I wish the K-3...

chimpwithagun · 03-18-2014, 10:17 PM

There's a button to switch between SD cards while viewing images, why couldn't it also switch which card the images are written to?

I love everything else about the K-3.

What's number one on your "I wish the K-3..." list?

**geomez** · 03-18-2014, 11:40 PM

I wish the K-3 gave me the option to limit the maximum and minimum shutter speeds used when shutter speed is on auto (in P, Av, Sv, modes). If I can choose Auto ISO parameters, why not Auto shutter speed?

Barry Pearson · 03-18-2014, 11:45 PM

Originally posted by chimpwithagun

There's a button to switch between SD cards while viewing images, why couldn't it also switch which card the images are written to?

I switch off, remove the card I don't want it to write to, then switch on again. This appears to make it remember to use the other card next time, even if I put the removed card back in.

Adam · 03-19-2014, 01:09 AM

Yeah I'm not sure why they left out this setting. Seems like something that would be trivial to add via firmware.

Adam
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bdery · 03-19-2014, 05:27 AM

Originally posted by Adam

Yeah I'm not sure why they left out this setting. Seems like something that would be trivial to add via firmware.

Originally posted by Barry Pearson

I switch off, remove the card I don't want it to write to, then switch on again. This appears to make it remember to use the other card next time, even if I put the removed card back in.

It quite easy to switch cards via the menues, simpler than playing on-off I'd say. The only simpler way that I see to do this would be to add a setting in the INFO menu, and there's not much real estate there as it is

max_pyne · 03-19-2014, 06:28 AM

I wish the K3 would have the size of the Q (7) --> would fit in every pocket and always with me..... :-)

Yos · 03-19-2014, 01:04 PM

I wish I had a K-3.....

**jerryleejr** · 03-21-2014, 06:40 AM

Originally posted by Yos

I wish I had a K-3.....

Lol don't we all...

JJ

krsto · 03-28-2014, 01:26 PM

I haven't bought it... yet but I am very curious about the sensor shift feature. Looking into specs, I can find that the smallest shift is 16 pixels (0.0625/(23.5/6016)). That is probably accurate for images stitching. However, if the number of pixels was odd (and assuming RGGB square colour filter), then it would be possible to manually do what Hasselblad H4D-200ms does, that is a true colour image when shooting still objects. If it was done automatically that would be fantastic, but a manual possibility would also do, for starters.

As for the accuracy of the shift itself, I deduce it is good enough because if the camera is supposed to be able to track the stars based on a GPS data, it is able to manage subpixel sensor shifts. I don't know how much sense would it be for such a dense sensor to play with such little shifts, if there would be any noticeable gain, but I would love to try it out. And that would probably help mitigating moire effect much better than just shaking the sensor and so blurring the image. And if I am not mistaken in the aforementioned assumptions, everything seams to be on place but a corresponding option in the camera menu.

As for the sensor shift itself, having 384 pixel long shifts each way available, good lens and still object, it makes K-3 a 32 MPx camera - quite a "perk", I'll say.

karro · 04-01-2014, 04:28 PM

2 things I wish K-3 would have (both are firmware improvements):
1) add AA simulator on/off to Raw/Fx button - perhaps as: configure it under button's custom function (or whatever it was called), then, during shooting: hold down Raw/FX and with the rear wheel select the AA mode: off/on1/on2. I know that I can bracket the AA, but that's not exactly the same.

2) make "instant zoom to 100%" centered to the focus point, that was used.

**geomez** · 04-01-2014, 06:02 PM

Originally posted by karro

2) make "instant zoom to 100%" centered to the focus point, that was used.

I second that.

rfg · 04-02-2014, 07:20 PM

Originally posted by chimpwithagun

"I wish the K-3..."

Had a better user manual. Comprehensive like its predecessors!

**wtlwdwgn** · 04-03-2014, 12:27 PM

...had the 51 point AF from the N...n.

ALiEN|PoV · 04-03-2014, 11:50 PM

Originally posted by rfg

Had a better user manual. Comprehensive like its predecessors!

Finally somebody who agrees!

**MJSfoto1956** · 04-09-2014, 06:32 PM

I wish the K-3 would "remember" which mode I was in when I last selected either Aperture or Speed when in P mode. As is, it stays "in mode" until the camera shuts off, then it goes back to plain old "P" mode.

M

03-18-2014, 10:17 PM	#1
chimpwithagun Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: California Posts: 57	I wish the K-3... There's a button to switch between SD cards while viewing images, why couldn't it also switch which card the images are written to? I love everything else about the K-3. What's number one on your "I wish the K-3..." list?

