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Forum: Pentax K-70 & KF 03-04-2024, 06:34 AM  
Accessing the Sharpness settings on my K-7
Posted By hcc
Replies: 4
Views: 417
For the K-7, see K-7 operating manual pp. 151-152. It applies to JPEG files only, I believe.
Hope that the comment may help.
Forum: Photographic Technique 02-25-2024, 07:20 PM  
Action Fast jet settings
Posted By hcc
Replies: 21
Views: 1,010
Hi, although I am not a plane shooter, I will share my experience with shooting high-speed objects.

I suggest to start with high shutter speed (1/8,000s ), manual focus and Hi continuous shooting. Pre-focus (manually) the lens where you think the plane/object will be. Start shooting 1-2 s before the object reaches the focus area and continue to shoot for at least 1 s afterwards. You will get likely 1-2 good shots for each sequence of Hi continuous shooting, possibly more.

Panning is more difficult IMHO and I would leave others commenting.

Hope that the comment will help.
Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help 01-26-2024, 12:12 AM  
what went wrong?
Posted By hcc
Replies: 9
Views: 718
I am sorry to hear about your problem. I had a few rare issues like that on my K-3. (Maybe 3 times in 5 years.) I had to hard-reset (factory reset) the camera and recharge fully the battery. It solved the problem.

Hope that this may help.
Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help 01-19-2024, 04:00 AM  
Ricoh GR3 - Unable to store image
Posted By hcc
Replies: 6
Views: 603
Have you tried another SD card?

If your card is corrupted (and this might happen with any card incl. new cards), you will get an error.

Further, could you list the error message that you get when "the camera can no longer store images on my SD card"? What id happening?

Let us know on both points....
Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help 12-28-2023, 04:33 PM  
My new nonexisting lens
Posted By hcc
Replies: 30
Views: 1,165
While it may be out of your budget, I can very strongly recommend the D-FA21mm f2.4 Ltd on the K-3iii:
The D-FA21mm controls my mind - PentaxForums.com
Nowadays, the D-FA21 mm is almost 50% (or more) of time on the K-3iii and it is an ideal walk-around lens IMHO. The lens is bigger than my FA50mm f1.7 and other lenses, but the balance of the combo K-3iii + D-FA21mm is perfect IMO. Not too heavy, not too light. While I am mostly an outdoor shooter, I use the combo at dusk and even during early evening easily. I believe that it work well indoor also based upon my limited experience. The combination of high ISO on the K-3iii and f2.4 works fine, and I rarely needs to use some noise reduction software afterwards.
I hope that the advice may assist.
Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help 12-23-2023, 05:24 PM  
Several Brand-new SanDisk SD cards do not work - what's the problem??
Posted By hcc
Replies: 15
Views: 1,067
I am sorry to hear about your trouble.
I read many times, here at PF, that SD cards should best be formatted in the camera. This is what I always do.
I note that the Pentax K-3iii states very clearly (p. 125): "Use the card after formatting it with this camera". (The italic highlight is mine.) I add that the user manual of my K-3 and K-7 cameras has exactly the same warning, with the K-7 user manual repeating the same warning in 4 different places.
I use also SD cards with other camera brands with similar instructions.
All in all, I think that it is best to format/re-format a SD card in the camera that will be used.
Hope that the comment may help.
Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories 12-21-2023, 04:05 AM  
Thematic It's That Time of Year Again (Favorite Images of 2023)
Posted By hcc
Replies: 128
Views: 5,986
Superb pictures. All of them IMHO. Many thanks for sharing.
Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome 12-19-2023, 12:18 AM  
What's your companion body?
Posted By hcc
Replies: 13
Views: 648
I continue to use my K-7 as a secondary body. With a good prime lens, the K-7 can do excellent photo at low ISO and Iove the colour rendering. Off course I prefer to shoot with my K-3iii but the K-7 is a solid second body IMHO.
My 5 cents...
Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II 12-17-2023, 12:44 AM  
K3 not weatherproof enough...
Posted By hcc
Replies: 20
Views: 1,418
+1
Remove the battery and dry your camera, with the lens removed and the battery door opened. Placing it next to a dehumidifier in action may help if you do not have a dry cabinet.

In the mean time, dry your battery and recharge it fully, checking that it is not faulty.

Hope that these tips may help.
Forum: Pentax K-3 III 12-14-2023, 02:07 PM  
Great Egret Taking Off
Posted By hcc
Replies: 29
Views: 1,527
Great shots. The 3rd one is superb!
Thank you for sharing.
Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing 12-13-2023, 11:25 AM  
How to convert JPG's to black and white
Posted By hcc
Replies: 28
Views: 1,334
Digital Camera Utility (formerly called Pentax Digital Camera Utility PDCU) can convert JPEG files into B&W in Laboratory / Custom Image / Monochome.
DCU comes free with any Pentax camera. Alternately, it can be downloaded from Pentax website and easily installed (use a memory stick named S-SW140 if asked for a CD).
My 5 cents...
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 12-12-2023, 01:37 AM  
Poll: Which LTD Would You Choose?
Posted By hcc
Replies: 66
Views: 2,056
Tough call IMHO.

