The K10D Club!

**paulh** · 03-07-2021, 11:45 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave

That's magical. Damn, that's a magical photograph.

Appreciate the nice words, Dave. Once in awhile the stars & planets align just right!

stevejo · 03-08-2021, 01:53 AM

Originally posted by subsea

First image is the bell tower on the Seville Cathedral, with a copy of the original weathervane, seen from its rear. The second image is the original weathervane itself, in detail at ground level, seen from its front. Both taken in 2010 with my K-10D and FA 28-80mm.

Tell you what! Those images can give any camera a run for it's money (at these image sizes anyway). I still give my K10d a loving stroke each week in the vane hope of it suddenly bursting into life... Sigh![COLOR="Silver"]

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Originally posted by MXLX

Hello, all! I've been a non-working member of the club for a few weeks, meaning I scored a nice K10-D, but hadn't been out with it. I mainly plan to use it with vintage lenses. I'm reading about the exposure accuracy issues...so I'll probably ask about that later. Today, I went out with the "Stack of Primes" A- 35-105 zoom and the M 150.3.5. I didn't use the 150 much, but with the zoom I ran into an issue where one of two things would happen: If I took a shot, I couldn't immediately shoot again without getting a second focusing confirmation (red box and beep), OR, if I got the confirmation (center sensor) and re-framed, the camera wouldn't fire. So, is there a setting I'm missing? Some sort of user error? Thanks for any help.

page 130 of the manual says the K10d won't fire the shutter in AF-S unless you have focus lock. There is a hexagonal focus lock indicator in the centre of the viewfinder info panel. So before shooting your second shot you need to ensure that it has regained focus lock. Regarding re-framing, you would need to keep the shutter button half pressed having gained focus lock if you wanted to reframe. (or hold the AF button whilst you reframe).

**subsea** · 03-08-2021, 02:10 PM - **4 Likes**

Tomb of Christopher Columbus in the Seville Cathedral in 2010. Taken at an ISO of 800, without flash. Handheld at 1/3 sec.

**MXLX** · 03-08-2021, 02:20 PM

Originally posted by stevejo

page 130 of the manual says the K10d won't fire the shutter in AF-S unless you have focus lock. There is a hexagonal focus lock indicator in the centre of the viewfinder info panel. So before shooting your second shot you need to ensure that it has regained focus lock. Regarding re-framing, you would need to keep the shutter button half pressed having gained focus lock if you wanted to reframe. (or hold the AF button whilst you reframe).

Thanks for the info. Not having a manual for the new-to-me camera... Holding it half pressed didn't work, I'll confirm when I get home, but that's what confused me. It did allow me to reframe when using a DA lens.

**paulh** · 03-08-2021, 02:46 PM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by MXLX

Not having a manual

The manual can be found here:
http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/man-pdf/k10d.pdf

---------- Post added 03-08-21 at 05:14 PM ----------

DA18-55 on K10D:

**MXLX** · 03-08-2021, 08:37 PM

^^^^^
Thanks much! I'll be adding that to the manual collection on my iPad.

blankmampf · 03-09-2021, 06:55 AM - **3 Likes**

I've recently gotten my hands on a cheap Maginon 500mm F/8 Super-Tele - a steal at 30€. Today I sat on a bench in a park nearby, next to a lake, and got plenty of opportunity to try to photograph different birds.
A fair amount of sunlight thankfully allowed me to shoot free-hand, at F/11-F/16, and even catch a few birds in flight, moderately sharp. Quick manual focussing is something I still need to learn....

Getting a sharp picture was far more difficult than on any other lens I own, and I also had serious chromatic aberration.
Now I realize why you pay 1000+ for a "good" super-tele

but I still feel like I got my money's worth.

First a picture from my new favourite go-to lens: One of the legendary SMC 50mm F/1.7. Go outside, people, and enjoy the springtime!

And one of the decently sharp images from the 500mm. There are plenty more on my Flickr, I don't want to flood the forum

**subsea** · 03-09-2021, 02:24 PM - **5 Likes**

The Golden Tower, from across the Guadalquivir River in Sevilla, Spain, at night. K-10D and FA 28-80mm lens.

