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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
11-15-2015, 09:34 AM
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Indeed, what a nice photo equipment that you have. And the pictures are superb, did you use the 18-270 to get the pictures of the planes?, because if that is the case the performance of this lens is much better than what I would expect.
Congratulations!!.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
11-05-2015, 07:15 AM
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Page 99 of the K3 II manual state : "Shutter: Type: Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter.
* Electronic shutter is used for Pixel Shift Resolution."
Thus is clear that the K3 II has the capability of using an electronic shutter. However, it is not clear if it can be enable at will. Likewise, it looks like there is an electronic curtain shutter, but there is no indication on how to make a good use of this function.
It is a pity that while cameras, and any other gadget, become more and more technology laden, the manuals are increasingly vague.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-05-2015, 06:58 AM
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Thanks for the warm welcome, I guess I will stay around here for quite a long time.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
11-04-2015, 03:19 PM
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I am looking into the Pentax K3 II to replace my aging Canon 550D. However, there are a couple of points for which I am not been able to obtain information searching around the internet.
Currently I am using my Canon for mineral macrophotography, for this purpose the camera is mounted on a bellows and microscope objectives are used to obtain the needed magnification. The camera is also used for photomicrography, being attached to a microscope with a relevant adapter. As many other Canon models, the 550D uses a EFCS when shooting in live view mode, thus eliminating / minimizing the vibrations produced by the shutter mechanism.
I understand that the Pentax K3 II uses an electronic shutter while set on the Pixel Shift mode, otherwise it could not render the high definition pictures that this mode is aiming for. What I am not able to find out is if this electronic shutter can be enable under conditions other than Pixel Shift, nor I get information about the K3 II using a EFCS mode on Live View . Does anybody owning this camera can share information about this?
Thanks for your help. :)
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-04-2015, 03:10 PM
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Hi everybody.
Currently I do not own a Pentax :confused:, but hope that such situation will change by Christmas time, meanwhile I am gathering many interesting facts about the Pentax cameras and lenses.
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