[Jean Poitiers]

... And you forgot about the scotch! What's more important than scotch? With a dash of good water? ...

No, a good dash of Mountain Dew ... go ask Joel B. !!!

If a "K-3" were a drink, it would be a mix of what (?!) ... I used to like "7&7" in my mis-spent days of youthful, ignorant bliss ... again, _______________, fill in the blank.

[monochrome]

Bourbon, sir.

Isn't that the stuff you're supposed to mix with coke? Or with Coke? I'm never sure.

Of course, bourbon casks are nice for ageing Scotch in

Never insult a good sour mash with the introduction of anything sweeter than branch water.

[EDIT]: I just read your appended reply

[Joel B]

If a "K-3" were a drink, it would be a mix of what (?!)

Everclear and orange juice 50/50!!! Actually about killed a friend once with that concoction! He was thinking it was a proper drink, took a big swig and about choked! Oh the language!! I still blush when I think of it!
P.S. I gave up that silliness after highschool

[mikemike]

If a "K-3" were a drink, it would be a mix of what (?!)

A 24 year old scotch with whiskey stones (weather resistance) served in an easy to hold magnesium alloy tumbler with a dash of dissappointment (Ricoh stamped on the bottom of the tumbler).

[Jean Poitiers]

Everclear and orange juice 50/50!!! ...

I thought I said a "drink" ... not a "drain cleaner" !!! Yikes ... scary stuff there J

[nomadkng]

Are you shooting through viewfinder or live view?

viewfinder, live view is extremely inconvenient when shooting animals with longer lenses

when it comes to wildlife I need a reasonable amount of point and shoot accuracy because of moving target factor

what I don't expect is the AF (single fixed center point) to lock on random clumps of grasses or tree limbs nearly 20-25% of the image frame away.

ever since the summer when I went to Yellowstone and have really advanced my pursuit of wildlife, I've wanted to throw my damn camera in the grabage a few times when it's missed critical images, preferring to lock onto random objects rather than the subject. it's especially apparent on smoother furred or feather wildlife where I guess there's not enough edges for the PDAF to understand what it's supposed to focus on. its further exacerbated but lighter to medium toned birds or animals.

I can't tell you how absolutely unnerving it is to raise your camera to take a picture knowing that there's an 80% that the picture will be worthless because the AF picks a different target. It's bordering on enough to make me decide I'm not buying a K3 because I'm buying a d800 instead

I have read a couple articles across the web where this phenomenon has been documented, so I know it's not a photographer issue. it's actually another reason I'm hesitant to buy a K3. I'm not entirely convinced Ricoh has fixed this atrocious error.

There was another thread on here entitled "why is the K3 considered a pro camera?" the answer is very simple, until ricoh fixes their AF failure rate, no sports/wildlife shooter would consider it.

I'm stuck with my K5iis right now, so ricoh has about another year to come out with the next gen camera that addresses these AF issues. If they don't, I can see a big chunk of my budget going toward a system that functions beyond 2 sec MUP images.

[dansamy]

Everclear and orange juice 50/50!!! Actually about killed a friend once with that concoction! He was thinking it was a proper drink, took a big swig and about choked! Oh the language!! I still blush when I think of it!
P.S. I gave up that silliness after highschool

I thought Everclear was solely a cleaning fluid?

[j2photos]

I thought Everclear was solely a cleaning fluid?

for your innards.

[savoche]

Ok, to sum up: Everclear and other sorts of bourbon mix well with orange juice and pickled herring?

No wonder you guys eat a lot of possum stew!

Just leave the single malt Scotch out of this madness.

I'm waaay too upset to buy a K-3 now!

---------- Post added 2014-02-10 at 22:53 ----------

Oh, and Joel B will never get anywhere near my bottles of Scotch!

My precious...

[waterfall]

viewfinder, live view is extremely inconvenient when shooting animals with longer lenses

when it comes to wildlife I need a reasonable amount of point and shoot accuracy because of moving target factor

what I don't expect is the AF (single fixed center point) to lock on random clumps of grasses or tree limbs nearly 20-25% of the image frame away.

ever since the summer when I went to Yellowstone and have really advanced my pursuit of wildlife, I've wanted to throw my damn camera in the grabage a few times when it's missed critical images, preferring to lock onto random objects rather than the subject. it's especially apparent on smoother furred or feather wildlife where I guess there's not enough edges for the PDAF to understand what it's supposed to focus on. its further exacerbated but lighter to medium toned birds or animals.

I can't tell you how absolutely unnerving it is to raise your camera to take a picture knowing that there's an 80% that the picture will be worthless because the AF picks a different target. It's bordering on enough to make me decide I'm not buying a K3 because I'm buying a d800 instead

I have read a couple articles across the web where this phenomenon has been documented, so I know it's not a photographer issue. it's actually another reason I'm hesitant to buy a K3. I'm not entirely convinced Ricoh has fixed this atrocious error.

There was another thread on here entitled "why is the K3 considered a pro camera?" the answer is very simple, until ricoh fixes their AF failure rate, no sports/wildlife shooter would consider it.

I'm stuck with my K5iis right now, so ricoh has about another year to come out with the next gen camera that addresses these AF issues. If they don't, I can see a big chunk of my budget going toward a system that functions beyond 2 sec MUP images.

For what it's worth, my K30 AF does not present your issues. For example, in my Forum album I have a snowy egret shot from about 75 yards, and the camera correctly focused on the white bird, with reeds presenting as foreground background. There is a single reed crossing the near eyeball, but the bird and the eye are sharp. So maybe the next gen focus engine after K5iis was improved? I don't have a satisfactory answer or tip for you. Your images are superb, BTW. Sad you have to trash many.

[Joel B]

I thought I said a "drink" ... not a "drain cleaner" !!! Yikes ... scary stuff there J

Cleans more than drains!! Never trust a drink that can catch fire!!

[j2photos]

Cleans more than drains!! Never trust a drink that can catch fire!!

I wouldnt go that far, I love 151. It burns outside the body and inside!

[Joel B]

Everclear, and anything under the Hawkeye brand is filtered through the best used gym socks made by man!! Basically legalized moon shine!!! Little better than mouthwash and lacks the minty freshness!!

[waterfall]

I wouldnt go that far, I love 151. It burns outside the body and inside!

Also works well as a wound disinfectant. Possibly useful as lens cleaner solution.

[Jean Poitiers]

Cleans more than drains!! Never trust a drink that can catch fire!!

Kind of like well water that catches fire after there's been "fraking" in the area ... The government in France is wrestling with this issue.