**paulh** · 03-09-2021, 03:04 PM - **4 Likes**

DA18-135 on K10D - I missed focus on the foreground, but I kind of like the smoothing effect on the sand!

**aslyfox** · 03-10-2021, 01:51 PM - **2 Likes**

wild turkey at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center

not too bad for shooting through the enclosure's window

**niceshot** · 03-10-2021, 05:50 PM - **5 Likes**

Long Island NY

ChristianRock · 03-11-2021, 08:40 AM - **5 Likes**

First one with DA 35 Limited and the other two with Rikenon XR 50mm f/1.4 stuck wide open (I did it for the bokeh... nothing's quite like that lens for bokeh...)

I thought these lenses worked out well as a set. The pictures just had basic level adjustments in RawTherapee and I then applied the Kodachrome 64 emulation.

**RussV** · 03-11-2021, 08:50 AM

Originally posted by ChristianRock

First one with DA 35 Limited and the other two with Rikenon XR 50mm f/1.4 stuck wide open (I did it for the bokeh... nothing's quite like that lens for bokeh...)

I thought these lenses worked out well as a set. The pictures just had basic level adjustments in RawTherapee and I then applied the Kodachrome 64 emulation.

The first is my favourite. Is that your Telecaster?

ChristianRock · 03-11-2021, 09:23 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by RussV

The first is my favourite. Is that your Telecaster?

Yes... it's a "partscaster" or "Frankencaster" based on a 70s Tele. I got it on a trade many years ago... an amazing guitar despite the fact that I think the body might be an old Squire body. The neck is a Warmoth with rosewood and birds-eye maple, and it's beautiful - and very thick... so the notes ring out beautifully. Two humbuckers for that Jimmy Page feel and sound. Originally I got it with some hot Seymour Duncan pickups but I've since bought some cheap chinese PAF Pro copies that sound amazing, I would never trade them back for Seymours (I used to have the Seymour Duncan 59s on an ES-335 copy, and they didn't nail that PAF sound like these chinese pickups do...)

With one of my favorite combinations - K10D and Sigma 30 1.4 Art. Same simple PP treatment.

**MXLX** · 03-11-2021, 09:34 AM

^^^^^
1-you guitar guys know way too much about...well...guitars
2-Really like that first shot.

03-08-2021, 01:53 AM	#6782
stevejo Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Worcestershire, UK Photos: Albums Posts: 527	Originally posted by subsea First image is the bell tower on the Seville Cathedral, with a copy of the original weathervane, seen from its rear. The second image is the original weathervane itself, in detail at ground level, seen from its front. Both taken in 2010 with my K-10D and FA 28-80mm. Tell you what! Those images can give any camera a run for it's money (at these image sizes anyway). I still give my K10d a loving stroke each week in the vane hope of it suddenly bursting into life... Sigh![COLOR="Silver"] ---------- Post added 08-03-21 at 02:03 AM ---------- ---------- Post added 08-03-21 at 02:10 AM ---------- Originally posted by MXLX Hello, all! I've been a non-working member of the club for a few weeks, meaning I scored a nice K10-D, but hadn't been out with it. I mainly plan to use it with vintage lenses. I'm reading about the exposure accuracy issues...so I'll probably ask about that later. Today, I went out with the "Stack of Primes" A- 35-105 zoom and the M 150.3.5. I didn't use the 150 much, but with the zoom I ran into an issue where one of two things would happen: If I took a shot, I couldn't immediately shoot again without getting a second focusing confirmation (red box and beep), OR, if I got the confirmation (center sensor) and re-framed, the camera wouldn't fire. So, is there a setting I'm missing? Some sort of user error? Thanks for any help. page 130 of the manual says the K10d won't fire the shutter in AF-S unless you have focus lock. There is a hexagonal focus lock indicator in the centre of the viewfinder info panel. So before shooting your second shot you need to ensure that it has regained focus lock. Regarding re-framing, you would need to keep the shutter button half pressed having gained focus lock if you wanted to reframe. (or hold the AF button whilst you reframe). Last edited by stevejo; 03-08-2021 at 02:03 AM.

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03-07-2021, 11:45 PM - 1 Like	#6781
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,262	Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave That's magical. Damn, that's a magical photograph. Appreciate the nice words, Dave. Once in awhile the stars & planets align just right!

