[NZ_Ross]

Just saw this news item on Stuff.

If you have used Youshop you probably need to check....

[Transit]

Thanks Ross

[richandfleur]

The digital image stabilisation is embarrassingly bad.

Here's the 645Z, showing what the system is "capable of":

Holy crap!

I just watched that clip. Damn that's just pathetic. Pentax are shooting themselves in the foot really, really badly here with this 'Movie SR' bit.

I'm quite frustrated at the moment because I don't have the money, nor the desire, to have two separate cameras, one for stills and one for video.
I also don't want to drop to a smaller sensor camera to achieve this. If I'm honest this is mostly as I like the depth of field that's available on APS-C with the lenses I've got.
Pentax has all the hardware required to make a great video camera also, it's just the software is a huge let down, and this could be easily fixed with a bit of effort and a free firmware update...


Also forgot to mention about the Sony:
The lens that ships with the A6000 (the APS-C version of the A7 range if you will) was an electronic zoom type. I've never used (or heard of really) one of these before, but when you adjust the zoom ring there is a delay and then the lens drives to that position. Totally weird and another thing that's not for me! Flick a switch and that same ring (there is only one on the lens) becomes the manual focus ring.

[NZ_Ross]

Holy crap!

I just watched that clip. Damn that's just pathetic. Pentax are shooting themselves in the foot really, really badly here with this 'Movie SR' bit.

I am going to be in Fielding all of next week working. I will have my K-3 with me, and I am happy to meet up one evening and let you have a play around with the K-3 video. I really only take stills, but I understand that the K-3 video is as good as it gets on Pentax. Apparently ok, but not class leading in APS-C DSLR land.

Let me know by PM if you want further info

Cheers

Ross

[richandfleur]

let you have a play around with the K-3 video.

Thanks Ross, however...


What with you and Pete/Transit showing me all this great new Pentax gear, I'm not so sure my wallet, or Fleur in general for that matter, thinks this is such a good idea!

[NZ_Ross]

What with you and Pete/Transit showing me all this great new Pentax gear, I'm not so sure my wallet, or Fleur in general for that matter, thinks this is such a good idea!

Researching does not necessarily mean buying - I will not be trying to sell you my K-3, you can have that for sure now

[NZ_Ross]

K-3 firmware update completed, check

[Transit]

Researching does not necessarily mean buying ....

Is this what you tell the wife ?

[NZ_Ross]

Is this what you tell the wife ?

Of course

[bobD]

@ Transit...Is this what you tell the wife ?

Wife-let #1 arrived home tonight with small gift (for no apparent occasion)
A 'Watkins Bee Meter' circa 1919

(She is a beekeeper so perhaps it isn't my present ? ...)

It is in lovely nick, better than the linked photos below and in original box with all documents and 'Waterworths of Wellingumboot' shop label. So at least 95 years old !.

https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=watkins+bee+meter&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=un...w=1280&bih=810

BBC - A History of the World - Object : Alfred Watkins' Bee Meter

watkins bee meter

Alfred Watkins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

James's Light Meter Collection: Watkins Bee

and he's the chap that coined the phrase 'ley lines'... see the wikipedia page for the odd origin of that...

@GUB... strange you mentioning the light meters on Trade-moi recently... how convergent eh !
and just for you....https://www.flickr.com/groups/lightmeters/pool/41609327@N04/

[NZ_Ross]

Wife-let #1 arrived home tonight with small gift (for no apparent occasion)
A 'Watkins Bee Meter' circa 1919

Bob, you are clearly a man truly blessed

[bobD]

Bob, you are clearly a man truly blessed

Indeed ! She is a gem..!

[GUB]

@GUB... strange you mentioning the light meters on Trade-moi recently... how convergent eh !
and just for you....https://www.flickr.com/groups/lightm.../41609327@N04/

Told ya so-- They were the photog's pocket watch--- a personal statement-- just like prats with cellphones today. The only difference is over the last quarter century the greater unwashed have bought into labels for labels sake rather than a personal choice in style.

[GUB]

Voting time lads
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/174-pentax-k-3-photo-contest/267794-penta...-2-voting.html

[Transit]

Voting time lads
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/174-pentax-k-3-photo-contest/267794-penta...-2-voting.html

what do you advise ?
Heck they have set up enonimouse thumbnails, who would have thought