus lens. That can be done better on a screen than on an APS-C viewfinder, and allowing the screen to tilt makes it a lot easier.
Assuming you can see the screen.....which is almost impossible when the sun shinesI think they will come to regret having a fixed screen and it will lose them a lot of sales. Like others, it's not a deal-breaker for me, my K-3 doesn't have a tilting screen but my two Fujifilm cameras do and they're incredibly useful, especially for focusing manually.
I'm sure the viewfinder will be very nice, but I doubt it will allow precise focusing of, for example, a fast 85mm manual focus lens. That can be done better on a screen than on an APS-C viewfinder, and allowing the screen to tilt makes it a lot easier.
Comment by pschlute posted on Fixed Screen for new APS-C flagship at 10/09/2020 - 16:13
I would only suggest what I suspect you have done already ....remove the battery and SD card. Let the camera sit for 5 minutes then put the battery back in.
If you have no luck then I am afraid your camera will have to go back to Pentax to have the software re-installed.
Was the battery fully charged when doing the update ?
The official service centre in the UK is https://www.johnpye.co.uk/john-pye-technical-services/
If you have no luck then I am afraid your camera will have to go back to Pentax to have the software re-installed.
Was the battery fully charged when doing the update ?
The official service centre in the UK is https://www.johnpye.co.uk/john-pye-technical-services/
Comment by pschlute posted on Firmware upgrade error at 10/09/2020 - 12:30
Pentax have been clear, they are concentrating on the viewfinder, not the screen for the photography experience.
They have also been clear they want to keep size and weight down to compete with the MILC market.
I find the articulating screen on the K1 to be a fantastic feature. I am not in the market for a new aps-c camera so it bothers me not.
You cannot please everybody. If the tilting screen is a priority get a K1 II
They have also been clear they want to keep size and weight down to compete with the MILC market.
I find the articulating screen on the K1 to be a fantastic feature. I am not in the market for a new aps-c camera so it bothers me not.
You cannot please everybody. If the tilting screen is a priority get a K1 II
Comment by pschlute posted on Fixed Screen for new APS-C flagship at 09/09/2020 - 20:40
Eve wrote:
The original "K"-mount SMC or smc lenses are totally different to the M-series that followed. While a few may have kept the optical formula, the size and weight and filter size is usually very different. They are called "K" series (unofficial) name, but they are completely different from the M series.spinno wrote:
It's an original K mount lens not M or A
Ah yeh, that’s it! my bad. Had thought m series was from the very beginning but originally they weren’t labelled and most folks distinguish those originals as k or k series today. Thanks. Something new every day.It's an original K mount lens not M or A
Comment by pschlute posted on Quite Rare : SMC Pentax 50mm F1.2 lens at 06/09/2020 - 20:29
Eve wrote:
This is not an A lens this is an M lens - can the lister please confirm?
Nope This is an smc ("K") series lens. No M lens was made this wideThis is not an A lens this is an M lens - can the lister please confirm?
Comment by pschlute posted on Quite Rare : SMC Pentax 50mm F1.2 lens at 06/09/2020 - 20:22
the majority wanted a tilting screen, I just don't understand the reasoning behind not putting one on the new body.
I have said this before but it is relevant. Pentax produce to the wants of their largest market. If the desire there in Japan is for a smaller, lighter aps-c DSLR without a movable screen then the camera should be a success. I hope they have got their market research correct. Time will tell.