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quattro · 10-14-2014, 03:26 PM

A few from my K10D. Unfortunately, it's starting to get the dreaded "memory card error" message.

With my Pentax-M 50mm 1.7

**csa** · 10-14-2014, 06:11 PM

"dreaded "memory card error" message"

May I ask what this is, and what is done about it?

**rayallen** · 10-15-2014, 12:12 AM

Originally posted by quattro

A few from my K10D. Unfortunately, it's starting to get the dreaded "memory card error" message.

But that's a memory card problem, not a problem with the camera.

**wtlwdwgn** · 10-15-2014, 03:56 PM - **1 Like**

With an S-M-C Takumar 28mm f/3.5.

**RussV** · 10-16-2014, 12:32 AM

Originally posted by wtlwdwgn

With an S-M-C Takumar 28mm f/3.5.

An ideal shot to show off the K10's colour ability.

Tarragon · 10-17-2014, 03:13 PM

Originally posted by zedisdead

Hi K10D fans,
some really cool stuff here, thank you all for posting them. anyway Im not a K10D owner yet but maybe I will

I would like to dive into photography for some time and now just having an opportunity to take my hands on a K10D with 5k expo and 18-55 DA for like 200 bucks. Overall good condition. Do you think is it worth it? Will be my first DSLR.
Thanks for your help!

It's a no-brainer

You will be spoiled rotten with the k10d, and I'd hold onto it if you ever get another body as you will miss it if you sell...

Oldhand · 10-17-2014, 11:36 PM

I was taking some close-up pictures yesterday with the K-10D and a manual lens plus extension tube all M42.
Tripod and long exposure - c 8secs
For a while, every alternate shot was fine and every other shot the camera developed a humming vibration.
Selector was on MF. Of course the images were blurry
I am wondering what it was.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
OH

Dartmoor Dave · 10-18-2014, 01:17 AM

Oldhand, did you turn off the shake reduction? I'd guess that making an 8sec exposure on a tripod with SR turned on might cause something like the effect you describe.

**rayallen** · 10-18-2014, 01:50 AM

What drive mode were you using, Tom?

Oldhand · 10-18-2014, 01:50 AM

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

Oldhand, did you turn off the shake reduction? I'd guess that making an 8sec exposure on a tripod with SR turned on might cause something like the effect you describe.

Nooo, but this happened during the exposure ......... maybe you are right though
I'll try it again with the shake control turned off
Thank you
OH

pentaxpete · 10-18-2014, 01:55 AM

Buzz Lightyear taken for a 'Record Photo' of 'Toys' for my Club -- the judge commented that I should have done a much more 'Imaginative treatment' but members argued that the Rules for a 'Record Photo' state that it should be a straightforward ,sharp, well-lit photo showing all the details suitable for a catalogue photo , not with any ' Pictorial ' treatment -- well- it didn't get anywhere in the list of awards !!
K10D + 50mm f4 SMC Macro-Takumar at f16, lit by two flash heads from my old Bruan Hobby unit and a Pentax 'Xtraflash' with slave cell from behind

Oldhand · 10-18-2014, 01:57 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pentaxpete

Buzz Lightyear taken for a 'Record Photo' of 'Toys' for my Club -- the judge commented that I should have done a much more 'Imaginative treatment' but members argued that the Rules for a 'Record Photo' state that it should be a straightforward ,sharp, well-lit photo showing all the details suitable for a catalogue photo , not with any ' Pictorial ' treatment -- well- it didn't get anywhere in the list of awards !!
K10D + 50mm f4 SMC Macro-Takumar at f16, lit by two flash heads from my old Bruan Hobby unit and a Pentax 'Xtraflash' with slave cell from behind

Soooo .. did you focus ...... to infinity and beyond .................

OH

---------- Post added 10-18-14 at 08:06 PM ----------

Originally posted by rayallen

What drive mode were you using, Tom?

Manual Ray
OH

**rayallen** · 10-18-2014, 02:45 AM

Originally posted by Oldhand

Manual Ray
OH

No, DRIVE mode, not EXPOSURE mode. I.E. Single shot, continuous, self timer, remote?

