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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
09-01-2022, 03:49 PM
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You could sell the extra cover you now have, and return the balance in the universe :)
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Forum: Pentax K-01
10-24-2022, 12:01 PM
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No - I ended up selling it, too many bodies already… good luck hunting down a solution
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-25-2022, 11:06 AM
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I think it's called bottom plate rubber. I lost mine on the K1, probably while adding and removing the battery grip. I couldn't find anywhere any replacement part for the K-1, so what I did it that I made one out of a piece of rubber and covered it with removable adhesive tape to maintain weather sealing when shooting outdoors. On top of the adhesive tape is the L bracket permanently screwed on the bottom plate, so it's even better sealed than with the original rubber part.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-25-2022, 08:27 AM
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They used to sell them at uscamera.com but haven't been in stocks since Ricoh stopped selling parts to non-Ricoh partners. You can give them a try, perhaps Ricoh changed their policy once again.
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Forum: Sold Items
11-22-2019, 01:24 AM
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A quality lens, very fast AF. Lightroom has a lens profile for it too.
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Forum: Sold Items
11-19-2019, 12:23 PM
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This is really a nice lens and a Wow level deal! I had one and it was a very good lens. If I did not have the FA* 80-200 I would snatch this one up.
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Forum: Flashes, Lighting, and Studio
06-11-2019, 06:31 PM
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It has to be a "-P" flavor Godox hotshoe flash if you want to use it as both a hotshoe flash and radio transmitter. And at this time, only is released and available for purchase: the TT350-P mini speedlight..
An upcoming li-on round-head flash, the V1-P, has been announced, but is not yet available and has not yet had a release date announced. (At this time, only the Canon, Nikon, and Sony versions are available for purchase; Fuji, Olympus/Panasonic, and Pentax are pre-order only).
There has been no information on a V350-P, TT685-P or V860II-P speedlight from Godox, which are the other TTL speedlight models in the Godox system.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
05-16-2019, 09:56 AM
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You could run an HDMI cable from the camera to a small monitor(19" or there about), then change the length of time you see the preview.
As they are giggling about the photo, maybe you could download during that time.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
05-16-2019, 11:34 AM
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I would recommend shooting in raw+. Set the jpeg resolution to the lowest setting (2 megapixels or thereabout), then you'll be able to get a quick preview while also having the full-size file if needed.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
05-16-2019, 12:10 PM
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Step 1 is to figure out the minimum resolution that you actually need for the task. The K-5 supports 16, 10, 6, 2 MPix sizes with each having a proportionally smaller file size.
Step 2 is to set the quality which is a subjective decision. The lowest quality setting will load 5X faster than the highest but whether YOU (and your son) find it acceptable is a personal decision.
Step 3 is to take other steps that reduce file size such as using a lower ISO and shooting in front of a background that doesn't have too much detail. That won't save much time (maybe 10-20%?) but it's something.
P.S. P 58 of the K-5 manual lists the number of images a 2 GB card can hold using the various size and quality settings. Those number will give you some hint that if one setting takes twice as much time to show on the iPad as you want, look at the chart and find a different setting that can store 2X as many files.
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Forum: Flashes, Lighting, and Studio
10-24-2018, 02:39 AM
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One more addition: the non-Pentax V860II have also received a P-TTL compatibility firmware update.
So, only the AD360II and TT685 to go. (The TT350/V350 mini speedlight, and X1R receivers don't do cross-brand TTL).
If you haven't done a Godox firmware update before, you need a micro USB cable, the appropriate firmware update application, and a Windows box to run it. There are two update apps: G1 for all the pre-AD200 lights, and G2 for the AD200 and later lights. So, the AD200 and AD600 Pro requires G2, and the V860II, AD600, and AD600M require the G1 software. You can download the G1 and G2 installers from the same website that has the firmware files.
If you are on a Mac, a virtual Windows machine or Bootcamp Windows installation will work. If you want to do this for free, you could try using VirtualBox and a free developer's 90-day Windows VirtualBox virtual machine from Microsoft, but I never had great luck doing that.
You can also use the Adorama Flashpoint firmware website and use their F1/F2 apps and firmware download files, but they sometimes exceed their Dropbox download limits, and often don't have the files as quickly as the Godox site.
On the AD200, make sure you use the micro USB port near the power switch for the update; not the USB-A port that's for plugging in an FTR16 receiver if you want to use the old 433MHz Godox system. If it doesn't work, a lot of folks have found that switching micro USB cables can get things going; some micro USB cable cannot transfer data but are only for charging devices. If there are Chinese characters in path names, deleting them will fix any issues with using those files on a non-Chinese system.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
08-02-2018, 06:10 AM
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It's like, how much more flat could this focal plane be? And the answer is none. None more flat.
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Forum: Photographic Technique
07-29-2017, 11:43 AM
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You are my new catch in foucs guru  Beutiful set and congratulations.
