K-5 Firmware v1.03 on Pentax Japan site

ursamajor · 03-10-2011, 11:06 AM

Originally posted by Smeggypants

Yes I've done some. using a focus chart..

Thanks.

gtl · 03-10-2011, 11:06 AM

Stealthy candids.

Originally posted by adestefan

I never understood this. Why do you want to turn off the AF assist light? It's there to help with AF. If you turn it off, you're disabling one of the features the camera has to make AF better.

Rupert · 03-10-2011, 11:07 AM - **1 Like**

Smeggy, I hope you have good luck, and end up satisfied. You have been so frustrated, it is only fair that you get some satisfaction from this firmware, and I hope you do, sincerely!

If not, time to try another K5? Sort of reminds me of this old girl back in High School......I tried my damnest, showered her with affection, bought her nice gifts, roses, and fine perfume. No matter what I did, she just never "worked for me", but she "worked fine" for my buddies. That's when I discovered that all is not fair in love and war.......or cameras.

Best Regards!
Rupert

explosive · 03-10-2011, 11:13 AM

Originally posted by Rupert

Smeggy, I hope you have good luck, and end up satisfied. You have been so frustrated, it is only fair that you get some satisfaction from this firmware, and I hope you do, sincerely!

If not, time to try another K5? Sort of reminds me of this old girl back in High School......I tried my damnest, showered her with affection, bought her nice gifts, roses, and fine perfume. No matter what I did, she just never "worked for me", but she "worked fine" for my buddies. That's when I discovered that all is not fair in love and war.......or cameras.

Best Regards!
Rupert

LoL very nicely put Rupert.

My findings so far are its better, alot better, but still off slightly in some situations.....

Harald · 03-10-2011, 11:15 AM

Originally posted by areidjr

At the risk of being repetitive, all I expect is for the AF of the K-5 to be at least as accurate as my old K100DS when shooting in similar lighting conditions. None of the three K-5s I owned lived up to that expectation. Is that too much to ask?

Now that there is an AF fix, I'll try again.

Have you tested them side by side? or do you just have some recollections about K100 capabilities?

My K100 is not even closely as accurate as my K-5 is.

But my K100 would benefit a lot having focus correction setting, but actually I have no need for correction settings in my K-5 either, so they are comparable as is. K100 just focuses incorrectly and K-5 not.

Asahiflex · 03-10-2011, 11:24 AM

The FF problem has been solved, in my case at least. I did not have a problem with it before, but that's because I didn't own the K-5 for long enough to run into its limitations.

Well, I made some before & after shots to prove it. I used the DA* 55/1.4 SDM wide open.

Before update (focused on the plant):

After update:

Before update (focused on the banana):

After update:

kyteflyer · 03-10-2011, 11:25 AM

Can someone tell me if the firmware updates are cumulative? I havent updated with 1.02 and wonder about jumping straight to 1.03.

[edit] never mind, its in the readme.

Last edited by kyteflyer; 03-10-2011 at 11:45 AM. Reason: no need, readme told the story

Asahiflex · 03-10-2011, 11:27 AM

Originally posted by kyteflyer

Can someone tell me if the firmware updates are cumulative? I havent updated with 1.02 and wonder about jumping straight to 1.03.

I jumped from 1.01 straight to 1.03 and that worked flawlessly.

dgaies · 03-10-2011, 11:28 AM

Originally posted by kyteflyer

Can someone tell me if the firmware updates are cumulative? I havent updated with 1.02 and wonder about jumping straight to 1.03.

Yes, they are cumulative. You can install 1.03 over 1.00, 1.01 or 1.02.

areidjr · 03-10-2011, 11:33 AM

Originally posted by Harald

Have you tested them side by side? or do you just have some recollections about K100 capabilities?

My K100 is not even closely as accurate as my K-5 is.

