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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-13-2023, 04:25 PM
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Thank you so much!
I will get a wein safe sync hot shoe adapter just in case.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-13-2023, 02:52 PM
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I just bought an unopened box of Cokin Dedicated creative flash. Is it safe to use this flash on my Pentax K1ii? Thank you in advance.
Michelle
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
07-27-2022, 02:18 AM
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I had a K70 before but gave it to my sister when I got my K3ii. I highly recommend K3ii, it's an awesome camera!
I don't think K70 has a PC sync port...but it come with a built-in flash I think.
I have a full spectrum KP and I used my KP for UV photography....KP doesn't have PC sync port neither, just like K70. So I bought a Pentax Universal Hot Shoe Adapter 2P, it has a pc sync socket so I could fire RF-50 macro-lite ring flash plus an external Promatic FTD4500AF flash at the same time. That's a lot of light for macro photography.
Hope I answer your questions! Macro photography is fun, good luck!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-26-2022, 06:54 PM
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+1 for Isaac
He converted my KP to full spectrum, highly recommended.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
07-26-2022, 01:16 PM
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I do a lot of field macro photography with K1ii, K3ii and K3iii.
I use a RF-50 macro-lite (pc sync) + Af360FGZII, and macro flash diffuser. Since K30 doesn't have a pc sync port, you can't use RF 50 ring flash + speedlite combination. For tilted hotshoe adapter, you could try Hama Universal flash adapter. It's hard to find and the quality is bad. The adapter only lasted about 6 months...and I have two.
I highly recommend to get a good macro diffuser. With a good macro diffuser + speedlite, you don't really need a tilted hotshoe adapter.
Pentax AF360FGZII speedlite is great, and I also have a Promatic FTD 4500AF hot shoe bounce zoom flash with PTTL. It's an old flash but it's very powerful...if you don't want to spend a lot of money to buy Pentax AF360FGZII speedlite, Promatic FTD 4500AF is only $20 on ebay.
I have both AK diffuser and Popeshield macro diffuser, both work great (without tilting the speedlite for more light), but I like popeshield with roof, and you could still keep PTTL with a roof. You can watch this video on how to use it.
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Good luck!
Here is a picture of Walnut sphinx moth (Amorpha juglandis) that I found in my backyard. I used K3iii, pentax 100mm Macro WR +Pentax AF360FGZII speedlite + Popeshield macro diffuser Imgur: The magic of the Internet |
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Forum: Sold Items
02-13-2022, 04:31 PM
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This lens could be used as an "UV lens" that have AF. I have one and love it!
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Forum: Photographic Technique
02-10-2022, 11:21 PM
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That's wonderful! Glad the filter works!
For most of my UV works, I use Sigma 50mm f2.8 DG Macro (AF lens), Sigma 70mm DG macro f2.8 (AF lens) and Pentax DA 35mm AL f2.4 (AF lens)....plus a few other older MF lenses.
I didn't know 50 mm f4 Takumar macro is a good UV lens, that's wonderful. I'll see if I could find one on Ebay, thank you!
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Forum: Photographic Technique
02-04-2022, 10:09 PM
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I don't have Tiffen Hot mirror filter so I don't know...but from your picture, looks like your camera picked up a lot of IR...so that means your Tiffen hot mirror filter is not thick enough (or just not good enough).
I bought a Kyoei/Kurbayashi (clone) UV lens from an eBay seller. The lens came with two filters for UV photography. One is ZWB1 2mm (Chinese made UV pass filter) and BG39 2.3mm (Chinese made IR filter).
When I compare the Schott S8612 IR 2mm filter with Chinese BG39 IR 2.3mm filter that I have, I could see the Chinese BG39 2.3 mm filter is not as "blue" as Schott S8612 2mm filter.
If you don't want to spend too much money on a Schott filter, Chinese BG39 2.3mm would works too. :)
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Forum: Photographic Technique
02-04-2022, 03:12 AM
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You might want to set your K01’s in-camera white balance. If that doesn’t work, then you could try to use another uv + IR filter stack. From your pictures, I think your UV filter and IR filter might not be thick enough.
My first full spectrum is K01, I bought it from an eBay seller from HK, but it only worked for a year (sticky shutter).
So I bought a new KP and converted to full spectrum. I now use my full spectrum KP for UV and UV “Bee Vision” photography.
For UV photography, I recommended 2mm thick Hoya U-340 filter + 2mm thick Schott S8612 filter stack.
Your Optomax 35/3.5 is a good UV lens. You could post your pictures @ ultravioletphotography.com.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
02-12-2021, 04:44 PM
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Hi ChristianRock:
I have a KP, K1ii and K01 (broken, sticky shutter)
I bought a KP after I broke K3ii. KP is a great camera but KP doesn't have GPS, no pc sync port and IR remote, which are all important for me because my K3ii (now K1ii) is for wildlife documentations. I bought a Pentax GPS for KP, but GPS is attached to hotshoe, then I can't use flash/speedlite. I thought about new Pentax K3iii, but it doesn't have GPS?! ...