---------- Post added 29th Jul 2017 at 20:46 ----------
European Canoe Association, Junior Canoe Slalom Cup, Krakow, Poland
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Forum: Flashes, Lighting, and Studio
08-16-2017, 10:04 PM
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Dont get frustrated my friend. I bought the acon, but I returned them without even using them. The problem was that it was too difficult for me to understand the lights. I posted them back two months ago and still not got my money back. :lol:
I got two of the cactus V6II because PTTL HSS will be coming to it. I do understand that its a little bit expensive than the Acon. But triggers last long and I will rather have an easy to use than a difficult trigger. Even as rare as I use them.
In addition the Cactus can be used cross brands. I have not tried this myself though.
Culture.
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Forum: Video Recording and Processing
02-05-2017, 07:52 AM
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I think you'd be very surprised if you asked a videography forum how many members used DSLRs. Next to GoPros, I'd be willing to bet they're the camera of choice. Offering 4K is simply keeping up with the state of the market. Pentax was late to the game on auto-focus and lost market share. They were late to the game on digital..and lost more ground. I don't want to see them repeat their mistakes of the past.
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Forum: Video Recording and Processing
01-27-2017, 07:05 AM
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My son wish to switch from Canon to K1, but he ask me is the K1 has 4k video, I answer NO only the time laps.
So he pass and went to another brand!!!!!!!!
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Forum: Photographic Technique
01-21-2017, 09:36 AM
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Forum: Photographic Technique
01-09-2017, 08:27 AM
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w/ DA 40
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Forum: Flashes, Lighting, and Studio
12-31-2016, 02:18 AM
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Just trying to lighten things up a bit Andy ....hey, 'lighten things up', there's another flash joke :eek:
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
06-11-2016, 05:03 PM
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I would like to thank @npc, @Gutta Perka, @Fenwoodian and the others in this thread that figured out this mod and how to do it. I am just going to lay out in detail the instructions with pictures for what they figured out.
NOTE: Do this at your own risk. You are working on a 'DA*' lens worth maybe $1,000. Think carefully if you want to take the chance of ruining your lens!!!!!!!!!
Here are some detailed instructions:
- First, there is no need to remove the bayonet. Just the smaller plastic ring that holds the SDM contacts.
- Locate the SDM contacts and remove the two small black screws there.
- Gently pry out the black plastic SDM mount with the two gold contacts. These are slip fit connectors, like electrical connectors, so just gently pry on each side back and forth until it lifts out.
- Locate the three silver screws holding the black ring in place. There are four screws in the ring. Three located at 120 degrees from each other and a fourth just to the right of one of the others. Of the pair you want the left one. Remove these three screws. I used a rear lens cap to put the pieces in to keep them safe. These are very small screws. They are also JIS so make sure you do not strip them.
- Now with the screws out the black SDM ring and the baffle will just pull out in one piece.
- The baffle is glued with something like rubber cement to the SDM ring. I used an Exacto razor knife to cut the glue away, but it was soft enough I think you could just break it. Note the scratches on the black baffle, these were present on the baffle when I removed it and were not caused by anything I did. Not sure if they are from manufacturing or if something was rubbing on it inside.
- Now the baffle and the SDM ring are seperated, clean up any glue residue on the ring. I just used the razor knife.
- Now we need to remount the SDM ring. Place the ring back in position, aligning the two rectangular holes with the two gold female SDM contacts. Replace the three silver screws.
- Now gently replace the SDM contacts by pressing them slowly back into the female connectors. Replace the two black screws that hold the SDM contact plate in place.
- Now insert the cardboard replacement baffle. Dimensions of the original are roughly 30mm wide so you need a cardboard strip a bit smaller than that and long enough to wrap around itself. I just rolled it up slightly tighter than needed, inserted it and let it unroll in place.
- The project is done, put the lens on the camera and test. I gave myself nearly a heart attack as mine would no longer auto-focus. I forgot I had the camera in manual focus. :)
After brief testing I can say that most, but not all of the, vignette has been removed. Unfortunately it is dark and overcast today so difficult to do good testing. From what I see there is no vignette below 85mm and only a slight darkening in the corners above that. This is at f/4. The sharp circular vignette is completely gone and I do not think the lens is much worse in the corners now on FF than it was on APS-C.
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Forum: Photographic Technique
02-19-2015, 04:56 PM
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Women's touch football:
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Forum: Flashes, Lighting, and Studio
01-12-2015, 01:02 AM
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I just tested it. With a K-5 II and an FA 43/1.9 at f/8 and 1/500s shutter speed, I consistently could illuminate the whole frame when I set the RF60 to a delay of 91ms.
Setting the RF60 to "HSS" mode, meant that I could also use flash powers less than "full" but still illuminate the full frame.
Hope this helps.
P.S.: You need one V6 for each off-camera flash (unless you use RF60, which have a V6 built in). As a remote trigger for camera and flashes a V5 will do instead of a V6, and the receiver for the camera could be a V5 only as well.
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Forum: Flashes, Lighting, and Studio
12-02-2014, 04:59 AM
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Just tried
fgz360 in Master af50-1 in S ch1
Just to check
FGZ360 on/wireless/off switch in center position ?
FGZ360 M.C.S switch in M or C ?
from ttl operation AF50 (press select '+- together 3 times and + once ) slave on , check CH number
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