---------- Post added 10-18-2014 at 08:48 PM ----------

Originally posted by pentaxpete

Buzz Lightyear taken for a 'Record Photo' of 'Toys' for my Club -- the judge commented that I should have done a much more 'Imaginative treatment' but members argued that the Rules for a 'Record Photo' state that it should be a straightforward ,sharp, well-lit photo showing all the details suitable for a catalogue photo , not with any ' Pictorial ' treatment -- well- it didn't get anywhere in the list of awards !!
K10D + 50mm f4 SMC Macro-Takumar at f16, lit by two flash heads from my old Bruan Hobby unit and a Pentax 'Xtraflash' with slave cell from behind

I think you met the criteria. Not sure what more you could have done to be "more imaginative". It is easy for judges to make comments like that.

Oldhand · 10-18-2014, 03:05 AM

Ahhhh.......
OK single shot
OH

Dartmoor Dave · 10-18-2014, 03:08 AM

Originally posted by pentaxpete

Buzz Lightyear taken for a 'Record Photo' of 'Toys' for my Club -- the judge commented that I should have done a much more 'Imaginative treatment' but members argued that the Rules for a 'Record Photo' state that it should be a straightforward ,sharp, well-lit photo showing all the details suitable for a catalogue photo , not with any ' Pictorial ' treatment -- well- it didn't get anywhere in the list of awards !!

I've never really understood this "record shot" distinction that people use so dismissively. Every photo I ever take is a record shot. For me, the point of photography is to get out there and see the world, see human beings in all their nutso splendour, and take photographs that record what I find. Sometimes the light happens to be boring or the subject itself turns out to be a bit dull, so the photo is only interesting as a way of stimulating my own memory. Sometimes the light is great and the subject is beautiful, and then I might feel that the photo is worth sharing with others. But they are both "record shots", and they are both taken with the same amount of care using whatever modest skills I possess.

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10-14-2014, 03:26 PM	#766
quattro Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 45	A few from my K10D. Unfortunately, it's starting to get the dreaded "memory card error" message. With my Pentax-M 50mm 1.7

10-14-2014, 06:11 PM	#767
csa Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Montana mountains Posts: 10,133	"dreaded "memory card error" message" May I ask what this is, and what is done about it?

10-15-2014, 12:12 AM	#768
rayallen Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Forresters Beach, NSW, Australia. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,014	Originally posted by quattro A few from my K10D. Unfortunately, it's starting to get the dreaded "memory card error" message. But that's a memory card problem, not a problem with the camera.

10-15-2014, 03:56 PM - 1 Like	#769
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,842	With an S-M-C Takumar 28mm f/3.5.

10-16-2014, 12:32 AM	#770
RussV Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2013 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 300	Originally posted by wtlwdwgn With an S-M-C Takumar 28mm f/3.5. An ideal shot to show off the K10's colour ability.

10-17-2014, 03:13 PM	#771
Tarragon Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Lancashire Photos: Albums Posts: 48	Originally posted by zedisdead Hi K10D fans, some really cool stuff here, thank you all for posting them. anyway Im not a K10D owner yet but maybe I will I would like to dive into photography for some time and now just having an opportunity to take my hands on a K10D with 5k expo and 18-55 DA for like 200 bucks. Overall good condition. Do you think is it worth it? Will be my first DSLR. Thanks for your help! It's a no-brainer You will be spoiled rotten with the k10d, and I'd hold onto it if you ever get another body as you will miss it if you sell...

10-17-2014, 11:36 PM	#772
Oldhand Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Mid North Coast NSW Australia Posts: 176	I was taking some close-up pictures yesterday with the K-10D and a manual lens plus extension tube all M42. Tripod and long exposure - c 8secs For a while, every alternate shot was fine and every other shot the camera developed a humming vibration. Selector was on MF. Of course the images were blurry I am wondering what it was. Any ideas? Thanks in advance OH

10-18-2014, 01:17 AM	#773
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,882	Oldhand, did you turn off the shake reduction? I'd guess that making an 8sec exposure on a tripod with SR turned on might cause something like the effect you describe.

10-18-2014, 01:50 AM	#774
rayallen Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Forresters Beach, NSW, Australia. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,014	What drive mode were you using, Tom?

