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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-30-2017, 05:38 AM
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Hello Above,
Thanks for the advice and I will try it. I really want this to work.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-29-2017, 03:30 PM
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Hello All,
Just received my K1 a few days ago. I was excited about dynamic range and pixel shift. After spending the last 36 hours trying to process the pixel shift files I am ready to explode and send the camera back to B&H. The PDCU with the update can't not even browse the transfered files. It just remains blank. LRoom CC is suppose to process them but I haven't had any luck. I have just downloaded RawTherapee and at least I can now see the original files so we shall see. I hope it doesn't degrade the original file. I have never had this frustration and lack of support with Canon. I am glad that I kept my L lenses and 7D2. I am already doing comparisons with the 5D4/6Dii. (I sold the 5D3 for the K1) I cannot believe a company would make a customer go through this process and the free software is better than the packaged software. Definitely reservation here in proceeding forward with pentax. I am not married to one company. I just want a great tool for landscape images but if one can not process the images fluidly what good is the tool?
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
07-22-2017, 08:52 AM
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Hello All,
I just sold my Canon 5D3 and bought the K-1 with 24-70mm lens as opposed to upgrading to the 5D4. (I am keeping for 7D2 and 100-400mm ii for birds in flight). The focusing system with the 7D2 is perfect for fast motion. I wanted to use the K1 for landscapes and some macro. I really liked the reviews on the K-1s dynamic range, pixel shift, 5 axis etc. I live in Southwestern Colorado so the landscape opps are just to good to pass up. I didn't want to spend 10k for the 645z and a few lenses.
Another thing that made me want the K-1 is the fact that Ricoh gives you something with the firmware updates as opposed to simply fixing bugs. Not to mention that for my needs the K-1 will out perform cameras at twice the price.
My goal is to get the Irix 15mm, the Pentax 100mm FF Macro and the 150-450mm tele.
Somewhere in this forum it was posted that Ricoh needs to make the best Crop, FF and Medium format cameras with all of the practical and needed features. It is beyond me why they or another camera company hasn't done this. Which ever one does will own the dslr market.
I also liked the fact that this is a "Stills" camera. I have been a photographer for 20 years now and simply do not want to pay for video in a camera. My goal is to get better at photography every day. It is not to master another trade.
The attached LS photos are from the 5D3. You can see the banding from post processing. The Magpie is why I am keeping the 7D2 for BIF/Wildlife. I can't wait to use the K-1 and pixel shift to for Landscape photos.
Cheers,
Randy
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