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Forum: Post Your Photos!
10-24-2010, 08:18 PM
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Cannings waterfall shot with a K10D and DA21 at ISO 100, F18, 1/2second. PEF file processed with Pentax Digital Camera Utility and the jpeg processed with Picture Window Pro
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-04-2011, 11:23 AM
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I wonder if anyone has tried the "flipbac" mirror (flipbac.com) on a Pentax DSLR - might be a very simple and inexpensive solution for those that want an articulating LCD. They say it fits on a K7 - has anyone used one of these?
Looks like it is $20 + shipping
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
11-11-2010, 08:13 AM
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As a K10D owner, I have been looking forward to upgrading to the K-5. I bought one this week. Following are first impressions of using the K-5 after my first outing with it.
1. It took too long to charge the battery. After I attached the strap, lens and card, I had to wait before I could play with it.
2. In outdoor shooting with matrix metering, I found it slightly overexposes the high lights under some conditions (for example direct light hitting a white object in the picture). I suspect if I set the EV to -.50 or -.66 the issue will be resolved. I have since turned on the blinkies (exposure warning). The K-5 metering seems to give more consistent results than the K10D.
3. Shutter very quiet. The shutter will no longer be scaring animals when I take a picture!
4. Very little "hunting" for focus - seems to get it right the first time.
5. Changing the focus point is very easy - I found I was changing it from shot to shot. Seemed so much easier than with the K10D
6. ISO button makes it a lot easier to change the ISO, also I was not afraid to go over ISO 200
7. So far AWB seems to handle most outdoor shooting, so I won’t have to change it as much as I did with the K10D
8. I found setting the white balance a little tricky the first time since I had the auto focus point set to SEL so when I used the 4 way controller (for WB) it moved the focus point. Now that I know how it works, it should be easy, but a suggestion would be to add WB to the Control Panel.
9. I set the electronic level to display in the viewfinder - just have to learn to give it a quick glance before I press the trigger. I shoot in AV mode 90% of the time, but if I decide to use Manual mode I will want to shut off the level so the exposure meter is displayed.
10. The Control Panel is great! I wonder if there could be an option to let the user pick 2 or 3 things that could be added to the Control panel.
11. Seems a little lighter than the K10D, as well is a little smaller but still fits nicely in your hands. No issues using the buttons or getting a good hold on it
12. Overall I found the K-5 very easy to use and the total experience at lot more relaxing that using the K10D. I found I didn’t have to fiddle with settings from picture to picture or get frustrated trying to get focus lock.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
10-19-2010, 03:02 PM
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I think most DSLRs these days are great cameras - In most cases if you get a bad picture look to the person holding the camera - not the camera as the source of the problem. For most people spending money on training on DSLR photography, composition and post processing as well as a good alarm clock to get up before dawn to catch sunrise landscapes will have a bigger payback than an new camera. For people using kit zoom lenses, a couple of good prime lens will also help.
After saying all that I want , I still want to retire my K10D and get a K-5
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