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MHOL190246 wrote:
Have you tried a total reset? The reason that I ask is that a few years ago my K5 would only shoot in monochrome caused I think, by the sensor being overwhelmed when I inadvertently pointed the camera towards the sun when I took a shot. Resetting the back to factory settings did the trick. Mind you, it was a bit of a pain re-customising the camera!!

Michael
Hi Michael, no I’ve not tried a full factory reset, I wasn’t sure if I would need to reload the software if I undertook a full reset.
Steve

Comment by stevistds posted on Colour cast with K5 at 31/03/2023 - 17:24

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tigershoot wrote:
Have you been using it for a lot of shots at a very high ISO?
No, mostly set at 200, I’ve not really pushed to high levels.

Comment by stevistds posted on Colour cast with K5 at 31/03/2023 - 08:02

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Lubbyman wrote:
Is the magenta cast just with jpegs straight out of the camera or is it also in RAW files when they are opened with a RAW processor? Clutching at straws here, but you never know what ideas a question might throw up.

Steve
Yes the cast is with jpegs straight from the camera, I’ve not checked if I get the same issue with RAW files.
I’ll give that a try, thanks for the thought.

Comment by stevistds posted on Colour cast with K5 at 30/03/2023 - 18:37

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LennyBloke wrote:
stevistds wrote:
My K5 appears to have developed a colour cast - is this something that happens or am I just unlucky?
May have to bin it and go back to the old faithful k10d!
Unusual - is it possible you've accidentally changed one of the settings? Colour temperature maybe?
Hi, I’ve checked and reset all of the settings but still have the issue. All photos have a magenta cast the only way I’ve found to get rid of the cast is in Photoshop but it’s a bit of fiddly and takes time.

Comment by stevistds posted on Colour cast with K5 at 30/03/2023 - 17:53

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My K5 appears to have developed a colour cast - is this something that happens or am I just unlucky?
May have to bin it and go back to the old faithful k10d!

Comment by stevistds posted on Colour cast with K5 at 30/03/2023 - 16:30

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I agree, I have a MZ5N I purchased it with a sigma 28-320mm which gave excellent results but was a bit unbalanced with the compact MZ5N, the pentax FA 28-80 is a reasonable lens and is much better suited as a "walk-around" , they can be found pretty cheaply one bay as well.
Hardgravity wrote:
The standard lens for the MZ-5 was the silver FAJ 28-80, there's sevaral similar as well as the Fa 28-82 on ebay at the moment for reasonable prices.

And no I' not selling any...

Comment by stevistds posted on Pentax MZ-5 Lenses at 23/01/2021 - 12:59

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bwlchmawr wrote:
Yes, a good choice and a genuine step forward in a number of ways. Enjoy using your new camera.
Thanks, I will.

Comment by stevistds posted on K20d or k7 any advice at 19/07/2015 - 19:38

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McGregNi wrote:
Good choice! Glad the discussion helped .... Now then, a K5 ...., thats a great camera .... well, it must be ... looks exactly like a K7 !!
Thanks for the advice.

Comment by stevistds posted on K20d or k7 any advice at 19/07/2015 - 19:37

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Looks as if I set a few hares running with this topic! Thanks for the advice, you'll be pleased to know that i have taken what on board your comments and advice and have decided to go with a secondhand K5 - damn the extra expense.
If it is half as good as the K10 I'll be very happy.
Will be interesting to see how the cmos sensor compares against the ccd sensor particularly in lower light.
Thanks again for your help.
Steve

Comment by stevistds posted on K20d or k7 any advice at 18/07/2015 - 08:39

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Looking at buying one of these second hand, any advice gratefully received.
I'm currently using a k10d and I'm looking for a second body.
Steve

Comment by stevistds posted on K20d or k7 any advice at 15/07/2015 - 19:13

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