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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-21-2013, 01:58 PM
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I suffered a stroke some 4 years ago, and one of the legacies I suffer in loss of strength and the use of my right hand and arm. I have recently purchased an Olympus mirrorless camera simply because I can hold it easily in my left hand - unlike my K10D, which is just too heavy. (Shame no one makes left handed cameras!)
Recently I discovered that numerous organisations manufacture different adapters enabling the use of Pentax K lenses on an E-PL1.
Has anyone got first hand knowledge of how well these adapters work, and which is the best?
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-21-2013, 04:58 AM
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Thanks for your help, everyone.....it all came back to me after reading your advice! The K10D is working like a dream again! I'm indebted to you all.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-21-2013, 12:29 AM
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Thanks, Not A Number....um....but since the stroke we have moved states and in the move I lost all my K10D documentation...as well as parts of my memory....how do I set the aperture ring... I know this makes me sound like a dummy... but strokes can do things like that :-(
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
10-20-2013, 11:59 PM
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Hi. I have a K10D which I still love to bits, but I had a stroke some time ago, and haven't used it in ages, mainly because the stroke robbed me of my strength and affected me ability to hold such a hefty camera (now I use a Olympus E-PL1which is much lighter). But, today I tried using the Pentax with a tripod...and that's when the problem happened.
I fixed a 50mm FA lens to it, replacing the previous Sigma10-20mm, turned the camera on, but the shutter refused to work. I kept getting an "F - - " flashing in the top window which is split into five boxes. The flashing was happening in the top left hand box. I have obviously done something wrong....
HELP
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-04-2011, 01:09 AM
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One of the first shots taken with my new Sigma 10-20mm lens purchased in Kowloon about 45 minutes earlier.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-04-2011, 12:52 AM
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Taken in an Hong Kong butcher shop.....
ExposureTime - 1/30 seconds
FNumber - 4.50
ISOSpeedRatings - 100
Flash - Flash not fired
FocalLength - 10.00 mm
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-25-2010, 05:38 PM
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Thanks for being so helpful everyone!
Incidentally I'm located in Adelaide, Australia.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-23-2010, 08:16 PM
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-23-2010, 07:36 PM
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Hi. I recently suffered a stroke which has left me unable to effectively use my righty arm and hand.
I use a K10D.
Any solutions for me to use the camera? The left hand is fine.....It's just my right hand which is up the-bonzer-creek!
I can still use a tripod or monopod, but pressing down the shutter release has become a nightmare.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-13-2009, 04:29 PM
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-06-2009, 03:37 PM
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Yep. Your are right. Subsequently found a link, and it is a cheap plastic lens.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-05-2009, 11:18 PM
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Anyone know anything about this lens, especially IQ? I'd appreciate feedback....
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-26-2009, 05:31 PM
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Tried everything, but the problem still remains.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-26-2009, 05:28 PM
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Whhhhhooooops...One should never work from memory...especially when one is under the hammer!! The lens is actually an SMC-Pentax FA 28-105mm F4-5.6
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-24-2009, 11:09 PM
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Thanks, gp. Will try that also when I return home on Friday.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-23-2009, 11:22 PM
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I will try it when I return home on Friday.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-23-2009, 08:48 PM
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Hmmmm.....I have no idea how to turn the bastard off!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-22-2009, 11:09 PM
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I have a SMC-Pentax FA 28-105mm F4-5.6 lens that I purchased on eBay, and which worked perfectly when it arrived. But after using it for about a month, I have problems with the zoom.
When I attached it to my K10D and try to zoom, it keeps wanting to go back to 28mm.
If I hold it at anything greater than 28mm, it still takes great shots, but as soon as I take my fingers off the zoom, it automatically returns to 28mm! It's becoming a pain in the ass. Maybe I have done something wrong to it, but I can't think what. It does have a slider on one side of the lens that puts it in different modes (auto and manual I think, although as it came without a manual, I am only hazarding a guess) plus a round flat button that appears to do very little *lol*.
Help!!!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-05-2009, 09:42 PM
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-25-2009, 03:31 PM
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Anyone know about this lens? The 70-210 is listed on the review site, but there appears to be no mention of the 70-200.
Anyone had any experience of it, and the image quality? Any examples?
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-18-2009, 07:47 PM
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-15-2009, 07:39 PM
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My mistake! Put it down to industrial blindness *LOL*
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-15-2009, 07:25 PM
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Anyone know anything about this lens? Good? Bad? Average? It doesn't appear to be on the Sigma lens reviews site here.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-15-2009, 03:32 AM
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