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Tommot1965 · 12-30-2010, 12:52 AM

I dont like the shutter release button on the grip..or the back/front wheels...
the shutter release button takes a bit of a push to operate, and as a result you may end up taking a image. rather than just metering......the on/off slide button is also sloppy.

at the mo the pucker grip can be had for $199 at B&H...postage is a killer though at about $60...alright if you gonna buy a bit of other gear as well i suppose..

the third party cost me $54 au..to my door...look..it aint bad..just dont feel as good as the K5 does..

one thing I did get with the grip..was a cabled remote shutter release. for a grand total of $3.88 au..and that is great..works a treat and feels well made...crazy world aint it

**eaglem** · 12-30-2010, 01:10 AM

If I recall I paid around $130.00 for the cable release for the K20D which I hope works with the K-5 because I don't want to buy another one if I can avoid it.

ozlizard · 12-30-2010, 02:34 AM

I just use a remote which I got cheaply on Gumtree (the missus washed the original one!). Think it was about $30. I will check out that grip from ebay, can't afford the real deal.

Tommot1965 · 12-30-2010, 04:48 AM

update on the grip

I was wrong about the metering...the shutter button takes quite q push to take a image...I had it arse about.sorry..

for $54 you can really go wrong...Im a pedantic so and so. and id like a pentax one...

ozlizard · 12-30-2010, 06:24 PM

Originally posted by Tommot1965

for $54 you can really go wrong

Was that supposed to be "can't"?

Tommot1965 · 12-30-2010, 10:06 PM

Originally posted by ozlizard

Was that supposed to be "can't"?

yep

ozlizard · 12-31-2010, 12:10 AM

bahaha not as pendantic as you thought you were!

Tommot1965 · 12-31-2010, 01:20 AM

Originally posted by ozlizard

bahaha not as pendantic as you thought you were!

LMAO..got me

ozlizard · 01-03-2011, 08:20 PM

There seems to be worrying amount of issues with the K5 appearing on here. Are they exaggerated ot not? Do any K5 users in Oz have any problems? (other than the stain one)

Tommot1965 · 01-03-2011, 08:41 PM

no stains...I do have FF in low light though.. that's it for my K5

although the FF is a pain at the MO...in most of my shots thus far.the K5 has been quite outstanding...the DR is so much better than the K7 it aint funny...

as long as you stop down a tad the FF issue goes away

we all want the FF issue resolved.....just make sure you buy it from a dealer that will let you return it if needed !

jthommo · 01-03-2011, 09:07 PM

Originally posted by ozlizard

There seems to be worrying amount of issues with the K5 appearing on here. Are they exaggerated ot not? Do any K5 users in Oz have any problems? (other than the stain one)

I had the stain - CR Kennedy replacing the camera. But the other reported problems - low light tungsten focus, bounce flash - were fine on my camera.

pop4 · 01-03-2011, 09:16 PM

Originally posted by jthommo

I had the stain - CR Kennedy replacing the camera. But the other reported problems - low light tungsten focus, bounce flash - were fine on my camera.

Did you contact and send the camera back to CR Kennedy directly or take it back to the place of purchase?

jthommo · 01-03-2011, 09:21 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pop4

Did you contact and send the camera back to CR Kennedy directly or take it back to the place of purchase?

I rang the place of purchase and CRK to have a whinge. A couple of weeks later CRK rang back to say my replacement was waiting.

**David** · 01-04-2011, 10:37 PM

Originally posted by jthommo

I had the stain - CR Kennedy replacing the camera. But the other reported problems - low light tungsten focus, bounce flash - were fine on my camera.

Ditto

justin-23 · 01-04-2011, 11:47 PM

Just ordered the K-5/DA18-135 kit from DCW today. It was in stock, in fact several places had the camera in stock.

Will be interesting to see if its a kit or two boxes. I don't really care myself.

