K3 Manual available

fyby · 10-24-2013, 04:21 AM

I am surprised, that czech and even slovak manual is there already. Great job!
Looking forward for hdr interval video!

Quicksand · 10-24-2013, 08:17 AM

The Russian K-3 manual is linked from this page. First link at the top left.

LamyTax · 10-24-2013, 11:06 AM

Originally posted by ogl

Full absurd, there are Estonian or Finnish manual, but no RUSSIAN...

What's more absurd: the K3 isn't even out yet. Why would anyone expect anything in terms of manual localisation!?!?

ogl · 10-24-2013, 12:11 PM

We can't download Russian manuals for Pentax cameras for a long time. Even for discontinued cameras.
It's unreal. No any manual at Russia site of Ricoh
http://www.ricoh-imaging.ru/ru/service-centres.html

There are no Russian manuals at European site

Download operating manuals - RICOH IMAGING UK LTD.

gazonk · 10-24-2013, 01:35 PM

Originally posted by ogl

We can't download Russian manuals for Pentax cameras for a long time. Even for discontinued cameras.
It's unreal. No any manual at Russia site of Ricoh

They ran out of cyrillic characters!

Lucky-Luc · 10-24-2013, 02:17 PM

Thanks

D1N0 · 10-25-2013, 09:51 AM

No usb cable included. No reference to it having to be a usb3 cable.

thibs · 10-25-2013, 10:55 AM

Originally posted by D1N0

No usb cable included. No reference to it having to be a usb3 cable.

Isn't USB3 connector backward compatible with USB2?

rawr · 10-25-2013, 02:59 PM

Originally posted by thibs

Isn't USB3 connector backward compatible with USB2?

Not completely. This illustrates the differences nicely:
USB 3.0 Brings a New(ish) Plug | Other World Computing Blog

It's a bit cheap of Ricoh not to include a USB cable with the K-3 though.
The K-5 came with one in the box, even the K-x did.

NicoleC · 10-25-2013, 04:42 PM

I have a whole pile of USB cables. I rather like the current trend not to include common cables; I don't want another cable I have to give away or recycle.

drugal · 10-25-2013, 05:38 PM

The English manual didn't mention HSS for the built in flash, I don't know if that has already been said around here. I thought that would have been kind of cool, but not especially useful at a guide number of only about 7m.

rawr · 10-25-2013, 10:15 PM

Originally posted by drugal

I don't know if that has already been said around here.

Yeah, it's been discussed in depth. Have a look at the threads in the K-3 section. There are about 5 flash threads in there now.

thibs · 10-26-2013, 02:11 AM

Originally posted by rawr

Not completely. This illustrates the differences nicely:
USB 3.0 Brings a New(ish) Plug | Other World Computing Blog

Thank you. It's more or less what I had in mind though indeed, it works with microUSB and not Minis (more common until recently).
Fortunately most people have a spare microUSB cable around.

Originally posted by rawr

It's a bit cheap of Ricoh not to include a USB cable with the K-3 though.
The K-5 came with one in the box, even the K-x did.

Completely agree.

gazonk · 10-26-2013, 02:24 PM

Originally posted by NicoleC

I have a whole pile of USB cables. I rather like the current trend not to include common cables; I don't want another cable I have to give away or recycle.

Agreed! I haven't even taken the USB cable that came with my K-5 out of its plastic wrapping in its box.

**monochrome** · 10-26-2013, 02:50 PM

There is a Green effort in EU to standardize such things as batteries and chargers and cables so as to be conservation-minded and reduce the redundant supplying of attachments with each iteration of every electronic device. Sometimes a decision that feels cheap to a buyer is driven by some obscure regional regulation that we can't know about outside the region - though I don't know if that applies here.

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10-24-2013, 04:21 AM	#16
fyby Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 46	I am surprised, that czech and even slovak manual is there already. Great job! Looking forward for hdr interval video!

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Quicksand Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Ohio (formerly SF Bay Area) Posts: 1,519	The Russian K-3 manual is linked from this page. First link at the top left.

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LamyTax Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 376	Originally posted by ogl Full absurd, there are Estonian or Finnish manual, but no RUSSIAN... What's more absurd: the K3 isn't even out yet. Why would anyone expect anything in terms of manual localisation!?!?

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ogl Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sankt Peterburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,382	We can't download Russian manuals for Pentax cameras for a long time. Even for discontinued cameras. It's unreal. No any manual at Russia site of Ricoh http://www.ricoh-imaging.ru/ru/service-centres.html There are no Russian manuals at European site Download operating manuals - RICOH IMAGING UK LTD.

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gazonk Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oslo area, Norway Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,740	Originally posted by ogl We can't download Russian manuals for Pentax cameras for a long time. Even for discontinued cameras. It's unreal. No any manual at Russia site of Ricoh They ran out of cyrillic characters!

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Lucky-Luc Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 330	Thanks

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D1N0 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Location: --- Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,486	No usb cable included. No reference to it having to be a usb3 cable.

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thibs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Photos: Albums Posts: 6,593	Originally posted by D1N0 No usb cable included. No reference to it having to be a usb3 cable. Isn't USB3 connector backward compatible with USB2?

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rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	Originally posted by thibs Isn't USB3 connector backward compatible with USB2? Not completely. This illustrates the differences nicely: USB 3.0 Brings a New(ish) Plug \| Other World Computing Blog It's a bit cheap of Ricoh not to include a USB cable with the K-3 though. The K-5 came with one in the box, even the K-x did.

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10-25-2013, 05:38 PM	#26
drugal Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Detroit suburbs Photos: Gallery Posts: 257	The English manual didn't mention HSS for the built in flash, I don't know if that has already been said around here. I thought that would have been kind of cool, but not especially useful at a guide number of only about 7m.

10-25-2013, 10:15 PM	#27
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	Originally posted by drugal I don't know if that has already been said around here. Yeah, it's been discussed in depth. Have a look at the threads in the K-3 section. There are about 5 flash threads in there now.

10-26-2013, 02:11 AM	#28
thibs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Photos: Albums Posts: 6,593	Originally posted by rawr Not completely. This illustrates the differences nicely: USB 3.0 Brings a New(ish) Plug \| Other World Computing Blog Thank you. It's more or less what I had in mind though indeed, it works with microUSB and not Minis (more common until recently). Fortunately most people have a spare microUSB cable around. Originally posted by rawr It's a bit cheap of Ricoh not to include a USB cable with the K-3 though. The K-5 came with one in the box, even the K-x did. Completely agree.

10-26-2013, 02:24 PM	#29
gazonk Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oslo area, Norway Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,740	Originally posted by NicoleC I have a whole pile of USB cables. I rather like the current trend not to include common cables; I don't want another cable I have to give away or recycle. Agreed! I haven't even taken the USB cable that came with my K-5 out of its plastic wrapping in its box.

10-26-2013, 02:50 PM	#30
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	There is a Green effort in EU to standardize such things as batteries and chargers and cables so as to be conservation-minded and reduce the redundant supplying of attachments with each iteration of every electronic device. Sometimes a decision that feels cheap to a buyer is driven by some obscure regional regulation that we can't know about outside the region - though I don't know if that applies here.