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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II 04-04-2011, 10:08 PM  
K-5 controls during video recording
Posted By al.k
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Thanks so much again Gimbal. Perfect. I can definitely live with those capabilities. I think I'm in. Thanks so much for the extra help!

Too bad most people aren't talking about the fact that AE-L and EV are active during recording. It makes the lack of manual controls irrelevant for most purposes. Especially considering you can also lock the aperture separately.

Cheers.
Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II 04-03-2011, 10:45 PM  
K-5 controls during video recording
Posted By al.k
Replies: 5
Views: 3,280
Thanks for the quick response, Gimbal.

Have you had a chance to try all that out on the K-5? To me if 1 and 2 are true, then it's not that big a deal to not have direct control of shutter speed. Thanks.
Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II 04-02-2011, 11:27 PM  
K-5 controls during video recording
Posted By al.k
Replies: 5
Views: 3,280
I am looking to get a K-5. I really like the way the camera feels in my hands, love the size, have old Pentax film lenses, like the weather sealing. But - I am also a documentary filmmaker and although I have other video options, would prefer to have the best (or at least an adequate) video option on me... at all times. So if I'm out and about with just my dSLR, I would like to have a good solid video option. So, I've been researching ad-nauseam the camera's video capabilities and everyone's manual control workarounds. I've yet to definitively find answers to the following questions I have:

1) I understand that the AE-L can be used to lock exposure before movie recording. But can the button be used WHILE you're recording video? To lock and unlock, etc. without stopping and starting recording?

2) Similarly, can the EV compensation be used during movie recording?

3) And lastly, I understand, according to the manual that while using manual focus in stills mode, the camera indicates when you've pulled the image into focus. Can the camera also indicate focus for video? And again, can it do this also while you're recording, or only before you start?

Thanks much. My first post. Hoping to be a new dSLR Pentax owner, as I really prefer the feel of the camera to the alternatives. Not to mention that the stills quality seems stellar.

Cheers.
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