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Comment by SteveEveritt posted on What will the new Pentax really offer us? at 24/10/2013 - 20:01
and that just having a newer model camera would not make a significant difference, or at least would probably not be worth the money for me at least. That doesn't mean a newer camera would not be worth it for some shots though.
I've recently been using the standard K-5 and there is a marked improvement in IQ with the iis, but one I wouldn't upgrade for if I'd had the 5 (although the AF acuracy and speed, if you need it, are worth considering). However the 7 and the 5iis are so far apart it is astonishing. Simply put - cleaner, sharper photos that when compared to the 7 make it now difficult for me to use the 7 at all. It sits on my shelf gathering dust
Comment by SteveEveritt posted on Landscape Photography - A new dawn.... at 21/10/2013 - 21:35
It's not a Canon! There was nothing of the insides that the guy recognised.
Be careful
Comment by SteveEveritt posted on Pentax in Las Palmas? at 21/10/2013 - 19:41
Hello
does any one know of any company which repairs Pentax cameras apart from Johnsons.
My K5 has a fault whereby when the shutter is pressed, the mirror moves up and stays there. There is a continuous whirring sound whilst the mirror is raised. It will only return to normal when the battery is removed and reinserted.
I'm not happy with Johnsons as the last time I sent the K5 in for repair with a shutter fault, it was dispatched by post.in its original packaging, complete with white shutter box disc and returned in a filthy state with no white disc and the only packing being bubblewrap.
Derek
Comment by SteveEveritt posted on Pentax K5 repair at 21/10/2013 - 19:07
Comment by SteveEveritt posted on Dealing With Chromatic Aberrations at 18/10/2013 - 21:55
Comment by SteveEveritt posted on Jessops Carbon Fibre Major Tripod at 14/10/2013 - 21:38
I tend to use continuous auto focusing and burst shoot, take 5-6 shots and hope I have a couple in focus. I've done OK so far but do lose a lot that are OOF.
Still sticking with Pentax though because when the heavens open I'm still there trying to get a shot while the canikons are running for cover.
Comment by SteveEveritt posted on What will the new Pentax really offer us? at 11/10/2013 - 18:30
Which comes back to point I made earlier.... if its so easy to sort out in software, why would Pentax go to all this trouble of creating this new revolutionary technololgy if they could have just provided an update to PDCU??
Comment by SteveEveritt posted on Interesting Reading about simulated AA filter of K-3 at 10/10/2013 - 18:22
Comment by SteveEveritt posted on I've Won SOMETHING!!!! at 09/10/2013 - 21:59
Comment by SteveEveritt posted on K-3 Pre-production hands on at SRS! at 09/10/2013 - 21:58
It's so simple I can do it with my eyes closed. You must be approaching it from the wrong side, angle or something.
A lesson in card removal...
Put the camera on its side with the SD card door facing up, place the thumb of your right hand underneath the door and slide the door towards you with your forefinger and release. The door pops up to beyond 90 degrees.
With the tip of your forefinger press the SD card firmly down and release: the card will rise a full 8mm from the slot.
Place the same forefinger tip behind the card and with your thumb against the opposite side of the card, pull the card from the slot.
I hope this clears up the difficulty.
This process is the same for the K-7, K-5, K-5ii & K-5iis. I cannot vouch for older models as I have no experience of these.