Precious indeed. One of the reasons I took up with Pentax 3 years ago is that I (by nature) hate being one of the sheep. The K-01 sets me apart even more and I think it looks (and handles) bl**dy lovely!*



* OK, it does have a few problems, not least being that annoying rubber flap, but this is leading edge stuff, so we need to expect that.

Not quite! What you see on the bottom left is a box representing the whole display. The smaller box inside then shows the area that is being zoomed and you will see that in the manual it is in the centre of the image, not top left. So definitely a bug!! Must get round to reporting it so that it makes the next firmware upgrade

Vic

Someone on the States site confirmed their's goes to the top left hand corner, so there certainly seems to be a bug here (problem with first release of anything I suppose.) They had another workaround, which was to slide the focus switch to AF and then back to MF, after which the OK button will zoom the centre of the screen.

As for the "enable aperture ring" setting, this has been around donkeys years and I can't understand why on earth it's there either!! Why wouldn't you!

BTW, I have the red button customised to switch focus peaking on/off. That way it's easily available when I slap a manual lens on, or if I want to fine tune with quick shift. I also find it more accurate than the hexagon.

Tony

Great news! Need a few more converts on here. I've been going mad buying manual lenses as I've finally got a camera I can focus manually with and nail it every time! I'm sure by now you've discovered the delights of focus peaking with your manual lenses. Have fun

Well, to be fair this is an option that is ONLY available through a screen. I don't think any Pentax offers up to 6x magnification through the viewfinder (though I may be wrong!) Someone from over the pond has just confirmed their's does the same, so looks like a bug - although I work in IT and therefore feel pretty sure this will be regarded as a "feature" that helps with obscure composition

Tony

I have noticed that when I first use the OK button to zoom the screen for focussing in manual mode, it rather bizzarely uses the top left of the frame rather than the middle. It only does this with manual lenses - if I attach an AF lens and use manual focus, then the initial setting for the zoom is the middle. Can anyone confirm this behaviour on their camera please? It's rather irratating as it takes a few seconds of wondering why you're not seeing a close-up of what you are focussed on and then using the green button to reset the area. One of the joys of the K-01 is using quality primes again with Focus Peaking, so it's a shame if there is a bug in the firmware here!

Regards

Tony

Thanks for the replies. I bought the lens with the view that I could sell on if I found myself not using it. Given that, I would definitely need to get a proper job done and tbh I don't need the hassle. I think it will go back with a note pointing out the issues for the seller when he relists.

It is undoubtedly a good lens and the pictures I've taken live up to expectations, but the missing nodule is the deal-breaker for me (not often I get to say that!)

Tony

Gentlemen, thanks for all your swift responses! Although I didn't make it very clear (my fault!) I suppose I'm not so bothered about the transaction itself (although I will go back and negotiate a partial refund if I keep the lens.) I need to understand if the issues could spell danger further down the line. My assessment is:

- Dust: not an issue and no effect on my photography;
- Blade wear: unlikely to get any worse, probably happened during first year of use and it all works fine in that department anyway;
- Nodule: this I'm not sure of? Can I leave it, or should it be replaced?

Anyone with any experience of this? Again, all your help is very gratefully received.

Regards

Tony

I've just bought a M 85 f/2 from ebay, described as "superb". There are, however, a couple of problems (there is a small amount of dust inside, but I assume that's to be expected.)

The first is that there is clearly some wear to the surface of some of the aperture blades when viewed from the top and closing down. However, there is no sign of oil and the movement is OK, so I guess this is not a problem?

The second issue is that the white nodule is missing and has left a recess with a small hole in it through which I can see some mechanics operate. I know this was for "feeling" the position for mounting and therefore doesn't have any role in taking photographs, but can this cause problems with air/dust getting in? Should it be replaced (I assume gluing a spare one salvaged from another lens) or can it be left?

My first try with the lens has yielded good results (no subjects for portraits yet though!), so I would like to keep it, but the seller does take returns and I want to make sure I haven't landed myself with a problem.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Regards

Tony

The K-01 also allows you to trim the video and splice into multiple segments.