Ok I have checked this website and others and could not find what I am looking for .
A while back someone posted a link to a k30 user guide ,probably to another website .
If someone has the link Iand posts this ,I would appreciate .


Regards
Nadeem

Yes I have just noticed , I am missing the diaptor , how,when,where is a mystery.
The camera may still be under warranty purchased from jessops (as yet I am unsure if this repair is covered under warranty)
I was also wondering if it is possible to purchase a replacement diaptor and from where.UK sourced preferred .

Regards

Has anyone heard of a Pentax K3ii limited or whether such a camera is due for release, as I would like a non black camera.

Geordie. From where did you purchase said item or do you have a link .

cheers Andrewk ...i misunderstood I could have made an expensive mistake.

Should be a site familiar to you
RICOH-IMAGING.CO.UK /viewfinders/accessories....... no less.

[quote:3496ace15f="andrewk"]I had a split image focussing screen from focusingscreen.com (similar to the Katzeye screens but a bit cheaper) fitted to my Pentax K200D. It was not more accurate than focussing by eye and using using focus confirmation, just a bit quicker. A big downside is that it totally screws up in camera spot metering - often a couple of stops out, so totally unusable. Centre weighted and matrix metering seemed to work OK. If I had kept the K200D, I would have removed the split image screen and replaced the original.

I now use a Pentax K30 and tend to use spot metering very frequently. I also find that live view with focus peaking (or even without it) works very well. For both of those reasons, I would NOT consider replacing the focussing screen in the K30.


Nadeem wrote

Pentax make a focus screen specifically for the k-s1 as they do for the k30 and other bodies , which i am interested in and Assume to some degree that improved results are obtained for manual focussing ,when using manual lens and when compared to "third party screens".

Pentax legacy lens would have more appeal , if manual focussing was easier.

I find manual focussing difficult, regardless of which camera body I use k30 or K-S1. My M50(1.7 sees little use. Seems a pity as legacy lens would have more appeal , would quite like a Takumar 50-1.4 or something from the A series.
Curious thought., I wonder how many of all people who defected have taken their Pentax lens with them.

I have considered a camera with an EVf. , it may not be old school , but suits. My skill level