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McBrian wrote:

johnriley wrote:
Cameras work in different ways, so it might be possible that different techniques are necessary.

For example, the Pentaxes have no difficulty focusing on say a single large grass against a background of water, whereas another marque body steadfastedly refused to do so. Therefore for the other camera a different technique was needed in those circumstances.

With the K-1 I would tend to use central focus only, taking advantage of QuickShift to manually tweak where needed. Or even manual focus if on a tripod in the studio.

Just thoughts, hope they are helpful.

Just to clarify, I have no problems with the auto focus on my K1, the problem is in the illumination of the active focus point in a dark enviroment i.e. a model in front of a black background.

Yes this is odd. On K5 and K3 the focus point glows red, on the K1 it is merely a black square. Very difficult in poor light. I was photographing some dark skinned children in a fairly poorly lit room the other day and it was hard to see the focus point.

Comment by smudge posted on K1: the good and the bad. at 13/03/2017 - 10:53

My 60-250 received today well packed and in excellent condition. Thank you Peng.

Comment by smudge posted on FS: 60-250, ZK35/2, DA50/1.8, HD70/2.4 at 21/02/2017 - 11:58

PM sent re 60-250

Comment by smudge posted on FS: 60-250, ZK35/2, DA50/1.8, HD70/2.4 at 18/02/2017 - 20:27

I use one of these (though not for the same sort of work) http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-manfrotto-131ddb-accessory-arm-for-4-heads-bl... . The heads can be clamped in any position on the column at any angle so would do what you require. Can be found much cheaper second hand.

Comment by smudge posted on Shooting upside down? at 17/02/2017 - 14:14

One method to try is selecting the blue section and de-saturate it. That should give an acceptable monochrome.

Comment by smudge posted on 'RAW' did not work 'Magic' at 11/02/2017 - 17:08

sebas77 wrote:
Did anyone try the sigma 50 150 2.8 with the latest firmware? the camera stops working once it's on. Any advice?

My 50-150 (not updated) works ok on my K1. It's my 150-500 that won't work at all on the K1 - everything locks up.

Comment by smudge posted on Report K-1 bugs/issues here at 28/01/2017 - 20:03

Be careful not to buy an older Eye-Fi card should anyone be offering one for sale. I purchased an 8GB ProX2 card in 2012 for £75. I had an email from Eye -Fi in June 2016 to inform me that this product was now obsolete and should not be used after 16th September 2016. Only their Mobi or Mobi pro products are now useable. In truth I never found it useful. Far too slow for K5 or K5II jpeg files - usually 30 secs or longer in my experience.

Comment by smudge posted on Wi-Fi card for K3 at 18/01/2017 - 20:07

I use a Lastolite cable like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lastolite-Nikon-Straight-TTL-Sync-Flash-Cable-Cord-3-M... but in Pentax fitting of course. Problem is I can't find anyone listing the Pentax fit at the moment. It works well (including PTTL) and I prefer the straight lead to the curly type because you actually get the stated length rather than some theoretical 'maximum length' which is usually about double that which can be comfortably reached by the curly lead. A short curly lead is neater if the flash unit is on a bracket though.

Comment by smudge posted on Off camera flash question at 09/12/2016 - 23:22

I did some comparisons K1 in crop mode with my K5II. Very little difference (unsurprising I suppose because the pixel density is very similar). If anything the K1 was very slightly better, maybe because of the lack of AA filter.

Comment by smudge posted on K1 in crop mode. How is it for you? at 07/11/2016 - 09:34

Companies whose main business is selling new often only accept used goods as part of a trade in. If they do not have the item you want to buy then they will not make an offer until the item is back in stock.

Comment by smudge posted on No sale for Pentax gear at 10/10/2016 - 18:52

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