Based upon the lenses that I have and used, and on a K-3iii body, I would rank:
1- D-FA21mm f2.4
2- FA 77mm f1.8

With the K-7, the FA31 mm Ltd and DA15mm Ltd are two other great lenses IMHO.

My 5 cents...
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-30-2023, 02:21 PM  
Sigma 50-500mm vs Pentax DA*300
Posted By hcc
Replies: 10
Views: 570
To add to the discussion, in complement to already excellent earlier contributions.

I do not have the Sigma 50-500mm not Pentax DA*300, by choice. I selected to buy the FA*300mm f4.5 and I later added the HD Pentax-DA 1.4x AW AF Rear Converter. The FA*300mm f4.5 is an excellent lens, and importantly (for me) smaller and lighter than the DA*300mm f4. When I need a longer reach, I add the 1/4x rear converter ... and I am very happy with the results. Altogether, the FA*300mm f4.5 and1.4x converter are small and easily handheld. They might not have the IQ of the Pentax 150-450mm (my dream, one day, LBA), but the combo works for me.

My 5 cents hoping that it will help.
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-19-2023, 01:13 AM  
Chois entre ces 2 objectifs: PENTAX DA 50MM or M42 Mir-24H 35 mm
Posted By hcc
Replies: 11
Views: 552
The DA50mm f1.8 is called a 'plastic fantastic'. A plastic lens with outstanding IQ. With the K-70, the DA50mm f1.8 will do great IMHO.
My 5 cents...
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-16-2023, 01:29 PM  
100-150ish Prime options
Posted By hcc
Replies: 25
Views: 910
If price is not an issue, two outstanding oldies are:

Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 125mm f/2.5 SL

Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 180mm f/4 SL

Both are MF lenses. The VL125mm is the "best" macro lens that I ever used and it is fast. Astonishing IMHO. The only downside is its bulk and weight. The VL180mm is small IMHO and really sharp. While both lenses are supposed to be macros, they can deliver great outdoor/landscape shots.

My 5 cents...
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-08-2023, 02:38 PM  
A nice surpise: the Tamron 90mm f2.8
Posted By hcc
Replies: 3
Views: 858
Thanks Richard
These transient flows are fascinating and very hard to document. I found that the selection of the "right" lens is most critical and the Tammy surprised me.
PS: I was in fact born in France

---------- Post added 11-09-23 at 07:41 AM ----------


Thanks K-Three for the suggestion.

I am not using electronic flash because I need to know relatively precisely the exposure time and the shutter speed selection tends to give me a better accuracy on the exposure time (that a flash).
I would add that, for many application, a large aperture enable some to control a slice of flow that I want to document, especially when there are complicated three-dimensional flow features and I want to single out one feature,
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-08-2023, 02:42 AM  
A nice surpise: the Tamron 90mm f2.8
Posted By hcc
Replies: 3
Views: 858
A very, very long time ago, more than 12 years ago, I bought (new) a Tamron SP AF 90mm F/2.8 Di Macro 1:1. And I used it so little since. I was disappointed.... I felt that the lens was not fast enough compared to my Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f1.4, I was not really used to the 90 mm focal length, nor into the macro photography. The lens has been sitting in my cupboard almost since 2010. I acknowledge that I bought, one year after the Tamron, the best macro lens on the market, the infamous Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 125mm f/2.5 SL. LBA, LBA, LBA... and I have no regret.

The Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 125mm f/2.5 SL is a superb macro lens and I was able to get splendid shots, that were even published in leading international scientific publications. For example:
Redirecting Figs. 5A, 5B & 5C, 6A & 6B, 7A
DigitalCommons@USU - International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures: Air Bubble Entrainment in Breaking Bores: Physical and Numerical CFD Modelling Figs. 4B & 4C

And I re-discovered the Tamron 90mm very very recently. I needed a macro lens, with focal lens about 80-90mm (125 mm was too long), fast because of low light and I needed to shoot at shutter speed about 1/2,000 s to 1/5,000 s. And the Tamron delivered IMHO. Whaoo... I am not often impressed, but I was this time. A great macro lens....

I love this re-discovery. IMHO, the Tamron 90 mm is the 'quiet achiever', not a 'stellar glory boy/girl' like the Voigtlander 125 mm. And I love my Tammy. Hope that the story may interest some....