But my K100 would benefit a lot having focus correction setting, but actually I have no need for correction settings in my K-5 either, so they are comparable as is. K100 just focuses incorrectly and K-5 not.

Yes, tested side-by-side, salme light, same lens, mirror lockup, etc. I posted a few samples here and a complete set are on my flickr page. The side by sides were also sent to the K-5 Product Specialist at Golden, Colorado and forwarded to Pentax Japan. So yes, I know very well how the K-5 stacked up against my K-5 samples.

thorwb · 03-10-2011, 11:41 AM

Today I got both a new stain-free k-5 body AND a firmware update! I wasn't born on Christmas eve, so I don't know what it is like to have the combined joy of both Christmas and a birthday at the same time - but this must be close!

kyteflyer · 03-10-2011, 11:52 AM

Thanks for your answers, guys

illdefined · 03-10-2011, 11:52 AM

Originally posted by Asahiflex

The FF problem has been solved, in my case at least. I did not have a problem with it before, but that's because I didn't own the K-5 for long enough to run into its limitations.

Well, I made some before & after shots to prove it. I used the DA* 55/1.4 SDM wide open.

Before update (focused on the plant):

thanks for the nice empirical evidence Asahiflex. looks very promising, but its hard to tell just how low the EV is without the full exposure info.

Parallax · 03-10-2011, 12:00 PM

Originally posted by illdefined

thanks for the nice empirical evidence Asahiflex. looks very promising, but its hard to tell just how low the EV is without the full exposure info.

The EXIF for the two 1.03 versions says 1/6-1/8 at f1.4 ISO 800. That would be at, or a little less than EV 1.

Asahiflex · 03-10-2011, 12:03 PM

Originally posted by illdefined

thanks for the nice empirical evidence Asahiflex. looks very promising, but its hard to tell just how low the EV is without the full exposure info.

In the last photo, I used ISO 800, 1/6s at f/1.4. That's around EV0-1 I think...

03-10-2011, 11:24 AM	#141
Asahiflex Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,795	The FF problem has been solved, in my case at least. I did not have a problem with it before, but that's because I didn't own the K-5 for long enough to run into its limitations. Well, I made some before & after shots to prove it. I used the DA* 55/1.4 SDM wide open. Before update (focused on the plant): After update: Before update (focused on the banana): After update: Last edited by Asahiflex; 03-10-2011 at 11:31 AM.

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03-10-2011, 11:06 AM	#136
ursamajor Banned Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 242	Originally posted by Smeggypants Yes I've done some. using a focus chart.. Thanks.

03-10-2011, 11:06 AM	#137
gtl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 349	Stealthy candids. Originally posted by adestefan I never understood this. Why do you want to turn off the AF assist light? It's there to help with AF. If you turn it off, you're disabling one of the features the camera has to make AF better.

03-10-2011, 11:07 AM - 1 Like	#138
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	Smeggy, I hope you have good luck, and end up satisfied. You have been so frustrated, it is only fair that you get some satisfaction from this firmware, and I hope you do, sincerely! If not, time to try another K5? Sort of reminds me of this old girl back in High School......I tried my damnest, showered her with affection, bought her nice gifts, roses, and fine perfume. No matter what I did, she just never "worked for me", but she "worked fine" for my buddies. That's when I discovered that all is not fair in love and war.......or cameras. Best Regards! Rupert

03-10-2011, 11:13 AM	#139
explosive Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 25	Originally posted by Rupert Smeggy, I hope you have good luck, and end up satisfied. You have been so frustrated, it is only fair that you get some satisfaction from this firmware, and I hope you do, sincerely! If not, time to try another K5? Sort of reminds me of this old girl back in High School......I tried my damnest, showered her with affection, bought her nice gifts, roses, and fine perfume. No matter what I did, she just never "worked for me", but she "worked fine" for my buddies. That's when I discovered that all is not fair in love and war.......or cameras. Best Regards! Rupert LoL very nicely put Rupert. My findings so far are its better, alot better, but still off slightly in some situations.....