03-08-2021, 02:20 PM	#6784
MXLX Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Western NC Photos: Albums Posts: 834	Originally posted by stevejo page 130 of the manual says the K10d won't fire the shutter in AF-S unless you have focus lock. There is a hexagonal focus lock indicator in the centre of the viewfinder info panel. So before shooting your second shot you need to ensure that it has regained focus lock. Regarding re-framing, you would need to keep the shutter button half pressed having gained focus lock if you wanted to reframe. (or hold the AF button whilst you reframe). Thanks for the info. Not having a manual for the new-to-me camera... Holding it half pressed didn't work, I'll confirm when I get home, but that's what confused me. It did allow me to reframe when using a DA lens.

03-08-2021, 02:46 PM - 4 Likes	#6785
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,262	Originally posted by MXLX Not having a manual The manual can be found here: http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/man-pdf/k10d.pdf ---------- Post added 03-08-21 at 05:14 PM ---------- DA18-55 on K10D:

03-08-2021, 08:37 PM	#6786
MXLX Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Western NC Photos: Albums Posts: 834	^^^^^ Thanks much! I'll be adding that to the manual collection on my iPad.

03-09-2021, 06:55 AM - 3 Likes	#6787
blankmampf Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Lübeck Posts: 136	I've recently gotten my hands on a cheap Maginon 500mm F/8 Super-Tele - a steal at 30€. Today I sat on a bench in a park nearby, next to a lake, and got plenty of opportunity to try to photograph different birds. A fair amount of sunlight thankfully allowed me to shoot free-hand, at F/11-F/16, and even catch a few birds in flight, moderately sharp. Quick manual focussing is something I still need to learn.... Getting a sharp picture was far more difficult than on any other lens I own, and I also had serious chromatic aberration. Now I realize why you pay 1000+ for a "good" super-tele but I still feel like I got my money's worth. First a picture from my new favourite go-to lens: One of the legendary SMC 50mm F/1.7. Go outside, people, and enjoy the springtime! And one of the decently sharp images from the 500mm. There are plenty more on my Flickr, I don't want to flood the forum

03-09-2021, 03:04 PM - 4 Likes	#6789
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,262	DA18-135 on K10D - I missed focus on the foreground, but I kind of like the smoothing effect on the sand!

03-11-2021, 08:40 AM - 5 Likes	#6792
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910	First one with DA 35 Limited and the other two with Rikenon XR 50mm f/1.4 stuck wide open (I did it for the bokeh... nothing's quite like that lens for bokeh...) I thought these lenses worked out well as a set. The pictures just had basic level adjustments in RawTherapee and I then applied the Kodachrome 64 emulation.

03-11-2021, 08:50 AM	#6793
RussV Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2013 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 300	Originally posted by ChristianRock First one with DA 35 Limited and the other two with Rikenon XR 50mm f/1.4 stuck wide open (I did it for the bokeh... nothing's quite like that lens for bokeh...) I thought these lenses worked out well as a set. The pictures just had basic level adjustments in RawTherapee and I then applied the Kodachrome 64 emulation. The first is my favourite. Is that your Telecaster?

03-11-2021, 09:23 AM - 3 Likes	#6794
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910	Originally posted by RussV The first is my favourite. Is that your Telecaster? Yes... it's a "partscaster" or "Frankencaster" based on a 70s Tele. I got it on a trade many years ago... an amazing guitar despite the fact that I think the body might be an old Squire body. The neck is a Warmoth with rosewood and birds-eye maple, and it's beautiful - and very thick... so the notes ring out beautifully. Two humbuckers for that Jimmy Page feel and sound. Originally I got it with some hot Seymour Duncan pickups but I've since bought some cheap chinese PAF Pro copies that sound amazing, I would never trade them back for Seymours (I used to have the Seymour Duncan 59s on an ES-335 copy, and they didn't nail that PAF sound like these chinese pickups do...) With one of my favorite combinations - K10D and Sigma 30 1.4 Art. Same simple PP treatment.

03-11-2021, 09:34 AM	#6795
MXLX Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Western NC Photos: Albums Posts: 834	^^^^^ 1-you guitar guys know way too much about...well...guitars 2-Really like that first shot.