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Comment by sterretje posted on Which Lens as Upgrade From Kit Lens at 12/07/2015 - 17:14
With regards to 'soft images'; have you tried to adjust the AF.
'Washed out colours' might depend on the settings; see page 154 of the (English) manual. It can also be a matter of overexposure; did you do a 'reset to factory defaults'?
And yes, the K20D is not a low-light champion. But another (faster) lens will not really help as you will run into the issues just a little later. And a f/2.8 lens will result in shallower DOF (when used at f/2.8 ), also not something you always want.
Comment by sterretje posted on Which Lens as Upgrade From Kit Lens at 25/06/2015 - 07:09
Be careful not to scratch the screen.
Comment by sterretje posted on Dust,dust,dust at 22/06/2015 - 06:32
28/2.8
70-210/4
35-105
Most of my 2nd hand Taks also came with hoods (85, 135, 200, 300). Exception were the 55/1.8 and the 50/1.4; the latter came as part of a kit I bought on Saturday and does not even have caps
So my conclusion is that most lenses used to come with hoods. But 2nd hand is always tricky; people simply loose the stuff.
Comment by sterretje posted on Film era lens hoods. Why have I only ever seen one? at 22/06/2015 - 06:27
I only had my K-5 lockup once with the 55-300 and in AF-C mode (I don't use that mode often); had to remove the battery.
Comment by sterretje posted on K5 autofocus - bounces, grinds and locks camera at 10/06/2015 - 08:06
When using flash, make sure that you switch to Av or M and ISO is set to a fixed value (100 or 200 but depending on needs). If you don't, the camera will probably still pick a high ISO and that might defeat the purpose and can result in overexposed images.
I suggest to shoot RAW+; you will have the RAW in case you need to fix things up.
Comment by sterretje posted on Pentax K-5 indoor shooting at 10/06/2015 - 07:57
Every new Pentax camera I have had has been zero shutter count but if you used an old memory card that already had pictures on and didn't format it first then this will affect the count as it will show those on the card as taken by the new camera and carry on from there. (hopefully that makes sense).
Saying that I wouldn't be in the slightest bit worried if it had a few hundred clicks.
Comment by sterretje posted on New camera shuter count, what should it be at 01/06/2015 - 12:12
Just reading that Ricoh have discontinued the 18-135mm so maybe another version is due?
Best regards
PS Do you have a link?
Comment by sterretje posted on 18-135mm discontinued at 26/05/2015 - 09:36
This is not your report and hence you cannot view it
Comment by sterretje posted on Missing EXIF data at 25/05/2015 - 18:24
Comment by sterretje posted on Changing exposure at 23/05/2015 - 16:17
The 16-45 looks great but I was hoping for something a little more usable in lower light so it may be held back by F4; which brings me to the Tamron or the Sigma. The Tamron seem to have the edge on IQ, from what I read, and is a fair bit cheaper but I will try before I buy.