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Forum: Pentax K-r
06-17-2011, 05:43 AM
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I kid you not. They even tested a third one in store, and the guy let me know that it was the same problem...
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
06-17-2011, 05:41 AM
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I'm going K-7, since the K-r is an entry level camera. It handles really badly, for me at least. The shutter button kept on giving problems, with both models I was given. Having one E-dial (that breaks the whole time, on multiple models, the two I was given, and 2 were tested in store), makes it fiddly to change Aperture and Shutter
Speed on the fly. I am a upstart Wedding Photographer, and having to take the camera away from my face to set the values, makes me miss shots that were happening while I was fiddling with the camera. With Wedding Photography, this can prove disastrous! There are a bunch of other short comings, for my specific use anyway, that just makes the K-7 so much more appealing than the K-r. One thing I can say about the K-r is that it does take nice pictures. But coaxing it to do so is way too much effort IMHO.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
06-15-2011, 03:49 AM
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I am busy organizing an upgrade from my broken K-r (E Dial), to a K-7. I have read that it almost exactly like a the K20d, which is perfect, since my wife has one of those and it rocks! If the K-7 can handle decent images at ISO3200, I'll be happy. Best thing of all, I will only have to pay a fraction more to do the upgrade.
For those of you who have not owned a K-r and would like to go to one, I will say this. It is an entry-level DSLR. Made for people who like to shoot in Auto. It helped me to learn how to do manual shoots, but it was such a hassle. I kept begging my wife so that I could rather use the K20d. I outgrew the K-r in about 5 weeks. I do not like how you have to set everything in the menu, as this breaks the flow while I am working.
There are a lot of things I dislike about the K-r, battery life included, but its an entry level DSLR and should be used as such. If you are looking for something more, go for the K-7 or the wonderful K-5.
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Forum: Pentax K-r
06-10-2011, 06:22 AM
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I am having the same problem with my K-r's E Dial. Also made the mistake of sending the Camera in for Repair during the Easter week. After a lot of back and forth, it was decided that they can't fix my camera, but would replace it with a new one. The store which I bought it from wanted to give me their remaining K-r for the replacement. It also did not work. Then today they were supposed to send me a K-x as a temp replacement, but instead they sent me a K-r as a surprise! They had just gotten it in and wanted to give me that instead of the K-x. I opened the box, with the courier beside me, tested it. Same thing. Sent it back. I am now trying to figure out wth I'm going to do. Sigh. Don't know wth Pentax did with the K-r, our K20d is such a wonderful camera...
Btw, as reference for those that visit this site my problem was due to the E Dial of the Pentax K-r not working correctly. No matter which direction you turned it, it would just increase the value of the parameter you were trying to adjust (Shutter speed, Aperture, Zoom etc)
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