10-18-2014, 01:50 AM	#775
Oldhand Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Mid North Coast NSW Australia Posts: 176	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave Oldhand, did you turn off the shake reduction? I'd guess that making an 8sec exposure on a tripod with SR turned on might cause something like the effect you describe. Nooo, but this happened during the exposure ......... maybe you are right though I'll try it again with the shake control turned off Thank you OH

10-18-2014, 01:55 AM	#776
pentaxpete Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Brentwood, Essex Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 366	Buzz Lightyear taken for a 'Record Photo' of 'Toys' for my Club -- the judge commented that I should have done a much more 'Imaginative treatment' but members argued that the Rules for a 'Record Photo' state that it should be a straightforward ,sharp, well-lit photo showing all the details suitable for a catalogue photo , not with any ' Pictorial ' treatment -- well- it didn't get anywhere in the list of awards !! K10D + 50mm f4 SMC Macro-Takumar at f16, lit by two flash heads from my old Bruan Hobby unit and a Pentax 'Xtraflash' with slave cell from behind

10-18-2014, 01:57 AM - 1 Like	#777
Oldhand Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Mid North Coast NSW Australia Posts: 176	Originally posted by pentaxpete Buzz Lightyear taken for a 'Record Photo' of 'Toys' for my Club -- the judge commented that I should have done a much more 'Imaginative treatment' but members argued that the Rules for a 'Record Photo' state that it should be a straightforward ,sharp, well-lit photo showing all the details suitable for a catalogue photo , not with any ' Pictorial ' treatment -- well- it didn't get anywhere in the list of awards !! K10D + 50mm f4 SMC Macro-Takumar at f16, lit by two flash heads from my old Bruan Hobby unit and a Pentax 'Xtraflash' with slave cell from behind Soooo .. did you focus ...... to infinity and beyond ................. OH ---------- Post added 10-18-14 at 08:06 PM ---------- Originally posted by rayallen What drive mode were you using, Tom? Manual Ray OH

10-18-2014, 02:45 AM	#778
rayallen Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Forresters Beach, NSW, Australia. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,014	Originally posted by Oldhand Manual Ray OH No, DRIVE mode, not EXPOSURE mode. I.E. Single shot, continuous, self timer, remote? ---------- Post added 10-18-2014 at 08:48 PM ---------- Originally posted by pentaxpete Buzz Lightyear taken for a 'Record Photo' of 'Toys' for my Club -- the judge commented that I should have done a much more 'Imaginative treatment' but members argued that the Rules for a 'Record Photo' state that it should be a straightforward ,sharp, well-lit photo showing all the details suitable for a catalogue photo , not with any ' Pictorial ' treatment -- well- it didn't get anywhere in the list of awards !! K10D + 50mm f4 SMC Macro-Takumar at f16, lit by two flash heads from my old Bruan Hobby unit and a Pentax 'Xtraflash' with slave cell from behind I think you met the criteria. Not sure what more you could have done to be "more imaginative". It is easy for judges to make comments like that.

10-18-2014, 03:05 AM	#779
Oldhand Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Mid North Coast NSW Australia Posts: 176	Ahhhh....... OK single shot OH

10-18-2014, 03:08 AM	#780
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,882	Originally posted by pentaxpete Buzz Lightyear taken for a 'Record Photo' of 'Toys' for my Club -- the judge commented that I should have done a much more 'Imaginative treatment' but members argued that the Rules for a 'Record Photo' state that it should be a straightforward ,sharp, well-lit photo showing all the details suitable for a catalogue photo , not with any ' Pictorial ' treatment -- well- it didn't get anywhere in the list of awards !! I've never really understood this "record shot" distinction that people use so dismissively. Every photo I ever take is a record shot. For me, the point of photography is to get out there and see the world, see human beings in all their nutso splendour, and take photographs that record what I find. Sometimes the light happens to be boring or the subject itself turns out to be a bit dull, so the photo is only interesting as a way of stimulating my own memory. Sometimes the light is great and the subject is beautiful, and then I might feel that the photo is worth sharing with others. But they are both "record shots", and they are both taken with the same amount of care using whatever modest skills I possess.