I am using K1ii for now, but it's heavy, that's why I wanted to fix K3ii (It's almost the same as K1ii, just not full frame).
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Not a Number:
I contacted advance camera in Portland, filled up a form on their website, they never responded. That was last week.
Michelle
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
02-12-2021, 03:42 PM
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Hi Aslyfox:
Sorry for the late replay, power outage for two days because of major ice storm.
My K3ii is not on any warranty, I had it for two years before I dropped it.
I love my pentax k3ii, that's my first professional camera, I am willing to ship to anyone who can fix it with reasonable rate, instead to buy another one.
There's no Pentax dealership here in Austin, except Precision one.
I contacted two camera repair facilities, Advance Camera (OR) and another one in California, none of them respond.
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Thank you for your kind words.
Sorry for the late reply, power outage for two days because of ice storm.
I really like my pentax K3ii. I knew I could get an used k3ii for $500-$800 on eBay, but my camera is repairable, I don't see why I should just sell it as a "scrap" or use it as paperweight.
I am willing to ship it to anyone who could fix it with reasonable rate, even willing to pay $500 because I already saved $500 to fix it.
Michelle
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
02-10-2021, 01:52 AM
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I do not like Precision camera.
The precision camera in Austin do not fix any Pentax camera in store, they send all Pentax cameras to California, then charge $45 “process fee”
Here is my experience with Precision camera.
I fell and broke the external flash on my k3ii a year ago. A small pin on the hotshoe fell inside, the camera was still working fine, but a Pentax forum member told me I have to get the pin out. I took it to Precision camera and they said they will have to ship it to California, estimated at least 6 weeks to fix it. So I took it to another small camera repair shop in Austin. He took it out without any problem, and the camera was working fine when I picked it up from the shop. When I got home, I took it out of bag, immediately noticed the camera is hot. When I turned on the camera, the camera function fine for 10 seconds, then freeze. I took it back to the shop and the repairman gave me back the money said he couldn’t fix it. I took it to precision, 6 weeks later they quoted $560. I didn’t have $560 to fix my k3ii, so I paid $45 to precision to get my camera back. 6 months later, in December 2020, I finally saved enough money to fix my broken k3ii, I took it to precision, paid another $45, last week they called said Ricoh estimated $860. $300 increase in less than a year....
Please do not send your ks2 to precision camera, they just want to make money from the process fee without fixing your camera.
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Forum: Sold Items
01-26-2021, 01:08 PM
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Hi WPRESTO:
Thank you so much for answering my question!
I have never sent a PM before, sorry for the late reply. I will change my pm settings immediately.
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Forum: Sold Items
01-25-2021, 05:19 AM
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
01-02-2020, 06:38 PM
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Thank you so much for the offer.
I have two old Pentax cameras, kx and ks2, I brought them to the shop and showed them to the repairman. He looked at them said no.
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Thank you so much for the information.
I don't know how to fix the camera, but I think he wanted to replace the entire top part of camera. The shop owner is an older person. I don't think he knew pentax US is no longer sell parts.
I heard about UScamera.com from this site, and told him to get parts from them. When I mentioned UScamera.com, he was kinda reluctant to buy parts from places that he's not familiar with. I will try to convince him.
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Thank you so much for the information, I didn't know craigslist sell old cameras too. I will check out craigslist for parts!
I think my camera repairman wants to replace the entire top part of my broken K3ii, (maybe it's easier that way?) not just the hot shoe.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
01-01-2020, 11:55 PM
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I am looking for parts to fix my broken pentax k3ii.
I fell and broke my k3ii’s hot shoe few months ago. Someone from this forum recommended me to remove the broken metal pin that dropped inside the camera. I took it to the precision camera in town, hoping they could just open the camera and remove the pin for me, but they said they would have to send it back to pentax.
Last month I found a small camera/lens repair shop, owned by an old retired camera repair man, He is great and agreed to fix my broken 300 mm pentax lens and k3ii camera. He fixed my lens within one week. He knows how to fix the broken k3ii’s hot shoe but he doesn’t have parts. He contacted pentax US for parts, but he waited for 3 weeks and Pentax office haven’t responded his email or the phone call. He also tried to find parts on eBay but couldn’t find the parts for pentax k3ii.
Any suggestion? Thank you.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
07-06-2019, 06:20 PM
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I took apart my KS2 and omg it's really complicated! So I decided to get a PC male to hot shoe sync cord and Holgon RF-50 Macro-lite Ring Light Flash with Synch Cord.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-06-2019, 01:45 PM
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Hi BobD:
It's so well hidden! 🤣 Thank you so much for pointing it out for me...