03-10-2011, 11:15 AM	#140
Harald Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 259	Originally posted by areidjr At the risk of being repetitive, all I expect is for the AF of the K-5 to be at least as accurate as my old K100DS when shooting in similar lighting conditions. None of the three K-5s I owned lived up to that expectation. Is that too much to ask? Now that there is an AF fix, I'll try again. Have you tested them side by side? or do you just have some recollections about K100 capabilities? My K100 is not even closely as accurate as my K-5 is. But my K100 would benefit a lot having focus correction setting, but actually I have no need for correction settings in my K-5 either, so they are comparable as is. K100 just focuses incorrectly and K-5 not.

03-10-2011, 11:25 AM	#142
kyteflyer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newcastle, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,444	Can someone tell me if the firmware updates are cumulative? I havent updated with 1.02 and wonder about jumping straight to 1.03. [edit] never mind, its in the readme. Last edited by kyteflyer; 03-10-2011 at 11:45 AM. Reason: no need, readme told the story

03-10-2011, 11:27 AM	#143
Asahiflex Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,795	Originally posted by kyteflyer Can someone tell me if the firmware updates are cumulative? I havent updated with 1.02 and wonder about jumping straight to 1.03. I jumped from 1.01 straight to 1.03 and that worked flawlessly.

03-10-2011, 11:28 AM	#144
dgaies Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Maryland / Washington DC Posts: 3,917	Originally posted by kyteflyer Can someone tell me if the firmware updates are cumulative? I havent updated with 1.02 and wonder about jumping straight to 1.03. Yes, they are cumulative. You can install 1.03 over 1.00, 1.01 or 1.02.

03-10-2011, 11:33 AM	#145
areidjr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 529	Originally posted by Harald Have you tested them side by side? or do you just have some recollections about K100 capabilities? My K100 is not even closely as accurate as my K-5 is. But my K100 would benefit a lot having focus correction setting, but actually I have no need for correction settings in my K-5 either, so they are comparable as is. K100 just focuses incorrectly and K-5 not. Yes, tested side-by-side, salme light, same lens, mirror lockup, etc. I posted a few samples here and a complete set are on my flickr page. The side by sides were also sent to the K-5 Product Specialist at Golden, Colorado and forwarded to Pentax Japan. So yes, I know very well how the K-5 stacked up against my K-5 samples.

03-10-2011, 11:41 AM	#146
thorwb Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 36	Today I got both a new stain-free k-5 body AND a firmware update! I wasn't born on Christmas eve, so I don't know what it is like to have the combined joy of both Christmas and a birthday at the same time - but this must be close!

03-10-2011, 11:52 AM	#147
kyteflyer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newcastle, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,444	Thanks for your answers, guys

03-10-2011, 11:52 AM	#148
illdefined Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 929	Originally posted by Asahiflex The FF problem has been solved, in my case at least. I did not have a problem with it before, but that's because I didn't own the K-5 for long enough to run into its limitations. Well, I made some before & after shots to prove it. I used the DA* 55/1.4 SDM wide open. Before update (focused on the plant): thanks for the nice empirical evidence Asahiflex. looks very promising, but its hard to tell just how low the EV is without the full exposure info.

03-10-2011, 12:00 PM	#149
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Originally posted by illdefined thanks for the nice empirical evidence Asahiflex. looks very promising, but its hard to tell just how low the EV is without the full exposure info. The EXIF for the two 1.03 versions says 1/6-1/8 at f1.4 ISO 800. That would be at, or a little less than EV 1.

03-10-2011, 12:03 PM	#150
Asahiflex Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,795	Originally posted by illdefined thanks for the nice empirical evidence Asahiflex. looks very promising, but its hard to tell just how low the EV is without the full exposure info. In the last photo, I used ISO 800, 1/6s at f/1.4. That's around EV0-1 I think...