K-3 III manual is available for download (no joke)

**kwb** · 04-01-2021, 07:38 AM - **11 Likes**

Ricoh Imaging published K-3 III Operation Manual.
English and Chinese: Operation Manuals Download : Support & Service | RICOH IMAGING
Japanese: ????? / ?????? / ???? | RICOH IMAGING

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AfterPentax Mark II · 04-01-2021, 08:32 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by kwb

Ricoh Imaging published K-3 III Operation Manual.
English and Chinese: Operation Manuals Download : Support & Service | RICOH IMAGING
Japanese: ????? / ?????? / ???? | RICOH IMAGING

Downloads for PENTAX K-3 Mark III gives you a lot of other languages!

**wooly11** · 04-01-2021, 08:40 AM

I hope the camera works better than the manual downloads which don't work at all. Says faulty file - not very good start!!

belaku · 04-01-2021, 08:41 AM

Did anyone find anything about Eye- Focus? I did a quick search - there are 30 mentions of "eye" in the manual, none regarding Eye-Focus. Excellent camera.

**ben-pentax** · 04-01-2021, 08:49 AM - **1 Like**

The link from the 1st message works with no problems.

**kwb** · 04-01-2021, 08:54 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by wooly11

I hope the camera works better than the manual downloads which don't work at all. Says faulty file - not very good start!!

The link I posted (Ricoh Imaging Co. Ltd.) as well as AfterPentax Mark II's (Ricoh Imaging EU) are working fine for me, no corrupt pdf.

**wooly11** · 04-01-2021, 09:02 AM

Oh Dear, I have tried two laptops and it would not work with either - must be my security settings me thinks!

mtkeller · 04-01-2021, 09:05 AM

Yay! The link from @kwb has the correct images for the buttons, whereas the one that I bookmarked the other day from the EU site had alphabetic glyphs where most of the buttons should appear in the text.

The Squirrel Mafia · 04-01-2021, 09:19 AM

Nice!

**MossyRocks** · 04-01-2021, 10:01 AM

Along the same lines I was curious about how the astrotracer function would work with the O-GPS1. Apparently they are more conservative with it than with the K-3 offering a max tracking time of 80s at a declination of 0 with a 200mm where as the original K-3 had 130s at a declination of 0 with a 200mm.

This likely isn't a problem since I've never gotten those nice pinpoint stars with long glass at anywhere near the recommended times with the K-3 or K-3ii. At 400mm with something along the celestial equator (a declination of 0) the best I've ever managed for nice pinpoint stars was 20s but with the K-3 the spec would indicate that I should be able to do about 65s, so a little less than 1/3 of the theoretical maximum time. Since the K-3iii has better IBIS I would still expect that I could do 20s and possibly even 30s and get the same quality of stars.

**Kobie** · 04-01-2021, 10:21 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by belaku

Did anyone find anything about Eye- Focus? I did a quick search - there are 30 mentions of "eye" in the manual, none regarding Eye-Focus. Excellent camera.

It's automatic. Not a function you can turn on or off specifically.
I don't recall which page it is, but they mention to enable subject recognition tracking, you can turn on AF+AE which will use the RGBir (Image Recognition) sensor to feed the subject data to the AF system (face, eye etc).
There's also mention that you must use either Zone AF or Auto AF in AF.C to enable recognition tracking.

Kunzite · 04-01-2021, 10:39 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Kobie

It's automatic. Not a function you can turn on or off specifically.
I don't recall which page it is, but they mention to enable subject recognition tracking, you can turn on AF+AE which will use the RGBir (Image Recognition) sensor to feed the subject data to the AF system (face, eye etc).
There's also mention that you must use either Zone AF or Auto AF in AF.C to enable recognition tracking.

Page 62 - Subject Recognition

Painter · 04-01-2021, 11:16 AM

Is interval movie mode really gone? I just used it in my K-3 the other day to make a time lapse.

Kobayashi.K · 04-01-2021, 12:25 PM

Be careful to judge from the manual which features the camera exactly has. There are many omissions to keep the manual small. For example, none of the parameters for the 12 Custom Image finishing tones is mentioned, the new feature how to use AV or TAV for K and M lenses is left out, and indeed Eye-Focus is absent. To give you an impression how compressed this manual is, it has a meager 148 pages compared to the K5-II which has 336 pages with less functions. I consulted the OM EM1X manual lately, it has 686 pages with every single feature documented.

So a huge amount of time and money is spent on research and testing, but many of the features are not documented in the user manual, which in effect means that they don't exist for the average user. It is beyond comprehension what the philosophy is behind such a strategy.

Wheatfield · 04-01-2021, 12:56 PM

Originally posted by wooly11

I hope the camera works better than the manual downloads which don't work at all. Says faulty file - not very good start!!

It worked just fine for me. Sometimes what looks like equipment error is operator error. This appears to be one of those times.

