K-S2 'Composition adjustment' missing

Picturesque · 05-23-2015, 04:58 AM

Where is gone sensor sifting ability, the "composition adjustment" as Pentax calls it from Pentax K-S2? It is not available from the menu system in K-S2. Very strange. In Ricoh press release announcement in dprewiev it exists, but from the final product it is gone?

(3)Supportive shooting functions: The K-S2’s SR unit has a flexible design that tilts the image sensor unit in all direction, by shifting it horizontally (left/right) and vertically (up/down), and even rotating it.

Or is it only Astro tracer and electronic horisont adjustment, which are making use of sensor sifting, not composition adjustment?

Even K-30 had composition adjustment, why not K-S2? We want it also to K-S2, maybe in next firmware update!

kadajawi · 05-23-2015, 05:36 AM - **1 Like**

I suppose they remove features from lower end cameras so that you have a reason to buy more expensive ones?

Pentax is doooooomed!

**clackers** · 05-25-2015, 12:13 AM - **1 Like**

The professional/prosumer features are on the K-3, Picturesque.

Sandy Hancock · 05-25-2015, 12:43 AM

I don't think the entry-to-mid-level Pentax cameras have ever had this function.

Situation normal.

kadajawi · 05-25-2015, 02:49 AM

Originally posted by clackers

The professional/prosumer features are on the K-3, Picturesque.

Which is new for Pentax, AFAIK. IIRC it used to be that the entry/mid level had all the features the top level camera has, as long as it is physically possible... i.e. if they had to remove the feature for cost reasons, ok. But as long as that was not the case, they kept the feature. That's one thing I like about Pentax.

**clackers** · 05-25-2015, 05:54 AM

Originally posted by kadajawi

Which is new for Pentax, AFAIK. IIRC it used to be that the entry/mid level had all the features the top level camera has, as long as it is physically possible... .

The opposite of Canon - hence the Magic Lantern project.

kadajawi · 05-25-2015, 08:58 AM

Originally posted by clackers

The opposite of Canon - hence the Magic Lantern project.

Yup. Though to be fair Magic Lantern goes faaaaar beyong what a commercial firmware could offer... it is way to nerdy and professional for that. And too beta.

Also, Pentax needs Magic Lantern far more than Canon, Pentax DSLRs could be great for video, but are held back by a poor heavily locked down firmware.

Picturesque · 05-25-2015, 12:02 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Sandy Hancock

I don't think the entry-to-mid-level Pentax cameras have ever had this function.

Situation normal.

As I said K-30, which is entry level camere, has this feature.

sterretje · 05-26-2015, 10:34 AM

Shows (again) that the K-S2 is an entry level and that the K30/K50 are mid level cameras

Not a Number · 05-26-2015, 10:51 AM

It think it has been said many times before that the K-S2 is not a replacement for the K-50. So it should come as no surprise if it lacks features of the K-50. The above quoted specs just say that Shake Reduction moves the sensor. There is no mention at all of the uses of the sensor movement other than the implied "SR".

05-23-2015, 04:58 AM	#1
Picturesque Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 25	K-S2 'Composition adjustment' missing Where is gone sensor sifting ability, the "composition adjustment" as Pentax calls it from Pentax K-S2? It is not available from the menu system in K-S2. Very strange. In Ricoh press release announcement in dprewiev it exists, but from the final product it is gone? (3)Supportive shooting functions: The K-S2’s SR unit has a flexible design that tilts the image sensor unit in all direction, by shifting it horizontally (left/right) and vertically (up/down), and even rotating it. Or is it only Astro tracer and electronic horisont adjustment, which are making use of sensor sifting, not composition adjustment? Even K-30 had composition adjustment, why not K-S2? We want it also to K-S2, maybe in next firmware update!

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05-23-2015, 05:36 AM - 1 Like	#2
kadajawi Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,799	I suppose they remove features from lower end cameras so that you have a reason to buy more expensive ones? Pentax is doooooomed!

05-25-2015, 12:13 AM - 1 Like	#3
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	The professional/prosumer features are on the K-3, Picturesque.

05-25-2015, 12:43 AM	#4
Sandy Hancock Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Adelaide Hills, South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,272	I don't think the entry-to-mid-level Pentax cameras have ever had this function. Situation normal.

05-25-2015, 02:49 AM	#5
kadajawi Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,799	Originally posted by clackers The professional/prosumer features are on the K-3, Picturesque. Which is new for Pentax, AFAIK. IIRC it used to be that the entry/mid level had all the features the top level camera has, as long as it is physically possible... i.e. if they had to remove the feature for cost reasons, ok. But as long as that was not the case, they kept the feature. That's one thing I like about Pentax.

05-25-2015, 05:54 AM	#6
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by kadajawi Which is new for Pentax, AFAIK. IIRC it used to be that the entry/mid level had all the features the top level camera has, as long as it is physically possible... . The opposite of Canon - hence the Magic Lantern project.

05-25-2015, 08:58 AM	#7
kadajawi Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,799	Originally posted by clackers The opposite of Canon - hence the Magic Lantern project. Yup. Though to be fair Magic Lantern goes faaaaar beyong what a commercial firmware could offer... it is way to nerdy and professional for that. And too beta. Also, Pentax needs Magic Lantern far more than Canon, Pentax DSLRs could be great for video, but are held back by a poor heavily locked down firmware.

05-25-2015, 12:02 PM - 1 Like	#8
Picturesque Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 25 Original Poster	Originally posted by Sandy Hancock I don't think the entry-to-mid-level Pentax cameras have ever had this function. Situation normal. As I said K-30, which is entry level camere, has this feature.

05-26-2015, 10:34 AM	#9
sterretje Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Roodepoort, South Africa Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,561	Shows (again) that the K-S2 is an entry level and that the K30/K50 are mid level cameras

05-26-2015, 10:51 AM	#10
Not a Number Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Venice, CA Posts: 10,526	It think it has been said many times before that the K-S2 is not a replacement for the K-50. So it should come as no surprise if it lacks features of the K-50. The above quoted specs just say that Shake Reduction moves the sensor. There is no mention at all of the uses of the sensor movement other than the implied "SR".