While i had no gripes with my K20D, its clear the K-5 is much better in many ways ;-)

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12-30-2010, 12:52 AM	#331
Tommot1965 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,026	I dont like the shutter release button on the grip..or the back/front wheels... the shutter release button takes a bit of a push to operate, and as a result you may end up taking a image. rather than just metering......the on/off slide button is also sloppy. at the mo the pucker grip can be had for $199 at B&H...postage is a killer though at about $60...alright if you gonna buy a bit of other gear as well i suppose.. the third party cost me $54 au..to my door...look..it aint bad..just dont feel as good as the K5 does.. one thing I did get with the grip..was a cabled remote shutter release. for a grand total of $3.88 au..and that is great..works a treat and feels well made...crazy world aint it

12-30-2010, 01:10 AM	#332
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,166	If I recall I paid around $130.00 for the cable release for the K20D which I hope works with the K-5 because I don't want to buy another one if I can avoid it.

12-30-2010, 02:34 AM	#333
ozlizard Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bridgetown West Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 903	I just use a remote which I got cheaply on Gumtree (the missus washed the original one!). Think it was about $30. I will check out that grip from ebay, can't afford the real deal.

12-30-2010, 04:48 AM	#334
Tommot1965 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,026	update on the grip I was wrong about the metering...the shutter button takes quite q push to take a image...I had it arse about.sorry.. for $54 you can really go wrong...Im a pedantic so and so. and id like a pentax one...

12-30-2010, 06:24 PM	#335
ozlizard Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bridgetown West Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 903	Originally posted by Tommot1965 for $54 you can really go wrong Was that supposed to be "can't"?

12-30-2010, 10:06 PM	#336
Tommot1965 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,026	Originally posted by ozlizard Was that supposed to be "can't"? yep

12-31-2010, 12:10 AM	#337
ozlizard Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bridgetown West Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 903	bahaha not as pendantic as you thought you were!

12-31-2010, 01:20 AM	#338
Tommot1965 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,026	Originally posted by ozlizard bahaha not as pendantic as you thought you were! LMAO..got me

01-03-2011, 08:20 PM	#339
ozlizard Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bridgetown West Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 903	There seems to be worrying amount of issues with the K5 appearing on here. Are they exaggerated ot not? Do any K5 users in Oz have any problems? (other than the stain one)

01-03-2011, 08:41 PM	#340
Tommot1965 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,026	no stains...I do have FF in low light though.. that's it for my K5 although the FF is a pain at the MO...in most of my shots thus far.the K5 has been quite outstanding...the DR is so much better than the K7 it aint funny... as long as you stop down a tad the FF issue goes away we all want the FF issue resolved.....just make sure you buy it from a dealer that will let you return it if needed !

01-03-2011, 09:07 PM	#341
jthommo Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canberra, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 338	Originally posted by ozlizard There seems to be worrying amount of issues with the K5 appearing on here. Are they exaggerated ot not? Do any K5 users in Oz have any problems? (other than the stain one) I had the stain - CR Kennedy replacing the camera. But the other reported problems - low light tungsten focus, bounce flash - were fine on my camera.

01-03-2011, 09:16 PM	#342
pop4 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: YMML Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,879	Originally posted by jthommo I had the stain - CR Kennedy replacing the camera. But the other reported problems - low light tungsten focus, bounce flash - were fine on my camera. Did you contact and send the camera back to CR Kennedy directly or take it back to the place of purchase?

01-03-2011, 09:21 PM - 1 Like	#343
jthommo Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canberra, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 338	Originally posted by pop4 Did you contact and send the camera back to CR Kennedy directly or take it back to the place of purchase? I rang the place of purchase and CRK to have a whinge. A couple of weeks later CRK rang back to say my replacement was waiting.

01-04-2011, 10:37 PM	#344
David Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 347	Originally posted by jthommo I had the stain - CR Kennedy replacing the camera. But the other reported problems - low light tungsten focus, bounce flash - were fine on my camera. Ditto

01-04-2011, 11:47 PM	#345
justin-23 New Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canberra Posts: 19	Just ordered the K-5/DA18-135 kit from DCW today. It was in stock, in fact several places had the camera in stock. Will be interesting to see if its a kit or two boxes. I don't really care myself. While i had no gripes with my K20D, its clear the K-5 is much better in many ways ;-)

K-5 in Australia?

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