04-01-2021, 07:38 AM - 11 Likes	#1
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AfterPentax Mark II Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 1,467	Originally posted by kwb Ricoh Imaging published K-3 III Operation Manual. English and Chinese: Operation Manuals Download : Support & Service \| RICOH IMAGING Japanese: ????? / ?????? / ???? \| RICOH IMAGING Downloads for PENTAX K-3 Mark III gives you a lot of other languages!

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wooly11 Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 49	I hope the camera works better than the manual downloads which don't work at all. Says faulty file - not very good start!!

04-01-2021, 08:41 AM	#4
belaku New Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 4	Did anyone find anything about Eye- Focus? I did a quick search - there are 30 mentions of "eye" in the manual, none regarding Eye-Focus. Excellent camera.

04-01-2021, 08:49 AM - 1 Like	#5
ben-pentax Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 133	The link from the 1st message works with no problems.

04-01-2021, 08:54 AM - 1 Like	#6
kwb Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Pacific North West Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,224 Original Poster	Originally posted by wooly11 I hope the camera works better than the manual downloads which don't work at all. Says faulty file - not very good start!! The link I posted (Ricoh Imaging Co. Ltd.) as well as AfterPentax Mark II's (Ricoh Imaging EU) are working fine for me, no corrupt pdf.

04-01-2021, 09:02 AM	#7
wooly11 Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 49	Oh Dear, I have tried two laptops and it would not work with either - must be my security settings me thinks!

04-01-2021, 09:05 AM	#8
mtkeller Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Sioux City, IA Photos: Gallery Posts: 938	Yay! The link from @kwb has the correct images for the buttons, whereas the one that I bookmarked the other day from the EU site had alphabetic glyphs where most of the buttons should appear in the text.

04-01-2021, 09:19 AM	#9
The Squirrel Mafia Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 3,056	Nice!

04-01-2021, 10:01 AM	#10
MossyRocks Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,982	Along the same lines I was curious about how the astrotracer function would work with the O-GPS1. Apparently they are more conservative with it than with the K-3 offering a max tracking time of 80s at a declination of 0 with a 200mm where as the original K-3 had 130s at a declination of 0 with a 200mm. This likely isn't a problem since I've never gotten those nice pinpoint stars with long glass at anywhere near the recommended times with the K-3 or K-3ii. At 400mm with something along the celestial equator (a declination of 0) the best I've ever managed for nice pinpoint stars was 20s but with the K-3 the spec would indicate that I should be able to do about 65s, so a little less than 1/3 of the theoretical maximum time. Since the K-3iii has better IBIS I would still expect that I could do 20s and possibly even 30s and get the same quality of stars.

04-01-2021, 10:21 AM - 1 Like	#11
Kobie Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Bowmanville Photos: Albums Posts: 1,211	Originally posted by belaku Did anyone find anything about Eye- Focus? I did a quick search - there are 30 mentions of "eye" in the manual, none regarding Eye-Focus. Excellent camera. It's automatic. Not a function you can turn on or off specifically. I don't recall which page it is, but they mention to enable subject recognition tracking, you can turn on AF+AE which will use the RGBir (Image Recognition) sensor to feed the subject data to the AF system (face, eye etc). There's also mention that you must use either Zone AF or Auto AF in AF.C to enable recognition tracking.

04-01-2021, 10:39 AM - 1 Like	#12
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	Originally posted by Kobie It's automatic. Not a function you can turn on or off specifically. I don't recall which page it is, but they mention to enable subject recognition tracking, you can turn on AF+AE which will use the RGBir (Image Recognition) sensor to feed the subject data to the AF system (face, eye etc). There's also mention that you must use either Zone AF or Auto AF in AF.C to enable recognition tracking. Page 62 - Subject Recognition

04-01-2021, 11:16 AM	#13
Painter Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 348	Is interval movie mode really gone? I just used it in my K-3 the other day to make a time lapse.

04-01-2021, 12:25 PM	#14
Kobayashi.K Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Photos: Albums Posts: 716	Be careful to judge from the manual which features the camera exactly has. There are many omissions to keep the manual small. For example, none of the parameters for the 12 Custom Image finishing tones is mentioned, the new feature how to use AV or TAV for K and M lenses is left out, and indeed Eye-Focus is absent. To give you an impression how compressed this manual is, it has a meager 148 pages compared to the K5-II which has 336 pages with less functions. I consulted the OM EM1X manual lately, it has 686 pages with every single feature documented. So a huge amount of time and money is spent on research and testing, but many of the features are not documented in the user manual, which in effect means that they don't exist for the average user. It is beyond comprehension what the philosophy is behind such a strategy.

04-01-2021, 12:56 PM	#15
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,986	Originally posted by wooly11 I hope the camera works better than the manual downloads which don't work at all. Says faulty file - not very good start!! It worked just fine for me. Sometimes what looks like equipment error is operator error. This appears to be one of those times.