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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
12-20-2010, 01:18 PM
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I certainly did. Since I'm in Stockholm and it's pitch black after 4 p.m. But I certainly will bring the camera outdoors tomorrow and give it a full workout. And I certainly hope you are wrong.
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
12-20-2010, 11:14 AM
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Battery is charging at the moment, but I'm pretty sure this is a v1.00-camera. As I recollect the store had 3 K-5s when I bought my first in mid november. Two boxes were still on the the shelves today. One of them had the stained sensor. The other went home with me. But I'll check later.
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
12-20-2010, 09:15 AM
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I just picked up my new K-5 after it was doomed defective by the tech people. I had huge problems with front focus, calibrating just wasn't enough.
The new one seems spot on even in very low light. Huge difference. A bit odd though, it seems like my first one and this new one came from the same batch. I even tried two of them in the store, the first had the charactaristic glass bubbles in the middle of the frame. Second one was the winner.
I wonder how a firmware update would work if it's going to fix SOME of the cameras, but not affect all. A special firmware perhaps, only for them with problems? Then again, why give me a brand new camera if there's a solution close at hand?
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
12-03-2010, 03:42 AM
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When filming (which actually works pretty well), don't use auto white balance. Then, just before you start your capture and you're satisfied with the aparture and exposure, press the AE-lock (star) button. This will prevent the camera from flickering in exposure and white balance if the scene changes (a car that drives by or someone with dark/bright clothes comes in frame is often sufficient for the image to change. Which doesn't look pretty when shooting something useful).
I've experienced that the exposure changes slightly when you manually shift focus even though the AE-lock is activated. Would be great with full control over exposure in movie mode. But in the end it is a camera for still images, not a movie making machine.
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