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Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome
09-20-2023, 11:54 AM
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@greyscale - I'm fully with you on the DFA 21 Ltd, it fits beautifully on the Monochrome and renders wonderfully. Have you tried the DFA*50 1.4? It is far from compact, but again renders absolutely beautifully. ��
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Forum: General Photography
08-24-2023, 11:14 PM
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I had a choice of SLRs for my first purchase, after a few years using a cheap rangefinder (Zorki 4). The K1000 was cheaper than the MX, ME or OM10, but not by a large margin. I had a Saturday job in a camera store, so had plenty of time to handle the cameras. The MX had a much more refined shutter/mirror action to anything else in my price range - and still operates smoothly 44 years later :-)
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
08-15-2023, 03:38 AM
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Just note that post is dated Sep 6, 2021... ;)
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome
08-03-2023, 03:53 AM
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This was covered in an earlier thread: Weird artifacts on PEF files - help to determine the cause - PentaxForums.com
I've not had the problem with Lightroom, but I suspect it is lack of compatibility in the viewer software you are using. I use DNG instead of PEF, as it is a widely supported format that will hopefully still be readable many years in the future, but I don't think that has any difference to the outcome.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome
08-01-2023, 12:49 PM
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Welcome to the forum @Mack53, and congratulations on your choice!
I have a K3iiiM and 16-50 DA* PLM: I haven't needed to touch the focus adjustments. If you do, there is only one per lens - as Mike said above. Initially, I had to do fine adjust for the 150-450, but after one of the firmware updates earlier in the year I've reset everything and not needed any adjustments... :)
PS I only ever use the centre point in AF-S and recompose - I find it works better for portraits/ static where I know precisely what I want in focus; and tend to use wide apertures. With AF-C I let the camera decide.
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
07-02-2023, 06:18 PM
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I believe (but have no evidence) that the original K-1 was meant to have have the accelerator, but development delays encouraged earlier release of the flagship FF without it. The upgrade path for K-1 to K-1ii was then the morally correct thing to offer early adopters - just one circuit board to change. I really can't see any reason why an entry level camera would get offered a hardware update... ;)
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
07-01-2023, 02:54 AM
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There's nothing to wonder about: K-3iii is current technology, any special customisation of the firmware will be transferable to future K-1iii. K-1[ii] used previous generation operating system, so would have been a software development dead-end. ;)
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III
06-27-2023, 05:10 PM
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I've been out in heavy rain with K-5, K-1 and K-3iii without any problems using DA* 200, DFA 150-450, DFA*50 and DA* 16-50 PLM over the last decade. They are all rated AW and cope without issue. I don't faff with the zooms too much - I tend to leave them at the long end. It's my kit - I accept the risk, but have not suffered a problem yet. I have also used an Olympus 'pro' camera and lens in heavy rain without a problem, though I'm not convinced they are quite as tough.
These complex pieces of electronics and optics are not guaranteed to work in such hostile conditions, and I do treat the various rubber plugs/covers with a thin coat of silicone grease on the mating edges to help keep the seals working well. :)
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-13-2023, 02:12 PM
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I'm still not loving the ImageSync app: (v2.1.17 Android on Samsung S10)
Firstly, having to dig into the camera menu to discover the ID - which isn't changeable and there are two IDs - one for Bluetooth and a different one for WiFi...
Secondly, having two K3iii, both colour and monochrome versions, I would like both to connect to the phone and get GPS/Time info. However, only one can connect at one time and I can't even swap between them. The only way I can ensure it will connect to the other camera is to restart the phone. And I have to select the camera by it's random ID, so it relies on my memory of the ID (Bluetooth or WiFi??) of the particular camera.
I thought there must be a problem with the app installation, so I deleted the app, unpaired the phone and then re-installed.. ..no change in results.
Ricoh, please:
- Simplify the initial pairing: For example I've seen use of QR code on the camera display as a really easy way to transfer info from the camera to phone prior to Bluetooth/WiFi connection.
- Allow selection of camera from paired list (of user created names) directly, rather than selecting camera model, then random ID.
- Allow concurrent connection of multiple cameras.
End of rant... ;)
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome
06-03-2023, 12:57 PM
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Hi @Artphoto,
I'm away from my home fileserver, so here is a new photo with the D-FA*50 fully open. Subject matter is not very photogenic, but hopefully illustrates the performance!
