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Forum: Pentax K-3 III 05-12-2021, 05:25 PM  
will the K3 iii autofocus fast with screwdrive lenses
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 11
Views: 1,372
Just noisy. AFC was so unreliable on my K-5 that I rarely used it, and likely never with my FA77. The K-3iii is much much better but for moving objects where it kept changing to keep them in focus (birds) I simply wasn't used to the constant noise. I suspect I won't use AFC often with my screw-drive lenses. It worked fine. I just found it distracting.
Forum: Pentax K-3 III 05-11-2021, 07:56 AM  
will the K3 iii autofocus fast with screwdrive lenses
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 11
Views: 1,372
The AF was pretty snappy on my FA77 but AFC was quite annoying.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 05-17-2021, 05:34 PM  
Nature Wild Apple Tree Blossoms
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 2
Views: 240
Thanks. They appear and disappear quite quickly so you can't count on going back another day when you have more time.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 05-16-2021, 05:28 PM  
Nature Wild Apple Tree Blossoms
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 2
Views: 240
Beauty in wild nature is everywhere if we stop to notice it.

Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges 05-11-2021, 06:24 PM  
Weekly Challenge Caption Competition - 17th May
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 13
Views: 810
Forget the clover, I need a fresh diaper.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 05-12-2021, 05:15 PM  
Nature Negotiating territorial rights in the Kgalagadi desert
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 12
Views: 335
The first one with the dirt flying is my favourite.
Forum: Pentax K-3 III 05-08-2021, 05:55 PM  
DPReview TV gets with the K-3iii
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 97
Views: 6,939
A 90-minute one-way drive is nothing on the prairies. That gave them time to read the manual on the way. ;)

I thought it was a fair review. Just because it doesn't beat the D500 in ever category doesn't make it a bad camera. I've had mine 5 days now and compared to my K-5 (which I loved) it's an incredible leap forward. This camera was made for existing Pentax users and my advice would be that if if you swing it financially, buy it.
Forum: Pentax K-3 III 05-08-2021, 06:09 PM  
K-3iii with older SDM -- DA* 50-135
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 57
Views: 8,755
I love my DA* 50-135 and up until a week ago, it was often on my K-5. Never noticed a start-up issue but AF was often a challenge for anything that was moving. Got my K-3iii this week and was a bit nervous as to how the lens would stand up since it wasn't a PLM. Very happy so far.
I grabbed this shot this morning and forgot to change my autofocus zone so it was still on spot. Even so, it is still far better than I could have ever hoped for with my K-5 in a similar situation. The K-5 would have been searching and missed the shot entirely. I just wish I'd had the AF set to Auto, or better yet Live View with tracking. That would have been a good test. Overall, I'm very pleased with how well the SDM lens works with this camera.

(and yes, I did scare the crap out of that bird...)

Forum: Site Suggestions and Help 05-08-2021, 05:23 PM  
Suggestion Gratuitous Posts Thread Closure
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 28
Views: 1,587
The six posts per day have been a challenge as I've often enjoyed reading the posts but never really thought I had much to contribute. My goal has been to at least provide meaningful posts, especially when commenting on photos, rather than simply saying "nice shot" six times. I think you might be onto something with an average. Maybe include in that a requirement to post a picture. It is a photography site afterall.
Forum: Photo Critique 05-08-2021, 04:58 AM  
Abstract Country Landscape
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 5
Views: 457
I like B&W but would have preferred more black and contrast in this one. Having said that, a bit of a vignette would give it a pin-hole camera look which could work well given the subject.
Forum: Pentax K-3 III 05-06-2021, 05:04 PM  
This evening I received my K3iii directly from RICOH. WOW!
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 3
Views: 741
Had mine for a couple of days now. Still trying to figure out how best to customize it to suit me. One tip I picked up from PhotoUniverse was to re-program the 4-way controller. Go into Menu>C2>Fx Button. I re-programed the "right" button to be my "play" button which I find a little more intuitive than the dedicated one. Good luck.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 05-06-2021, 05:24 PM  
Abstract Trilliums
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 3
Views: 311
The official flower of Ontario - Trilliums

Forum: Post Your Photos! 05-06-2021, 05:01 PM  
Streets A Late Night in Philly
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 9
Views: 425
Nice gritty shot.
Forum: Pentax K-3 III 04-19-2021, 06:42 PM  
K3 iii price point
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 67
Views: 3,986
The pricing of the K-3iii was just at the maximum of what I was prepared to spend to make the big leap from my ten year old K5. I can understand why some of you with multiple newer cameras may be hesitating, but for those of us who have to wait between upgrades, I just know I'm going to be quite pleased once it is finally shipped to me. Saving $200 would be nice, but I'm not going to wait a year to maybe get a price drop.

