Pentax K-7 SR

A.M.92 · 10-23-2011, 07:11 AM

Hello i had a question about Pentax k-7 Does SR (Shake Reduction) work when there is no LENS attached to the camera? On my camera i cant enable SR, is this because no Lens is attached to the camera ? Or SR should be able to enable and function even without lens attached to the camera? Thank you.

A.M.92 · 10-23-2011, 07:42 AM

ANYONE? Just want to know if SR WORKS WITHOUT LENS ON PENTAX K-7 CAMERA?

JHD · 10-23-2011, 07:57 AM - **1 Like**

No, it won't. You need to mount a lens in order for SR to work.

**Ex Finn.** · 10-23-2011, 09:04 AM - **1 Like**

Works on my K7. Remove lens, power up, turn on live-view. She makes the normal SR noises.
Also the shaky hand icon lights up in the VF when not in live-view

Last edited by Ex Finn.; 10-23-2011 at 02:06 PM.

A.M.92 · 10-23-2011, 12:40 PM

That is strange with my K-7, the SR icon is completely disabled, i cannot access it, enable it at all, i have tried, green mode, AV, User, all modes, and it seems locked, just the icon and the red line over it appear, when i use the VF, i cannot see the icon light up. Do you mind without the lens, accessing the camera menu, and going to the menu where it has the option to enable.disable SR, is yours completely blocked and cant be accessed? In my camera SR function cannot be enabled at all.

**Ex Finn.** · 10-23-2011, 02:03 PM

Originally posted by A.M.92

That is strange with my K-7, the SR icon is completely disabled, i cannot access it, enable it at all, i have tried, green mode, AV, User, all modes, and it seems locked, just the icon and the red line over it appear, when i use the VF, i cannot see the icon light up. Do you mind without the lens, accessing the camera menu, and going to the menu where it has the option to enable.disable SR, is yours completely blocked and cant be accessed? In my camera SR function cannot be enabled at all.

Just tried it, lens off, power-up, enter lens focal length (50mm just to put something in), go to record menu pg 4. shake reduction and "input focal length" are both available.
This is in "P" mode. Did not bother trying other modes.

What drive mode is your camera in?.

A.M.92 · 10-23-2011, 03:21 PM

Hello, i have tried it in all modes, same result. I dont get how do you enter lens focal length without any lens attached? Record menu pg4 where is that located? Everytime i go to the menu to attempt to access Shake Reduction options enable/disable, it looks locked and cannot be scrolled down to be chosen.

sjwaldron · 10-23-2011, 04:17 PM

Originally posted by A.M.92

Hello, i have tried it in all modes, same result. I dont get how do you enter lens focal length without any lens attached? Record menu pg4 where is that located? Everytime i go to the menu to attempt to access Shake Reduction options enable/disable, it looks locked and cannot be scrolled down to be chosen.

Is your camera in wireless remote mode or some other timer based mode? SR is disabled on some of those modes.

A.M.92 · 10-23-2011, 04:35 PM

No it is not, i have resetted the camera times, SR still unaccessable.

**Ex Finn.** · 10-23-2011, 04:35 PM

Originally posted by A.M.92

Hello, i have tried it in all modes, same result. I dont get how do you enter lens focal length without any lens attached? Record menu pg4 where is that located? Everytime i go to the menu to attempt to access Shake Reduction options enable/disable, it looks locked and cannot be scrolled down to be chosen.

Power up camera and push menu button. Comes up with this screen. Page number 1. Use the four way controller to navigate to page 4.

**Ex Finn.** · 10-23-2011, 04:42 PM

Since I am stupid and can not figure out how to separate images and text in uploads, on same page, here we go. A new reply.

After you get to the page 4, should looks like this. Then you should be able to make your selection. In this image the focal length is grayed out because of the DA 55-300 lens is attached.

**Ex Finn.** · 10-23-2011, 04:47 PM

And none of this will be available if you are in a drive mode that does not support it. So that is why I asked what mode you are in.

**Ex Finn.** · 10-23-2011, 04:49 PM

And if all this fails, you could have a problem with the camera.
Lets be clear, a shooting mode and a drive! mode are different animals,
Make sure you are in a DRIVE mode that allows SR.

A.M.92 · 10-23-2011, 06:31 PM

Thanks for all the hard work and help! Okay i get all that, but i dont have a lens attached to the camera, so i cannot do any of this, i am wondering does SR turn off automaticly when no lens is attached to the body? My SR worked fine with Lens before, but since i dont have a lens, i turned the camera on and just noticed that SR function in menu is completely unacessable it looks just as the "Imput focal lenght" you cannot scroll on to the Shake Reduction, at all, one user reported that the camera SR will not work when there is no lense attached, while another said, that it should work without lense, i am confused. I am not sure if my SR is not functoning. HAVE YOU TRIED SEEING IF SR IS ON, "WITHOUT" THE LENS ATTACHED TO THE BODY? I cant tell if SR is suppose to behave like that, since i dont have any lens with me currently, ( one is heading in for repairs) I get you tried it with the LENS, but without lens, do you mind posting a shot of the same menu but without the lens attached ?

A.M.92 · 10-23-2011, 06:35 PM

Btw, i am in Drive Mode.

