Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
11-01-2023, 11:04 AM
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In AFS, both the front and back button would focus until it locks. In front button, because it is tied to your shutter press, you likely have to keep holding it and the AF stays as it is for focus and recompose. For back button AF, you can let go completely for focus and recompose. Both of them will not readjust focus even as you are holding it to my recollection (sorry, the camera is at home).
AFC is the mode that allows you to continuously track the subject moving in from while you are holding it.
I usually use back button focus for the ability to focus and recompose and take my finger off the shutter button if I need to.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome
10-30-2023, 07:54 AM
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Given this, it may be worth contacting Pentax and being detailed on the back screen situation. The camera seals associated with the electronics on the back may not be correct on your model, and despite the disclaimers on warranty - this is something that shouldn't be expected.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome
10-30-2023, 07:00 AM
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This sounds atypical for Pentax weather resistance, as I've walked around with my older k-3 and DA*55 1.4 in heavy rain uncovered, in snow and sleet with the DA20-40 as well, and recently in pretty light rain but for about 1-2 hours with my k-3III and DA*16-50, and the camera and lens did not have any hiccup. From my understanding, the reason for the warranty not covering water ingress is because the manufacturers cannot guarantee that the lens and camera combination is going to always be perfect, and people may not have all the ports closed perfectly etc.
What lens did you use? It may be also something to check on the lens mount area and keeping it clean in the future when going out into the rain.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-24-2023, 08:14 AM
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III
09-02-2023, 02:04 PM
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Gotcha, thanks for the responses - I was just curious since the DGB5 was compatible with the k-3ii. Would have been nice to maintain further compatibility, but such is life.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III
09-02-2023, 11:25 AM
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I really didn't want to make a thread for such a basic question, but google and searching this forum didn't give me much info. I know the K-3iii is normally paired with the DGB8, but I have a k-3 and a DGB5 needed to figure out if I can re-use the DGB5 or not. Thanks in advance.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
11-18-2019, 09:13 AM
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Press and hold the shutter button in several different angles and see if it sticks. My hands leave a lot of oil and it sometimes builds up at the shutter button, causing it to stick.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-22-2018, 01:02 PM
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Sure, but looking at the history with the k-5ii and the k-3ii, they haven't done what you expect. The k-5ii removed the moire filter and the k-3ii swapped the flash with the GPS module. The tweaks aren't significantly different from the original, and just provide a different camera option to the original. With regards to actual firmware correctable features, they do release updates and it applies to all of the applicable cameras. If you are expecting something different from Pentax, then sorry - that's just not what they do.
I'm not a Pentaxian from ages back - I got my k-x in 2012, k-3 in 2015, and probably will stick to the APS-C format for my next camera. Having seen it go from Hoya to Ricoh and seeing the solid number of improvements coming under Ricoh, I'm happy with the progress that Ricoh has dnoe without having to suffer the lack of progress under Hoya.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-22-2018, 08:08 AM
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Man, it must suck to be Pentax sometimes. They bring out the k-5 and nothing for a while, and people say they are doomed. Then they bring out the k-5ii with some cool stuff while they test the waters with their lower end cameras in the k-30/k-50 range and people say they are doomed. Then they bring out the k-3 which was quite an upgrade from the k-5 in several ways, and then people were saying that Pentax is doomed because they stay in the APSC market. Then they brought out the k-3ii with minor upgrades while focusing on their internal development and people continued saying that Pentax is doomed.
Then they brought out the k-1 and people were saying that Pentax is doomed for bringing out a full frame so late and giving up on the APSC market. And now they bring out the k-1ii, basically in the same fashion that they've done for the k-5, k-3, and technically everything in between, and it's a black mark on Pentax for not innovating.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
02-02-2018, 05:57 PM
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Lost the eyecup after like the first week.
Wish there was a "hold" mode switch so the rear buttons do not change settings while it's bouncing against my hip.
Wish it took AA batteries via a holder without the grip.
Otherwise, I love it.
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
02-02-2018, 07:19 AM
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That would be a pretty good deal if we could get it in the $100-110 range here. I'd pick it up.
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
01-31-2018, 07:48 AM
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It's $124 on Amazon, is there a missing coupon or something for the Adorama deal?
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-21-2017, 07:04 AM
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One thing I think that should be brought up is that internal condensation due to moving from a warm to cold environment is to be expected, and is not a failing of the seals. Humidity levels inside and outside of the camera is the same regardless of seals or not - and temperature changes will condense the latent humidity.