First photo is JPG direct from the camera (almost 11MB before being downsampled on upload Dropbox Link to original), second is via LR Classic. There is virtually no distortion I can detect with this lens, focus is quick, accurate and quiet - no focus fine adjustment has been necessary on my K-1, K-3iii or K-3iiiM.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome
06-02-2023, 02:22 PM
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I have K3iiiM and D-FA*50 1.4 : the combination rocks. (as does the D-FA Ltd 21 2.4 and I agree the DA*200 2.8 is also a good match)
For portraits, I doubt you would be disappointed with the D-FA* - it's clinically sharp from F1.4, but transitions to out of focus beautifully. Hope that helps :)
I'll try to upload something with the combo tomorrow.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome
05-24-2023, 04:04 AM
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ISO 16000 1/60 F4 DA*200/2.8
The noise and resolution at ISO 16000 is reminiscent of medium format Ilford FP4 (ISO 125)
(As shot, converted to jpg via LR classic)
ISO 200 1/500 F7.1 DA21/3.2 Hoya orange filter
(Exposure adjusted, converted to jpg via LR classic)
ISO 200 1/125 F6.3 DA21/3.2 Hoya orange filter
(Exposure and composition adjusted, converted to jpg via LR classic)
I detect a noticeable difference in sharpness between the DFA21 and DA21 - as you'd expect for the price/size difference, but 49mm filters are a lot easier to find..
Using the highlight protection metering gives general underexposure in harsh midday sun, but LR makes correction simple - and there is so much shadow detail to extract. ;-)
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome
05-07-2023, 03:29 PM
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Thanks! However, it was like that because I only had my phone with me - so sooc jpg was the only option.. .. normally I go through Lightroom. 😀
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome
05-07-2023, 07:44 AM
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Enjoy your new toy! I found the K-3iii ergonomics to be great already, the Monochrome just continues that theme. :)
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome
05-07-2023, 04:45 AM
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Another photo that demonstrates to me the virtually noiseless performance at 6400 ISO, and lovely rendering from the DFA 21... :)
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome
05-04-2023, 03:05 PM
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Picked up my new toy today, only just had a few minutes to play today, but hope to do a proper comparison with my regular K3iii over next few weeks.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome
05-03-2023, 09:35 AM
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Getting mine tomorrow too :)
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome
04-28-2023, 03:10 AM
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Exactly my thoughts, too. Though my wife has almost all the DA Ltds, so might try to borrow the DA15 and DA21 if I wanted a lighter combo. I used to like the F28 on my K-5, but haven't really used it on the K3iii (colour) so far, it might go well with the K3iii mono - effectively 43mm on crop. And of course DFA*50 for portraits... So many choices!!! Just need the camera.. :lol:
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome
04-27-2023, 08:05 AM
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I was told 'maybe' when I asked whether it was worth going to Watford tomorrow. And I am at the top of the pre-order list... I'll (impatiently) wait for the call. :)
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-24-2023, 03:11 AM
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Seeing that the 645Z is 9 years old and the original K1 is 7 years old, it would be a bit daft to 'launch' a new product based on them, the old hardware/firmware architecture would make such a plan a development dead-end.
I would be extremely surprised if there was no monochrome version of the keenly awaited K1iii, based on the reported interest in the K3iii monochrome. I suspect that all the improvements and development effort that went in to the K3iii and K3iii monochrome are relatively easy to scale to a new K1iii. I would also expect that a monochrome GR3 is being worked on.
If the K3iii monochrome is a financial success for Ricoh, it enables R+D for other products. I guess you won't be buying one, but others are. ;)
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-18-2023, 01:22 AM
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UK and EU price includes VAT (sales tax), whereas US prices are without sales tax. UK price equates to $2324 when VAT removed, at today's GBP/USD exchange rate, so not as bad as it seems initially. Also pre-ordered :)
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome
04-17-2023, 03:20 AM
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Surely the fact that Ricoh/Pentax DO provide something that CaNikony don't IS a positive for Pentax market share?
Also, I don't believe Sigma or Tamron produce anything for Leica M mount. They do still have some Pentax K mount products.
The K3iii is already a great DSLR and I'll proudly consider myself to be 'low hanging fruit' and support Ricoh/Pentax with sales of the K3iiim...
Where are your goalposts, mirrorless? ;)
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-14-2023, 11:37 AM
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Plain 'vanilla' USB power is just 5V ~1A.
'Quick Charge' mode is proprietary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_Charge
'USB Power Delivery' is an official standard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_hardware#USB_Power_Delivery
While the earliest USB-PD specification was USB-A and USB-B based, this appears to be subsequently deprecated in later version of the spec.
So to summarise, to get the current standard USB-PD, you need a USB-C connector at both ends. While the K-3iii can charge from a standard USB supply (as packaged with the camera), you need an USB-PD certified supply (that will have an USB-C outlet) to fast charge or externally power it.
I have both a battery-pack and AC adapter that are USB-PD up to 12v, and they work perfectly with the K-3iii for charging or powering. :)
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-14-2023, 02:00 AM
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More specifically, I believe the USB A connector doesn't have the additional connections that are required. USB C has more conductors than the 4 wires of USB A. QC may be possible, but PD is only a USB C thing.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-13-2023, 07:44 AM
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I'm hoping for 28 April...
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