NB: The attached is a transient water flow from left to right. Look carefully in the middle section of the section. Shutter speed: 1/5,000 s. In the middle, vertically, we see some fast transient interfacial instabilities (hard seen by eye) followed by interface fragmentation .
Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help 10-31-2023, 01:29 AM  
Help with DA*300 please
Posted By hcc
Replies: 19
Views: 1,081
IMHO, these latest shots are still out of focus. PS: I use a FA*300mm f4.5 and I have previously shot the moon with much better results.

Do you use Liveview, or the OVF, or manual focus?

I note that your shutter speed is probably too fast.

Do you have a tripod and can you take long exposure (e.g 1 s) with the camera on the tripod? -PS: Remove SR if you use a tripod.

Hope that the comments may help.
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 10-30-2023, 03:20 PM  
FA 200 or DA 200?
Posted By hcc
Replies: 29
Views: 1,268
From the OP, you are after a prime tele lens. You indicated that "the DA 300 is too big". I had the same issue and I went for the FA*300mm f4.5. The FA300 is only 110 g heavier than the DA*200mm and it might be an alternative to consider IMHO.
I am very happy with my FA*300mm f4.5, it is relatively, sturdy and deliver excellent picture IMO.
My 5 cents.
Forum: Pentax Full Frame 10-26-2023, 02:47 PM  
What's your best/favorite prime lenses for landscape?
Posted By hcc
Replies: 39
Views: 3,109
My favorite primes for landscape are:

D-FA21mm f2.4

Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f1.4

Pentax FA77mm f1.8 Ltd

Each lens has its pros:
-the D-FA21mm is stunning for wide angle landscape;
- the VL58mm is a great fast prime, working extremely well in poor or difficult light conditions like smogg, fogg, smoke, twilights;
-the FA77mm is a stunning short tele for landscape; renown for portrait, it si fantastic for landscape.

My 5 cents....
Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help 10-26-2023, 08:21 AM  
K3 II randomly changing ISO in Av
Posted By hcc
Replies: 13
Views: 547
If I remember correctly, the ISO is set to Auto by default. Unless you manually set the ISO (to a fixed value), the Auto ISO will stay on and change/adapt the ISO to each shot.
I usually leave Auto ISO, except in low light (to very low light) when I prefer to set the ISO (at a value which depend upon my camera body).
Hope that the comment may help.
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 10-25-2023, 12:38 PM  
K7 - setup tips.
Posted By hcc
Replies: 8
Views: 745
I loved my K-7, even if I shoot now with a K-3iii (and I had a K-01 and K-3 in between). Surprisingly, I continue to use my K-7 as backup camera in occasions and I continue to love it.


I would share a few tips:
-I set the camera mode to continuous shooting (Hi); the rate is about 5.2 fps (I measured it myself in my own camera);

-I never use the K-7 above ISO 1600 and I often restrict ISO to ISO 800. The K-7 is not a high-ISO.

-Nowadays, I mount fast prime by default, e.g. my Pentax FA77mm or my Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f1.4. This enables me to shoot in relatively low light without pushing the ISO.

-I love the colour of the K-7, and I love the shots taken with the K-7 at low ISO.


I hope that my comment may help. Treat your K-7 with a decent fast prime lens and you will be rewarded with great photos IMHO.
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 10-22-2023, 04:40 PM  
Senior portrait lens advice on ASP-C
Posted By hcc
Replies: 45
Views: 1,786
+1 for the FA77mm f1.8 Ltd. Outstanding lens for portrait! It has been also called the "best autofocus lens that money can buy" across all brands!!!!
sm-02-05-02 - Luminous Landscape
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 10-14-2023, 07:37 PM  
Who NEEDS A Lens That's Weather-Sealed?
Posted By hcc
Replies: 101
Views: 4,871
I shoot natural disasters including large floods, flash floods and dam spillways. Often, the weather is poor, wet and rainy. I chose Pentax for its range of reasonably priced WR camera bodies and the availability of WR lenses. While I try to take care of my gears, I try to use solid lenses or WR lenses to minimise the risks.
In other less dramatic situations, I shoot also while bush-walking and in early mornings with dew, in humid conditions. WR is an insurance to reduce risks to my gears
TLC - tender love and car - are relevant my gears, lenses and cameras. And WR is the 'icing on the cake'.
My 5 cents...
Forum: Visitors' Center 10-11-2023, 01:32 PM  
Pentax k7
Posted By hcc
Replies: 8
Views: 789
I agree with the previous post. The K-7 camera is a nice camera body and the shutter count is low. The camera sensor is a bit outdated, well know to be poor at low ISO and low light (unless using a fast prime). Otherwise, the K-7 is still a nice camera IMHO and I continue to use it happily.
The Sigma 17-70 did not come with the camera (as part of a package), and it has a good reputation.
If you have a good price on the combo (K=7 + lens), go for it.
I hope that the advice can assist.

BTW: I am not a English native speaker, but I strongly support Sandy Hancock's comment: please post in English.
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