Handled a K-1 briefly today

**Digitalis** · 03-01-2017, 04:39 AM

Originally posted by noelpolar

, I think you just moved a while back and probally just haven't unpacked yet

I did move further away from the city, i'm still near the beach. A lot of my stuff still isn't unpacked, and it won't be until I find another place in the city. Renting can be fun in the sense that you can bug out if the neighborhood goes south, but it isn't a good long term solution*. I may just sell half of my camera gear**, buy a house near the beach and call it a day.

*the last house I was living at in Grange was bulldozed, subdivided, and turned into a three unit block.
** All the camera shops in Adelaide would probably freak out if I did this.

Sandy Hancock · 03-01-2017, 04:42 AM

Originally posted by Digitalis

I may just sell half of my camera gear

Now that's a garage sale I would want to attend

**Digitalis** · 03-01-2017, 04:48 AM

Originally posted by Sandy Hancock

Now that's a garage sale I would want to attend

Garage sale? I'd need to have locked cabinets and hire armed guards.

A lot of the stuff I own is *not* cheap.

noelpolar · 03-01-2017, 04:48 AM

Originally posted by Sandy Hancock

Now that's a garage sale I would want to attend

You could do some serious damage..... best to stay away.....

**Digitalis** · 03-01-2017, 04:51 AM

I have a bad influence on other peoples spending habits.

rawr · 03-01-2017, 05:38 AM

Originally posted by Digitalis

i'm still near the beach. [...] I'd need to have locked cabinets

Perhaps more importantly, I hope you have a dry cabinet or two for all your optics.
Not much value in a huge collection of fungus-filled lenses.

**Digitalis** · 03-01-2017, 05:51 AM

My lenses, when they aren't in use are stored securely in pelican cases*, I keep the longer lenses such as the Canon EF 200mm f/1.8L, Nikkor AF-S 800mm f/5.6 FL ED VR and Pentax FA*250-600mm f/5.6 in their original cases, all stored lenses have fresh desiccant** in their respective cases to control humidity. My 50mm lens collection is the most difficult thing to shift.

* My working set of lenses I keep in my camera bag - ready to go.
** I had to change over to the type with the moisture indicator in it, I bought a 3kg bag - I ended up using all of it.

Last edited by Digitalis; 03-01-2017 at 05:58 AM.

normhead · 03-01-2017, 06:25 AM

Originally posted by Digitalis

*ahem* I'm fine traveling with a small dual lens Leica M kit or just the SMCP-K 50mm f/1.2 on my K-1.

Ya, that's what you say now...

rawr · 03-01-2017, 06:28 AM

Originally posted by Digitalis

My lenses, when they aren't in use are stored securely in pelican cases*

I don't want to preach, but you can do better.

Legend Wonderful dry cabinets aren't that much more expensive than [genuine] Pelican cases.

Raffwal · 03-02-2017, 03:01 AM

Originally posted by roksonne

Also because here in Denmark the low-light capabilities of the K-1 plus decent prime is almost necessary to extract some light from the long (6 months) winter night....

Hey - you there in Denmark live close to the Equator from our POV and know nothing of long winter nights. Try living and taking photographs 65° N!

roksonne · 03-02-2017, 06:12 AM

Originally posted by Raffwal

Hey - you there in Denmark live close to the Equator from our POV and know nothing of long winter nights. Try living and taking photographs 65° N!

I'd love to! I bet it involves a lot of artificial lighting equipment!

normhead · 03-02-2017, 08:55 AM - **2 Likes**

This may first instance of someone handling a K-1 and not buying. Someene check the archives.

bertwert · 03-02-2017, 09:13 AM

Originally posted by normhead

This may first instance of someone handling a K-1 and not buying. Someene check the archives.

Nope... I did a few months ago.

Tried a K-1 and 150-450... I contemplated using a tripod to knock out the people in the shop and taking a run for it... that's how nice it was.

pathdoc · 03-02-2017, 03:02 PM

Originally posted by bertwert

Nope... I did a few months ago.

Tried a K-1 and 150-450... I contemplated using a tripod to knock out the people in the shop and taking a run for it... that's how nice it was.

Yes, but being a teenager does introduce a certain bias level of not being able to pay for it (as your admission of reckless impulse demonstrates, LOL).

I handled one twice this week (the second time yesterday), but I am on holiday & not in my country or even continent of residence, so... warranty issues if something goes wrong dissuaded me from simply buying it.

I found the best thing to make the camera seem lighter was to try it with the D-FA*70-200 (huge, unwieldy, not at all what I seek in a camera) and then immediately swap over to the DA18-135. Cupped the thumb-side part of the left palm underneath to work the zoom ring with the fingers and most of the perceived extra weight immediately went away. This probably isn't a camera I'll be shooting one-handed the way I sometimes do the *istDS or K-5, especially since it tends to show up slack shooting technique in a fairly brutal way, but it's looking more and more manageable.

The body I handled in the store still had pre-square-crop firmware installed, so I didn't get to sample that feature. On the second occasion I did shoot the DA18-135 in crop and full modes to see the difference; the vignetting in full frame with the hood deployed is very, VERY noticeable against bright backgrounds, but might be missed in night shots. Of interest is that the peripheral zone does not add as much in terms of visibility of peripheral incoming objects as I thought it would. For various reasons I did not have either the DA15 or the FA50/1.4 on me the second time around.

bdery · 03-03-2017, 06:11 AM

Originally posted by pathdoc

This probably isn't a camera I'll be shooting one-handed the way I sometimes do the *istDS or K-5, especially since it tends to show up slack shooting technique in a fairly brutal way, but it's looking more and more manageable.