Michelle
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Hi Pentasonic49:
You are right, it's so small, looks like something that would just disappeared if I put just it in my pocket😂...I will put it into a small Ziploc bag, then place it in my K3ii's original box.
Thank you!
Michelle
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-05-2019, 04:15 PM
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Hi Pentasonic49:
I just received Centon MR20 Macro ringflash. However, I could not find an outlet on K3ii to plug it in. Is there something missing? Or shall I get another part to connect to my camera?
Thanks in advance!
Michelle
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-05-2019, 02:12 PM
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Hi: Pentasonic49:
Thank you for the link! I found one from Amazon, same price, free two days prime shipping too!
Michelle
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-03-2019, 06:29 PM
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Hi Pentasonic49:
I didn't know I could reuse parts from my broken KS2!! That's wonderful!
Do you know what size of JIS crosshead screwdriver should I get? I couldn't find any information on that youtube video nor online, thank you in-advance!
Michelle
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
05-02-2019, 01:07 AM
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Hi Builttospill:
Thank you so much for answering my question. I don't know anything about high-voltage flashes, your detailed explanation really helps! I'll stay away from Vivitar 283 and some other older flashes.
Michelle
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Hi Steve:
Here in central Texas, we have to deal with venomous snakes all the times. However, I was told "do not engage, or kill any snake, even it's in your backyard".... The best way to deal with a venomous snake in your property is to call the animal control, 311, or post on the local facebook snake ID group, there are many snake lovers on facebook will come flying to your house, remove that snake from your yard. We also have rattlesnake/copperheads vaccine for dogs, (about $50 per shot) I heard many cattle ranchers vaccinated their beloved cattle dogs. :)
Michelle
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Hi Pentasonic49:
I have an old and broken KS2, I'll get a JIS crosshead screwdriver from amazon and then practice on that camera first!
Thank you so much for your advice, that's very very helpful!
Michelle
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
04-30-2019, 01:15 PM
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Hi aslyfox:
Thank you very much! Everyone here is so helpful, I've learned so much. I am going to order parts online, then ask my mom to find someone in Taiwan to fix for me.
Michelle
'Moustache' jumping spider (Phidippus mystaceus) that I took with k3ii (before I broke the flash)
Handheld, no tripod, with a ring light and AF360FGZII flash
smc Pentax D-FA macro 100mm F2.8 wr, ISO 100, 0 ev, f/16, 1/160
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Hi Pentasonic49:
That video is awesome! I think I can take the screw out myself. I am good with my hands and have made some DIY beadwork with small tools and tiny beads. Thank you so much for sharing that video!
Michelle
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
04-30-2019, 12:50 PM
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Hi Pentasonic49:
That's so cool! I do have a cheap ring flash that I bought from Amazon, but I don't use it as a "camera flash" , just as a "ring light". I'll look into that Centon ringflash with a sync cord! Thank you so much for the information, that's very helpful.
Michelle
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
04-29-2019, 10:32 PM
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Update: I really wanted to fix k3ii, since Precision camera Austin told me over the phone that they could fix in-store. However, once the repairman looked at my k3ii, sure enough, he said he couldn't fix it, had to send it back. They don't know how much and how long....(maybe about 8 weeks, that's what they told me)
I was very sad and angry at myself for dropping the camera....my poor husband felt sorry for me so he sold some of his vacation times and bought a new K1ii @ Adorama.
Adorama was closed last week for the Easter Holiday, so I'll get my new K1ii on this comingThursday.
My K3ii is still working, just no flash. I don't know what to do with that loose screw is still floating somewhere inside my camera. It's out of my hands so I'll just let it "float".
I still want to fix my K3ii, just don't want to wait 2 months and without knowing how much it would cost to fix it.
Michelle
(PS One more question: Can I use K3ii sync socket for Pentax AF360FGZII flash? I read the menu it said "Can the sync socket be used for professional flashes? A: Yes, it can. However, some professional flashes use extremely high voltages. The use of such flashes may cause the camera to breakdown. Before using the flash, check its specification in advance"....so what kind of equipments do I need to buy to use k3ii sync socket as a flash trigger for pentax AF360FGZII flash?)
I'll post my question a new thread..
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To aslyfox
Thank you so much for the information! I did some research on KP and K1ii, and I decided to buy a K1ii.
I don't think I am good enough to repair the camera myself....I think l have to send it to someone who have parts to fix Pentax camera.
Michelle
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Hi Mikesbike:
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment! That's very helpful. I agreed with you, and really wanted to get a KP...since the price at B&H is so attractive. I have a K70 and love it! I mainly use it for daytime wildlife photography, such as wild birds, butterflies and dragonflies. I only use K3ii for night time insect macro photography and wild flowers.
However, my husband insisted to buy a K1ii, since he is paying for it.....
MIchelle
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