10-23-2011, 07:11 AM	#1
A.M.92 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: TX Posts: 68	Pentax K-7 SR Hello i had a question about Pentax k-7 Does SR (Shake Reduction) work when there is no LENS attached to the camera? On my camera i cant enable SR, is this because no Lens is attached to the camera ? Or SR should be able to enable and function even without lens attached to the camera? Thank you.

10-23-2011, 04:35 PM	#10
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Originally posted by A.M.92 Hello, i have tried it in all modes, same result. I dont get how do you enter lens focal length without any lens attached? Record menu pg4 where is that located? Everytime i go to the menu to attempt to access Shake Reduction options enable/disable, it looks locked and cannot be scrolled down to be chosen. Power up camera and push menu button. Comes up with this screen. Page number 1. Use the four way controller to navigate to page 4. Last edited by Ex Finn.; 11-11-2014 at 05:48 PM.

10-23-2011, 04:42 PM	#11
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Since I am stupid and can not figure out how to separate images and text in uploads, on same page, here we go. A new reply. After you get to the page 4, should looks like this. Then you should be able to make your selection. In this image the focal length is grayed out because of the DA 55-300 lens is attached. Last edited by Ex Finn.; 11-11-2014 at 05:48 PM.

10-23-2011, 04:47 PM	#12
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	And none of this will be available if you are in a drive mode that does not support it. So that is why I asked what mode you are in. Last edited by Ex Finn.; 11-11-2014 at 05:48 PM.

10-23-2011, 07:42 AM	#2
A.M.92 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: TX Posts: 68 Original Poster	ANYONE? Just want to know if SR WORKS WITHOUT LENS ON PENTAX K-7 CAMERA?

10-23-2011, 07:57 AM - 1 Like	#3
JHD Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,406	No, it won't. You need to mount a lens in order for SR to work.

10-23-2011, 09:04 AM - 1 Like	#4
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Works on my K7. Remove lens, power up, turn on live-view. She makes the normal SR noises. Also the shaky hand icon lights up in the VF when not in live-view Last edited by Ex Finn.; 10-23-2011 at 02:06 PM.

10-23-2011, 12:40 PM	#5
A.M.92 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: TX Posts: 68 Original Poster	That is strange with my K-7, the SR icon is completely disabled, i cannot access it, enable it at all, i have tried, green mode, AV, User, all modes, and it seems locked, just the icon and the red line over it appear, when i use the VF, i cannot see the icon light up. Do you mind without the lens, accessing the camera menu, and going to the menu where it has the option to enable.disable SR, is yours completely blocked and cant be accessed? In my camera SR function cannot be enabled at all.

10-23-2011, 02:03 PM	#6
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Originally posted by A.M.92 That is strange with my K-7, the SR icon is completely disabled, i cannot access it, enable it at all, i have tried, green mode, AV, User, all modes, and it seems locked, just the icon and the red line over it appear, when i use the VF, i cannot see the icon light up. Do you mind without the lens, accessing the camera menu, and going to the menu where it has the option to enable.disable SR, is yours completely blocked and cant be accessed? In my camera SR function cannot be enabled at all. Just tried it, lens off, power-up, enter lens focal length (50mm just to put something in), go to record menu pg 4. shake reduction and "input focal length" are both available. This is in "P" mode. Did not bother trying other modes. What drive mode is your camera in?.

10-23-2011, 03:21 PM	#7
A.M.92 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: TX Posts: 68 Original Poster	Hello, i have tried it in all modes, same result. I dont get how do you enter lens focal length without any lens attached? Record menu pg4 where is that located? Everytime i go to the menu to attempt to access Shake Reduction options enable/disable, it looks locked and cannot be scrolled down to be chosen.

10-23-2011, 04:17 PM	#8
sjwaldron Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,235	Originally posted by A.M.92 Hello, i have tried it in all modes, same result. I dont get how do you enter lens focal length without any lens attached? Record menu pg4 where is that located? Everytime i go to the menu to attempt to access Shake Reduction options enable/disable, it looks locked and cannot be scrolled down to be chosen. Is your camera in wireless remote mode or some other timer based mode? SR is disabled on some of those modes.

10-23-2011, 04:49 PM	#13
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	And if all this fails, you could have a problem with the camera. Lets be clear, a shooting mode and a drive! mode are different animals, Make sure you are in a DRIVE mode that allows SR.

10-23-2011, 06:31 PM	#14
A.M.92 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: TX Posts: 68 Original Poster	Thanks for all the hard work and help! Okay i get all that, but i dont have a lens attached to the camera, so i cannot do any of this, i am wondering does SR turn off automaticly when no lens is attached to the body? My SR worked fine with Lens before, but since i dont have a lens, i turned the camera on and just noticed that SR function in menu is completely unacessable it looks just as the "Imput focal lenght" you cannot scroll on to the Shake Reduction, at all, one user reported that the camera SR will not work when there is no lense attached, while another said, that it should work without lense, i am confused. I am not sure if my SR is not functoning. HAVE YOU TRIED SEEING IF SR IS ON, "WITHOUT" THE LENS ATTACHED TO THE BODY? I cant tell if SR is suppose to behave like that, since i dont have any lens with me currently, ( one is heading in for repairs) I get you tried it with the LENS, but without lens, do you mind posting a shot of the same menu but without the lens attached ?

10-23-2011, 06:35 PM	#15
A.M.92 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: TX Posts: 68 Original Poster	Btw, i am in Drive Mode.

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