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mattmiles · 12-22-2009, 02:47 AM

Can anyone tell me how to set up motor drive or something similar on my K20D?

Many Thanks

LeDave · 12-22-2009, 03:20 AM

Motor drive? You mean the screw-drive? I don't think you can "set" it up, it automatically just works when you slide the MF/AF knob to AF on your camera, while MF stands for Manual focus. You just need to make sure your lens has a screw-mount on it, any auto focus lens that fits Pentax that are not DA* and is not a DA 17-70 f/4 will have a screw-mount. You can't make a manual focus lens to auto focus, and therefore manual focus lens don't have a screw-mount.

Unless you are speaking of a lens that contains SDM focusing motor such as all DA* lenses and the DA 17-70 f/4. SDM lenses cannot be screw-drive enabled, which is of course stupid since these DA* lenses do have a screw-mount on them and yet you can't even use it.

mattmiles · 12-22-2009, 04:36 AM

Hi,

Sorry, when i mean Motor Drive, I mean like for example taking high speed bursts of a skier so that you can layer the images on top of each other to create am image with movement in. LIke a taking 30frames a second or something!

thanks

Vylen · 12-22-2009, 06:17 AM

You mean either continuous shooting mode or burst shooting..

For continuous, press Fn and up... you'll see a rectangle with a "Hi" in the top right-hand corner.. scroll to that..

Hi is "high-speed" at 3fps... Lo is "low-speed" at 2.3fps.. (this makes a difference in regards to how many shots at once can be taken in this mode...

As for burst mode... It can only take a maximum of 115 frames at around 22 frames per second - presumably cause its done at a much lower resolution... you can shoot for just over 5 seconds... I've never used this mode... so I can't really tell you how to get into the shooting mode to do this... Its somewhere in your manual :P

pbo · 12-22-2009, 09:11 AM

Quote:

As for burst mode... It can only take a maximum of 115 frames at around 22 frames per second - presumably cause its done at a much lower resolution... you can shoot for just over 5 seconds... I've never used this mode... so I can't really tell you how to get into the shooting mode to do this... Its somewhere in your manual :P

If I recall correctly, it's one of the drive modes

GerryL · 12-22-2009, 10:02 AM

Originally posted by pbo

If I recall correctly, it's one of the drive modes

Yes, motordrive was for the film cameras.
Looks like the battery grip of today but very different from the motordrive grip of yesteryears.

As stated by the others above, you change it on the camera menus.

12-22-2009, 02:47 AM	#1
mattmiles New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 22	Motor Drive Can anyone tell me how to set up motor drive or something similar on my K20D? Many Thanks

12-22-2009, 03:20 AM	#2
LeDave Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minneapolis - St. Paul Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,067	Motor drive? You mean the screw-drive? I don't think you can "set" it up, it automatically just works when you slide the MF/AF knob to AF on your camera, while MF stands for Manual focus. You just need to make sure your lens has a screw-mount on it, any auto focus lens that fits Pentax that are not DA* and is not a DA 17-70 f/4 will have a screw-mount. You can't make a manual focus lens to auto focus, and therefore manual focus lens don't have a screw-mount. Unless you are speaking of a lens that contains SDM focusing motor such as all DA* lenses and the DA 17-70 f/4. SDM lenses cannot be screw-drive enabled, which is of course stupid since these DA* lenses do have a screw-mount on them and yet you can't even use it. Last edited by LeDave; 12-22-2009 at 03:28 AM.

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12-22-2009, 04:36 AM	#3
mattmiles New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 22 Original Poster	Hi, Sorry, when i mean Motor Drive, I mean like for example taking high speed bursts of a skier so that you can layer the images on top of each other to create am image with movement in. LIke a taking 30frames a second or something! thanks

12-22-2009, 06:17 AM	#4
Vylen Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,262	You mean either continuous shooting mode or burst shooting.. For continuous, press Fn and up... you'll see a rectangle with a "Hi" in the top right-hand corner.. scroll to that.. Hi is "high-speed" at 3fps... Lo is "low-speed" at 2.3fps.. (this makes a difference in regards to how many shots at once can be taken in this mode... As for burst mode... It can only take a maximum of 115 frames at around 22 frames per second - presumably cause its done at a much lower resolution... you can shoot for just over 5 seconds... I've never used this mode... so I can't really tell you how to get into the shooting mode to do this... Its somewhere in your manual :P

12-22-2009, 09:11 AM	#5
pbo Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 891	Quote: As for burst mode... It can only take a maximum of 115 frames at around 22 frames per second - presumably cause its done at a much lower resolution... you can shoot for just over 5 seconds... I've never used this mode... so I can't really tell you how to get into the shooting mode to do this... Its somewhere in your manual :P If I recall correctly, it's one of the drive modes

12-22-2009, 10:02 AM	#6
GerryL Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: CA Posts: 2,731	Originally posted by pbo If I recall correctly, it's one of the drive modes Yes, motordrive was for the film cameras. Looks like the battery grip of today but very different from the motordrive grip of yesteryears. As stated by the others above, you change it on the camera menus.