The K-1 is no larger than the K20D was. We've been spoiled by the K-3 and K-3.

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03-01-2017, 04:39 AM	#31
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	Originally posted by noelpolar , I think you just moved a while back and probally just haven't unpacked yet I did move further away from the city, i'm still near the beach. A lot of my stuff still isn't unpacked, and it won't be until I find another place in the city. Renting can be fun in the sense that you can bug out if the neighborhood goes south, but it isn't a good long term solution. I may just sell half of my camera gear, buy a house near the beach and call it a day. the last house I was living at in Grange was bulldozed, subdivided, and turned into a three unit block. ** All the camera shops in Adelaide would probably freak out if I did this.

03-01-2017, 04:42 AM	#32
Sandy Hancock Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Adelaide Hills, South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,267	Originally posted by Digitalis I may just sell half of my camera gear Now that's a garage sale I would want to attend

03-01-2017, 04:48 AM	#33
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	Originally posted by Sandy Hancock Now that's a garage sale I would want to attend Garage sale? I'd need to have locked cabinets and hire armed guards. A lot of the stuff I own is not cheap.

03-01-2017, 04:48 AM	#34
noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	Originally posted by Sandy Hancock Now that's a garage sale I would want to attend You could do some serious damage..... best to stay away.....

03-01-2017, 04:51 AM	#35
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	I have a bad influence on other peoples spending habits.

03-01-2017, 05:38 AM	#36
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	Originally posted by Digitalis i'm still near the beach. [...] I'd need to have locked cabinets Perhaps more importantly, I hope you have a dry cabinet or two for all your optics. Not much value in a huge collection of fungus-filled lenses.

03-01-2017, 05:51 AM	#37
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	My lenses, when they aren't in use are stored securely in pelican cases, I keep the longer lenses such as the Canon EF 200mm f/1.8L, Nikkor AF-S 800mm f/5.6 FL ED VR and Pentax FA250-600mm f/5.6 in their original cases, all stored lenses have fresh desiccant** in their respective cases to control humidity. My 50mm lens collection is the most difficult thing to shift. * My working set of lenses I keep in my camera bag - ready to go. ** I had to change over to the type with the moisture indicator in it, I bought a 3kg bag - I ended up using all of it. Last edited by Digitalis; 03-01-2017 at 05:58 AM.

03-01-2017, 06:25 AM	#38
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,448	Originally posted by Digitalis ahem I'm fine traveling with a small dual lens Leica M kit or just the SMCP-K 50mm f/1.2 on my K-1. Ya, that's what you say now...

03-01-2017, 06:28 AM	#39
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	Originally posted by Digitalis My lenses, when they aren't in use are stored securely in pelican cases* I don't want to preach, but you can do better. Legend Wonderful dry cabinets aren't that much more expensive than [genuine] Pelican cases.

03-02-2017, 03:01 AM	#40
Raffwal Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The North Posts: 879	Originally posted by roksonne Also because here in Denmark the low-light capabilities of the K-1 plus decent prime is almost necessary to extract some light from the long (6 months) winter night.... Hey - you there in Denmark live close to the Equator from our POV and know nothing of long winter nights. Try living and taking photographs 65° N!

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03-02-2017, 06:12 AM	#41
roksonne Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 91	Originally posted by Raffwal Hey - you there in Denmark live close to the Equator from our POV and know nothing of long winter nights. Try living and taking photographs 65° N! I'd love to! I bet it involves a lot of artificial lighting equipment!

03-02-2017, 08:55 AM - 2 Likes	#42
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,448	This may first instance of someone handling a K-1 and not buying. Someene check the archives.

03-02-2017, 09:13 AM	#43
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by normhead This may first instance of someone handling a K-1 and not buying. Someene check the archives. Nope... I did a few months ago. Tried a K-1 and 150-450... I contemplated using a tripod to knock out the people in the shop and taking a run for it... that's how nice it was.

03-02-2017, 03:02 PM	#44
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381 Original Poster	Originally posted by bertwert Nope... I did a few months ago. Tried a K-1 and 150-450... I contemplated using a tripod to knock out the people in the shop and taking a run for it... that's how nice it was. Yes, but being a teenager does introduce a certain bias level of not being able to pay for it (as your admission of reckless impulse demonstrates, LOL). I handled one twice this week (the second time yesterday), but I am on holiday & not in my country or even continent of residence, so... warranty issues if something goes wrong dissuaded me from simply buying it. I found the best thing to make the camera seem lighter was to try it with the D-FA70-200 (huge, unwieldy, not at all what I seek in a camera) and then immediately swap over to the DA18-135. Cupped the thumb-side part of the left palm underneath to work the zoom ring with the fingers and most of the perceived extra weight immediately went away. This probably isn't a camera I'll be shooting one-handed the way I sometimes do the istDS or K-5, especially since it tends to show up slack shooting technique in a fairly brutal way, but it's looking more and more manageable. The body I handled in the store still had pre-square-crop firmware installed, so I didn't get to sample that feature. On the second occasion I did shoot the DA18-135 in crop and full modes to see the difference; the vignetting in full frame with the hood deployed is very, VERY noticeable against bright backgrounds, but might be missed in night shots. Of interest is that the peripheral zone does not add as much in terms of visibility of peripheral incoming objects as I thought it would. For various reasons I did not have either the DA15 or the FA50/1.4 on me the second time around.

03-03-2017, 06:11 AM	#45
bdery Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,357	Originally posted by pathdoc This probably isn't a camera I'll be shooting one-handed the way I sometimes do the *istDS or K-5, especially since it tends to show up slack shooting technique in a fairly brutal way, but it's looking more and more manageable. The K-1 is no larger than the K20D was. We've been spoiled by the K-3 and K-3.