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Forum: Post Your Photos!
03-21-2023, 05:01 PM
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I got this one at the national arboretum in D.C. the other day. I really got lucky with the timing on these shadows. It took me about 5 minutes of figuring out composition and backlight compensation to get the silhouetted look. I'm very proud of this picture and I'd love to submit it somewhere but I don't know of any good photo competitions. Would love to get some suggestions!
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
12-30-2021, 08:41 PM
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I tried to develop film for the first time today and made about every mistake in the book. The end result was so totally mangled I think it full circled into looking cool. what are some of your most catastrophically bad photos?
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Forum: Pentax K-S1 & K-S2
10-23-2021, 06:35 PM
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Sure did, a nice user on here had a dead KS-2 that had been making the rounds for parts. I was able to yank the cable from that guy and swap it into my camera. 6 months later still going strong.
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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
03-03-2021, 08:02 PM
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THe screen comes in at 3.5 inches, just a tiny bit bigger than the built in one.
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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
03-03-2021, 11:19 AM
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couldn't agree more, I'd say 1/3rd of my projects incorporate an Altoids tin one way or another!
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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
03-03-2021, 10:38 AM
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Hey, Sorry if this isn't the best board to be sharing this on but I figured you guys would appreciate this. A little while back the internal screen cable on my KS-2 wore out, and repairs would have been in the 300 dollar range. I need this camera for school, because I'm a photography/film major, but definitely couldn't swallow that bill. So I decided to do what I always do and DIY something.
The screen slots into the cold foot on the top of my camera, but can also be velcroed onto the back of the internal LCD and used on the swivel. There is a button on the top of the screen that flips orientation.
The battery is just a single 18650 cell and the charging/output regulator from a 5v power bank. The screen doesn't pull much power, so i get around 12 hours of use on a single charge. The LCD itself was a 20 dollar screen meant for a raspberry pi. The 5v and ground pins are clearly marked on the back of the unit, which made wiring it up stupid easy. I spliced in a nice clicky button on the side for a power switch.
NEGATIVES:
Its overall pretty usable, but still a bit of a pain to carry around. The image quality isn't quite as good as the internal LCD and it's not as water resistant as the rest of the camera body. For me the only big issue is needing to carry around an extra piece. It was never a point n shoot camera, but the extra step of attaching the screen is annoying. With the right angle connector on the micro-HDMI, it doesn't impede my grip much at all. However, it does stick out just enough to prevent the camera from sitting flat when the screen is plugged in. Not a big deal, but still a little annoying.
POSITIVES:
being able to completely remove the screen and just hold it in my hand is very nice. The Altoids can isn't exactly stylish, but it doesn't look as messy as I thought it would. Also, the screen has a built in 3.5mm for audio out, which is AWESOME for working on video projects. this lets me use nice studio monitors instead of the cameras crappy speaker when reviewing footage on the fly. I guess one other positive is that it makes my camera unique to me. In a world of uniform black DSLR bodies, its kinda nice getting questions about the bright blue altoids tin plugged into your camera.
Maybe you're in a similar situation and your LCD is dead. Maybe you do a lot of video work and want the extra flexibility a screen like this would give you. Maybe you've been looking at an external monitor, but can't stomach the 1-300 dollars for a big bulky aftermarket screen. Whatever the case, I'd be happy to build and ship these to anyone who might need one at-cost(definitely under 50 bucks). It was a pain in the butt coming up with a solution to this problem, and i'd love to help out anyone who needs it.
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Forum: Pentax K-S1 & K-S2
02-03-2021, 08:13 AM
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the image sync app requires you to enable wifi in the cameras settings every time you turn it on. :(
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Forum: Pentax K-S1 & K-S2
02-02-2021, 03:37 PM
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It may be, but i doubt it. The cable is extremely thin and im not confident that a handheld soldering iron could fix something like that.
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Forum: Pentax K-S1 & K-S2
02-02-2021, 01:28 PM
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wow, i really appreciate that offer! the kindness of strangers always amazes me. I think if the camera is irreparable, I'll ask if any of my professors have a loaner unit or something until I can get working again.
I agree that 250 bucks would be a reasonably fair price for a repair, but the person i spoke to said their base fee is 250. That's not including parts, labor, and shipping. For now, I'm gonna try to DIY it with a 3.5 inch raspberry pi display I have on hand. It'll be a pain setting up an external screen/battery bank every time I take a shot with it, but its better than nothing.
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Forum: Pentax K-S1 & K-S2
02-02-2021, 01:04 PM
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Hello,
My secondhand(no warranty) pentax KS-2's internal LCD stopped displaying images today. Everything works fine with an external display. After opening it up, I saw that the video cable for the screen was all frayed up. I called pentax's listed repair service and they said its 250 minimum to even work on the camera before parts. Does anyone know where I could find a replacement cable for my screen? I really need this camera for school (I'm a photo/film student in college) and absolutely cannot afford the repair cost. Alternatively, does anyone on this forum have a junked KS-2 I could buy off them for parts? any help would be greatly appreciated!
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