Scratch that - I just double-checked an my camera will only be 9 years old on Wednesday. (still not waiting another year though)
Forum: Post Your Photos! 05-04-2021, 07:05 PM  
Abstract Miss Cardinal
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 3
Views: 339
Those female Cardinals ae much more camera shy than the males. Hard to get them to stand still.
Forum: Pentax K-3 III 05-04-2021, 07:17 PM  
Battle of the OVF's. K-3 vs K-3 III
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 20
Views: 1,969
Just got mine yesterday and haven't had much time to play with it yet. The viewfinder is nice but I must say, compared to my K-5, the grip felt incredibly "perfect" the first time I picked it up. Great job on the ergonomics (except the somewhat odd placement of the play button)
Forum: Pentax K-3 III 05-03-2021, 05:27 PM  
Post your K3 iii pictures.
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 3,710
Views: 278,165
Not going to win any awards with this but it was my first test of the AF about 10 minutes after getting my camera. I just stepped outside and noticed this twirling thing my wife has in our flower bed. One "wheel" goes one direction, and the other opposite. They were spinning quite quickly. I didn't set up the shot at all but rather just turned the camera and hit the button. Not a chance in the world my K-5 would have captured this.

K-3iii, ISO 4000, TAv 1/640 @ f4.0 62.5mm with DA* 50-135



Sorry, I don't generally post images so not sure how to set it up to zoom in, but if you could, you would see it's pretty sharp.
Forum: Pentax K-3 III 05-03-2021, 05:13 PM  
The Race is On....
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 9
Views: 979
Arrived today!!!

So much to learn.
Forum: Pentax K-3 III 05-02-2021, 05:51 PM  
Eye AF in viewfinder really works!
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 12
Views: 2,978
This is encouraging. I also normally have my zoom to 100%. Interesting that it is "smart" enough to know you likely want to check the focus on the eyes.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 05-01-2021, 05:18 PM  
Nature This is how giraffes fight
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 14
Views: 385
Had never thought much about this until you mentioned it in this thread. And then saw this picture today.
Forum: Pentax Forums Giveaways 05-01-2021, 05:37 AM  
Pentax D FA* 50mm F1.4 Giveaway - Enter here once per day until May 18th
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 2,853
Views: 74,641
Once again, not keeping track of my posts. I hope someone is keeping track of my tickets.
Forum: Pentax K-3 III 04-29-2021, 05:49 PM  
Finally Arrived
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 17
Views: 800
The silver version looks great. Just imagine how much better they would have been if taken with a K-3iii. You should have ordered two. ;-)
Forum: Pentax K-3 III 04-29-2021, 05:40 PM  
K-3iii Firmware update v1.01 available
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 51
Views: 3,760
The problem will be that I suspect I will need to drive to the local courier location to pick it up if I don't happen to be at home at the time they come. I'm getting my new SD cards on the same trip. I guess I could download the new firmware on an old SD card and have it ready but you should never put new wine in old wineskins (or something like that) so I suspect the shots I take on my way home will be "adequate".
Forum: Pentax K-3 III 04-27-2021, 05:42 PM  
OMG Optical Viewfinder -- Manual Focus Success!
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 17
Views: 1,841
I hope you purchased whatever old lenses you wanted on eBay before you drove up the price with this thread. :)
(glad to hear of your success)
Forum: Pentax K-3 III 04-27-2021, 05:35 PM  
K-3 III: Continuous Shooting Tests
Posted By SimplyCreativePhotography
Replies: 24
Views: 1,832
Thanks for the comparison to the K-5. That's what I currently have in my hands while my K-3iii slowly makes its way east. Likely in Saskatchewan at the moment....
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