03-28-2014, 01:26 PM	#9
krsto New Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 15	finer sensor shift I haven't bought it... yet but I am very curious about the sensor shift feature. Looking into specs, I can find that the smallest shift is 16 pixels (0.0625/(23.5/6016)). That is probably accurate for images stitching. However, if the number of pixels was odd (and assuming RGGB square colour filter), then it would be possible to manually do what Hasselblad H4D-200ms does, that is a true colour image when shooting still objects. If it was done automatically that would be fantastic, but a manual possibility would also do, for starters. As for the accuracy of the shift itself, I deduce it is good enough because if the camera is supposed to be able to track the stars based on a GPS data, it is able to manage subpixel sensor shifts. I don't know how much sense would it be for such a dense sensor to play with such little shifts, if there would be any noticeable gain, but I would love to try it out. And that would probably help mitigating moire effect much better than just shaking the sensor and so blurring the image. And if I am not mistaken in the aforementioned assumptions, everything seams to be on place but a corresponding option in the camera menu. As for the sensor shift itself, having 384 pixel long shifts each way available, good lens and still object, it makes K-3 a 32 MPx camera - quite a "perk", I'll say.

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03-18-2014, 11:40 PM	#2
geomez Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,760	I wish the K-3 gave me the option to limit the maximum and minimum shutter speeds used when shutter speed is on auto (in P, Av, Sv, modes). If I can choose Auto ISO parameters, why not Auto shutter speed?

03-18-2014, 11:45 PM	#3
Barry Pearson Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Stockport Posts: 964	Originally posted by chimpwithagun There's a button to switch between SD cards while viewing images, why couldn't it also switch which card the images are written to? I switch off, remove the card I don't want it to write to, then switch on again. This appears to make it remember to use the other card next time, even if I put the removed card back in.

03-19-2014, 01:09 AM	#4
Adam Administrator Site Webmaster Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 51,595	Yeah I'm not sure why they left out this setting. Seems like something that would be trivial to add via firmware. Adam PentaxForums.com Webmaster (Site Usage Guide \| Site Help \| My Photography) PentaxForums.com server and development costs are user-supported. You can help cover these costs by donating or purchasing one of our Pentax eBooks. Or, buy your photo gear from our affiliates, Adorama, B&H Photo, KEH, or Topaz Labs, and get FREE Marketplace access - click here to see how! Trusted Pentax retailers:

03-19-2014, 05:27 AM	#5
bdery Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,357	Originally posted by Adam Yeah I'm not sure why they left out this setting. Seems like something that would be trivial to add via firmware. Originally posted by Barry Pearson I switch off, remove the card I don't want it to write to, then switch on again. This appears to make it remember to use the other card next time, even if I put the removed card back in. It quite easy to switch cards via the menues, simpler than playing on-off I'd say. The only simpler way that I see to do this would be to add a setting in the INFO menu, and there's not much real estate there as it is

03-19-2014, 06:28 AM	#6
max_pyne Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: zurich Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 409	I wish the K3 would have the size of the Q (7) --> would fit in every pocket and always with me..... :-)

03-19-2014, 01:04 PM	#7
Yos Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Stockholm Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 533	I wish I had a K-3.....

03-21-2014, 06:40 AM	#8
jerryleejr Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: TN Posts: 774	Originally posted by Yos I wish I had a K-3..... Lol don't we all... JJ

04-01-2014, 04:28 PM	#10
karro Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Riga Photos: Albums Posts: 245	2 things I wish K-3 would have (both are firmware improvements): 1) add AA simulator on/off to Raw/Fx button - perhaps as: configure it under button's custom function (or whatever it was called), then, during shooting: hold down Raw/FX and with the rear wheel select the AA mode: off/on1/on2. I know that I can bracket the AA, but that's not exactly the same. 2) make "instant zoom to 100%" centered to the focus point, that was used.

04-01-2014, 06:02 PM	#11
geomez Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,760	Originally posted by karro 2) make "instant zoom to 100%" centered to the focus point, that was used. I second that.

04-02-2014, 07:20 PM	#12
rfg Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 139	Originally posted by chimpwithagun "I wish the K-3..." Had a better user manual. Comprehensive like its predecessors!

04-03-2014, 12:27 PM	#13
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,845	...had the 51 point AF from the N...n.

04-03-2014, 11:50 PM	#14
ALiEN\|PoV Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Hey! Click. Photos: Albums Posts: 38	Originally posted by rfg Had a better user manual. Comprehensive like its predecessors! Finally somebody who agrees!

04-09-2014, 06:32 PM	#15
MJSfoto1956 Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Boston Posts: 1,305	I wish the K-3 would "remember" which mode I was in when I last selected either Aperture or Speed when in P mode. As is, it stays "in mode" until the camera shuts off, then it goes back to plain old "P" mode. M