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Comment by stephenwoodhouse posted on Pentax K-30 in the office at 16/06/2013 - 20:46
joshwa wrote:
I'm a Pentax newbie - I can't make this work. I was assuming that I could start on "autoselect" and; when framing a shot; if I didn't like the autoselction I could override it. I assumed that by pressing the "OK" it would then switch to manual and allow me to select the focus point (my Canon 550d had this option, before it was stolen...) It seems on the Pentax I need to decide in advance whether to choose manual or auto select and I can't change without going into the depths of the menu. Can that be right?michaelblue wrote:
Where's the focus point select switch on the K30?
It doesn't have one, you can select the focus point by holding the middle OK button. Or to change the focus mode, you can go into the rear control panel by pressing INFO and then setting the AF Active Area.Where's the focus point select switch on the K30?
K-30 + 18-135 + 55-300
Comment by stephenwoodhouse posted on Pentax K-30 in the office at 16/06/2013 - 18:05
Yes, it's just a different way of working that you soon get used to.
[quote:3496ace15f="michaelblue"]Where's the focus point select switch on the K30?
Thanks for the quick reply. The auto select (which tends to be centre focus) is usually OK and I only override it occasionally, so having to delve into the menus mid shot seems a bit odd. I guess I can set to manual=centre and change it when I need to.
On the autoselect, the default setting on is 5 not 11. Is there any advantage of going for the 5?