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Forum: Repairs and Warranty Service
06-30-2017, 07:02 AM
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I second this test. I freaked out once thinking my k-3 was dead when I left the door open and didn't pay attention. It looks practically non-functioning in that mode.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
02-01-2017, 03:18 PM
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When I had my K-01, focus peaking was pretty hard to use. I remember my friend's NEX-5N or something with adjustable peaking colours, strength, and so on, and that made it a lot easier to use - but it was sometimes overwhelming with the red.
My k-3's focus peaking is pretty solid, I can clearly see even when zoomed out where the peaking occurs. The silvery highlight of the peaking is visible, and if I rack the focus in and out a little, it makes it very clear where my focus is.
That being said, I wish they gave me adjustable colours, even if it's just 3 different colours (green, blue, and red).
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Forum: Pentax KP
01-26-2017, 03:40 PM
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Thank you Ricoh, for keeping Pentax going ever since Pentax was supposed to be doomed like 6 years ago. Or longer, I forget.
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Forum: Ricoh GR
01-17-2017, 05:18 PM
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Ah, good to know that M has the exposure bar, I suppose I could change my shooting style to use M instead of TAv. Thanks!
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Forum: Ricoh GR
01-17-2017, 01:12 PM
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So this may be a silly question, but on my k-3 and other DSLRs, in the viewfinder, I have a little exposure scale that tells me if my scene is brighter, darker, etc. I don't know if that's the name for it, but it's something I've gotten used to using. On the GR, I can only find the option to show the histogram on my screen - and I don't like to use that for two reasons:
1) I don't know how to read it (not a big deal)
2) It takes up a ton of the screen in my opinion (bigger deal)
The alternative that I know is in the GR is that if my shutter and aperture settings cause overexposure at ISO100, it'll give me the !AE sign. This isn't a problem in the other direction because I shoot in TAv and I'll see my ISO jump, and I can adjust my shutter/aperture based on the ISO value. So my trouble is when I have a daylight scene and I'm at ISO100 and it gives me the !AE sign, and I don't know by how much I am overexposing.
When I have the scale in my k-3, I can see if I'm 3 or more stops, 2 stops, or 1 stop overexposed, and I can very quickly adjust my settings to match. On the GR, it's a little bit of a crapshoot for me if I don't have the histogram on. Does anyone have a solution for this?
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
01-06-2017, 12:41 PM
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Fantastic news, that GPS paid itself off!
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
01-06-2017, 12:15 PM
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No, he may be making a joke, but it's just going into live view which runs the sensor continuously. Similarly if you go record a video for too long in normal or warm temps, you'll get the sensor overheat symbol. This is just taking that into a cold temp situation.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
01-01-2017, 08:34 AM
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holy cow, fantastic that you have two methods of tracking in that - hope those thieves get busted!
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Forum: Ask B&H Photo!
12-21-2016, 08:14 AM
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Nevermind, this subject has been cleared up with B&H's support department. They were very helpful and understanding and I was able to resolve the issue in one call. Thanks B&H!
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Forum: Ask B&H Photo!
12-20-2016, 05:42 PM
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Hi Chuck,
I submitted an inquiry into the B&H customer service, but I was hoping you might be able to help expedite things if you see this before they do. I recently had a charge to my credit card that I did not make, and (somewhat amusingly) the person who used my card sent it to my house address. I assume they wanted to take the box from the front steps, but someone was home.
Please PM me if possible and I'll give you the details. Again, I'm just trying all avenues as quickly as possible to get this resolved. Thanks!
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Forum: Photographic Technique
12-13-2016, 02:19 PM
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Image noise is the sensor (of film, or music recorder, or whatever) lacking enough distinct signal to differentiate from general ambient signal - in the case of a image sensor that ambient signal is the general electrical field around the sensor. Where the incoming signal is not distinct, the local ambient signal may trigger the sensor pixels to register as red, green, or blue, and create the noise. Just as if you had a microphone and you hear static from the ambient electrical fields around the signal delivery circuits within.
ISO determines how much electrical amplification is applied to the sensor. A higher ISO is a higher electrical amplification to improve sensitivity to the lower input signal. Higher electrical amplification has the side effect of having a strong electrical field around that sensor, and therefore has a better chance of triggering the sensor with noise instead of the incoming signal.
Darker parts of a scene will have noise as the incoming signal from those areas may not be strong enough to differentiate from the electrical ambient signal. If you shoot a sunlit scene with a dark shadow even at ISO 100, the electrical ambient signal on the sensor may be stronger than the few photons you receive from that region in the shadow.
Similarly, out of focus regions may generate more noise because the incoming signal is seen as indistinct by the sensor.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-12-2016, 01:05 PM
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